MINUTES of ACTV Board of
Directors Meeting
Date: September 14, 2006
Call to Order:
The meeting convened at 7:33 PM, Isaac BenEzra presiding.
Board
Members present: Isaac BenEzra, Ernie Urvater, Paulette Brooks, Josna
Rege, Jean Haggerty, Alan Root, Anna Carter, Mary
Paris
Members absent:
Rev. Bobby
Wallace
Others Present: Jim MacAllister, Deborah Gilwood
Quorum status: This constitutes a quorum of the
Board.
Approval of Minutes
The Draft Minutes of the regular August Board Meeting were
presented to the board for amendment and approval.
MOTION:
A motion was made and seconded to:
Approve the draft
minutes of the August Board Meeting as amended.
The motion passed
unanimously.
President’s Report
—Isaac BenEzra welcomed the newest member, Alan Root, to the Board.
—He reported that ACTV will be beginning contract
negotiations with the Amherst Select Board and the new Town
Manager after the Cable Advisory Committee have completed their
negotiations with Comcast.
—It has been an exciting month with a number of positive
changes. The President has instituted a weekly meeting with IED Jim MacAllister
and at least one board member who is chair of a standing committee.
—We are looking to reconstitute and strengthen the Board
Committees, to give them great responsibility and ownership. (See agenda item
on committee restructuring.)
Treasurer’s Report,
July 2006 (see attached report)
Anna Carter
presented the Treasurer’s Report as of July 31st, 2006, and reviewed
the balance sheet and the end-of-year results.
MOTION:
A motion was made and seconded to:
Accept the
preliminary year-end report subject to verification and audit.
The motion passed
unanimously.
New Board Member Appointment
President BenEzra presented two candidates, Deborah Gilwood
and Dennis Steiner, for appointment to the Board. After some discussion, it was
confirmed that there was only one seat open for a board appointee, so only one
of the two interested candidates would have to be selected at this time.
MOTION:
A motion was made and seconded to:
appoint Dennis Steiner to the ACTV Board
of Directors
The motion passed
unanimously.
Formation of Committees
The following appointments for committee chairs and members
were decided upon:
By-laws: Alan Root (chair),
Anna Carter, Paulette Brooks
Finance: Anna Carter
(chair), Executive Committee
Personnel: Mary Paris and
Jean Haggerty (co-chairs)
Technology: Dennis Steiner
Outreach/Fundraising: Mary
Paris, Ernie Urvater
Nominating: Executive
Committee
President Ben Ezra asked
the committees to seek out ACTV members to serve on their committees. Committee
members must be ACTV members in good standing.
Update on Program Manager Search
Any board member interested
in reviewing the candidates for Program Manager can join the Ad Hoc Search Committee
meeting on September 18th, or review the applications and submit
recommendations to the committee. The committee will narrow the field down to a
list of candidates to be interviewed, and the interviews will be scheduled in
October. All board members are welcome to participate in the deliberations and
the interviews. The committee will report in greater detail on the
decision-making process at thwe October Board Meeting.
IED’s Report,
August 2006 (Jim MacAllister—see attached report)
Annual Meeting
The Annual Corporation
Meeting has been set for Tuesday, October 24th. More details will be
forthcoming.
Annual Report
Jim MacAllister needs board input on the draft Annual
Report in the next two weeks. Members can send their input via email or in
person.
The meeting adjourned at 9:35 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Josna Rege
Clerk,
ACTV Board of Directors