[rfu-membership] Next Meeting?

[Mike Lehman]

Hi Lavana,
You know only a little less than I did when I started RFU, so I'm sure 
your skill set will serve us well. Others are probably similarly 
located, except Noel, who actually has consierable radio experience at 
another station.

That said, it's really up to everyone  but me to determine what the best 
approach to better organizing the station is. The starting place is our 
station structure documents at:
http://www.radiofreeurbana.org/about

These can be changed, but they also represent a lot of effort, including 
lots of advice from people who've worked at WEFT. So consider them 
carefully and decide what's best to try.

As for holding people accountable for attending meetings, we have been 
regularly keeping meeting attendance sheets. I'd suggest taking the ones 
from this year only to determine which groups have not had at least one 
member attending at least one meeting a month of any type. Since most of 
the working groups have not been meeting regularly, for the most part 
this means the general membership meetings that are held twice a month. 
Those groups need to be issued a warning about this. Keep track of 
attendance regularly through the end of the year, then those groups with 
less than 50% attendance should have their shows terminated.

The objective is to get people working by coming to meetings and to make 
the working groups work, too. Part of the problem is that what the 
working groups should be doing usually needs up being discussed in the 
general meeting. This leads to endless discussion and lack of progress. 
Well-formed proposals should come from the working groups, where those 
really interested in the topic can have these discussions. That way it 
more a matter of approving in the general meeting, than spending lots of 
time talking in it.

These are all just suggestions, of course. As I noted in my earlier 
emails, it's time that the membership take up this work. I'm here to 
give advice, but the final decision will be up to y'all.

As for meeting times, most any of those will work for me, so I'll wait 
to hear what works best for the others who've expressed interest in 
helping with this project. I tend to favor meetings on weekday evenings. 
A meeting right before the general membership meeting is most likely to 
draw more people in as we get people active, but if a committed group 
wants to work on things, other times are just as good if that is what 
works for them.
Mike Lehman

RANDALL R HAWKINS wrote:
> I am writing in reply to Mike's message about coordinating the next 
> meeting.
>  
> I am Lavana Hawkins, and I know little to nil about all things 
> radio. I am fairly decent at scheduling things, public speaking, 
> active labor, and learning new skills.  If you all go ahead and send 
> me when you can meet, listed from your best time to your worst, I will 
> try set up a time for us all.  I would love to meet together and 
> figure out how we can work together to help the station.  I really 
> appreciate your e-mails Mike, and I read them in their entirety.  Do 
> you want to help get us started working together, or would you rather 
> we go from your e-mails, and what the members who have been around 
> awhile know? 
>  
> Here are my possibilities- 
> I can meet on
> Wed after 4:00
> Fri anytime 12 to 12
> a Saturday afternoon or evening
> a Sunday morning or 7:00 p.m or later
> Thurs before 3:00 p.m. but not the third Thurs of the month
> a Tues strictly 5:30 - 6:30 P.M. ( I work before and have an 
> appointment at 7:00)
> a Mon strictly 5:30 - 6:30 P.M (I work before and have an appointment 
> at 7:00)
>  
> Lavana
>  
>
>