[Rfu-station] Fwd: WRFU GMM 5/16/09 minutes

[Andrew Ó Baoill]

Minutes from our last meeting. Thanks to Lori Serb for keeping notes.  
[I've amended Lori's original notes slightly]

Andrew

Begin forwarded message:

> WRFU GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING Saturday May 16th 2009
>
> Finance Issues
> 	Good News and Decisions
>
> Renegade Pledge Drive on Mailing Lists
> $665 in one week!! 13 Donors
> 	10 donors-$50 or more and Matching Donations
>
> WRFU Raise the tower Mike 'n Molly's Benefit 5:30PM 5/16/09---YAY  
> AIMEE RICKMAN!!!
>
> $16,000 in Tower Fund
> 	Tower costs est. $20,000
> 		$12,000-$13,000 for  tower itself
> 		$2,000 concrete (600 cubic feet of concrete)
> 		$5,000 consulting costs/labor
> $4,000 short of our target: $20,000
> 		
> Finance (complication)
> Steering recently approved a request from IMC-Finance to spend funds  
> from the Radio News account on an outstanding purchase of audio  
> equipment. However that fund (c. $1600) had previously been placed  
> in the Stewardship of WRFU, so the proposal should have come first  
> to WRFU. The purchase of the audio equipment (c. $1600) had occurred  
> without the approval of WRFU.
>
> In the big picture all the money is in one big pot: IMC BANK  
> ACCOUNT. However, the funds had been allocated to WRFU and is in  
> WRFU stewardship. Andrew had been planning to bring forward a  
> proposal to purchase equipment to be used for Youth Media Workshop.

> We discussed a 'roadmap' towards resolving this issue, which would  
> include two separate decisions
> A.) Decision about the  $1500-$1600
> 	Approve the money being spent. That approval will come with  
> restrictions. WRFU needs to know what equipment is there and that  
> WRFU members have access to that equipment. Andrew will investigate  
> what equipment was purchased and report findings.
> 	Simple answer: approve the spending, but get information on what  
> that equipment is and make it clear that WRFU members have full  
> access to that equipment.
>
> B.) Decision about the process
>
> IMC STEERING MINUTES do NOT reflect that a proposal was previously  
> approved by steering to place the Radio News account in the  
> stewardship of WRFU
>
> IMC Finance, which had been discussing the issue in advance of  
> Steering, lacks agendas and minutes in general. Announcements of  
> meetings need to be circulated to IMC lists.
>
> Expedient route taken by IMC Finance and WRFU members are troubled  
> by this.
>
> Lets look to the future:
> Andrew and his historical knowledge is leaving with him. Roadmap:  
> Approve the spending, but get a formal agreement written that the  
> IMC PRODUCTION GROUP has the equipment, what that equipment is and  
> that WRFU members have full access to that equipment. Approve  
> statement about process and individual responsibility of violations  
> of that process. Equipment should be recorded as assets to WRFU.  
> More/Better Communication between IMC working groups.
>
> next item on agenda:
>
> PROGRAM PROPOSALS
> 	none.
>
> next item on agenda:
>
> OUTREACH
> the Champaign Consortium summer job interviews: WRFU applicant on  
> this list. Interview 5/21 one candidate for position, Lori Serb  
> volunteers to be the rep for WRFU during this interview process.
>
[Update (AÓB, May 30): Interviewing has been delayed; Interview may  
happen in Lori's absence. Andrew will be available to fill in if  
needed.]

> next item on agenda:
>
> STATION MANAGER position
>
> Lori Serb announces her interest in the upcoming vacancy. She is  
> asked to submit a written statement for email list and discussion  
> will happen at June meeting (without Lori Serb present) and then  
> WRFU GMM on June 20th will be the final decision on station manager.  
> Lori Serb will be present at June 20th meeting.
>
> Adjourn.

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