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<body class='hmmessage'><div dir='ltr'>Dear Ms. Courtney,<div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Thanks for your reply.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>When you say that "We" have studied my email, I assume that was done in a meeting, which wasn't announced.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Otherwise, I'd have to conclude that the board hasn't studied it at all. Do you have a written waiver to act on </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>behalf of the MCPB board of directors in such matters? If so please be kind enough to provide the public with a </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>copy at the next MCPB board meeting. If not, please put my request on your next board meeting agenda.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Sincerely,</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Scott M. Peterson</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Mendocino</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -<br><br><div><hr id="stopSpelling">Subject: Re: KZYX Compliance Review Request<br>From: mcourtney1@mcn.org<br>Date: Wed, 11 May 2016 09:59:26 -0700<br>CC: ldechter01@gmail.com<br>To: scottmartinpeterson@hotmail.com<br><br>Hello Scott,<div><br></div><div>We have studied your email about this so-called "compliance review" and frankly do not understand what you are looking for. For instance in section A we have NOT closed any meetings. In Section B through D it is not clear specifically what you are looking for? Also our 990s have always been available to the public. Financial statements, policies, yearly audits have also been available as well.</div><div><br></div><div>Perhaps you should look a bit harder to find these facts.</div><div><br></div><div>Thank you, </div><div><br></div><div>Meg Courtney</div><div><div><span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="border-collapse:separate;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Helvetica;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:normal;orphans:2;text-align:-webkit-auto;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;font-size:medium;"><span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="border-collapse:separate;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Helvetica;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:normal;orphans:2;text-align:-webkit-auto;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;font-size:medium;"><div style="word-wrap:break-word;"><div>Board President</div><div>KZYX & Z</div><div>Mendocino County Public Broadcasting </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div></span><br class="ecxApple-interchange-newline"></span><br class="ecxApple-interchange-newline">
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<br><div><div>On May 6, 2016, at 2:13 PM, Scott Peterson wrote:</div><br class="ecxApple-interchange-newline"><blockquote><span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="border-collapse:separate;font-family:Helvetica;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:normal;orphans:2;text-align:-webkit-auto;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;font-size:medium;"><div class="ecxhmmessage" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri;"><div dir="ltr">Dear Ms. Dechter,<div><br></div><div><br></div><div>This is a request for a compliance review of Mendocino County Public Broadcasting at the next board of </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>directors meeting. I'd like to ask for this <span style="font-size:12pt;">review to address the following subject matter:</span></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>A. Open Meetings, including meetings of Mendocino County Public Broadcasting's Board of Directors, its </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>community advisory board, and its committees, documenting the reasons for closing those meetings, and </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>making that documentation available to the public (47 U.S.C. § 396(k)(4));</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>B. Open Financial Records <span style="font-size:12pt;">(47 U.S.C. § 396(k)(5));</span></div><div><span style="font-size:12pt;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-size:12pt;"><br></span></div><div>C. Community Advisory Board<span class="ecxApple-converted-space"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">(47 U.S.C. § 396(k)(8));</span></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>D. Employment Statistical Report <span style="font-size:12pt;">(47 U.S.C. § 396(k)(11)); and</span></div><div><span style="font-size:12pt;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-size:12pt;"><br></span></div><div>E. Donor Information <span style="font-size:12pt;">(47 U.S.C. § 396(k)(12));</span></div><div><span style="font-size:12pt;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-size:12pt;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-size:12pt;">The review would also need to address policies stated on Mendocino County Public Broadcasting Form 990s for </span></div><div><span style="font-size:12pt;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-size:12pt;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-size:12pt;">the past five years including the following:</span></div><div><span style="font-size:12pt;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-size:12pt;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-size:12pt;">A. That 'No review (of MCPB's Form 990) was or will be conducted';</span></div><div><span style="font-size:12pt;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-size:12pt;"><br></span></div><div><font size="3">B. That 'No (governing documents, conflict of interest </font>policies and financial statements are<font size="3">) available to the </font></div><div><font size="3"><br></font></div><div><font size="3"><br></font></div><div><font size="3">public'; and </font></div><div><font size="3"><br></font></div><div><font size="3"><br></font></div><div><font size="3">C. That MCPB's financial statements weren't audited by an independent accountant.</font></div><div><font size="3"><br></font></div><div><font size="3"><br></font></div><div><font size="3">In addition, I'd like to hear an explanation for these policies.</font></div><div><font size="3"><br></font></div><div><font size="3"><br></font></div><div><font size="3">Sincerely,</font></div><div><font size="3"><br></font></div><div><font size="3"><br></font></div><div><font size="3">Scott M. Peterson</font></div><div><font size="3">Mendocino</font></div><div><font size="3"><br></font></div><div><font size="3"><br></font></div><div><font size="3">cc: Meg Courtney, President, MCPB (mcourtney1 [at]<span class="ecxApple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://mcn.org" target="_blank">mcn.org</a>);</font></div><div><font size="3"><br></font></div><div><font size="3"><br></font></div><div><font size="3">Raoul van Hall, Station Manager, MCPB (raoulradio [at]<span class="ecxApple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://gmail.com" target="_blank">gmail.com</a>);</font></div><div><font size="3"><br></font></div><div><font size="3"><br></font></div><div><font size="3">KZYX Talk (kzyxtalk [at] <a href="http://lists.mcn.org" target="_blank">lists.mcn.org</a>).</font></div><div><font size="3"><br></font></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div></div></span><br class="ecxApple-interchange-newline"></blockquote></div><br></div></div></div> </div></body>
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