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<body class='hmmessage'><div dir='ltr'>Dear Mr. Coate,<div><br></div><div><br></div><div>I didn't know that making a point was required here. I was simply </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>asking for reasonable inquiry. Something required by State law. if Ms.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Courtney sees no cause-and-effect relationship between MCPB policy</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>and grant revenue, that's fine. But it seems like a reasonable inquiry</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>to me. And maybe to other MCPB directors as well.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>But since you're here, I've got a few questions for you. </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>1. What's the purpose of that policy?</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>2. Who was the sponsor?</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>3. How did that policy come about?</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Feel free to answer them if you like. I'm not demanding any answers</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>here. But they'd certainly help.</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<br><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><span style="color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-size: 15px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">And your point is what exactly? That because the MCPB Board didn’t insist on looking over our tax filing is the cause of KZYX’s financial challenges? And that because the EFF does that, they have done better? Really? You think that is what it is about?</span><div style="line-height: 21.299999237060547px; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-size: 15px;"><br style="line-height: 21.299999237060547px;"></div><div style="line-height: 21.299999237060547px; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-size: 15px;">In fact, I supplied the Board with great detail about KZYX’s finances almost constantly. And any of the 28 Board members I served under who showed still greater interest was the recipient of as much, or more, detail as they wanted. If any Board member wanted to look over, or call a vote on, the 990, I would have been happy to supply it. But I think none of them thought it was necessary, due to the fact that I kept them supplied with plenty of detail necessary to do their work as Board members.<div style="line-height: 21.299999237060547px;"><br style="line-height: 21.299999237060547px;"></div><div style="line-height: 21.299999237060547px;">So again, what is your real point here? I was constantly being accused of not being “transparent” enough by people who, to me, seemed never to really come clean about their own goals and motives. Should I include you in that group or are you going to spell out where you are really coming from with this?<br style="line-height: 21.299999237060547px;"><div style="line-height: 21.299999237060547px;"><div style="line-height: 25.559999465942383px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; word-wrap: break-word;"><div style="line-height: 25.559999465942383px; word-wrap: break-word;"><div style="line-height: 25.559999465942383px; word-wrap: break-word;"><div style="line-height: 25.559999465942383px;"><br class="ecxApple-interchange-newline" style="line-height: 25.559999465942383px;"><br style="line-height: 25.559999465942383px;"></div><div style="line-height: 25.559999465942383px;">John Coate</div><div style="line-height: 25.559999465942383px;"><a href="mailto:tex@well.com" style="line-height: 25.559999465942383px; color: rgb(0, 104, 207); cursor: pointer;">tex@well.com</a></div><div style="line-height: 25.559999465942383px;"><a href="mailto:john@edgeryders.eu" style="line-height: 25.559999465942383px; color: rgb(0, 104, 207); cursor: pointer;">john@edgeryders.eu</a></div><div style="line-height: 25.559999465942383px;"><a href="http://johncoate.com/" target="_blank" style="line-height: 25.559999465942383px; color: rgb(0, 104, 207); cursor: pointer;">johncoate.com</a></div><div style="line-height: 25.559999465942383px;">707-357-2223</div><div style="line-height: 25.559999465942383px;"><br style="line-height: 25.559999465942383px;"></div></div><br class="ecxApple-interchange-newline" style="line-height: 25.559999465942383px;"></div><br class="ecxApple-interchange-newline" style="line-height: 25.559999465942383px;"></div><br class="ecxApple-interchange-newline" style="line-height: 25.559999465942383px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px;"><br class="ecxApple-interchange-newline" style="line-height: 21.299999237060547px;"></div><br style="line-height: 21.299999237060547px;"><div style="line-height: 21.299999237060547px;"><blockquote style="line-height: 21.299999237060547px;"><div style="line-height: 21.299999237060547px;">On Jun 17, 2016, at 10:17 AM, Scott Peterson <<a href="mailto:scottmartinpeterson@hotmail.com" style="line-height: 21.299999237060547px; color: rgb(0, 104, 207); cursor: pointer;">scottmartinpeterson@hotmail.com</a>> wrote:</div><br class="ecxApple-interchange-newline" style="line-height: 21.299999237060547px;"><div style="line-height: 21.299999237060547px;"><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16px;">Dear Ms. Courtney,<div style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px;"><br style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px;"></div><div style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px;"><br style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px;"></div><div style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px;">As you should know by now, MCPB has had a unique policy regarding</div><div style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px;"><br style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px;"></div><div style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px;"><br style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px;"></div><div style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px;">Form 990s over the past five years. It states very clearly on the Form</div><div style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px;"><br style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px;"></div><div style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px;"><br style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px;"></div><div style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px;">990s: "No review was or will be conducted." That policy appears on</div><div style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px;"><br style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px;"></div><div style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px;"><br style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px;"></div><div style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px;">"Schedule O" -- as an organizational policy. It appears on Form 990s</div><div style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px;"><br style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px;"></div><div style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px;"><br style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px;"></div><div style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px;">for 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014. You can see them all here:</div><div style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px;"><br style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px;"></div><div style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px;"><br style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px;"></div><div style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px;"><a href="http://nccsweb.urban.org/communityplatform/nccs/organization/profile/id/680050440/popup/1" target="_blank" style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px; color: rgb(0, 104, 207); cursor: pointer;">http://nccsweb.urban.org/communityplatform/nccs/organization/profile/id/680050440/popup/1</a></div><div style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px;"><br style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px;"></div><div style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px;"><br style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px;"></div><div style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px;">That policy was exercised by MCPB's Executive Director, without the</div><div style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px;"><br style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px;"></div><div style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px;"><br style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px;"></div><div style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px;">involvement of MCPB's Board of Directors. And grant revenue hasn't</div><div style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px;"><br style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px;"></div><div style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px;"><br style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px;"></div><div style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px;">changed much over that five-year time period. The Executive Director</div><div style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px;"><br style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px;"></div><div style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px;"><br style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px;"></div><div style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px;">for that entire time period was John Coate. </div><div style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px;"><br style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px;"></div><div style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px;"><br style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px;"></div><div style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px;">I believe that Mr. Coate was mistaken about the existence of this </div><div style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px;"><br style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px;"></div><div style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px;"><br style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px;"></div><div style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px;">policy. Please see your email of April 10, 2016 below.</div><div style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px;"><br style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px;"></div><div style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px;"><br style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px;"></div><div style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px;">According to Mr. Coate's resume, he was once the chief fundraiser at </div><div style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px;"><br style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px;"></div><div style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px;"><br style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px;"></div><div style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px;">the <span style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px; font-size: 12pt;">Electronic Frontier Foundation in 2002-03. His resume is here:</span></div><div style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px;"><span style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px; font-size: 12pt;"><br style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px;"></span></div><div style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px;"><span style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px; font-size: 12pt;"><br style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px;"></span></div><div style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px;"><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/johncoate" target="_blank" style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px; color: rgb(0, 104, 207); cursor: pointer;">https://www.linkedin.com/in/johncoate</a></div><div style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px;"><br style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px;"></div><div style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px;"><br style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px;"></div><div style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px;">EFF had a completely different policy about reviewing its Form 990s.</div><div style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px;"><br style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px;"></div><div style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px;"><br style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px;"></div><div style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px;">You can see those Form 990s here:</div><div style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px;"><br style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px;"></div><div style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px;"><br style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px;"></div><div style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px;"><a href="http://nccsweb.urban.org/communityplatform/nccs/organization/profile/id/043091431/popup/1" target="_blank" style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px; color: rgb(0, 104, 207); cursor: pointer;">http://nccsweb.urban.org/communityplatform/nccs/organization/profile/id/043091431/popup/1</a></div><div style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px;"><br style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px;"></div><div style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px;"><br style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px;"></div><div style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px;">Here's the policy: "After the Form 990 is prepared, but before it is filed </div><div style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px;"><br style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px;"></div><div style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px;"><br style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px;"></div><div style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px;">with the IRS, the completed form will be presented to all members of</div><div style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px;"><br style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px;"></div><div style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px;"><br style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px;"></div><div style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px;">the board of directors, who will be given at least one week to review</div><div style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px;"><br style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px;"></div><div style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px;"><br style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px;"></div><div style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px;">and provide feedback and revisions. The Form 990 may be filed with</div><div style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px;"><br style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px;"></div><div style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px;"><br style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px;"></div><div style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px;">the IRS only after all board member comments have been addressed</div><div style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px;"><br style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px;"></div><div style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px;"><br style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px;"></div><div style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px;">and at least one board member has given final approval." That policy</div><div style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px;"><br style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px;"></div><div style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px;"><br style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px;"></div><div style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px;">can also be found on "Schedule O." Over the same time period, EFF's</div><div style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px;"><br style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px;"></div><div style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px;"><br style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px;"></div><div style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px;">grant revenue has grown from approximately $2.5 million to well over</div><div style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px;"><br style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px;"></div><div style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px;"><br style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px;"></div><div style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px;">$13 million.</div><div style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px;"><br style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px;"></div><div style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px;"><br style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px;"></div><div style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px;">So my question to you is this. Do you see any apparent cause-and-effect</div><div style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px;"><br style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px;"></div><div style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px;"><br style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px;"></div><div style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px;">relationship between Form 990 review policy and grant revenue?</div><div style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px;"><br style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px;"></div><div style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px;"><br style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px;"></div><div style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px;">Sincerely,</div><div style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px;"><br style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px;"></div><div style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px;"><br style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px;"></div><div style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px;">Scott M. Peterson</div><div style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px;"><br style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px;"></div><div style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px;"><br style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px;"></div><div style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px;">Mendocino</div><div style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px;"><br style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px;"></div><div style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px;"><br style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px;"></div><div style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px;">PS: I'm copying this email to a newly seated MCBP Board Member, Mr. </div><div style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px;"><br style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px;"></div><div style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px;"><br style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px;"></div><div style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px;">Jonathan Middlebrook for his information. And also to Mr. Coate for his</div><div style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px;"><br style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px;"></div><div style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px;"><br style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px;"></div><div style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px;">information as well.</div><div style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px;"><br style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px;"></div><div style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px;"><br style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px;"></div><div style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px;">- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - </div><div style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px;"><br style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px;"></div><div style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px;"><br style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px;"></div><div style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px;"><span style="line-height: 21.299999237060547px; font-size: 15px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Scott,</span><div style="line-height: 21.299999237060547px; font-size: 15px;"><br style="line-height: 21.299999237060547px;"></div><div style="line-height: 21.299999237060547px; font-size: 15px;">According to our ex- GM John Coate, there IS NO policy. Where did you get this information? </div><div style="line-height: 21.299999237060547px; font-size: 15px;">John did not know what I was talking about when I inquired. Please let us know why you think this is the case?</div><div style="line-height: 21.299999237060547px; font-size: 15px;"><br style="line-height: 21.299999237060547px;"></div><div style="line-height: 21.299999237060547px; font-size: 15px;"><br style="line-height: 21.299999237060547px;"><div style="line-height: 21.299999237060547px;"><span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; border-collapse: separate; font-family: Helvetica; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; widows: 2; font-size: 18px;"><span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; border-collapse: separate; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><div style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px; word-wrap: break-word;"><div style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px;">Meg Courtney</div><div style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px;">Board President</div><div style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px;">KZYX & Z</div><div style="line-height: 22.719999313354492px;">Mendocino County Public Broadcasting</div></div></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote></div></div></div></div></div> </div></body>
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