[Kzyxtalk] Proposals for Change

[Dennis OBrien]

The summary below will be passed out at today's meeting in Boonville, 4:00pm at Lauren's.  It is also attached in case formatting messes up.
Denny


Summary ofCurrent Proposals for Change at MCPB/KZYX  “MCPBis a membership-based organization dedicated to serving the entire community ofMendocino County and contiguous counties. The primary purpose of MCPB is toengage in providing high-quality, independent, community and public radio andother media products and services.”- The Bylaws There are four areas of change that will help MCPB/KZYX fulfill its mission: Freedomof Expression:  No one will be disciplined for expressing their opinions onor off the air; restrictions concerning offensive language, endorsements duringcampaigns, and defamation of character will still apply.  There will be freedom of communicationbetween and among the programmers, staff, management, directors, members, andthe public. OpenGovernance: All policy decisions will be made by the Board of Directors. Directors will be given access to any and all information and documents. The duty of each director to oversee and evaluate the operations of theorganization will not be restricted.  Anymember will be allowed to inspect and copy any and all records of MCPB/KZYX,other than confidential personnel records.  Written notice of the annualMembership Meeting will be sent to all members with their ballot.  Memberswill be allowed to put a Bylaw amendment on the annual ballot if they obtainthe signatures of at least five percent (5%) of the membership on a petition insupport of the proposed amendment. DecentralizedPower: Final say on all personnel matters will be with the Board of Directors,not the General Manager.  Final say onprogramming decisions will be with a Programming Council, not the Program Director;the Council will be organized along the lines of the policy adopted by theBoard in 2009.  The News Director/Departmentwill be independent of both the Program Director and the General Manager.  The budget will be reprioritized, withprogrammers provided adequate resources to maximize their creativity. Engagementwith Members/Public: The General Manager, Program Director, News Director, and StationEngineer will attend all Board meetings.  The Board and Staff will respondto questions and comments as time permits.  The audio/video file of anymeetings and/or outreach events will be posted on the website.  The CommunityAdvisory Board will be reconstituted so that it is independent and reflects thediversity of the listening community, with regular meetings that are open tothe public. All of these policy changes can bemade by the Board of Directors.  However, any of them could also besubmitted to the members for a vote as a bylaw amendment, which would bind futureboards if adopted.
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