[Kzyxtalk] No KZYX Meeting This Week; Candidate for Second District; Latest Proposals

[Dennis OBrien]

Just making sure everyone knows there is no KZYX Elections meeting today or this Saturday, as proposed earlier.  That meeting happened last Saturday in Boonville.  The date for the next meeting, and a telephone conference, are not yet set.
We are still looking for a candidate from the Second District.  A person does NOT need to be a member by December 31 to be eligible; it is enough to join by January 30, the deadline for becoming a candidate.  If you are interested and can support the proposals below, please reply to this email.

Thank you again for your interest and support.
Dennis O'Brien

Summary of Current 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 formed as approved by theBoard in 2009; its process will open and responsive to the listening community.  The News Director/Department will beindependent of both the Program Director and the General Manager.  The budget will be reprioritized, withprogrammers provided adequate resources to maximize their creativity.  Syndication of shows will be promoted, andthe production rights of programmers will be guaranteed. 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.  TheCommunity Advisory Board will be reconstituted so that it is independent andreflects the diversity of the listening community, with regular meetings thatare open to the public.  The Board andStaff will implement the recent CAB recommendation for having regular call-inshows as part of their commitment to engage with the members and the listeningpublic. 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 bindfuture boards if adopted.
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