[Kzyxtalk] KZYX 2nd District Board Seat Has No Candidate Yet - Deadline Friday

[Dennis OBrien]

We have just received word that the current board members who favor the status quo are having just as hard a time finding a candidate for the 2nd District seat as are those of us who are proposing change. With just two days to go, the seat is up for grabs.

["Right now, no one is running for the Ukiah seat . . . Bob Page, one of the board members, told me he welcomes inquiries from anyone who might be interested.  He implied that your duties as a board member could be minimal if that is your preference. To be eligible, you need to reside in the 2nd supervisorial district (meaning that John McCowan is your elected supervisor) . . . So, if you appreciate KZYX, please do toss your hat in the ring. KZYX is an important community resource and we need to keep it moving forward. You can get more information on the website: www.kzyx.org or call the station at 895-2324. Stuart Campbell, the elections coordinator and current inland board members Bob Page, Ed Keller and Eliane Herring would be happy to talk to you and answer any questions you may have."]
If you live in the 2nd Supervisorial District (Ukiah area), and you can support the proposals for change copied below, please consider running for the KZYX board.  All of the information and materials needed can be found at the website kzyx.org.  But the application and 400-word statement must be submitted by Friday at 5:00pm.

Doug McKenty and I have already announced, for the At-large and 5th District seats, respectively.  We have agreed to support the proposals if elected.  There are four areas of change, three of which are principles: freedom of expression, open governance, and engagement with the members/public.  The fourth is a policy decision to decentralize power.  We hope there is a third person, now living in the 2nd District, who can help turn these proposals into reality.
Even if you are not a member at this moment, you can still join by Friday to be eligible to run for the board.  All you need to be is a listener who can work with others in the name of community public radio.
If you wish, please reply to Doug or me for more information, or call Doug at 707-353-0469.  But you don't have to.  We are not a slate or a faction, trying to control people.  We just believe that KZYX will never achieve its potential without essential changes.

Thank you very much for your time and attention.
Dennis O'Brien
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.  Legal restrictionsconcerning offensive language, endorsements during campaigns, and defamation ofcharacter will still apply.  There willbe freedom of communication between and among the programmers, staff,management, directors, members, and the public. OpenGovernance: All policy decisions will be made by the Board of Directors. Directors will have access to any and all information and documents.  Theduty of each director to oversee and evaluate the operations of theorganization will not be restricted.  Members will have access to all records unlessconfidentiality is required by law.  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 personnel matters will be with the Board of Directors, notthe General Manager.  Final say onprogramming decisions will be with a Programming Council, not the Program Director.  (A Program Advisory Council was establishedby the Board in 2009 but never implemented; this one will be more thanadvisory.) The Council’s process will be open and responsive to the listeningcommunity.  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.  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 and reflectsthe diversity of the listening community, with regular meetings that are opento the public.  The Board and Staff willimplement the recent CAB recommendation for having regular call-in shows aspart of their commitment to engage with the members and the listening 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 bindfuture boards if adopted.
 
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