[Kzyxtalk] Committees, Minutes, Records

Scott Peterson scottmartinpeterson at hotmail.com
Thu Jun 2 13:36:07 PDT 2016


Any significant change to a nonprofit's governing documents is required to be reported on the Form 990. Page 12, Part VI, Section A, Item 4: "Did the organization make any significant changes to its governing documents since the prior Form 990 was filed?"
Here's what the IRS has to say about that:

https://www.irs.gov/instructions/i990/ch02.html
Line 4.   The organization must report significant changes to its organizing or enabling document by which it was created (articles of incorporation, association, or organization; trust instrument; constitution; or similar document), and to its rules governing its affairs commonly known as bylaws (or regulations, operating agreement, or similar document). Report significant changes that were not reported on any prior Form 990, and that were made before the end of the tax year. Do not report changes to policies described or established outside of the organizing or enabling document and bylaws (or similar documents), such as adoption of, or change to, a policy adopted by resolution of the governing body that does not entail a change to the organizing document or bylaws.  Examples of significant changes to the organizing or enabling document or bylaws include changes to:The organization's exempt purposes or mission;The organization’s name (see also the instructions for Specific Instructions, Heading, Item B);The number, composition, qualifications, authority, or duties of the governing body's voting members;The number, composition, qualifications, authority, or duties of the organization's officers or key employees;The role of the stockholders or membership in governance;The distribution of assets upon dissolution;The provisions to amend the organizing or enabling document or bylaws;The quorum, voting rights, or voting approval requirements of the governing body members or the organization's stockholders or membership;The policies or procedures contained within the organizing documents or bylaws regarding compensation of officers, directors, trustees, or key employees, conflicts of interest, whistleblowers, or document retention and destruction; andThe composition or procedures contained within the organizing document or bylaws of an audit committee.
Going back through MCPB's Form 990s to 2010, no such changes were reported.
Scott M. PetersonMendocino
> Date: Thu, 2 Jun 2016 19:53:47 +0000
> From: dennisobrien at sharejerusalem.com
> To: clayeubank at gmail.com; mkathrynmassey at gmail.com; law at kafin.name; scottmartinpeterson at hotmail.com
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> Subject: Committees, Minutes, Records
> 
> The Bylaw section cited by Mr. Peterson applies only to Board meetings.  However, the Board of Directors Policies and Procedures require minutes to be kept of all Committee meetings.  There are three sections of the P&P that are relevant: Accountability, Record Keeping, and the hiring of the General Manager, which are copied below.  In general, Members have the right to attend any Board meetings (and apparently any Committee meetings), to ask questions and make comments, and to have access to the minutes of those meetings.  However, there is a big exception for personnel matters, which is acknowledged by both state law and federal regulations.  My own opinion is that the meetings and minutes of the Personnel and Hiring Committees fall into that exception.
> 
> Although Mr. Campbell selected the chair of the Hiring Committee, had access to confidential information, and broke his promise not to seek the GM position, he ultimately was not chosen.  Even though his own actions are suspect, it would be difficult to conclude that the Committee's decision was improperly influenced by him.
> 
> In my Notice of Intent to Sue, I mistakenly suggested that changes in the Bylaws must be reported to the California Secretary of State.  This is incorrect.  Only changes to the Article of Incorporation need to be reported.
> 
> Hopefully this clarifies the rights and responsibilities of both the Board and the Members regarding such matters.
> 
> Dennis
> 
> 
> 3          ACCOUNTABILITY
> 
> 3.1         Access:
> It shall  be the  policy  of the  Board  to allow  open  access  to financial  records,  program  
> plans  and  other documents describing and related to the operations  and works of KZYX & KZYZ to 
> anyone who expresses interest.   Requests must be made during regular business hours (M-F, 9-5).  
> Copies may be made provided that the person so requesting  pay nominal copy costs.   Excluded  from 
> this policy are personnel  records, financial  donations  where the donor  requires anonymity,  and 
> other sensitive information  which may come up from time to time which if publicly known might 
> adversely affect the outcome of sensitive negotiations.
> 
> 3.2          Documentation:
> Minutes shall be kept of all meetings  of the Board of MCPB and be available  to anyone desiring 
> copies, providing that they pay nominal copy costs.  Request shall be made during normal business 
> hours.
> 
> 3.3          Meetings:
> All meetings shall be open to anyone  who wishes to attend.   A portion of each business meeting 
> shall be set aside for public questions and commentary.   It shall be the policy of the Board to 
> allow commentary  as early in the agenda as possible.  The Board reserves the right to hold closed 
> portions of public meetings to conduct  personnel  or other sensitive  business.   Meetings  will 
> be noticed on-air at least 5 days before said meeting.   A written notice shall be posted at the 
> station  in a conspicuous  place at least 5 days before any meeting.
> 
> 4          RECORD KEEPING
> 
> 4.1          Bookkeeping:
> Accounting records shall be kept on the accrual basis and maintained in accordance with policies 
> and procedures established  by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and generally accepted 
> accounting practice.
> 
> 4.2          Minutes:
> Minutes shall be recorded for all Board and Committee  meetings, and Annual Membership Meeting and 
> any other meeting which the Board shall deem necessary.  Minutes shall contain: name of group, 
> date, time and place of the meeting, names of Board members, regrets and absent, names of staff in 
> attendance  and consist of three parts:  issue, discussion, and action.
> 1.   Issue shall be an explanation or description  of the topic at hand.
> 2.   Discussion  shall be a summary of who said what and the main point made.
> 3.   Action shall be a brief description  of any action taken on an agenda item.  Included in 
> action can be recommendations that the issue be referred to staff or committee for further study or 
> and acceptance or rejection of the proposal on the floor.
> A full statement of all motions, including the mover and seconded and the result of the vote shall be
> contained as well as a clear indication of what follow-up action is to be taken by whom and when it 
> is needed shall be contained in the minutes.  An identification  of reports and documents presented 
> under each agenda item and copies of these items shall be attached  to the official copy of Board 
> minutes.
> It shall be the policy of this Board to have the Secretary of the Corporation  (or his/her  appointee)  keep the
> minutes of the full Board meeting.  In the absence of the Secretary, the chair of the meeting shall 
> designate the taker of the minutes.
> 
> 4.3          Agendas:
> It shall be the policy of the Board to set agendas which give Board members a chance to address the 
> mission of KZYX & KZYZ as well as the consideration  of detail and practical matters.  Business 
> will be arranged so that decisions are made in the most logical order and so that items will 
> typically not be tabled. Written agendas (including  reports and other attachments) shall be sent 
> to Board members well in advance ofthe meeting, but in no case less than 7 (seven) days in advance 
> of any meeting in which action shall take place.  Agendas will include the presenter name, item and 
> outcome needed, and the time allowed for discussion.
> discussion.
> 
> 
> 11.5       Hiring Committee:
> A hiring committee of the Board will be set up and include at least one Board member from the 
> Personnel Committee, one Advisory Committee  member and one staff member who is not the General 
> Manager, and one KZYX Programmer.  The KZYX programmer will be chosen by the General Manager, where 
> one exists, and the President of the Board.  All candidates  shall fill out and return and 
> application for employment and provide both personal and professional  references.  It shall be the 
> policy of the Board to contact references listed by candidates.
> 
> 11.6       Interviews:
> Interviews will be set up and completed with the top candidates,  as determined by the Hiring 
> committee. Candidates  will be interviewed one at a time.  All interviews will occur in a timely 
> manner.  Each interview will be started by an introduction  between the applicant  and the 
> committee, and explanation  of how the interview will be conducted,  how long it will last, and if 
> the applicant has any questions regarding the
> hiring or interviewing process.  Anyone who is related to the applicant or who otherwise feels unable to
> judge the qualifications  of the applicant fairly should leave the room for the duration of the interview.
> 
> Each committee member should proceed to ask the applicant  at least one question.  Questions can be 
> about the applicant's experience,  strength, or future plans or any other legally defined question 
> as set forth in the Personnel Policies Manual.
> At the end of the interview the applicant will be told when to expect to hear from the Hiring 
> committee.   In no instance shall a person be offered the job at the time of the interview.
> When all interviews are complete the committee will set a time to meet and discuss the relative 
> merits of each candidate and shall make a recommendation  to the Board as to whether anyone should 
> be offered the job.  The decision to hire shall be made by the full Board.  All candidates will be 
> informed of the decision of the Board.
> 
> 
> --------------------------------------------
> On Thu, 6/2/16, Scott Peterson <scottmartinpeterson at hotmail.com> wrote:
> 
>  Subject: RE: Attn: New KZYX Board Members
>  To: "Clay Eubank" <clayeubank at gmail.com>, "mkathrynmassey at gmail.com" <mkathrynmassey at gmail.com>, "'Peter Kafin'" <law at kafin.name>
>  Cc: "'John Arteaga'" <johnarteaga110 at gmail.com>, "'Doug McKenty'" <dougmck at gmail.com>, "'Meg Courtney'" <mcourtney1 at mcn.org>, "'Stuart Campbell'" <scamp1104 at comcast.net>, "'Jenness Hartley'" <bronzegold at gmail.com>, "'Richard L Miller'" <radio at mindbodyhealthpolitics.com>, "clay at visionguild.com" <clay at visionguild.com>, "'KZYX LIST'" <kzyxtalk at lists.mcn.org>, "'Bob Page'" <bobp at airportclub.com>, "nsi at mcn.org" <nsi at mcn.org>, "'richard miller'" <drrichardlmiller at gmail.com>, "'Lorraine Dechter'" <ldechter01 at gmail.com>, "themaj at pacific.net" <themaj at pacific.net>, "'Norman de Vall'" <ndevall at mcn.org>, "'OBrien, Dennis'" <dennisobrien at sharejerusalem.com>, "jim.sweeney at pressdemocrat.com" <jim.sweeney at pressdemocrat.com>, "'bruce anderson'" <friscobruce at gmail.com>, "pgullixson at pressdemocrat.com" <pgullixson at pressdemocrat.com>, "'Marco McClean'" <memo at mcn.org>, "'Stuart Campbell'" <gm at kzyx.org>, "suspiry at gmail.com" <suspiry at gmail.com>, "'Jane Futcher'" <janefutcher at me.com>, "'K.C. Meadows'" <udjkcm at ukiahdj.com>, "'Benj Thomas'" <ukiahguy at yahoo.com>
>  Date: Thursday, June 2, 2016, 10:26 AM
>  
>  
>  
>  
>  Dear Clay,
>  Article VII, Section 7.03, Item 3) of the MCPB
>  Bylaws adopted July 12, 2010:
>  
>  		
>  	
>  	
>  		
>  			
>  				
>  					
>  						
>  							3)
>   Secretary: The Secretary shall act as recorder for all
>  meetings of the Board, prepare and submit for
>  approval or correction minutes of all meetings, and keep at
>  the principal office in a public file the minutes
>  of all meetings with copies of reports attached, all Member
>  actions, the Articles and Bylaws as amended to
>  date, and all notices. The Secretary shall also perform all
>  other duties as prescribed by the Board or
>  Bylaws. 
>  
>  						
>  					
>  				
>  			
>  		
>  Did MCPB comply with this provision for the
>  'Search Committee'? If so, where are the meeting
>  minutes? I haven't seen any minutes posted on the KZYX
>  website since November of 2015:
>  http://www.kzyx.org/index.php/about-us/station-business/meeting-minutes
>  Also, I've been unable to locate any record
>  of these bylaws being endorsed by KZYX members, or State and
>  Federal authorities. Do you know if that ever
>  happened?
>  Sincerely,
>  Scott M. PetersonMendocino
>  
>  
>  From:
>  clayeubank at gmail.com
>  To: mkathrynmassey at gmail.com; law at kafin.name
>  CC: johnarteaga110 at gmail.com; dougmck at gmail.com;
>  mcourtney1 at mcn.org; scamp1104 at comcast.net;
>  scottmartinpeterson at hotmail.com; bronzegold at gmail.com;
>  radio at mindbodyhealthpolitics.com; clay at visionguild.com;
>  kzyxtalk at lists.mcn.org; bobp at airportclub.com; nsi at mcn.org;
>  drrichardlmiller at gmail.com; ldechter01 at gmail.com;
>  themaj at pacific.net; ndevall at mcn.org;
>  dennisobrien at sharejerusalem.com;
>  jim.sweeney at pressdemocrat.com; friscobruce at gmail.com;
>  pgullixson at pressdemocrat.com; memo at mcn.org; gm at kzyx.org;
>  suspiry at gmail.com; janefutcher at me.com; udjkcm at ukiahdj.com;
>  ukiahguy at yahoo.com
>  Subject: RE: Attn: New KZYX Board Members
>  Date: Thu, 2 Jun 2016 09:57:08 -0700
>  
>  
>  
>  
>  
>  
>  Folks:
>   
>  I keep hearing this
>  message over and over again and I think 
>  it's time to clarify some misinformation.
>  
>   
>  The only person on the
>  "Search Committee" that Stuart Campbell 
>  picked was me. PLEASE quit stating otherwise. I was the
>  person who selected all 
>  of the initial voting members of the "Search
>  Committee" NOT Stuart. He did NOT 
>  hand select the committee I did. I based it on the KZYX
>  by-laws. The committee 
>  members were myself, Benj Thomas (personnel committee
>  chair), Valerie Kim 
>  (Staff), Angela DeWitt (programmer), and Jenness Hartley
>  (CAB member). When 
>  Jenness joined the board I then asked Tom Melcher to replace
>  her as the CAB 
>  representative. 
>   
>  I received a lot of
>  resistance and flack for the individuals I 
>  chose on this committee and it was not from Stuart. So if
>  you have a need to be 
>  critical, please come from a position of truth.
>  
>   
>  Best,
>   
>  Clay
>  
>  
>  
>  From: Mary Massey 
>  [mailto:mkathrynmassey at gmail.com] 
>  Sent: Wednesday, June 01, 2016 3:47 
>  PM
>  To: Peter Kafin
>  Cc: John Arteaga; Doug McKenty; Meg 
>  Courtney; Stuart Campbell; Scott Peterson; Jenness Hartley;
>  Richard L Miller; 
>  clay at visionguild.com; KZYX LIST; Bob Page; nsi at mcn.org;
>  richard miller; Lorraine 
>  Dechter; themaj at pacific.net; Norman de Vall; OBrien, Dennis;
>  
>  jim.sweeney at pressdemocrat.com; bruce anderson;
>  pgullixson at pressdemocrat.com; 
>  Marco McClean; Stuart Campbell; suspiry at gmail.com; Jane
>  Futcher; K.C. Meadows; 
>  Benj Thomas; Clay Eubank
>  Subject: Re: Attn: New KZYX Board 
>  Members
>  
>  
>  
>  
>  Mr Arteaga,
>  
>  
>  You were on the selection 
>  committee last Fall after Coate quit.  If you have been
>  reading these 
>  threads about Stuart Campbell, you are fully aware that
>  Stuart appointed the 
>  selection committee with the exception of 2-3 people ( I was
>  one of those 
>  three); Stuart received the minutes of the meetings; saw the
>  resumes; told the 
>  then Board that he was not a candidate to replace Coate, had
>  three of the 
>  selection committee members: Eliane, Richard H, and Beth
>  Lang write letters of 
>  recommendation for himself, after he announced he was a
>  candidate two days from 
>  the cutoff to receive applicants resumes.  Then, he was
>  pissed off when a 
>  person with experience was selected.  
>  
>  
>  I am unclear as to why you are 
>  clueless to this unethical and unprofessional
>  behavior.  Stuart should NOT 
>  have been permitted to run for anything.  Period. 
>  Where in the real 
>  world non-profit or not, does someone as unethical and
>  unprincipled as Stuart 
>  Campbell get to sit on a Board after shamefully manipulating
>  his candidacy for 
>  GM?
>  
>  
>  John Sakowicz has left the 
>  board.  He has his own show at another station soon to
>  be syndicated with 
>  other stations. Stuart would have a cow if John S brought
>  his show back to KZYX 
>  - even in a podcast.  The bigger questions is this:
>   Why?  Why 
>  would Stuart have a baby calf if John had airtime at
>  KZYX?  Care to 
>  respond, Stuart?
>  
>  
>  I didn't think so.
>  
>  
>  Until the current Board 
>  embraces the obvious problems with the old guard, the
>  station will not move 
>  forward.  
>  
>  
>  I have no dog in this 
>  fight.  You as a Board member are responsible for
>  everything that does or 
>  doesn't happen.
>  
>  
>  Period.
>  
>  
>  Mary Massey
>  
>  
>  
>  
>  
>  
>  
>  
>  
>  
>  On Wed, Jun 1, 2016
>  at 2:58 PM, Peter Kafin <law at kafin.name>
>  wrote:
>  
>  
>    
>    Mr. Arteaga,
>  
>  As someone familiar with document requests submitted to 
>    the board in the past few years, I have to agree with Doug
>  and Scott.
>  
>  I 
>    find your characterizations of requests from John Sakowicz
>  to be particularly 
>    harmful not to him but to the station.  i.e.
>  "As if
>  the station has nothing better 
>    to do than to hunt down every frivolous demand for this
>  and that document that 
>    he extortionately demands! Screw him!"
>  
>  While treasurer Mr. 
>    Sakowicz requested and was denied access to basic
>  financial reporting 
>    documents in direct violation of both the bylaws of the
>  organization and of 
>    State and Federal law.  The refusal to turn over even
>  the most basic 
>    paperwork made it impossible for him to meet the standards
>  of due diligence in 
>    his role as treasurer and put the station in an untenable
>  position.
>  
>  As 
>    a board member Mr. Sakowicz was denied basic documentation
>  that again, was his 
>    absolute right to see as defined by the bylaws of the
>  organization and by 
>    proper governance requirements for a non-profit
>  organization operating in 
>    California.
>  
>  Additionally Several document requests that had been made 
>    in the last 15 months asked for information that a regular
>  member of the 
>    station had rights to see were denied to John while he was
>  still on the 
>    board.
>  
>  As a follow up to one of those requests for documents
>  several 
>    members of the organization including former board members
>  and myself went to 
>    the station at the requested time for inspection and were
>  met by police who 
>    had been called in anticipation of our arrival.  At
>  that time acting 
>    director Stuart Campbell gave us access to the public
>  document folders that 
>    are required to be onsite, up to date, and accessible to
>  members of the public 
>    regardless of their affiliation with the
>  organization.  Those folders 
>    were astoundingly devoid of the information that the CPB 
>    requires.
>  
>  Suffice it to say, these lapses endanger the viability of
>  the 
>    station in very real and actionable ways.
>  
>  The fact that the station was 
>    not sued over these violations speaks mostly to the
>  concern the petitioners, 
>    Mr. Sakowicz included, had of costing the station more
>  money than that which 
>    had already been bled due the mismanagement by former GM
>  John 
>    Coates.
>  
>  Frankly, you should thank Mr. Sakowicz and do whatever you
>  can 
>    to make sure the current board is acting according to
>  their legal 
>    responsibilities.
>  
>  Peter Kafin
>  
>  
>    On May 31, 2016 at 8:58 AM Doug McKenty <dougmck at gmail.com>
>  
>      wrote:
>  
>  
>      John,
>      
>  
>      When I wrote the board three years ago to warn them
>  that Sakowitz and 
>      others were going to the FCC, I also let them that much
>  of the complaints 
>      were not under the preview of that regulatory body. What
>  I did tell them was 
>      the real threat came from the CPB, which has regulations
>  concerning good 
>      governance, and I advised them at that time that they
>  should take these 
>      issues seriously if they wanted to continue to receive
>  the CPB 
>      grant. 
>      
>  
>      The CPB requires that the station follows its
>  bylaws and policies. Am I 
>      wrong to say that the station has not been following its
>  programming 
>      policy?  I believe it is easily provable that a
>  handful of people have 
>      been making programming and production decisions rather
>  than following board 
>      policy.  
>      
>  
>      I have actually written then board, begging them to
>  eliminate the 
>      policy if they weren't going to follow it, because
>  ignoring the policy put 
>      the CPB grant at risk. 
>      
>  
>      I have been ignored. 
>      
>  
>      Now Scott Peterson has discovered this, among other
>  violations, just as 
>      I warned the board would someday happen if they did not
>  clean up there 
>      act. 
>      
>  
>      This is not some random delusion. This is real.
>   
>      
>  
>      I would suggest helping the board begin to function
>  in accordance with 
>      due diligence, though I warn you that offering such help
>  is typically met 
>      with stonewalling.  I do not understand why,
>  perhaps you could 
>      enlighten us. 
>      
>  
>      Doug
>  
>  Sent from my iPhone
>      
>  On May 31, 2016, at 12:11 AM, John Arteaga <johnarteaga110 at gmail.com>
>  wrote:
>  
>  
>      
>        
>        
>        Jesus
>  
>  Christ,
>  
>         
>  
>        What
>  kind of unhinged 
>        madman is this Scott Peterson? Did John Sackowitz
>  contract out his 
>        pointless, annoying, counterproductive mau-mauing of
>  the station's 
>        hard-working staff and board to him since he lost his
>  board seat? (I'm 
>        sure that everyone at the station breathed a great
>  sigh of relief  
>        when that happened). 
>  
>        I
>  like the part about 
>        John 'leaving because of cronyism and
>  nastiness'. No, Scott, he left only 
>        because he was voted out of his position there, and in
>  terms nastiness, 
>        there was no one there who could come close to
>  him.
>  
>         
>  
>        As if
>  the station has 
>        nothing better to do than to hunt down every frivolous
>  demand for this and 
>        that document that he extortionately demands! Screw
>  him!
>  
>         
>  
>        What
>  is it about trying 
>        to run a simple little public radio station that
>  brings out the power and 
>        attention starved crockpots to dog and harass its
>  every move?!
>  
>         
>  
>        Keep
>  up the good work, 
>        you all, and remember; Illegitemis non
>  carborundum.
>  
>         
>  
>        Best
>  wishes, John 
>        Arteaga
>  
>         
>  
>        
>        
>        From:
>  Scott 
>        Peterson [mailto:scottmartinpeterson at hotmail.com]
>  
>        
>  Sent: Monday, May 30, 2016 11:01 
>        PM
>  To: kzyxtalk at lists.mcn.org
>  Cc: dennisobrien at sharejerusalem.com;
>  dougmck at gmail.com;
>  memo at mcn.org; mkathrynmassey at gmail.com;
>  ndevall at mcn.org;
>  law at kafin.name;
>  mcourtney1 at mcn.org;
>  scamp1104 at comcast.net;
>  thales1104 at comcast.net;
>  bobp at airportclub.com;
>  
>        ukiahguy at yahoo.com;
>  
>        suspiry at gmail.com;
>  johnarteaga110 at gmail.com;
>  clay at visionguild.com;
>  
>        bronzegold at gmail.com;
>  janefutcher at me.com;
>  nsi at mcn.org; themaj at pacific.net;
>  friscobruce at gmail.com;
>  udjkcm at ukiahdj.com;
>  
>        Scott Peterson; drrichardlmiller at gmail.com;
>  radio at mindbodyhealthpolitics.com;
>  jim.sweeney at pressdemocrat.com;
>  pgullixson at pressdemocrat.com;
>  gm at kzyx.org; ldechter01 at gmail.com
>  Subject: Attn: 
>        New KZYX Board Members
>  
>         
>  
>        
>        Dear New KZYX Board 
>        Members,
>  
>        
>         
>  
>        
>         
>  
>        
>        In
>  case you're 
>        wondering how I got your email address .. I got it
>  from a former KZYX 
>        station manager who
>  
>        
>         
>  
>        
>         
>  
>        
>        recently left over 
>        'cronyism' and 'nastiness' at KZYX ..
>  have you gotten his email? .. did 
>        you ignore him? .. 
>  
>        
>         
>  
>        
>         
>  
>        
>        Mr.
>  Azarro, I've 
>        never met you .. but I heard your assurance that MCPB
>  would be acting in 
>        harmony from 
>  
>        
>         
>  
>        
>         
>  
>        
>        now
>  on .. that was at 
>        the Point Noyo board meeting .. where the police
>  showed up to take someone 
>        away 
>  
>        
>         
>  
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>        
>        who
>  wasn't 
>        .. 
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>         
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>        
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>        Mr.
>  Middlebrook .. 
>        you sat at a table with me. along with Marco McLean
>  and others .. after 
>        assuring us that 
>  
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>  
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>         
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>        KZYX would be more 
>        transparent in the future .. after five years of Form
>  990s had been 
>        cloaked in secrecy .. 
>  
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>         
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>         
>  
>        
>        by
>  the executive 
>        director of KZYX .. who reported to the board of
>  directors .. yeah 
>        .. 
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>         
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>        and
>  Mr. Campbell. 
>        I've sent many emails your way .. not one of them
>  has gotten a response 
>        .. 
>  
>        
>         
>  
>        
>         
>  
>        
>        let
>  me tell you a 
>        powerful tale .. about the cost of not responding ..
>  for individual 
>        directors of a nonprofit 
>  
>        
>         
>  
>        
>         
>  
>        
>        corporation thinking 
>        they're immune from ignoring people like me
>  .. 
>  
>        
>         
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>        
>         
>  
>        
>        there's another 
>        public broadcasting entity you may have heard of .. it
>  was called MCTV .. 
>        they had a board 
>  
>        
>         
>  
>        
>         
>  
>        
>        of
>  directors too .. 
>        just like you .. and they ignored people too .. just
>  like me .. and they 
>        all got sued .. just like 
>  
>        
>         
>  
>        
>         
>  
>        
>        you're about to be 
>        sued .. by Mr. Dennis O'Brien .. for ignoring
>  people like me 
>        .. 
>  
>        
>         
>  
>        
>         
>  
>        
>        the
>  outcome of the 
>        MCTV lawsuit is public knowledge .. each of those
>  directors had to dig 
>        into their individual 
>  
>        
>         
>  
>        
>         
>  
>        
>        pockets to pay that 
>        judgment off .. not because they'd done anything
>  wrong .. but because 
>        they'd ignored 
>  
>        
>         
>  
>        
>         
>  
>        
>        people like me 
>        .. 
>  
>        
>         
>  
>        
>         
>  
>        
>        I
>  know this may be 
>        inconvenient for you .. and certainly unpopular .. but
>  you might want to 
>        check your bank 
>  
>        
>         
>  
>        
>         
>  
>        
>        balance today .. or 
>        that tin can buried in your back yard .. and see if
>  ignoring people like 
>        me is really worth it .. 
>  
>        
>         
>  
>        
>         
>  
>        
>        while you're at it .. 
>        do a simple background check on your fellow board
>  members .. and employees 
>        .. see if it 
>  
>        
>         
>  
>        
>         
>  
>        
>        lines up with the 
>        background listed on their resumes .. if you have one
>  .. if not, you might 
>        want to get one .. 
>  
>        
>         
>  
>        
>         
>  
>        
>        a
>  note on dishonest 
>        associates .. they might not be able get that resume
>  to you .. in fact, 
>        they might even 
>  
>        
>         
>  
>        
>         
>  
>        
>        ignore you .. like 
>        you're doing .. it's easy enough .. right?
>  .. 
>  
>        
>         
>  
>        
>         
>  
>        
>        and
>  about that 
>        'indemnification' clause in your bylaws .. you
>  might want to check the 
>        date on them .. just for 
>  
>        
>         
>  
>        
>         
>  
>        
>        laughs .. it's dated 
>        July 12, 2010 .. then check the Form 990 for the same
>  time period .. where 
>        it says that no 
>  
>        
>         
>  
>        
>         
>  
>        
>        changes had been made 
>        to the governing documents at KZYX for that time
>  period .. thereby 
>        removing any so-
>  
>        
>         
>  
>        
>         
>  
>        
>        called protection 
>        you may have been relying on .. 
>  
>        
>         
>  
>        
>         
>  
>        
>        while you're at it .. 
>        you might want to check the bank balances of
>  the people you've 
>        been relying on .. or the tin 
>  
>        
>         
>  
>        
>         
>  
>        
>        cans buried in their 
>        back yards .. 
>  
>        
>         
>  
>        
>         
>  
>        
>        and
>  if you're getting 
>        any legal advice, make sure you've got an
>  agreement in place .. to bond 
>        that advice .. yeah .. 
>  
>        
>         
>  
>        
>         
>  
>        
>        attorneys carry 
>        malpractice insurance .. especially big shots
>  like David Hopmann and 
>        Eliane Hering .. and for any 
>  
>        
>         
>  
>        
>         
>  
>        
>        legal advice, there's 
>        something called a letter of opinion .. where you
>  can get that advice 
>        in writing .. 
>  
>        
>         
>  
>        
>         
>  
>        
>        KZYX has been 
>        running afoul of CPB rules for some time now ..
>  after taking millions 
>        of dollars in grant money from 
>  
>        
>         
>  
>        
>         
>  
>        
>        them .. they're 
>        entitled to recover that money .. all of it .. if
>  you've been ignoring 
>        them .. 
>  
>        
>         
>  
>        
>         
>  
>        
>        sincerely,
>  
>        
>         
>  
>        
>         
>  
>        
>        Scott M. 
>        Peterson
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>        Mendocino
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