[Kzyxtalk] MCPB Meeting Minutes - Where Are They?

[Scott Peterson]

Dear Ms. Hartley,

I got your email address from Mr. Raoul van Hall. A former MCPB 

employee who left over the 'nastiness' and 'cronyism' at KZYX. At

least that's what he told me. He told me that your email is 

bronzegold (at) gmail.com. Is that correct?

According to the KZYX website, you were appointed MCPB secretary 

on November 2, 2015:

http://www.kzyx.org/index.php/current-board-members

But according to the meeting minutes from that date, there was no

mention of you being secretary:

http://www.kzyx.org/Board/11_2_15%20MINUTES%20OF%20KZYX%20BOARD%20OF%20DIRECTORS.pdf

Were you appointed secretary at another board meeting? If so,

please be kind enough to post those meeting minutes to the KZYX

website. If not, can you tell me who the secretary is?

Have you read the MCPB Bylaws? It might be a good idea for you at 

this point in time. Especially since you've been identified at the MCPB

secretary. Here they are:

http://media.kzyx.org/mp3/Policies/MCPB%20BYLAWS%20Adopted%2012%20July%201010.pdf

According to page five, the secretary is supposed to keep minutes. But

according to the KZYX website, no minutes are available since you've 

been appointed secretary. You can see that here:

http://www.kzyx.org/index.php/about-us/station-business/meeting-minutes

I know there have been at least two board meetings since then. Heck, 

I even attended one of them. At Point Noyo in Fort Bragg. I'm sure you

remember the garlic fries. I sure do! That was in May.

There was an earlier MCPB board meeting in March. At the Willits

Library. I have a copy. And it says you were present. Unfortunately

those meeting minutes have apparently been taken down from the 

KZYX website. But that's okay, you can find a cached copy here:

http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:m8XJE2iPXrgJ:kzyx.org/index.php/tags/tag/western-world+&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us

There's a quote from a lady named Ellen Saxe there. She's from the 

CAB. And called 'pretty solid' by sources deep inside MCPB. Here's 

what she had to say in that meeting -- in case you don't remember:

"The board should stop using a closed board list serve and confidential 

meetings." Ms. Hartley, if you're attending those meetings -- and I believe

you are -- then I believe you're responsible for taking minutes. Also for 

preserving them. And for making them available to the public. That is if

you actually want to keep CPB funding. Have you seen their non-compliance

policy? Here it is:

http://www.cpb.org/files/stations/non-compliance/CPB-CSG-Non-compliance-Policy-Effective-January-1-2016.pdf

Yeah. It's under Item A, called 'Open Meetings'. Like it or not, the 

secretary is responsible for keeping all meeting minutes. And making

them available to the public. i.e., 'Open Meetings'.

Last but not least, you might consider some insurance. With somethingcalled a Letter of Opinion. Board members such as yourself can get such aletter from any attorney who consults with the board you're on. As I understand it, MCPB has been offered such consultation by Mr. DavidHopmann:http://kzyx.org/Board/MCPB%20Annual%20Report%20for%20Fiscal%20Year%202013.pdfMr. Hopmann is a very prestigious attorney. If he can't provide such a letter,perhaps he can direct you to someone who can. As I'm sure you can understand, following MCPB's meeting minutes are veryimportant to all of MCPB's members. As well as members of the public.Particularly if Mr./Ms. SM's information below is accurate.Sincerely,Scott M. PetersonMendocino- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - smmail (at) gotsky.com wrote>I just caught up on your latest addition to your conspiracy theory. What 
possible financial responsibility do you think that the volunteer 
directors of a non-profit corporation, and the corporation itself for 
that matter, have. You threaten suit, but you have to have a 
documentable financial loss to sue for compensation. Sue because you 
didn’t get the programming you wanted, now there is a laugh.

I also am unable to make heads nor tails of your statements regarding 
the 990 tax form or your comment about how the station has already 
released member contact information. They haven’t. Why not list a 
specific circumstance that you think is improper along with the law or 
regulation that you think it violates, and then explain what the 
complaint in your suit would specify? SM



 		 	   		  
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