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<div dir="ltr"><div>Dear Ms. Hartley,</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>I got your email address from Mr. Raoul van Hall. A former MCPB </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>employee who left over the 'nastiness' and 'cronyism' at KZYX. At</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>least that's what he told me. He told me that your email is </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>bronzegold (at) gmail.com. Is that correct?</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>According to the KZYX website, you were appointed MCPB secretary </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>on November 2, 2015:</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><a href="http://www.kzyx.org/index.php/current-board-members" target="_blank">http://www.kzyx.org/index.php/current-board-members</a></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>But according to the meeting minutes from that date, there was no</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>mention of you being secretary:</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><a href="http://www.kzyx.org/Board/11_2_15%20MINUTES%20OF%20KZYX%20BOARD%20OF%20DIRECTORS.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.kzyx.org/Board/11_2_15%20MINUTES%20OF%20KZYX%20BOARD%20OF%20DIRECTORS.pdf</a></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Were you appointed secretary at another board meeting? If so,</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>please be kind enough to post those meeting minutes to the KZYX</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>website. If not, can you tell me who the secretary is?</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Have you read the MCPB Bylaws? It might be a good idea for you at </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>this point <span style="font-size: 12pt;">in time. Especially since you've been identified at the MCPB</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 12pt;">secretary. Here they are:</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br></span></div><div><a href="http://media.kzyx.org/mp3/Policies/MCPB%20BYLAWS%20Adopted%2012%20July%201010.pdf" target="_blank">http://media.kzyx.org/mp3/Policies/MCPB%20BYLAWS%20Adopted%2012%20July%201010.pdf</a></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>According to page five, the secretary is supposed to keep minutes. But</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>according to the KZYX website, no minutes are available since you've </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>been appointed secretary. You can see that here:</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><a href="http://www.kzyx.org/index.php/about-us/station-business/meeting-minutes" target="_blank">http://www.kzyx.org/index.php/about-us/station-business/meeting-minutes</a></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>I know there have been at least two board meetings since then. Heck, </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>I even attended one of them. At Point Noyo in Fort Bragg. I'm sure you</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>remember the garlic fries. I sure do! That was in May.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>There was an earlier MCPB board meeting in March. At the Willits</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Library. I have a copy. And it says you were present. Unfortunately</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>those meeting minutes have apparently been taken down from the </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>KZYX website. But that's okay, you can find a cached copy here:</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><a href="http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:m8XJE2iPXrgJ:kzyx.org/index.php/tags/tag/western-world+&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us" target="_blank">http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:m8XJE2iPXrgJ:kzyx.org/index.php/tags/tag/western-world+&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us</a></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>There's a quote from a lady named Ellen Saxe there. She's from the </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>CAB. And called 'pretty solid' by sources deep inside MCPB. Here's </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>what she had to say in that meeting -- in case you don't remember:</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><span style="color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-size: 15px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">"The board should stop using a closed board list serve and confidential </span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-size: 15px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br></span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-size: 15px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br></span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-size: 15px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">meetings." Ms. Hartley, if you're attending those meetings -- and I believe</span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-size: 15px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br></span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-size: 15px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br></span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-size: 15px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">you are -- then I believe you're responsible for taking minutes. Also for </span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-size: 15px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br></span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-size: 15px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font color="#444444"><span style="font-size: 15px;">preserving them. And for making them available to the public. That is if</span></font></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font color="#444444"><span style="font-size: 15px;"><br></span></font></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font color="#444444"><span style="font-size: 15px;"><br></span></font></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font color="#444444"><span style="font-size: 15px;">you actually want to keep CPB funding. Have you seen their non-compliance</span></font></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font color="#444444"><span style="font-size: 15px;"><br></span></font></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font color="#444444"><span style="font-size: 15px;"><br></span></font></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font color="#444444"><span style="font-size: 15px;">policy? Here it is:</span></font></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font color="#444444"><span style="font-size: 15px;"><br></span></font></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font color="#444444"><span style="font-size: 15px;"><br></span></font></span></div><div><a href="http://www.cpb.org/files/stations/non-compliance/CPB-CSG-Non-compliance-Policy-Effective-January-1-2016.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.cpb.org/files/stations/non-compliance/CPB-CSG-Non-compliance-Policy-Effective-January-1-2016.pdf</a></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Yeah. It's under Item A, called 'Open Meetings'. Like it or not, the </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>secretary is responsible for keeping all meeting minutes. And making</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>them available to the public. i.e., 'Open Meetings'.</div><div><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font color="#444444"><span style="font-size: 15px;"><br></span></font></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font color="#444444"><span style="font-size: 15px;"><br></span></font></span></div><div><div style="line-height: 21.299999237060547px; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-size: 15px;">Last but not least, you might consider some insurance. With something</div><div style="line-height: 21.299999237060547px; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-size: 15px;"><br style="line-height: 21.299999237060547px;"></div><div style="line-height: 21.299999237060547px; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-size: 15px;"><br style="line-height: 21.299999237060547px;"></div><div style="line-height: 21.299999237060547px; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-size: 15px;">called a Letter of Opinion. Board members such as yourself can get such a</div><div style="line-height: 21.299999237060547px; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-size: 15px;"><br style="line-height: 21.299999237060547px;"></div><div style="line-height: 21.299999237060547px; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-size: 15px;"><br style="line-height: 21.299999237060547px;"></div><div style="line-height: 21.299999237060547px; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-size: 15px;">letter from any attorney who consults with the board you're on. As I </div><div style="line-height: 21.299999237060547px; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-size: 15px;"><br style="line-height: 21.299999237060547px;"></div><div style="line-height: 21.299999237060547px; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-size: 15px;"><br style="line-height: 21.299999237060547px;"></div><div style="line-height: 21.299999237060547px; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-size: 15px;">understand it, MCPB has been offered such consultation by Mr. David</div><div style="line-height: 21.299999237060547px; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-size: 15px;"><br style="line-height: 21.299999237060547px;"></div><div style="line-height: 21.299999237060547px; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-size: 15px;"><br style="line-height: 21.299999237060547px;"></div><div style="line-height: 21.299999237060547px; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-size: 15px;">Hopmann:</div><div style="line-height: 21.299999237060547px; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-size: 15px;"><br style="line-height: 21.299999237060547px;"></div><div style="line-height: 21.299999237060547px; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-size: 15px;"><br style="line-height: 21.299999237060547px;"></div><div style="line-height: 21.299999237060547px; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-size: 15px;"><a href="http://kzyx.org/Board/MCPB%20Annual%20Report%20for%20Fiscal%20Year%202013.pdf" target="_blank" style="line-height: 21.299999237060547px; color: rgb(0, 104, 207); cursor: pointer;">http://kzyx.org/Board/MCPB%20Annual%20Report%20for%20Fiscal%20Year%202013.pdf</a></div><div style="line-height: 21.299999237060547px; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-size: 15px;"><br style="line-height: 21.299999237060547px;"></div><div style="line-height: 21.299999237060547px; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-size: 15px;"><br style="line-height: 21.299999237060547px;"></div><div style="line-height: 21.299999237060547px; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-size: 15px;">Mr. Hopmann is a very prestigious attorney. If he can't provide such a letter,</div><div style="line-height: 21.299999237060547px; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-size: 15px;"><br style="line-height: 21.299999237060547px;"></div><div style="line-height: 21.299999237060547px; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-size: 15px;"><br style="line-height: 21.299999237060547px;"></div><div style="line-height: 21.299999237060547px; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-size: 15px;">perhaps he can direct you to someone who can. </div><div style="line-height: 21.299999237060547px; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-size: 15px;"><br style="line-height: 21.299999237060547px;"></div><div style="line-height: 21.299999237060547px; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-size: 15px;"><br style="line-height: 21.299999237060547px;"></div><div style="line-height: 21.299999237060547px; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-size: 15px;">As I'm sure you can understand, following MCPB's meeting minutes are very</div><div style="line-height: 21.299999237060547px; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-size: 15px;"><br style="line-height: 21.299999237060547px;"></div><div style="line-height: 21.299999237060547px; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-size: 15px;"><br style="line-height: 21.299999237060547px;"></div><div style="line-height: 21.299999237060547px; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-size: 15px;">important to all of MCPB's members. As well as members of the public.</div><div style="line-height: 21.299999237060547px; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-size: 15px;"><br style="line-height: 21.299999237060547px;"></div><div style="line-height: 21.299999237060547px; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-size: 15px;"><br style="line-height: 21.299999237060547px;"></div><div style="line-height: 21.299999237060547px; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-size: 15px;">Particularly if Mr./Ms. SM's information below is accurate.</div><div style="line-height: 21.299999237060547px; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-size: 15px;"><br style="line-height: 21.299999237060547px;"></div><div style="line-height: 21.299999237060547px; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-size: 15px;"><br style="line-height: 21.299999237060547px;"></div><div style="line-height: 21.299999237060547px; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-size: 15px;">Sincerely,</div><div style="line-height: 21.299999237060547px; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-size: 15px;"><br style="line-height: 21.299999237060547px;"></div><div style="line-height: 21.299999237060547px; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-size: 15px;"><br style="line-height: 21.299999237060547px;"></div><div style="line-height: 21.299999237060547px; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-size: 15px;">Scott M. Peterson</div><div style="line-height: 21.299999237060547px; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-size: 15px;"><br style="line-height: 21.299999237060547px;"></div><div style="line-height: 21.299999237060547px; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-size: 15px;"><br style="line-height: 21.299999237060547px;"></div><div style="line-height: 21.299999237060547px; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-size: 15px;">Mendocino</div><div style="line-height: 21.299999237060547px; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-size: 15px;"><br style="line-height: 21.299999237060547px;"></div><div style="line-height: 21.299999237060547px; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-size: 15px;"><br style="line-height: 21.299999237060547px;"></div><div style="line-height: 21.299999237060547px; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-size: 15px;">- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - </div><div style="line-height: 21.299999237060547px; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-size: 15px;"><br style="line-height: 21.299999237060547px;"></div><div style="line-height: 21.299999237060547px; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-size: 15px;"><br style="line-height: 21.299999237060547px;"></div><div style="line-height: 21.299999237060547px; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-size: 15px;"><pre style="line-height: 21.299999237060547px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">smmail (at) gotsky.com wrote</pre><pre style="line-height: 21.299999237060547px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br style="line-height: 21.299999237060547px;"></pre><pre style="line-height: 21.299999237060547px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">>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</pre><div><br></div></div></div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div>
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