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<body class='hmmessage'><div dir='ltr'>Dear Ms. Courtney,<div><br></div><div><br></div><div>The number of unresolved grievances at KZYX over the years looks like a </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>fairly serious problem. There's a policy that addresses grievances here:</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><a href="http://media.kzyx.org/mp3/Policies/MCPB%20Policies%20&%20Procedures%20Manual%203-2006.pdf" target="_blank">http://media.kzyx.org/mp3/Policies/MCPB%20Policies%20&%20Procedures%20Manual%203-2006.pdf</a></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>It's on page 8 at 7.4. Under Personnel. It looks like there's supposed to be </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>a Personnel <span style="font-size: 12pt;">Committee to handle that. But look at the meeting minutes:</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br></span></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>You've been on MCPB's Board of Directors since March of 2013. And the</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>president for the last six months. During your tenure, I see no record of</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>any such committee.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>The same committee -- according to policy -- is supposed to handle the </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>General Manager's evaluation. I see no record of that either.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>The only mention of evaluations in MCPB meeting minutes appears to </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>be from 2010:</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><a href="http://www.kzyx.org/images/pdf/gm_reports/March%202010%20GM%20report.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.kzyx.org/images/pdf/gm_reports/March%202010%20GM%20report.pdf</a></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>This is straight from the General Manager: "KZYX&Z is one of the only</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>community radio stations in the country that does not have such a</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>process in place." </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Actually, it does. It's written into the Policies and Procedures manual:</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><a href="http://media.kzyx.org/mp3/Policies/MCPB%20Policies%20&%20Procedures%20Manual%203-2006.pdf" target="_blank">http://media.kzyx.org/mp3/Policies/MCPB%20Policies%20&%20Procedures%20Manual%203-2006.pdf</a></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>The City of Fort Bragg has a policy to conduct General Manager </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>evaluations. And one to address grievances. It's all under a written</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>job description here:</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><a href="https://city.fortbragg.com/DocumentCenter/Home/View/4464" target="_blank">https://city.fortbragg.com/DocumentCenter/Home/View/4464</a></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;">I understand that you were a Council member there once.</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;">So I have two questions for you. Take your time answering them. </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;">1. Who benefits when an organization's personnel policy isn't followed?</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;">2. Aside from the organization, who suffers?</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;">Sincerely,</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;">Scott M. Peterson</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;">Mendocino</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;">- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - </span></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div> </div></body>
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