Board Minutes November 2006

Call to Order - 11:05 a.m. by Vice-President Mark Linderman.

Present: Willard Brown, Dave Burns, Daryl Greene, Ed Hoffman, Mark Linderman, Jerome Mahaffey, Eric Marsh, Barb Mayberry, Sharon Palmer, Ken Paust, Jeff Plasterer and Stephanie Strait. Staff: John Dalton, John Schuerman, Stephanie Frame and Diane Lucas.

Approval of Minutes
Dave Burns moved, with Ken Paust giving the second, that the Board unanimously accepts the minutes of the October 10, 2006. Minutes unanimously approved.

Treasurer’s Report
Jeff Plasterer reviewed the Treasurer’s Report.
John Dalton submitted the first draft of the 2007 budget to the finance committee for review.
John Dalton answered questions about state and federal Telecom legislation as it stands today, as well as updated information on the station’s relationships with Insight, the City of Richmond, Wayne County, and IU East. Dalton reported that the Telecommunications Council has more or less disbanded. Dalton stated he was invited to go with the Chairman of the Indiana chapter of the Alliance for Community Media to speak with the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission, at the IURC’s request, about Telecom legislation after Thanksgiving.
Jeff Plasterer moved to accept, with Dave Burns giving the second, and the report was accepted.

Director’s Report
WCTV will produce a live broadcast the Salvation Army’s Christmas program on December 7th and has an underwriter for the event.
The Extended Learning classes have been successful and brought in approximately $600. We have been asked to offer them again next spring.
WCTV will have an intern from Ball State in the spring who will work 20 hours a week.
The Music Library license expired, and WCTV purchased a very nice close-out music library with no additional licensing fees.
Plans are continuing for the Auction, which takes place on December 8th. There are already 20 items donated for auction. The production design is being revamped, including using a phone bank in the studio.
Stephanie Frame is leaving WCTV to return to WIWU-TV in Marion, IN. Stephanie’s position is currently being advertised. Jim Russell has agreed to help out with the programming in the interim.
Dalton discussed developing a revenue stream through corporate production. There was discussion regarding the need for a task force to evaluate the corporate production situation.

Old Business
Mark Lindermann indicated that at the next meeting there will be a vote called on the controversial programming issue and the lottery issue.

New Business
Dave Burns discussed potential loopholes in the Tuesday-Thursday open time slots for specialty programming on Channel 21, which was sent to the executive committee for further discussion.


Good of the Order
John Dalton thanked Stephanie Frame for her work and wished her well.

Adjournment - 12:20 p.m.