2007 Annual Meeting Minutes

Call to Order:
President Kim Poinsett called the Annual Meeting of the membership of WCTV to order at 4:05 p.m.
Poinsett introduced the current Board Members and acknowledged Kenneth Paust, who left the board.
Poinsett also introduced the WCTV staff, recognized part-time and interim staff, and interns.
Fifteen Production Partners were recognized and twenty-six Business Partners were acknowledged and thanked.


Present:
The list of those in attendance is attached. (Attachment A)

Approval of Minutes:
Minutes of the previous Annual Meeting were distributed. Ed Hoffman moved to accept the minutes with Dave Burns giving the second. The minutes were unanimously approved.

Financial Report:
Treasurer Jeff Plasterer presented the financial report ending December 31, 2006. The income was $238,463.42, operating expenses were $216,923.85, with a total net income of $21,539.57. Plasterer reported that WCTV ended the year in better shape financially than the previous year.
Jeff Plasterer moved to accept the report with Sharon Palmer giving the second. The financial report was unanimously approved

Director’s Report:
Station Director John Dalton shared WCTV statistics, including an average of more than 75 programs a week adding up to more than 16 hours a day across the three channels; and airing more than 100 original series from more than 45 local producers in 2006.
Dalton also shared updates on the board, personal, and community mandates given to him upon his arrival a year ago.
Dalton spoke about this year’s plans, including exploring more technology trends and outcomes, and pursuing corporate work to grow additional revenue streams. But Dalton stated that following state and federal franchising legislation, and working with our current and any potential future cable companies, would be paramount.

When Dalton asked for questions from the floor, Ralph Wynn stated that he hoped WCTV would look at the personnel requirements for hiring. Wynn urged all to remember what public access means, especially to under-represented populations.
Jerome Mahaffey and James Patterson also spoke from the audience to ask WCTV to look at personnel requirements.

Old Business:
Nominees for new Board Members were introduced by Mark Linderman. Nominees are:
Daryl Greene (renewal), 3 year term
Eric Marsh (renewal), 1 year term
Jeff Plasterer (renewal), 1 year term
Stephanie Strait (renewal), 1 year term

James Patterson moved to accept the slate of nominees, with Ed Hoffman giving the second. The nominees were unanimously approved.


New Business:
Annual Awards:
John Dalton presented certificates to 45 volunteers. He recognized former award winners in the audience before announcing the following awards:

Channel 11 Producer of the Year – Stephanie Hays-Mussoni (accepted by Harry Phillips), for “Environmentally Speaking”

Channel 20 Producer of the Year – Tim Scales, for “In Your Business”

Channel 21 Producer of the Year – Jim and Cathy Hill, for “Midwest Jamboree”

2006 Volunteer of the Year – Jonathan Crawford and Christina Vaughn

2006 Program of the Year – WHON Kicks 96 News


Meeting Adjourned at 5:00 p.m.

Refreshments Provided.


(Attachment A)


Whitewater Community Television
2006 Annual Meeting
Tuesday, March 27, 2007

MEMBERS IN ATTENDANCE NON-MEMBER ATTENDANCE

Willard Brown Dara Chamberlain
Dave Burns Kate Eliason
Patricia DeSonie Annalisa Gross
Waketha Downs Johnny Hou
Chris Hardie Harry Phillips
Cathy Hill Megan Scales
Carolyn Hoffman Shirley Turley
Ed Hoffman Cynthia Vaughn
Mark Linderman Caleb Walters
Jerome Mahaffey
Barb Mayberry
Sharon Palmer
Jeff Plasterer
Kim Poinsett
Tim Scales
Bonnie Slick
Ray Slick
Stephanie Strait
Ralph Wynn


STAFF IN ATTENDANCE

John Dalton
John Schuerman
Nick Poling
Diane Lucas