2007-05-10 Affiliates Task Force Minutes

• Follow up with more task force members joining this work group.
• Current members include: Don White, Chandra Hauptman, Deena Kolbert, Sandra Rawline, Ursula Ruedenberg

VI. Report of Outreach Group and discussion about Radio for People

• Follow up with recommendation to PNB
• Follow up with more task force members joining this work group.
• Current members include: Teresa Allen, Deb Shafto, Ursula Ruedenberg

VII. Adjourn

Meeting Convened at 8:36pm

I. Roll call
In attendance: Chandra Hauptman, Don White, Shawn Rhodes, Berta Silva, Cerene Roberts, Teresa Allen, Sandra Rawline, Dr. Evelyn Bethune, Rob Robinson, Kalonji Olusegon, Ursula Ruedenberg, Deena Kolbert, Rip Robbins; ED Greg Guma, CFO Lonnie Hicks
Absent: Sarv Randhawa, Margaret Prescott, Alan Minsky, Ray Laforest, Lori Taguma

II. Approval of agenda
S Rawline moved to add Guest Representative as soon as possible on agenda. Passed without objection.
T Allen moved to add New Business. Passed without objection.

III. Affiliate Guest Representative Cliff Albright- WBFZ

IV. Approval of minutes- without objection decided to postpone until after CFO Discussion

V. Discussion with CFO to get budgeting information
--- Follow up with projected timeline for task force to address budget process
L Hicks will provide budget with expenses from 10-1-06 to 3-31-07; will integrate Affiliate Coordinator budget with budget categories to Taskforce by 5-24-07 & will meet with Affiliate Taskforce after time to review(@ 5-31-07)
ED- has sent out a Report on these issues —Structure Group has started this work

VI. Report of Structure Group
--- Members include: Don White, Chandra Hauptman, Deena Kolbert, Sandra Rawline, Ursula Ruedenberg, Rip Robbins, Shawn Rhodes

VII. Report of Outreach Group and discussion about Radio for People
--- Follow up with recommendation to PNB
--- Current members include: Teresa Allen, Deb Shafto, Ursula Ruedenberg, Rip Robbins
The Taskforce will meet to discuss the budget process on May 31, 2007 at 8:30pm EST.
Dr. Evelyn Bethune resigns from the Affiliate Taskforce due to heavy workload on other Pacifica Committees.
C Roberts asked to be added to the listserve and will then decide which workgroup that she wants to serve on.

VIII. New business
Elections Cmte. asked for a report on the current process of how we get nominations to position of Affiliate Directors and historical review of that process. T Allen will present that report; R Robbins will author it.

IX. Meeting adjourned at 11:19pm EST

Respectfully submitted,
Teresa J. Allen, Secretary
(5-10-07; approved 6-14-07)