Distribution of policy memoranda

Article 5 Section E of the Pacifica Bylaws
Specific Powers and Duties

Overseeing the conduct, management and control of the Foundation's affairs and activities, including the monitoring of the activities and actions of its radio stations and national staff consistent with applicable law and regulations, the Articles of Incorporation and these Bylaws;

Article 7 Section 3
Specific Powers and Duties

- To review and approve that station's budget and make quarterly reports to the Foundation's Board of Directors regarding the station's budget, actual income and expenditures.
- To prepare an annual written evaluation of the station's General Manager.
- To prepare an annual written evaluation of the station's Program Director.
- To assist in station fundraising activities.
- To work with station management to ensure that station programming fulfills the purposes of the Foundation and is responsive to the diverse needs of the listeners (demographic) and communities (geographic) served by the station, and that station policies and procedures for making programming decisions and for program evaluation are working in a fair, collaborative and respectful manner to provide quality programming.
- To actively reach out to underrepresented communities to help the station serve a diversity of all races, creeds, colors and nations, classes, genders and sexual orientations, and ages and to help build collaborative relations with organizations working for similar purposes.
-To perform community needs assessments, or see to it that separate "Community Advisory Committees" are formed to do so.
- To ensure that the station works diligently towards the goal of diversity in staffing at all levels and maintenance of a discrimination-free atmosphere in the workplace.

And
Whereas in order to fulfill these responsibilities the National and Local Boards need to be aware of policies and their implementation,

Therefore, let it be resolved that:
For informational purposes, that all memoranda from station or foundation management to station or foundation personnel or volunteers concerning station or foundation policy/policies be cc'd to the appropriate Local Station Board(s). In the case of national policy, the memoranda shall be copied to all PNB and LSB members.
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