Minutes for the regular National Finance Committee meeting December 7,<br />
2010.<br />
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Meeting convened at 9:00 PM (ET) a quorum being present, the Chair being<br />
absent, the Secretary being present.<br />
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Attending: Alonzo Brown, Kim Kaufman, R. Paul Martin, Tracy Rosenberg,<br />
Alex Steinberg, Lavarn Williams, Bruce Wolf.<br />
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Agenda:<br />
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1. Minutes request from National Office<br />
2. WBAI FY11 budget<br />
3. WPFW FY11 budget<br />
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In the absence of the Chair the Secretary convened the meeting. No one<br />
else volunteered to chair the meeting so the Secretary acted as Chair pro<br />
tem with the agreement of the committee.<br />
<br />
Motion: (R. Paul Martin) "To approve the agenda." (passed without<br />
objection)<br />
<br />
Minutes request from National Office 9:05 PM (ET)<br />
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The committee has been informed that the auditors want to see the minutes<br />
of the NFC meetings from the beginning of FY10 through November 30, 2010.<br />
There was a discussion and some members wanted to make sure that the<br />
minutes of the executive sessions were treated as confidential.<br />
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Motion: (R. Paul Martin) "The Secretary will send the NFC meeting minutes<br />
of the last year to the National Office. The CFO will take charge of them<br />
and will give them to the auditor at her discretion." (Passed without<br />
objection)<br />
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WBAI FY11 budget 9:14 PM (ET)<br />
<br />
The committee discussed the WBAI FY11 proposed budget. The contingency<br />
plan from the WBAI interim General Manager was discussed. CFO Lavarn<br />
Williams said that she wanted a contingency plan from every station.<br />
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Motion: (R. Paul Martin) "To pass the WBAI draft FY11 budget, contingent<br />
on any motions that come out of the executive session meeting." (Postponed<br />
to next meeting)<br />
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Motion: (Bruce Wolf) "To postpone the motion to the next meeting." (Passed<br />
4 for, 2 against)<br />
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WPFW FY11 budget 10:37 PM (ET)<br />
<br />
The committee discussed the WPFW FY11 proposed budget. Berthold Reimers<br />
has been helping to put the budget's numbers into the template. There have<br />
been some issues with that. It is being worked on.<br />
<br />
The CFO requested that Pacifica Technical Director Jon Almeleh be allowed<br />
to participate in the executive session teleconference. There was no<br />
objection.<br />
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Motion: (R. Paul Martin) "To adjourn to the executive session." (Passed<br />
without objection)<br />
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Adjourned 10:45 PM (ET)<br />
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Submitted by R. Paul Martin, Secretary.<br />