Minutes for the special National Finance Committee meeting September 3, 2013.<br />
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Meeting convened at 8:43 PM (ET) a quorum being present, the Chair and Secretary being present.<br />
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Attending: Jim Boyd, John Cromshow, Marcus Jetter, R. Paul Martin (Secretary), Tony Norman, Michael Novick, Tracy<br />
Rosenberg (Chair), Raul Salvador (CFO), Richard Uzzell, Barbara Whipperman, also attending were KPFA interim General<br />
Manager Richard Pirodsky, KPFA Business Manager Maria Negret and Pacifica interim Executive Director Summer Reese.<br />
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Agenda:<br />
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Extension of WPFW budget deadline 	10 minutes<br />
KPFA FY14 budget<br />
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Motion: (Tracy Rosenberg) “To set the agenda as: ‘KPFA FY14 budget.’”<br />
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Amendment: (Marcus Jetter) “To add ‘Extension of WPFW budget deadline 10 minutes.’” (Passed without objection)<br />
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Motion as amended:“To set the agenda as:<br />
Extension of WPFW budget deadline (10 minutes)<br />
KPFA FY14 budget.” (Passed as amended without objection)<br />
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Extension of WPFW budget deadline 8:48 PM (ET)<br />
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The WPFW Treasurer reported that the WPFW local Finance Committee had passed the draft FY14 budget, but the WPFW LSB<br />
couldn’t achieve quorum at the meeting called to vote on approval of it. The WPFW LSB has a meeting scheduled for<br />
September 11.<br />
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Motion: (Marcus Jetter) “To provide WPFW an extension to its budget deadline to September 12, 2013.” (Passed as amended<br />
without objection)<br />
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Amendment: (Tracy Rosenberg) “That if the committee passes this motion that we cancel the September 10, 2013, regular<br />
NFC meeting unless there is unfinished business from tonight and instead meet on September 18, and 19, 2013, to consider<br />
the WPFW and WBAI draft FY14 budgets respectively, and meet on September 24, 2013, to do the Pacifica Radio Archives and<br />
National Office draft budgets.” (Passed without objection)<br />
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Motion as amended: “To provide WPFW an extension to its budget deadline to September 12, 2013. That if the committee<br />
passes this motion that we cancel the September 10, 2013, regular NFC meeting unless there is unfinished business from<br />
tonight and instead meet on September 18, and 19, 2013, to consider the WPFW and WBAI draft FY14 budgets respectively,<br />
and meet on September 24, 2013, to do the Pacifica Radio Archives and National Office draft budgets.” (Passed as amended<br />
without objection)<br />
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KPFA FY14 budget 9:07 PM (ET)<br />
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The committee discussed the current version of the KPFA draft FY14 budget proposal. There was discussion of whether the<br />
committee should keep examining the budget as it had been passed by the KPFA LSB or if the committee should start anew<br />
discussing the newly presented budget. The KPFA Treasurer said that there had been problems with the budget template and<br />
that some of the formulas were incorrect, and these had to be corrected. The discussion of which budget proposal to use<br />
continued.<br />
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The Chair relinquished the chair at 9:21 PM (ET) to speak on the topic under consideration, The Secretary took the<br />
chair.<br />
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The Chair resumed the chair at 9:27 PM (ET).<br />
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The ratio of premium costs to Listener Support was discussed. KPFA currently employs about 30 FTEs, amounting to about<br />
40 or more workers. They want to add 1.5 FTEs raising the total to about 31.8 FTES. There will be 3% raises for Paid<br />
Staff in FY14 as a result of negotiations with the Union, and there will be an increase in health premium expenses. This<br />
will raise the FY14 personnel expanses by approximately $150,000 over the FY13 budget.  The way in which the allocation<br />
of some revenues from on-air fund raisers is split with KPFK was outlined. KPFA deficits of previous years were<br />
discussed. The prospect of adding on-air fund raiser days and lowering depreciation were discussed. The idea of other<br />
stations which are airing programs originating at KPFA helping out KPFA’s revenue was brought up.<br />
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The committee agreed to return to consideration of the KPFA draft FY14 budget at the September 10, 2013, NFC meeting. It<br />
is expected that the ideas brought up at this meeting can be quantified for insertion into the spreadsheet by that<br />
meeting.<br />
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Adjourned 11:31 PM (ET)<br />
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Submitted by R. Paul Martin, Secretary.