Wisconsin Public Radio Association Board of Directors

January 11, 2008 Meeting

Minutes

 

BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT:        Rosewall, Lichtenberg, Utley, Merrick, Powless, Gilmore, Egan, Sigman, Steele, Jones-Bey, Rudnitzki, Gerlach, Donoghue (by phone), Good, Jasper, Corriveau

 

President Rosewall called the meeting to order at 11:07 a.m.

 

Sigman/Gilmore MOTION to approve September 2007 Board Meeting Minutes.

APPROVED

 

Advocacy Committee Report presented by Powless

Sheehan/Egan MOTION to have the WPRA/WPR become a sponsor of the Arts Wisconsin Advocacy Day on March 5th at a cost of $250.00.

APPROVED

 

Development Committee Report presented by Rudnitzki

No Board action required

 

Finance Committee Report presented by Merrick

No Board action required

 

Board Operations Committee Report presented by Steele

Election process in place.  Nominations for contested seats on the board received and vetted (see attached list).  Ballots will contain the name and location of each candidate, a 150 word profile statement provided by each candidate, a disclaimer statement, and a description of how ballot order was determined.

 

Steele/Gilmore MOTION to hire the Wegner accounting firm to count the ballots unless a preferable alternative is found in the next 30 days.

 

MOTION withdrawn by Steele/Gilmore

 

Steele/Lichtenberg MOTION to hire Wegner accounting firm to audit the election returns for 2008.

 

APPROVED

 

Jones-Bey/Egan MOTION to adjourn.

 

Meeting adjourned at 12:10 p.m.

 

Respectfully submitted by 



[1] Meeting minutes are not official until approved by the Board of Directors.