MINUTES KXNM BOARD of DIRECTORS MEETING
Wednesday – November 20, 2019
Present: Art Swenka, Dixie Swenka, Ladd Hagmaier, Bill Simms, Keith Smith, Randy Wright
Not Present: Babbi Baker, John Griego,
Art Swenka called the meeting to order at 2:00 p.m.
The Pledge of Allegiance was said by all present.
A quorum was met with six of the eight directors present.
CONSENT AGENDA:Dixie Swenka motioned to approve the agenda for the November 20, 2019 meeting and the minutes from the October 16, 2019 meeting as submitted. Keith Smith seconded the motion and directors unanimously approved the consent agenda.
OLD BUSINESS: No old business was presented.
NEW BUSINESS: Dixie Swenka discussed the need to add new members to the KXNM board of directors to replace recent vacancies. Dixie suggested adding two new directors and recommended that Frank McKinnis, a retired attorney, be considered to join the board as a director. Dixie will invite Frank to meet with the board at the next board meeting scheduled for January 15, 2020.
A second potential board member was suggested who currently receives monetary payment from the station, but is considered a contractor, instead of a regular employee. Directors discussed the bylaw’s requirement (Article XV) that board members cannot be paid employees of the station, but are uncertain if this applies to contractors employed by the station. To clarify this issue, Art Swenka will discuss it with Ernie Sanchez, Station Attorney, and report back to the board.
Dixie also announced that Kurt Reederis resigning to accept a managerial position with a security firm where he previously worked. Dixie also said Kurt’s position will not be replaced, since current employees Lacey Cromer and Elizabeth Tinnin can do his work by increasing their scheduled work hours. As a result, the station’s hours will change M-F from 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. to 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
TREASURER’S REPORT: Art Swenka acting for John Griego, Treasurer, distributed copies and discussed financial statements including the Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Income by Comparison. Art reported that expenses exceeded revenue in October because of attorney fees, the purchase of remote broadcasting equipment and repairs to the studio console. Art further reported the net profit is projected to increase in the 4th quarter because of new revenue from football and basketball broadcasts, and revenue from the town announcements for Estancia, Moriarty and Mountainair.
Randy Wright commented that the Income Statement with Comparison shows the current month’s income compared to the same time as last year. Which can be misleading especially when large or unexpected expenses are incurred in a particular month. He recommended that adding a yearly to date comparison with the last year would provide a clearer financial analysis. Art Swenka said that he would add a yearly income column to the Income Statement.
Randy Wright motioned to accept the Treasurer’s Report as submitted. Bill Simms seconded the motion, and directors unanimously approved it.
COMMITTEE REPORTS: No Committee Reports were presented.
VICE PRESIDENT’S REPORT: Bill Simms reported that the Archaeology in Your Backyard show is broadcasting reruns, and indicated continuing issues with the timeliness of recording and submitting the FFA and Commodity shows. This is a persistent problem and Bill is working the FFA advisors to resolve it.
Bill reported the station’s servers and connecting cables are not well organized, and that he is constructing a server rack to alleviate crowding, to organize the servers and provide better cable management. Bill reported that either Audition or Amadeus, the station’s audio editing software would continue to be used for editing, but that Amadeus will eventually replace Audition. Bill also said that the station now has lifetime updates for Radiologik and Scheduler.
PRESIDENTS REPORT: Art Swenkareported that nineteen local high school basketball games will be broadcast on Tuesday or Thursday nights, and that Lacey Wells will continue to coordinate the broadcasts on site. The Athletic Directors from the local high schools selected which games would be broadcast. Only local games will be broadcast initially, and away games will be broadcast when more announcers and additional equipment can be procured. Six sponsors have signed up to support the basketball broadcasts, and they will each get three spots per game: before the game starts, at halftime and after the game. The station will broadcast promotional spots announcing the game times and coverage.
Art reported that during a meeting with officials from the Moriarty Schools District, the Superintendent committed to broadcasting an update on school issues following the schools board’s quarterly meetings. Art believes this will encourage officials from other local school districts to provide updates on their school activities. Art also reported on a meeting with officials from Mesalands Community College, who indicated they are not interested in owning or managing KXNM at this time, since they are launching a radio station at the college in Tucumcari.
OTHER DISCUSSION: Babbi Baker suggested via email that Art Swenka contact KNKT 107.1 FM to discuss collaboration and possible management of KXNM. KNKT is a commercial radio station airing religious music and talk programming broadcasting to the Albuquerque area. Art said that he would contact them.
The next Board of Directors Meeting is the Annual Meeting and Election scheduled for Wednesday January 15, 2020 at 2 p.m. at the KXNM Offices and Studios in McIntosh.
The election incudes:
Directors – 2 year terms
President – 3 year term
Secretary – 1 year term
The meeting adjourned at 4:00 p.m.
Respectfully Submitted: Approved:
Randy Wright
Randy Wright, Secretary Arthur J. Swenka, President
November 21, 2019
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KXNM Community Foundation Officers and Directors
Art Swenka, President | Bill Simms, Vice President | John Griego, Treasurer | Randy Wright, Secretary
Directors: Babbi Baker, Ladd Hagmaier | Keith Smith | Dixie Swenka
Directors Emeritus: Pat Lincoln | Norm Onarheim | Matt Page | Rhoda Geduld
Special Advisor to the Board of Directors: Lacey Cromer
Wednesday – November 20, 2019
Present: Art Swenka, Dixie Swenka, Ladd Hagmaier, Bill Simms, Keith Smith, Randy Wright
Not Present: Babbi Baker, John Griego,
Art Swenka called the meeting to order at 2:00 p.m.
The Pledge of Allegiance was said by all present.
A quorum was met with six of the eight directors present.
CONSENT AGENDA:Dixie Swenka motioned to approve the agenda for the November 20, 2019 meeting and the minutes from the October 16, 2019 meeting as submitted. Keith Smith seconded the motion and directors unanimously approved the consent agenda.
OLD BUSINESS: No old business was presented.
NEW BUSINESS: Dixie Swenka discussed the need to add new members to the KXNM board of directors to replace recent vacancies. Dixie suggested adding two new directors and recommended that Frank McKinnis, a retired attorney, be considered to join the board as a director. Dixie will invite Frank to meet with the board at the next board meeting scheduled for January 15, 2020.
A second potential board member was suggested who currently receives monetary payment from the station, but is considered a contractor, instead of a regular employee. Directors discussed the bylaw’s requirement (Article XV) that board members cannot be paid employees of the station, but are uncertain if this applies to contractors employed by the station. To clarify this issue, Art Swenka will discuss it with Ernie Sanchez, Station Attorney, and report back to the board.
Dixie also announced that Kurt Reederis resigning to accept a managerial position with a security firm where he previously worked. Dixie also said Kurt’s position will not be replaced, since current employees Lacey Cromer and Elizabeth Tinnin can do his work by increasing their scheduled work hours. As a result, the station’s hours will change M-F from 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. to 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
TREASURER’S REPORT: Art Swenka acting for John Griego, Treasurer, distributed copies and discussed financial statements including the Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Income by Comparison. Art reported that expenses exceeded revenue in October because of attorney fees, the purchase of remote broadcasting equipment and repairs to the studio console. Art further reported the net profit is projected to increase in the 4th quarter because of new revenue from football and basketball broadcasts, and revenue from the town announcements for Estancia, Moriarty and Mountainair.
Randy Wright commented that the Income Statement with Comparison shows the current month’s income compared to the same time as last year. Which can be misleading especially when large or unexpected expenses are incurred in a particular month. He recommended that adding a yearly to date comparison with the last year would provide a clearer financial analysis. Art Swenka said that he would add a yearly income column to the Income Statement.
Randy Wright motioned to accept the Treasurer’s Report as submitted. Bill Simms seconded the motion, and directors unanimously approved it.
COMMITTEE REPORTS: No Committee Reports were presented.
VICE PRESIDENT’S REPORT: Bill Simms reported that the Archaeology in Your Backyard show is broadcasting reruns, and indicated continuing issues with the timeliness of recording and submitting the FFA and Commodity shows. This is a persistent problem and Bill is working the FFA advisors to resolve it.
Bill reported the station’s servers and connecting cables are not well organized, and that he is constructing a server rack to alleviate crowding, to organize the servers and provide better cable management. Bill reported that either Audition or Amadeus, the station’s audio editing software would continue to be used for editing, but that Amadeus will eventually replace Audition. Bill also said that the station now has lifetime updates for Radiologik and Scheduler.
PRESIDENTS REPORT: Art Swenkareported that nineteen local high school basketball games will be broadcast on Tuesday or Thursday nights, and that Lacey Wells will continue to coordinate the broadcasts on site. The Athletic Directors from the local high schools selected which games would be broadcast. Only local games will be broadcast initially, and away games will be broadcast when more announcers and additional equipment can be procured. Six sponsors have signed up to support the basketball broadcasts, and they will each get three spots per game: before the game starts, at halftime and after the game. The station will broadcast promotional spots announcing the game times and coverage.
Art reported that during a meeting with officials from the Moriarty Schools District, the Superintendent committed to broadcasting an update on school issues following the schools board’s quarterly meetings. Art believes this will encourage officials from other local school districts to provide updates on their school activities. Art also reported on a meeting with officials from Mesalands Community College, who indicated they are not interested in owning or managing KXNM at this time, since they are launching a radio station at the college in Tucumcari.
OTHER DISCUSSION: Babbi Baker suggested via email that Art Swenka contact KNKT 107.1 FM to discuss collaboration and possible management of KXNM. KNKT is a commercial radio station airing religious music and talk programming broadcasting to the Albuquerque area. Art said that he would contact them.
The next Board of Directors Meeting is the Annual Meeting and Election scheduled for Wednesday January 15, 2020 at 2 p.m. at the KXNM Offices and Studios in McIntosh.
The election incudes:
Directors – 2 year terms
President – 3 year term
Secretary – 1 year term
The meeting adjourned at 4:00 p.m.
Respectfully Submitted: Approved:
Randy Wright
Randy Wright, Secretary Arthur J. Swenka, President
November 21, 2019
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KXNM Community Foundation Officers and Directors
Art Swenka, President | Bill Simms, Vice President | John Griego, Treasurer | Randy Wright, Secretary
Directors: Babbi Baker, Ladd Hagmaier | Keith Smith | Dixie Swenka
Directors Emeritus: Pat Lincoln | Norm Onarheim | Matt Page | Rhoda Geduld
Special Advisor to the Board of Directors: Lacey Cromer