MINUTES KXNM BOARD of DIRECTORS MEETING
Wednesday –January 16, 2019
Present: Art Swenka, Dixie Swenka, Babbi Baker, Ladd Hagmaier, Keith Smith, Bill Simms, Randy Wright
Not Present: John Griego, Norm Onarheim,
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 7 of 9 directors present.
CONSENT AGENDA: Dixie Swenka motioned to approve the agenda for the January 16, 2019 meeting, and the minutes from the December 5, 2018 meeting as submitted. Babbi Baker seconded the motion, and directors unanimously approved it.
OLD BUSINESS:
a. Report on tower repairs – Art Swenka reportedthatthe tower repairs were completed by Wheatfield Communications. The repairs included replacing some jumpers and aligning and tightening the remaining jumpers. The replaced jumpers will be used as spares. As a result of these repairs, the signal strength increased to nearly 5.0 Kw, which is the maximum signal strength available.
b. Update on Radiologik testing – Bill Simms reported that migrating from Simian to Radiologik is nearly finished, and the team working on this project is currently selecting songs from the library to create a playlist in iTunes. A 24-hour on-air test is scheduled for February 1, 2019. Bill recommended keeping Simian as a backup for several months after Radiologic is operational.
c. Update on KXNM Website – Dixie Swenkareported that Weebly, the website development software, used by KXNM has provided a correct login user name and password. This was a complicated process and took over a month to complete. Randy Wrightreported that the Website is being updated and recommended protocols on publishing content to avoid future problems.
NEW BUSINESS:
a. Nomination and Election of Officers– Ladd Hagmaier motioned that the incumbent officers, Bills Simms for Vice President, John Griego for Treasurer and Randy Wright for Secretary be nominated for these positions. Babbi Baker and Dixie Swenka seconded the motion, and directors unanimously elected all three for their respective office.
TREASURER’S REPORT: Art Swenkasubstituting for John Griego, Treasurer, provided copies of Activity by Month, the Annual Financial Statements, and recent Transaction Reports. Art explained the purpose of several expenses including plumbing and tower repairs.
The end of year balance shows a net surplus of $1,325.77 for the year, because the station does not pay the 30 percent sales commission, which was $17,875.50. Directors noted that work from other volunteers contributes to the fiscal soundness of the station.
Randy Wright motioned to accept the Treasurer’s Report as submitted. Bill Simms seconded the motion, and directors unanimously approved it.
COMMITTEE REPORTS: There were no committee reports.
VICE PRESIDENT’S REPORT: Bill Simmsreported that he was working on a thank you message for Ron Johnson, a DJ friend of Bob Taylor, who donated major music collection to the station of 157,000 songs by 4,200 artists. Bill is also donating a Mac computer to the station as a backup for the Mac computer hosting Radiologik.
PRESIDENT’S REPORT: Art Swenka continued discussing succession planning from the December meeting. Randy Wright suggested that this discussion was proprietary and motioned to move to executive session, Babbi Baker seconded the motion and all directors approved it. The meeting concluded with no additional business discussed.
The next Board of Directors Meetingis scheduled for Wednesday, February 20, 2019 at 2 p.m. at the KXNM Offices and Studios in McIntosh.
The meeting adjourned at 3:30 p.m.
Respectfully Submitted: Approved:
Randy Wright
Randy Wright, Secretary Arthur J. Swenka, President
01/20/2019
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Wednesday –January 16, 2019
Present: Art Swenka, Dixie Swenka, Babbi Baker, Ladd Hagmaier, Keith Smith, Bill Simms, Randy Wright
Not Present: John Griego, Norm Onarheim,
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 7 of 9 directors present.
CONSENT AGENDA: Dixie Swenka motioned to approve the agenda for the January 16, 2019 meeting, and the minutes from the December 5, 2018 meeting as submitted. Babbi Baker seconded the motion, and directors unanimously approved it.
OLD BUSINESS:
a. Report on tower repairs – Art Swenka reportedthatthe tower repairs were completed by Wheatfield Communications. The repairs included replacing some jumpers and aligning and tightening the remaining jumpers. The replaced jumpers will be used as spares. As a result of these repairs, the signal strength increased to nearly 5.0 Kw, which is the maximum signal strength available.
b. Update on Radiologik testing – Bill Simms reported that migrating from Simian to Radiologik is nearly finished, and the team working on this project is currently selecting songs from the library to create a playlist in iTunes. A 24-hour on-air test is scheduled for February 1, 2019. Bill recommended keeping Simian as a backup for several months after Radiologic is operational.
c. Update on KXNM Website – Dixie Swenkareported that Weebly, the website development software, used by KXNM has provided a correct login user name and password. This was a complicated process and took over a month to complete. Randy Wrightreported that the Website is being updated and recommended protocols on publishing content to avoid future problems.
NEW BUSINESS:
a. Nomination and Election of Officers– Ladd Hagmaier motioned that the incumbent officers, Bills Simms for Vice President, John Griego for Treasurer and Randy Wright for Secretary be nominated for these positions. Babbi Baker and Dixie Swenka seconded the motion, and directors unanimously elected all three for their respective office.
TREASURER’S REPORT: Art Swenkasubstituting for John Griego, Treasurer, provided copies of Activity by Month, the Annual Financial Statements, and recent Transaction Reports. Art explained the purpose of several expenses including plumbing and tower repairs.
The end of year balance shows a net surplus of $1,325.77 for the year, because the station does not pay the 30 percent sales commission, which was $17,875.50. Directors noted that work from other volunteers contributes to the fiscal soundness of the station.
Randy Wright motioned to accept the Treasurer’s Report as submitted. Bill Simms seconded the motion, and directors unanimously approved it.
COMMITTEE REPORTS: There were no committee reports.
VICE PRESIDENT’S REPORT: Bill Simmsreported that he was working on a thank you message for Ron Johnson, a DJ friend of Bob Taylor, who donated major music collection to the station of 157,000 songs by 4,200 artists. Bill is also donating a Mac computer to the station as a backup for the Mac computer hosting Radiologik.
PRESIDENT’S REPORT: Art Swenka continued discussing succession planning from the December meeting. Randy Wright suggested that this discussion was proprietary and motioned to move to executive session, Babbi Baker seconded the motion and all directors approved it. The meeting concluded with no additional business discussed.
The next Board of Directors Meetingis scheduled for Wednesday, February 20, 2019 at 2 p.m. at the KXNM Offices and Studios in McIntosh.
The meeting adjourned at 3:30 p.m.
Respectfully Submitted: Approved:
Randy Wright
Randy Wright, Secretary Arthur J. Swenka, President
01/20/2019
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