Minutes for the special National Finance Committee meeting September 5, 2012.<br />
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Meeting convened at 8:40 PM (ET) a quorum being present, the Chair and Secretary being present.<br />
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Attending: Ken Aaron, Jim Boyd, Bill Crosier, Kim Kaufman, R. Paul Martin, Tracy Rosenberg, Alex Steinberg, Barbara<br />
Whipperman, Also attending were acting Executive Director Summer Reese, KPFA interim General Manager Andrew Phillips,<br />
KPFA Business Manager Maria Negret, KPFA Subscriptions Director Phil Osegueda and KPFA’s Network Systems Consultant<br />
Roger Marquis.<br />
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Agenda:<br />
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The KPFA FY13 draft budget<br />
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The committee discussed the KPFA draft FY13 budget proposal. KPFA is proposing to increase the number of on-air fund<br />
raiser days from 86 in FY12 to 89 in FY13. The issue of KPFK and KPFA having different on-air fund raiser dates but<br />
sharing some programming was discussed. The issue of KPFA proposing to move some of its Fall on-air fund raiser days<br />
from October into September was discussed. The Web site and other technology related expenses were discussed. The<br />
committee discussed KPFA’s desire to contract with a company called Goal Busters, pending discussions with the acting<br />
Executive Director, to help with off-air fund raising efforts. The station hopes to increase some of its revenue lines<br />
through this arrangement. The committee also discussed KPFA’s personnel expenses.<br />
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Motion: (Bill Crosier) “That in the KPFA FY13 draft budget proposal we reduce the expected ‘Listener Support’ line item<br />
(General Ledger account #5000) by $100,000. and also cut ‘Major Donor (>$1K per donor)’ (General Ledger account #5752)<br />
by $100,000.” (Passed 7 for, 0 against, 1 abstention)<br />
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Motion: (Tracy Rosenberg) “To recommend expense cuts in the KPFA FY13 draft budget proposal as follows: $15,000 to the<br />
‘News Services’ line (General Ledger account #6670), $10,000 to the ‘Pension Expense’ line (General Ledger account<br />
#6102) under ‘Personnel Costs,’ $10,000 to the ‘Premiums - Other Vendors’ line (General Ledger account #6750) under<br />
‘Development Expenses,’ 15% off ‘Repairs and Maintenance’ (General Ledger account #6650), for $6,780, reduce ‘Computer<br />
Maintenance’ (General Ledger account #6665) by $5,400, reduce ‘Web-Site Expenses’ (General Ledger account #6698) by<br />
$4,500, to apply a balance of $120,000 to personnel reduction.” (Passed without objection)<br />
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Note: at the October 23, 2012, NFC meeting it was determined that in the above motion the phrase, “$10,000 to the<br />
‘Pension Expense’ line (General Ledger account #6102)” should in fact have referenced General Ledger account #6103.<br />
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Adjourned 12:27 AM (ET), September 6, 2012.<br />
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Submitted by R. Paul Martin, Secretary.