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Here is the LSB Resolution That Established a democratic Program Council at KPFA in 2004
IN 2004 the KPFA LSB passed a Resolution establishing a Program Council with authority to make programming changes. The LSB also passed a Resolution supporting the Program Council's moving Democracy Now! to prime time 7-8am and the Morning Show to 8-10am. The Democracy Now! Time change was stonewalled by the staff and allies that became the Concerned Listeners who ignore these Resolutions and have allowed their management allies to eliminate the Program Council.
Democracy Now! Time change Resolution:
Resolved that:
In the specific case of the Program Council decision made last October to move Democracy Now! from 9-10 am to 7-8 am, and to move the Morning Show from 7-9 am to 8-10 am, which decision the Program Council reaffirmed on December 16th when it decided the change was to have been implemented on or about March 9th, the LSB finds that the time change:
(1)does not raise legal issues that pose a threat to the broadcast license,
(2)does not raise personnel issues that conflict with a disciplinary action taken by the GM,
(3)does not violate the KPFA union contract, and
(4)will not cause serious financial harm to the station.
Therefore, the LSB directs the General Manager to implement the time change within a reasonable time frame not to exceed four months from this date.
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The above resolution is being considered now based upon the LSB having previously passed the following resolution:
Resolved that:
Whereas, it is the duty of the KPFA LSB: To work with station management to ensure that station programming fulfills the purposes of the Foundation and is responsive to the diverse needs of the listeners (demographic) and communities (geographic) served by the station, and that station policies and procedures for making programming decisions and for program evaluation are working in a fair, collaborative and respectful manner to provide quality programming.@ Bylaws, Article Seven, Section 3.G.
Therefore, the KPFA LSB adopts and approves the programming decision- making policy and procedure agreed upon by the KPFA management and Program Council at their retreat on November 18, 2003, specifically:
We affirm the power of the Program Council to make programming decisions by majority vote, and to affirm the composition of the program council to include as voting members, management (programming and development), department heads (music, drama and literature, training, news, and future public affairs), unpaid staff (4 plus 2 alternates), and Local Advisory Board, which elects 3, and appoints 3 community representatives, and in timely consultation with KFCF and other Associate Station management, which shall have access to the Program Council, access to all relevant information and input on any programming proposals that impact KFCF or other Associate Stations and their listeners.
Further, the LSB adopts the following policy: The General Manager may override a programming decision made by the Program Council in the following cases:
(1)legal issues that pose a threat to the broadcast license,
(2)personnel issues where the programming decision conflicts with a disciplinary action taken by the GM,
(3)violations of the KPFA union contract, and
(4)where the GM believes the decision would cause serious financial harm to the station.
If the General Manager overrides a programming decision made by the Program Council, the Program Council may appeal to the LSB to override the General Manager.
______________________________
Vote on Democracy Now! time change:
Vote on the Main Motion: 12 in favor, 11 opposed. Motion passes.
Roll call:
In favor: Howard Beeman, Max Blanchet, Steve Conley, Ted Friedman, Jane Jackson, Sepideh Khosrowjah, Michael Lubin, Miguel Molina, Fadi Saba, Gerald Sanders, Carol Spooner, LaVarn Williams
Opposed: Mary Berg, Annie Hallett, Mark Hernandez, Max Pringle, Sarv Randhawa, Willie Ratcliff, Lisa Rothman, Bonnie Simmons, Marnie Tattersall, Willie Thompson, William Walker
___________________________________
Richard Phelps, former Chair KPFA LSB and http://www.peoplesradio.net LSB candidate along with Stan Woods, Gerald Sanders and Jim Curtis
Resolved that:
In the specific case of the Program Council decision made last October to move Democracy Now! from 9-10 am to 7-8 am, and to move the Morning Show from 7-9 am to 8-10 am, which decision the Program Council reaffirmed on December 16th when it decided the change was to have been implemented on or about March 9th, the LSB finds that the time change:
(1)does not raise legal issues that pose a threat to the broadcast license,
(2)does not raise personnel issues that conflict with a disciplinary action taken by the GM,
(3)does not violate the KPFA union contract, and
(4)will not cause serious financial harm to the station.
Therefore, the LSB directs the General Manager to implement the time change within a reasonable time frame not to exceed four months from this date.
___________________________________________
The above resolution is being considered now based upon the LSB having previously passed the following resolution:
Resolved that:
Whereas, it is the duty of the KPFA LSB: To work with station management to ensure that station programming fulfills the purposes of the Foundation and is responsive to the diverse needs of the listeners (demographic) and communities (geographic) served by the station, and that station policies and procedures for making programming decisions and for program evaluation are working in a fair, collaborative and respectful manner to provide quality programming.@ Bylaws, Article Seven, Section 3.G.
Therefore, the KPFA LSB adopts and approves the programming decision- making policy and procedure agreed upon by the KPFA management and Program Council at their retreat on November 18, 2003, specifically:
We affirm the power of the Program Council to make programming decisions by majority vote, and to affirm the composition of the program council to include as voting members, management (programming and development), department heads (music, drama and literature, training, news, and future public affairs), unpaid staff (4 plus 2 alternates), and Local Advisory Board, which elects 3, and appoints 3 community representatives, and in timely consultation with KFCF and other Associate Station management, which shall have access to the Program Council, access to all relevant information and input on any programming proposals that impact KFCF or other Associate Stations and their listeners.
Further, the LSB adopts the following policy: The General Manager may override a programming decision made by the Program Council in the following cases:
(1)legal issues that pose a threat to the broadcast license,
(2)personnel issues where the programming decision conflicts with a disciplinary action taken by the GM,
(3)violations of the KPFA union contract, and
(4)where the GM believes the decision would cause serious financial harm to the station.
If the General Manager overrides a programming decision made by the Program Council, the Program Council may appeal to the LSB to override the General Manager.
______________________________
Vote on Democracy Now! time change:
Vote on the Main Motion: 12 in favor, 11 opposed. Motion passes.
Roll call:
In favor: Howard Beeman, Max Blanchet, Steve Conley, Ted Friedman, Jane Jackson, Sepideh Khosrowjah, Michael Lubin, Miguel Molina, Fadi Saba, Gerald Sanders, Carol Spooner, LaVarn Williams
Opposed: Mary Berg, Annie Hallett, Mark Hernandez, Max Pringle, Sarv Randhawa, Willie Ratcliff, Lisa Rothman, Bonnie Simmons, Marnie Tattersall, Willie Thompson, William Walker
___________________________________
Richard Phelps, former Chair KPFA LSB and http://www.peoplesradio.net LSB candidate along with Stan Woods, Gerald Sanders and Jim Curtis
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I've been reading the bylaws lately and they do not even mention Program Councils. But they do define the LSBs relationship with the GM and PD as limited to evaluations and developing candidate pools. Not in making programming decisions for them by edict "or else."
I think a close reading of the bylaws, and the powers ascribed to the LSB let alone a subcomittee, show that the resolution should have been ruled out of order as conflicting with the bylaws and for being unenforceable.
Of course, for Mission Usurpers, any attack on station management is fair game.