[grc] REC/RRPA position statement on "Pacifica Restructuring Project

[Tracy Rosenberg]

Bylaws amendments that change member voting rights (eliminating local
station boards, terminating staff rights to run for a board seat and
dropping local representation on the PNB by 75%),
require a vote of the members. The national board and all 5 local boards do
need to vote on the proposal, but whether they vote yes or no, it would
have to be ratified by the members via
an election that meets a 10% quorum.

Then there would have to be a new election for the new board. So it is two
more elections making that three in a year. Yes, it is pouring cash down
the drain in the short term.  I don't think it will get as
far as lawsuits, but if it should happen too, that will add to the cash
drain.

I assume those supporting it figure the later sale of a station on the okay
of six people they select is how they will address the costs. There is
nothing else in the proposal to pay for it.


On Wed, Sep 18, 2019 at 7:22 AM k lewis via grc <grc at maillist.peak.org>
wrote:

> Don’t they need a 2/3 majority vote to change by-laws? Holding an election
> (and then fighting legal battles about it after) will further bankrupt the
> network.
>
> > On Sep 18, 2019, at 6:17 AM, Michelle Bradley via grc <
> grc at maillist.peak.org> wrote:
> >
> > https://recnet.com/node/2920
> >
> >
> > REC/RRPA position statement on "Pacifica Restructuring Project"
> >
> > /Joint position statement of REC Networks and Riverton Radio Project
> Association/
> >
> > There is currently a petition being circulated to make some major
> changes on the board of directors at Pacifica Foundation.  This board
> includes representatives from all Pacifica-owned stations (KPFA, KPFK,
> WPFW, WBAI and KPFT).  Starting recently, the board also has
> representatives of the Pacifca affiliates.  These are the many LPFM and
> full-service FM community stations that promote the Pacifica Mission
> through the airing of programming and through the submission of programming
> to other affiliates.
> >
> > The current plan would completely gut the board, including those who I
> know, who are working hard to "fix" Pacifica from the inside.  This current
> plan also eliminates the local station boards which are the voices who
> represent the unique cultural needs of each of the 5 Pacifica-owned
> stations.
> >
> > REC's main concern is around the affiliates.  We note that the petition
> does not even have a space for affiliates to fill out a petition if they
> wanted to.  Its only limited to paid members and staff of the 5 stations.
> >
> > Under the proposed plan, affiliates can be represented by "at large"
> members appointed by the new board however there is no requirement that
> they do.
> >
> > The Pacifica affiliates deserve a voice at the table.   They worked hard
> to achieve a louder voice.  Let's not silence that voice.
> >
> > Say "no" to this petition.
> >
> > Michelle Bradley
> > on behalf of both REC Networks
> > and Riverton Radio Project Association
> >
> > /REC Networks is an unincorporated entity owned and operated by Michelle
> Bradley.  Since 1984, REC has been providing inforomation, entertainment
> and support which today, includes regulatory advocacy related to spectrum
> access, especially for community broadcasting.  REC also provides
> programming for J1 Radio, a Canada-based cluster of internet radio stations
> providing Japanese-language entertainment world-wide and one
> English-language network, REC-FM./
> >
> > /Riverton Radio Project Association is a Delaware non-profit corporation
> operating under the direction of Michelle and Eva Bradley and the operator
> of a Part 15 broadcast station is an affiliate of Pacifica Network./
> >
> >
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> > /Amateur Radio: KU3N/
> > /Founder - REC Networks/ - *https://recnet.com*
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