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NEWTON CABLE COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
DATE: March 20, 2013
PLACE: Town Meeting Hall
TIME: 5:30p.m.
CALL TO ORDER: 5:30p.m.
Roll Call: Diane Morin, Chairman; Mary Winglass, Public Relations/Programmer, Sally Woodman, Secretary;
Donna Judge, Station Manager, Marilyn Landry
Minutes from previous meeting of January 30: Morin motioned to accept the minutes as written. Landry seconded and the motion carried unanimously.
Budget:
- Waiting for the updates from the Town’s Bookkeeper and Administrator.
Correspondence and Communications:
The candidate’s letters were sent.
Review Programing Schedule:
- Winglass mentioned that there were some problems with the scheduling of programs caused somewhat by missed communications. The committee decided that when Winglass needed to contact Judge she would wait 4 hours. If she received no response she would then contact Morin.
- Judge said she would update the schedule. Landry volunteered to set up a template for the scheduling so that the public in general would have a better idea of when programs were being aired. A calendar format was suggested and several suggestions were made as to how to decimate the schedules to the public and how often to update it. A schedule will be posted on the Town Hall bulletin board as well as the Town’s official website.
- At this point the committee discussed the need for another operator. Morin recused herself from the ensuing discussion. The remaining committee members discussed hiring Morin as a cable operator. The members also discussed her pay and entry level. Landry made a motion to hire Diane Morin as a cable operator starting at Step 3, Grade 9 beginning March 20, 2013. Winglass seconded and the motion passed unanimously (with Morin abstaining). Woodman will send a memo to Winglass for the BOS.
- Morin then rejoined the meeting.
- The committee went over when she would need to recuse herself and/or abstain from voting.
Upcoming Events:
- At 10:00am on March 27, 2013 Andrea Lewy will be presenting a program for seniors, veterans and the blind covering tax and credit exemptions. Morin will cover this event.
Unfinished Business:
- The committee continued reviewing the cable by-laws. All of the by-law sections have been covered and Morin will make the corrections and bring the corrected by-law booklet to the next meeting for a final review.
- The position of vice chair was discussed and Woodman motioned to nominate Landry to the position. Morin seconded and the motion passed unanimously.
- The cable operator’s job description is covered in the by-laws.
New Business:
- It was noted that the candidate’s night went well with only one complaint. The complaint said the questioned asked was not exactly like the one written.
- It was great news that all three of the cable warrants articles 7, 8, and 9 passed. The committee then discussed in length some of the important things that need to be addressed to improve our station. Judge mentioned that Access Video might be too big a company to assist us. Judge said she would contact NHCCM. We are hoping to get suggestions for a qualified consultant who will advise us on a “moving forward” plan.
- Better communication was addressed under New Business.
Other:
Next Cable Committee meeting: April 17, 2013
Adjournment: 7:20p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Sally Woodman
Secretary
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