Town of Newton
Newton Cable Committee
PO Box 378 Newton, NH 03858
September 10, 2014 MINUTES
Call to Order: 6:35pm
Roll Call: Mary Winglass, Chair, Public Relations/Programmer; Sally Woodman, Secretary; Diane Morin, Station Manager joined the meeting at the conclusion of the evaluation; Marilyn Landry, Vice Chair
Minutes from Previous Meeting of August 14, 2014: Marilyn motioned to accept the minutes of August 14, 2014. Mary seconded and it passed unanimously
Other business: Station Manager’s Evaluation: The evaluation of Diane Morin, Station Manager was processed before Diane arrived. It was completed by Mary and Marilyn while Sally stepped down.
Mary motioned to recommend to the Board of Selectmen a 10% merit increase for Station Manager Diane from Grade X, Step 3 to Step7 effective June 4, 2014. Marilyn seconded the motion and it passed unanimously. Sally abstained.
Correspondence and Communications:
- The committee reviewed the Selectmen Policy relating to the Cable rules dated April 19, 1995. It was recommended that they needed to be update. Mary said she would approach the BOS with our recommendation.
- The BOS, Secretary, Mary Winglass, sent a memo requesting that an “Inventory of Town-owned Property & Equipment be completed by September 30, 2014. Marilyn and Sally have completed a partial inventory and Diane will complete the rest.
- An invoice was received for 1 Rolls RS80 Digital AM/FM Tuner (40 Presets) for $253.26 and 1 TERK PI-INDOOR ANTENNA (black) for $26.50. This will be paid with Cable Revolving fund money.
- 2 Dividend Reinvestment Plan Transaction requests were received.
- Mary received a communication from NH HSEM. They have recently embarked on a new public service announce (PSA) advertising a campaign promoting personal preparedness activities. Mary will respond that we would like copy so that it can be rebroadcast on Newton’s PEG channel.
- Comcast sent a memo regarding Franchise Fee Payment (statement). They also sent letter about their program, Internet Essentials. The area schools have already given this information to students. No further action is required by the committee.
Budget: Rick Milner sent two updates on the Comcast’s payment to the Revolving Account.
Mary told the committee that Cable had spent 71.1% of its budget so we are in good
shape.
Program Scheduling: Diane said she would schedule someone to record the upcoming Historical Society’s presentation.
Unfinished Business:
New Business:
- Possible solution to interruption of background music: Diane said she would contact RMon and ask them to set up PC to automatically start up the radio or give her remote login capabilities.
Other: Marilyn motioned to purchase a tape recording devise not to exceed $50.
Diane seconded the motion and it passed unanimously.
Mary said she would handle the purchase.
Next Cable Committee meeting: October 8, 2014 to begin at 4:30pm
Adjournment: 7:30pm
Respectfully submitted,
Sally Woodman
Secretary
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