Page 1 (this page): Two extreme (?) views of the role of the Local Governing Board/LAB

Page 2 (next page): A list of LGB/LAB Functions and Responsibilities

Page 2 (final page): Excerpt from the Wonderwheel proposed bylaws dealing with LGB/LAB

Mid-Peninsula Committee to Free Pacifica Options for Local Governing Board:

(see http://snow.prohosting.com/wbailab/for the full document)

Two general options:

• LGB Responsible for Long-term Strategic Planning of Station
• LGB Responsible For Day-to-day Operations

PROS:

1. Provides vision and direction to the station management/staff
2. Permits station management/staff to focus on day-to-day issues without having to determine the vision of the station.
3. This governance model works well in other companies/ organizations.

CONS:

1. Lack of oversight of station management/staff could permit another situation such as has arisen in the past where management loses touch with the vision of the station.

PROS:

1. Oversight of station management/staff could avoid another situation such as has arisen in the past where management lose touch with the vision of the station.
2. Board members provide a more impartial perspective on internal matters
3. Improves transparency and response to the community.

CONS:

1. Local Governing Board members are not necessarily knowledgeable about day-to-day station operations.
2. Requires a terrific time-commitment from the Board members to be done well.

General:

• Election of officers – annual
• Definition of role of officers (chair, vice chair, Sec, ??)
• Formalization of meeting procedures and schedule (bi-monthly)
• Schedules of events - Fund raising, meetings
• Sub-committees: e.g.

• Finance
• Outreach
• Assessment
• Personnel

• Arbitrate/monitor quality of programs with listeners (CPB role +)

• Outreach to listeners : e.g. Organize listener informationals
• Actively initiate and participate in fundraising for the station
• Hire and evaluate the General Manager in consultation with staff and listener groups
• Hire and evaluate the Program Director in consultation with staff and listener groups
• Participate with staff and listeners in the smooth operation of the Program Council
• Report to listeners, with and without station management
• Fiscal oversight – oversee budget planning, implementation, revision
• Assist GM in preparing Reports for the PNB, particularly fiscal aspects
• Conduct election process
• Evaluate election process and outcome
• Redesign and conduct second election

Interaction with PNB and Pacifica

• Elect two (?) reps to the PNB
• Monitor decision making and process of the PNB
• Evaluate the station's achievement as related to the Pacifica original mission :

• Meeting the programming needs of the community
• Assess the needs of the community and make recommendations to program director - annually

• Assist in the expansion of the listenership
• Liaison between WBAI and other signal areas
• Represent the station before the communities-world
• Receive and consider public input into planning and decision-making in developping programming which meets the needs and interests of the community
• Contribute expertise i.e. Law, accounting, organizing, ...