Folks This pain me to my heart, for the second year in a row, an illegal voting process has taken place with the Wpfw Lsb election process. 2004-05 Election The newly elected members to our Wpfw Lsb were not allowed to take there seats in a timely fashion as the by-laws required. What happen is the out going old members of the Lsb were held over in order to vote to retain a member in clear violation of the by-law of three unexcused absences and another members resignation that took place two months earlier. Some members of our Lsb registered a complaint to the then PNB Chair Marty Durlin, and other members of the PNB about this illegal process and got no help to solve this issue from the PNB or it's members at that time. 2005-06 Election When you read the 1/4/06 draft of Wpfw minutes below you will see that the election of the officers to our lsb was fair and square, read down further you find that the chain of custody for the final tabulation of ballots for Wpfw LSB/PNB members was compromised. This issue and others was brought up about the election process last night and voted down by the Wpfw Lsb. Wpfw Lsb community comment time, five wpfw listeners raised great concerns about this type of Florida and Ohio Election Process to our LSB. The point is, i have not read or heard anything like this kind of Election Violations from the other four stations in the Pacifica Network and i hope that the PNB members from the other four stations step up to the plate and Demand a Fair Election Process for our Wpfw Community. Wpfw lsb members should not have to take this outside of Pacifica, as a listener suggested that we do to resolve this issue. If this issue is not resolved by this out going PNB some members of our LSB will be at the PNB meeting here in Washington DC to Protest the seating of these Illegal Wpfw LSB/PNB Members.>>>Peace and Love>>>Billy Ray > >Draft minutes of the 1/4/06 meeting are attached and > >copied below. Carol 1/4/06 WPFW LSB Meeting > >? Minutes WPFW Local Station Board Meeting > > January 4, 2006 7:00 p.m. > >The Flemming Center, Washington, DC > >Call to Order: 7:06 p.m. 1. Board > >members in attendance: Jim > >Brown Carol Wolfe Kalonji Olusegun Zarinah > >Shakir Thomas > > Ruffin Joni Eisenberg Mark Roberts > >Norberto Martinez Joe Chiara Cade > >Campbell Donnie McKethan Dan Logan > >Gloria Turner Mark Berman Luzette > >King Jane Gatewood Sarah Bittle Billy > > Ray Edwards Rob > > Robinson Norberto Martinez > > Excused absences: Ambrose Lane, Ayo Handy Kendi. > > Unexcused: Hakam Takash Ron > >Pinchback, General Manager was not in attendance as > >the purpose of the meeting is to elect LSB officers and > > PNB representatives. The LSB is reminded > >that the PNB meeting will be in Washington on January > >27 ? 29 Station clean-up is planned for > >Friday (Jan 6) 4-8 and Saturday (Jan 7) 8 ? afternoon. > > 2. Election of Chair of the > >LSB Cade Campbell > > is nominated Jane Gatewood is nominated and > >declines Joe Chiara is nominated and declines > >Carol Wolfe is nominated Mark B moves that > >nominations be closed. Without objection, > >nominations close. Cade is candidate A > > Carol is candidate B Candidate statements > >will be two minutes, followed by questions and > >answers. Ray Whitfield and > >Darcus Dessaso collected the ballots and monitored the > >tabulations. Candidate A had 7 votes. > >Candidate B: 11 votes. Carol takes over as > >chair. 3. > > Election of Vice-Chair of the LSB Mark > >Berman is nominated Cade Campbell is nominated and > > declines Mark Roberts is nominated and declines > > Hakam Takash is nominated Jim Brown is > >nominated Cade is asked to re-consider. She > > agrees. Mark B and Jim both remove their names > >in favor of Cade. Carol moves that > >nominations be closed. Without objection, > >nominations close. Hakam is candidate A > > Cade is candidate B Candidate statements > >are waived. Candidate A: 2 votes. > >Candidate B: 18 votes 4. > >Election of Treasurer of the LSB Jane > >Gatewood is nominated Luzette moves that > >nominations be closed. Without objection, > >nominations close. Jane is elected by > >acclimation 5. Election of > >Secretary Sarah, Mark R, Norberto, Dorcas > >Dessaso, Dan, Luzette, Joe, Gloria, Mark B, Thomas, > >Hakam, and Jim are all nominated and decline. > > Joni moves that election of secretary be postponed > >until next meeting, during which time effort be made to > > secure non-LSB member willing to accept position. > > Jane agrees to continue serving as acting > >secretary. Motion passed without objection. > > 6. Election of Staff Representative > >to PNB Ambrose Lane is nominated. > > Nominations Closed. Ambrose is elected by > >acclimation. 7. Election of Listener > >Representative to PNB Nominated, but > >declined: Jim Brown, Sarah Bittle, Gloria Turner, > >Joe Chiara, Dan > > Logan, Thomas Ruffin Nominated, accepted: > > Candidate A: Rob Robinson Candidate B: Billy > >Ray Candidate C: Zarinah Shakir Candidate D: > >Kalonji Olusegun Candidate E: Norberto Martinez > > Candidate F: Acie Byrd Each candidate > >makes 2 minute statement. Vote taken as to > >whether we will have question and answer period. 7 in > >favor; 9 opposed. Move to vote without Q&A > > = = = = = = = Discussion during > >vote tally PNB meeting needs ample publicity ? > >Carol will call Ron tomorrow to ensure this happens > > Thomas raises concern about need for adequate > >meeting publicity over coming year. Joe concurs and > >adds concern about lack of members at our meetings. > >Suggests that our meeting location may be a factor. > >Billy Ray reminds us of need for listener reports (LSB > >show) Joe moves that GM be instructed to > >air promos at specific schedule. No > > second. Jane reads requirements from Bylaws. > >Carol raises concern about what we will be done at > >next meeting including possible formation of > >committees. Jane asks that a working group form > >to consider her proposal for committees along with any > >others that people may have. Billy Ray ? remind > >need of taken a position on proposed programming > >policy Zarinah notes that we have never met with > >staff. ===== Jim reports that voting > >software has malfunctioned. He will take ballots to > >Angela Lauria for re-entry and will email results to > >Carol, who will forward to all members tomorrow. > > 10:05 Meeting adjourns > > Yahoo! DSL Something to write home about. 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