From: Margy Wilkinson, Chair, Pacifica National Board
LEGAL:
On Monday, May 12, 2014, the Alameda County Superior Court Judge hearing the suit filed by 9 PNB members, Pacifica Directors for Good Governance, against the Pacifica Foundation and the board majority, and the counter suit filed by the Pacifica National Board seeking an injunction to end Summer Reese’s trespass in the Pacifica National Office, issued her ruling.
Bernard Duncan
There is a court date set for June 3, 2014, hear arguments on whether or not the Judge’s temporary ruling should be made permanent. In the meantime, Summer Reese has left the PNO, the locks have been changed and Bernard Duncan, Interim Executive Director, is working there.
Currently Pacifica is being sued by Free Speech Radio News (FSRN) for breech of contract. We are seeking legal advice on that matter.
PNB COMMITTEES AND TASK FORCES:
The following individuals to convene committees and they have agreed:
Audit – Brenda Medina
Coordinating – Tony Norman
Personnel – Janis Lane Ewart
Programming – Jim Brown
Finance – Brian Edwards-Tiekert
Elections – Bob Lederer
Goverance – George Reiter
ELECTIONS:
We will need to meet soon to discuss the 2014 Pacifica elections. We might need to schedule a special meeting to do so.
CFO INVESTIGATION:
As soon as I received the report, I contacted Holman HR and asked their advice on how to handle the report. Once Holman HR has responded to my request and I have their advice going forward I will let you know. Clearly these matters must be dealt with on a case by case basis depending on the issue and the degree of legal exposure.
WHAT’S AHEAD…
PACIFICA GENERAL COUNSEL:
We need to move quickly on hiring a general counsel.
WBAI:
We will need to schedule discussions on some urgent matters going forward. We are a month behind on our scheduled discussion on WBAI. I have asked the PNO to provide us with an up-to-date financial report on WBAI. However, I have been told that because of audit prep work, it is not possible to produce a report at this time. I will urge the management at WBAI and the LSB to make as much information as possible available to us and to provide us with their plans going forward.
FINANCES:
Bernard Duncan and Raul Salvador are working to get information on our financial situation to share with the PNB. While we have up to now been unable to get the PNO to provide us with an income statement or a clear picture of how much we owe and to whom, that has changed and we can look forward to receiving that information soon.