MCCI Board Meeting

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Thursday, February 8, 6:00 pm until 7:00 pm
34 Snd Street
A meeting of the MCCI Board

Meeting of MCCI Board

Members: (Quorum)

• Present: Dana Faldasz, President, at 6:00 PM
• Present: Karen Siwicki, Treasurer, at 6:00 PM
• Present: Liz Walber, at 6:00 PM

Also Present:

• Dean Garvin
• Deirdre Pleasant

See original Agenda Final Minutes

Meeting opened: 6:10 PM

Meeting closed: 7:30 PM

0. Meeting Preliminaries

   • Meeting Opened / Attendance Taken (see above).

   • Minutes Approved: Thu, Jan 4 - MCCI Board Meeting

1. Administrative Business

   • 1: Treasurer's Report

     General Discussion...
     *Dean & Karen will meet 2/21 to discuss 2024 budget
     *Karen sent Bernice all pertinent paperwork for 2023 audit

     1. MCCI_2024_Balance_Sheet_2-6-24.pdf
     2. MCCI_2024_Capital_Equipment_Detail_2-6-24.pdf
     3. MCCI_2024_PL_Budget_vs_Actual_2-6-24.pdf
     4. MCCI_2024_Restricted_Capital_Equipment_2-6-24.pdf

   • 2: Staff / Equipment Report

     1. MCTV_Staff_Report_1-5-24_thru_2-8-24.pdf

2. Old Business

   • 1: Editing/ Training

     General Discussion...
     *Training/editing in station is scheduled upon request
     *remove this field from agenda

   • 2: Local Interviews

     General Discussion...
     *Hannah made contact with owner of Unnameable Books and will schedule interview soon.

   • 3: MCCI/Comcast/Town Contract

     General Discussion...
     *CAC currently reviewing MCTV 2022 reports
     *Deadline for our 2023 reports to the Town is 3/31/24
     *Contract renewal-we will advocate for:
     1. Continued receipt 5% of Comcast subscriber fees
     2. Continued receipt of existing capital payment
     3. Upgrade to digital gear in contract renewal (siena switch)

3. New Business

   • 1: Review 1/25/24 CAC Meeting

     General Discussion...
     *CAC reviewing our 2022 reports
     *Deadline for 2023 reports is 3/31/24

   • 2: Fish Cam

     General Discussion...
     *Dean will contact, Bret Young, from First Light to discuss possibilities of a Fish Cam at the Fish Ladder.

   • 3: Brick House Programming

     General Discussion...
     *Deirdre to contact the new director of Brick House, Tom Taffe, to discuss programming with local youths
     and/or interest in training programs.
     

4. Meeting Wrap-up

   • Next Meetings:
     1. Thu, Mar 21, at 6:00 PM "MCCI Board Meeting" -- 34 Snd Street
     2. Thu, Apr 18, at 6:00 PM "MCCI Board Meeting" -- 34 Snd Street
     3. Thu, May 30, at 6:00 PM "MCCI Annual Board Meeting" -- 34 Snd Street
     4. Thu, Jun 27, at 6:00 PM "MCCI Board Meeting" -- 34 Snd Street
     5. Thu, Aug 1, at 6:00 PM "MCCI Board Meeting" -- 34 Snd Street

The listing of matters is those reasonably anticipated by the Chair which may be discussed at the meeting. Not all items listed may in fact be discussed and other items not listed may also be brought up for discussion to the extent permitted by law.

Minutes prepared by Deirdre

Minutes approved on Thursday, Mar 28, 2024