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Thursday, March 26, 2026, 6:00 pm until 7:00 pm
A meeting of the MCCI Board

Meeting of MCCI Board

Members: (Quorum)

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

Also Present:

• Deirdre Pleasant
• Dean Garvin

See original Agenda Final Minutes

Meeting opened: 6:05 PM

Meeting closed: 6:32 PM

0. Meeting Preliminaries

   • Meeting Opened / Attendance Taken (see above).

   • Minutes Approved: Thu, Feb 26 - MCTV Board Meeting

1. Administrative Business

   • 1: Treasurer's Report

     General Discussion...
     Karen on vacation
     Dean and Karen met to work on next budget
     Cloud carousel $250-$300 subscription and BrightSign box $300-$1000
     Getting quote from Castus for broadcast server

     1. MCCI_2026_Capital_Equipment_Detail_March_2026.pdf
     2. MCCI_2026_PL_Budget_vs-_Actual_March_2026.pdf
     3. MCCI_2026_Proposed_Budget.pdf
     4. MCCI_2026_Restricted_Capital_Equipment_March_2026.pdf
     5. MCCI_2026_Balance_Sheet_March_2026.pdf

   • 2: Staff / Equipment Report

     General Discussion...
     Deirdre cleaning out server

2. Fundraising Ideas

   • Donation Links for Website

     General Discussion...
     Karen gets back will set up PayPal account

3. New Business

   • 1: WMass Regional collaboration - meetings happening with stations in Franklin, Hampshire and Hamden county

     General Discussion...
     Dean and Liz went to regionalization meeting last Friday
     Questions about equipment sharing
     Masshole Media

   • 2: Miscellaneous

4. Old Business

   • 1: Local Interviews

     General Discussion...
     Deirdre working on 5 star barber

5. Meeting Wrap-up

   • Next Meetings:
     1. Thu, Apr 23, at 6:00 PM "MCTV board meeting"
     2. Thu, Jun 18, at 6:00 PM "MCTV Board Meeting"

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 approved on Thursday, May 14, 2026