Trent Radio Annual General Meeting 24 November 2002 MINUTES OF THE MEETING of MEMBERS held on Sunday, 24 November 2002 in the City of Peterborough, at the Squash Court Hall Junior Common Room at Peter Robinson College, Trent University, 751 George Street North. P R E S E N T: Emily Addison, Joel Buxton, Laura Farina, Kinya Fujiwara, Al Kirkcaldy, John Muir, Michelle Picard, Anne Stevenson, Barbara Woolner, and Ryder Ziola. R E G R E T S: Kim Fielding Notice of this meeting having been made to all the members, the meeting was declared duly constituted and called to order at 2:10 p.m., with Emily Addison acting as Chair and Anne Stevenson acting as Secretary. PRESIDENT'S OPENING REMARKS AND CALL TO ORDER The President welcomed the Members and presented the meeting's agenda. The minutes of the previous AGM were presented. UPON A MOTION duly made, seconded and carried unanimously, the minutes of the previous Annual General meeting, held on 25 Nov 2001, were approved unanimously. PRESENTATION of Reports of the Directors, Committee Chairs, Staff and Officers. Board Development - Ryder Ziola Physical Plant and Technical - Anne Stevenson (see attached) Sponsorship and Earned Revenue - Al Kirkcaldy (see attached) Social Convenor - Laura Farina (see attached) Publicity - Ellen Waterman, presented by Emily Addison (see attached) Live Music and Fundraising - Kim Fielding, presented by Emily Addison (see attached) Trent University and Neighbourhood Relations - Emily Addison (see attached) UPON A MOTION duly made, seconded and carried, it was resolved that the Members of Trent Radio require Trent University to properly report and account for Trent Radio's and other student levies and student organization fees for current year and previous. A short break was taken at 2:55pm. The AGM was reconvened at 3:00pm. Programme Director's Report - Barb Woolner (see attached) General Manager's Report - John Muir (see attached) UPON A MOTION duly made, seconded and carried unanimously, the reports of the committee chairs, staff and officers were accepted. PRESENTATION of the Financial Statements for One Year Ending 31 Aug 2002 Concerns regarding the long term financial feasibility of Studio C were voiced. It was noted that long term projections had been an aspect of the project committee, including electricity costs. UPON A MOTION duly made, seconded and carried unanimously, the reports of the committee chairs, staff and officers were accepted. MOTION to confirm all resolutions of the Board All Board Minutes since the last AGM were made available to the membership at the meeting, in addition to being available to the general public on the Trent Radio website throughout the year. UPON A MOTION duly made, seconded and carried with two abstentions, it was resolved that all resolutions and acts of the Board since the last AGM held on 25 November 2001 as set out in the Minutes of Directors and the Corporation or in the Annual Report of the Corporation submitted to this meeting were approved and confirmed by the membership. REPORT of the nominating committee and election of Directors It was noted that there were no vacancies to be filled on the board since all members were planning to return. The secretary reported that no other nominations had been received, as provided by the bylaws of the corporation. The president reminded the members that the bylaws of Trent Radio Provided that: "Members of the Board of Directors shall be at all times, Canadian citizens, except when seen to be of exceptional benefit to Trent Radio and its direction, and an application for their membership is made to the Government of Canada. A majority of the Board shall be enrolled students of Trent University. Board Members must be eighteen years of age or older." The president reported that all Nominees are Canadian citizens and have achieved the age requirements and that a majority of the nominees were enrolled as students of Trent University. The Nominees then introduced themselves and explained their reasons for staying on with the Trent Radio Board. It was noted that this continuity is incredibly beneficial to the corporation. UPON A MOTION duly made, seconded and carried unanimously, it was resolved that the report of the Nomination Committee be accepted, and that the Nominees presented, namely, Emily Addison, Joel Buxton, Laura Farina, Kim Fielding, Al Kirkcaldy, Anne Stevenson, and Ryder Ziola, Be appointed to the Board of Directors of the Corporation and shall be considered duly elected to represent the Corporation and to hold office until next annual election of Directors subject to provisions and bylaws of the Corporations. There being no other business, the meeting was adjourned at 3:15. _____________________________ _____________________________ Emily Addison, President Anne Stevenson, Secretary