MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING held at Peter Robinson College Private Dining Room, 751 George Street North on 18 February 1998 at 1:00 in the afternoon. PRESENT: Bill Thompson, Andrew Parker, Esther Caldwell, Barb Bell and Grant Ball REGRETS: Nick Smith and Francesca Cioffi Also Present: John K. Muir, General Manager; Barb Woolner, Programme Director; and on behalf of PASARA (People Against the Social Assistance Reform Act) Billy Ditchburn, Stuart Mair and Kristina Rawlings. Notice of this meeting, having been communicated to all Directors, the meeting was declared duly constituted and called to order at 1:05 pm, with Bill Thompson acting as Chair and Andrew Parker acting as Secretary. Presentation by PASARA Billy Ditchburn, Stuart Mair and Kristina Rawlings made a presentation on behalf of PASARA (People Against the Social Assistance Reform Act). The issue was will be discussed at a future meeting when further information is available. PREVIOUS MINUTES UPON A MOTION duly made, seconded and carried, the Minutes of the Board of Directors meeting held on January 22, 1998 were approved. PROGRAMME DIRECTOR'S REPORT (See Attached) Highlight include; - the commencement of work on the Spoken Word archive with three OWSP participants. - new radio programmes added to the schedule and, - upcoming project days, special events, and CATV appearances. UPON A MOTION duly made, seconded and carried the Programme Director's Report was approved. GENERAL MANAGER'S REPORT (See Attached) John Muir presented the most recent statements. . UPON A MOTION duly made, seconded and carried the financial statements for 31 January 1998 were accepted. (At this time, 3:05pm, Barb Bell was obliged to leave early) John Muir then presented the Budget revisions to the Board for the current year-end. UPON A MOTION duly made, seconded and carried the Budget revisions for the current year-end were accepted. It was noted that the GM shall be laid off according to the terms of this budget and that should any further developments present themselves, they will be brought to the Boards attention. COMMITTEE PLANNING/REPORTS The Committee Planning and Reports was deferred due to time constraints. Written reports are to be submitted to the GM on 17 March 1998 for inclusion in the next Board of Director's meeting package. SCHEDULE OF FUTURE BOARD OF DIRECTOR'S MEETINGS Minutes shall be emailed to the Board of Directors no later than one week following the meeting. Board meetings shall be held on the last Wednesday of the month. All Committee reports are to be submitted to John K. Muir one week and one day prior to the Board Meeting. it was noted that the next Meeting of the Board shall be held on Wednesday, 25 March 1998 at 1 p.m. in either the the Private Dinning Room or the Senior Common Room of Peter Robinson College, 751 George Street North. ANY OTHER BUSINESS The 30th Birthday Part/Breakfast/Gathering and the Amendment of the Board of Director's Eligibility By-law was deferred due to time constraints. UPON A MOTION duly made, seconded and carried the Meeting was adjourned. ____________________________ _______________________________________ Bill Thompson, Chair Francesca Cioffi. Secretary/Treasurer