RCR Board Of Directors Meeting Sept. 17th

Vision:  Redwood Community Radio envisions a community of listeners who, guided by the example of RCR programming, work together to create better, more just and sustainable world systems to ensure that all humans and other living species on earth move toward a higher quality of life and are able to survive challenges in the time ahead.

Mission Statement:  Redwood Community Radio will encourage a communication center of open airways (KMUD) for all voices to inform, educate, entertain and inspire the listening community through quality programming.

Ground Rules:  Speak respectfully to one another.  Focus on issues, not personalities.  Support the facilitator.  No interruption.  Make criticism constructive, specific, substantiated and, ideally, when the person(s) are present.  When required, a five-minute break shall be granted to attendees to encourage peaceful communication.  Speakers during Open Time will be assigned an amount of time not to exceed five minutes. Any further discussions during the meeting will be between Board Members unless a guest is acknowledged by the Facilitator or is scheduled as part of the agenda. 

Redwood Community Radio Board of Proposed Agenda

Redwood Community Radio Board of Directors
September 17, 2025 5:30 p.m.

Zoom Online Meeting:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81081385848?pwd=QLbnLCzMH8pWkuTksQGQe0banpbphU.1

Meeting ID: 810 8138 5848 Passcode: 2503201

I. Call to order, and establish a quorum.
Opening comments from the President; meeting ground rules.
II. Roll Call
BOARD-APPOINTED MEMBERS: Secretary Jama Chaplin
MEMBER REPS: Vice President George WinterSun, Correspondence
Secretary Stephanie Thomas, Elise Sauer
PROGRAMMER REPS: President Charley Custer, Treasurer Andy
Caffrey
MANAGERS: Financial Manager Sarah Starck, Interim Station
Manager Rich Culbertson

III. Approval of minutes of August 20 and 27, 2025
IV. Approval of Agenda
V. Open Time (speakers will be assigned a time limit
of five minutes or less)
VI. Open Time Statement from Tonya Farmer

VII. Consent Calendar
A. Spokesperson Policy 2.3.3: Revisions (see Attachment 1), final
approval
B. Hiring Policy 5.4.3: Revisions (see Attachment 2), final approval
C. The Board designates Rich Culbertson as Chief Operator.
D. The Board appoints Flurina Niggli to the Community Advisory
Board.
E. The Board regrets to accept the resignation of Matt Knight.
VIII. Management Reports – see written reports in board packet.
Do Board members have questions or comments?

IX. Finance Committee Report
Review and approve Financial Statements submitted by Financial
Manager

X. Old Business
A. Appointments to Mediation Committee
B. Documents for Mediation Com members and Grievance Panelists
C. Appointments of Membership Drive Coordinating Committee Chair
and members
D. Proposed Personnel Policies Revisions (see board packet for text and
explanatory memos) – Consider first approval

XI. New Business
A. Revisions to Station Manager Job Description
B. Hire of Station Manager: Hear Hiring Committee recommendation
and deliberate.
C. Board recruitment
D. Proposed Personnel Policy revisions (see proposed language plus
an explanatory document in board packet)
E. Proposed adjustments to Budget 2025

F. Budget 2026: Discussion (approval needed by November)
G. Open account at Columbia Bank

XII. Committee and Other Reports
A. Programmer Representatives
B. Member Representatives
C. Community Advisory Board (CAB) – Siena Klein
D. Correspondence Secretary – Thomas
E. Development – WinterSun
F. Membership Drive – Knight
G. Policy – Chaplin
H. Mediation – Custer
I. Building and Grounds – Sauer
XIII. Meeting Schedule – to be confirmed
All meetings take place online unless otherwise stated. Meeting dates
may change. Those interested in attending one should first check with
the office to ensure that no changes have been made to this schedule,
and obtain meeting links and/or locations. Chairpeople are named in
parentheses.
Board of Directors 3rd Wednesday, 5:30 pm (Custer) — Oct. 15
Membership Drive 4th Tuesday, 3:00 pm – Sept. 23
Development 4th Thursday, 4:00 pm (WinterSun) – Sept.
25
Policy 1st Monday, 11:00 am (Chaplin) – Oct. 6
Executive 1st Monday, 12:00 p.m. (Custer) – Oct. 6

Finance 1st Tuesday, 3:00 p.m (Caffrey) – Oct. 7
Major Donor
Action Team 2nd Tuesday, 1 pm (Augustine) – Oct. 14
CAB Quarterly, at station and virtual (Siena Klein):
Fall meeting Nov. 13, 5 pm

XIV. Closed session – personnel
XV. Adjourn