Minutes of DATV's Board of Trustees Meetings...

MINUTES OF THE

DATV BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING

MONDAY, JUNE 10, 2002

 

MEMBERS PRESENT

Aaron Sheaffer, Vice Chair                                                     

Lela Estes

Tim Gardner                                                                         

Robert Mullins

Mark Madry                                                                          

Tom Ritchie

Gabrielle Williamson

 

ALSO PRESENT

 

John Rocco, DATV Executive Director

David Snow, City of Dayton Cable Administrator

Kelly Brown, Time Warner Cable

Pat Jessee, DATV Staff

 

NOT PRESENT

 

Roberta Taylor, Margaret Barlow, Robert Bradley, Idotha Neal - excused.

 

MEETING CALLED TO ORDER

 

A.   Sheaffer, called the meeting to order at 11:40 p.m.

 

ROLL CALL

 

Roll call read by P. Jessee.

 

APPROVAL OF AGENDA

 

Agenda approved as presented.

 

BOARD CHAIR COMMENTS

 

None.

 

APPROVAL OF BOARD MINUTES - APRIL 8, 2002

 

A. Sheaffer asked if there were any additions or corrections to the minutes.  Lela Estes made the motion to approve the minutes as presented and Tom Ritchie seconded.  Motion passed unanimously.

 

OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC COMMENT

 

None.

 

TREASURER’S REPORT

 

A. Sheaffer ask for approval of Treasurer’s Report with Tom Ritchie making the motion to approve the report as presented and Tim Gardner seconded.  Motion passed unanimously.

 

COMMITTEE REPORTS

 

A.   Executive Committee - no.

B.    Nominating Committee - no.

C.    Investment Committee - met on May 21.  No recommended changes came from that meeting and they will meet again in July.

D.   Personnel Committee - met but since there were only two attending, it was an unofficial meeting.  Nothing to report.

 

 

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S REPORT

 

J. Rocco commented that the City is still considering the Right-of-Way Ordinance and he has attended one meeting. 

 

J. Rocco told the Board that DATV was continuing to participate in career days around the city.   Also, Mayor McLin now has a television show at DATV called, “The Mayor’s Beat.”  Furthermore, if there was anyone beside Aaron, Lela and Maggie who wishes to attend the July National Alliance meeting in Houston to please let him know immediately.

 

CITY OF DAYTON CABLE ADMINISTRATOR

 

D. Snow reported that the Time Warner audit has been finished.  DATV share is $54,082 and the cost of doing the audit was $5,000 and D. Snow asked if DATV would share in that cost by paying 40% of that cost which would be $2,000. 

 

T.Ritchie moved that DATV pay the 40% payment as requested by D. Snow with B. Mullins seconding the motion.  Motion passed unanimously.

 

 

 

Board Minutes for June 10, 2002                        

 

K. Brown affirmed that the City and Time Warner had completed the audit.  She updated the Board as to what was happening at Time Warner in regards to ROW and a new product called Video on Demand.

 

OLD BUSINESS

 

The proposed rule and regulations change that was tabled from the last meeting was discussed.   A. Sheaffer asked for a motion to accept the change as presented with Tom Ritchie making the motion and B. Mullins seconding.  Motion passed unanimously.

 

NEW BUSINESS - none.

 

ADJOURNMENT

 

Meeting adjourned at 12:20.  The next board meeting will be August 12, 2002.

 

 

 

Respectfully submitted,

 

 

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Margaret Barlow, DATV Secretary                               John A. Rocco,