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Proposed for Deletion from the Policy Manual
Purpose: Remove Board, station manager abilities to suspend termination procedures
From Section 5.4.6, Termination of Employment:
In any given instance, the appropriate supervising body (RCR Board of Directors or the station manager), at either body’s sole discretion, may elect to not follow the above guidelines for the termination of employment.
Proposed changes to the Policy Manual
Purpose: Eliminate election of Mediation and Mgt Evaluation Committee members
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From Section 2.4.5.1, Mediation Committee Guidelines and Responsibilities:
The committee is to be composed of five members. KMUD programmers and volunteers will elect two of these seats. The Board of Directors selects and appoints the remaining three five seats made up of one Board member, one community member, one volunteer, one programmer and one person of any category at the Board’s discretion. To be considered a “Community Member”, a person must not be a KMUD Board member, programmer or active KMUD volunteer. The committee may request that a specific sixth member (of any category) be appointed by the Board. Regarding the length of terms for Mediation Committee members: Each elected member serves three years. In the eventuality that one or more of the elected members is no longer able to serve, a special election will be held to replace the member(s). At the end of their three-year term, elected members may run for re-election. The three appointed seats are yearly appointments and will be re-appointed by the Board at the end of each term, or the Board will appoint a replacement member(s).
From Section 2.4.7, Evaluation Committee for Station Manager:
This committee, also known as the Management Evaluation Committee, is to start meeting each in January and to conduct management evaluations through March. Committee to be made up of three Board members (senior Board members recommended), one member elected by chosen from volunteers and programmers, and one member from the community, all appointed by the Board.
For election of representatives, see Section 3.6.
Proposed deletion from Policy Manual:
Section 3.6 REPRESENTATIVES TO THE MEDIATION AND MANAGEMENT EVALUATION COMMITTEES
3/28/06; Rev 06/27/06
3.6.1 Candidate Eligibility
All candidates shall be programmers or volunteers in good standing 30 calendar days prior to nomination. (Note: An employee or person contracted for services is ineligible.)
3.6.2 Voter Eligibility
All programmers and volunteers in good standing may vote. A volunteer who delivers six hours of service to the organization in a six-month period may vote.
3.6.3 Candidates’ Forum
The election coordinator shall schedule a forum during a programmers’ and volunteers’ meeting before or at the beginning of the voting period.
3.6.4 Nomination Period
The nomination period is from until the close of the last business day (Monday – Friday) in . The election coordinator shall notify all programmers and volunteers in writing and shall post a sign near the studios.
3.6.5 Ballots
Two representatives will be elected to the Mediation Committee and one representative to the Management Evaluation Committee. All candidates may submit a statement. Ballots shall be mailed to all programmers and volunteers by the close of the fifth business day in, and with return envelopes addressed to the referee. For programmers, the ballots will be sent in the same mailing as the programmers’ representative ballots. All ballots shall be returned postmarked no later than. Ballots shall be counted by the close of the tenth business day in. Note: RCR’s general election policies apply. See Section 3.1.
3.6.6 Committee Member Seating
New representatives to the Mediation Committee shall be seated at the August committee meeting. The results of the election for Management Evaluation Committee shall be announced at the August Board meeting, and that committee will usuallyDepending on road and weather conditions a temporary antenna will be installed on Thursday, April 27. The signal will not be as strong as with the original antenna array, but at least there will be a signal.


Middle photo: Tower site on April 15, 2017
Bottom photo: Tower on September 15, 2014
Get tickets at http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2856933
Back to put you in beast mode the Animal Party returns to the beginning with KMUD at the Portuguese Hall on Saturday March 11th in Arcata.
This year will feature beats by well known hip hop master:
Sir Mix-a-lot, who brought us legendary music like: Baby Got Back, Posse on Broadway and Buttermilk Biscuits!
Also some bat shit crazy animals will take over the stage throughout the night including:
Gone Ban(Na-Na-Na)anas! AKA Bryce
ATLephant AKA Hudson DJ SOULES
Thug Panda AKA Esch
Noel Screech Owl
Feral Feline Selector
Glitch Kitten AKA Av8triX
Skunk Serum AKA Stereo Serum
Owlchemy AKA Jason Burruss
And many more TBA!
Doors open at 8pm (will call opens at 7pm) show ends at 4am.
Two stages all night, with large outdoor space to roam!
All species welcome!
Outlet tickets will be available at Wildberries Marketplace in Arcata, and at Redway Liqours in Redway. Also at http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2856933
Questions? Please call the KMUD Offices at 707-923-2513.
Thank you to our annual sponsors: Humboldt Distillery, Lagunitas Brewery, Briceland Vineyards, Frey Vineyards, Cabot Vineyards, Burningleaf Productions, Mateel Community Center, Satori Movement, Trim Scene Solutions and many more!