Town Square Television

“Town square television members may run for a seat on the board of directors and may vote to elect one director on the board each year at the annual meeting. Since the board term is for two years, there are always two persons on the board who have been elected by the membership. Members must be 18 years of age or older to be elected to the board.”

“See member election discussion above.”

“Routine decisions are not required to be approved by the membership. If by- laws are amended in such a way as to impact members, the members vote to approve the by-laws at the annual meeting.”

“Copies will be e-mailed to the board of directors prior to filing.”

“Each director and the executive director are required annually to read the conflict of interest policy, disclose any potential conflicts, and sign their acknowledgment of the policy.”

“The executive director is compensated by northern dakota county cable communications commission (ndc4), the "un"related organization,- and not by town square television. Ndc4 determines the compensation of the executive director by using comparability data and performance evaluation and budget factors. Compensation is discussed by the executive committee, a recommendation made, and then discussed again at a regular full commission meeting with a quorum of commissioners present. Actions are recorded in meeting minutes. The process happens annually when the ndc4 budget is approved, and also whenever ndc4 considers giving the executive director a raise. Last raise was approved effective january 2023.”

“Public documents will be provided upon request”

“Mission: connecting all residents of northern dakota county with our community by producing local video content that is easily accessible on a variety of platforms and empowering people to share their own stories using video. Vision: engaging and connecting all through local community television strategies for achieving the mission: o purchasing, maintaining, and operating a communications facility and equipment. O providing the public with access to the communications facility and equipment, and support such as training, volunteer coordination, and assistance in using technologies to communicate. O using the communications facility and equipment to provide communications services to the public, including information and entertainment. O creating public awareness and community support for town square television as an essential community resource. O planning and preparing for change in order to remain viable in the future.”

“All other programs (public awareness and community support, planning and preparing for change) (7.9%)”