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~"~.:: ~ - ~~ Introduction What a year we've had. Quite a few significant improvements were made in a variety of areas, including staffing, the production truck, facility usage guidelines, and City Scope. Those changes have influenced many of the indicators we utilize to judge the success of our operation. While, at first glance, it might appear that we have stagnated a bit, in the area of public access in particular, the slight drop in statistics is most likely a temporary phenomenon, based on the interruption caused by the major changes that were made. A combination of targeting those particular areas and building upon the strong base that we've established should get us back on track. '"'~:.-._~ - - - ;~~ i , i I,,: I." r ~\ fl li !' If :... if' I" I' { it" Along with highlighting a number of accomplishments across the year, the following report examines the changes we have initiated, their impact on the facility, and the future course to be taken. Staffing ,', Staff change, reorganization, and education were paid particular attention in 200 I. First, job performance issues required addressing. It was determined to be in the best interest of the organization to terminate two employees. i'. i~ I ~ ,. ~' '~:: ~: 'I '. r, ,~ iE if ,,1 .':' '" r Instead of simply replacing the individuals let go, we carefully examined the needs of the facility and restructured the departments and available positions. The biggest change was the creation of a News Department. A full-time News Coordinator position was created, along with a full-time assistant for that Coordinator. Having two full-time staff devoted to the production of community news allowed us to both expand the amount of programming produced and it insured the ability to smoothly transition to new staff, should someone from the news department move on. 1, ;" We also came to realize that we needed a Video Technician. For close to a year we'd been relying on the assistance of free-lance technicians. While that system kept us functioning, it was reactive, when what we really needed was to be proactive. After developing a competitive pay range, we were able to hire a very qualified individual. With a full-time Video Technician on staff our equipment is better and consistently maintained, problems receive immediate attention, city and school channels are regularly monitored for teclmical compliance, and future equipment purchases will be more thoroughly examined to determine compatibility within our current equipment inventory and growth schedule. 3