Members
Schedule
Agendas
Minutes
Member Application (be sure to save the pdf to your desktop before filling it out or you will not be able to save it)

Purpose
The purpose of the Community Television Advisory Committee is to provide input to the NSAC Board of Directors and to staff on decisions involving NSAC community television policies and procedures, budgeting for equipment purchases and strategic planning.

The Chair of the Advisory Committee will report to the NSAC Board of Directors.

Meetings
The Advisory Committee will meet at least quarterly on a schedule to be established by the committee members.

Membership
The Advisory Committee shall be composed of five members, three to represent Public Access, one to represent Educational Access, and one to represent Government/Municipal Access.

When an opening on the Advisory Committee is announced, interested candidates must complete an application and submit it to the NSAC Board of Director's selection committee. Criteria for selection may include:

1. Length of involvement of NSAC/CTV as a volunteer and/or advisory committees
2. Quantity and quality of the candidate's involvement with NSAC/CTV
3. Previous experience on other community boards and/or advisory committees

In addition, for the Government Access positions, the selection committee will attempt to maintain a balance between the small, medium and large member cities, as determined by the most recent census.

Eligibility

1. Public Access Representatives must be current residents of one of the member cities and must be a currently certified volunteer and/or community producer.
2. Educational Access Representative must be a full-time employee of one of the public school districts or educational institution located within the boundaries of the member cities. They should be involved in or supervise the production and programming of educational access video programs. They do not need to be certified by NSAC/CTV or be residents of a member city.
3. Government Access Representative must be a full or part-time employee of a member city or a member of a city cable or telecommunications advisory committee who is involved with or responsible for production and programming of city video programs. They do not need to be certified by NSAC/CTV or, if a city employee, they need not be a resident of a member city.

Term of Service
The term of service on the Community Television Advisory Committee is two years and will begin in July. the invitation to submit applications for openings on the committee will be published three months in advance of the end of the term using all available NSAC/CTV media, including the newsletter and the web site.

An individual may serve on the committee for two successive two-year terms, for a total of four years. Upon completion of two successive two-year terms, a former committee member may serve again no sooner than two years after the expiration of the previous term.

In the event a committee member leaves the committee prior to the end of his/her two-year term, the alternate for that position may be appointed by the Board of Directors to serve out the balance of that term. The alternate or the replacement committee member would then be eligible to serve for two full two-year terms.

Staffing
The Community Television Advisory Committee will be staffed by employees of the North Suburban Access Corporation/CTV.