Official text of the BCTV findings:

"BCTV
Findings of the board
August 28, 2006

On August 28, 2006 the board of BCTV held a hearing on a complaint submitted by staff members of the station against past board members for actions taken in August 2005. The complainants were present; the respondents did not appear. One respondent, Lynn Corum, submitted a written response. The board has now deliberated and reviewed its policies and procedures and finds as follows:

That respondent Lynn Corum engaged in gross misconduct when she removed membership applications from the station premises without the board’s knowledge or authority, when she submitted membership applications for consideration without the permission of the named applicant, and when she deposited the membership applications at the Brattleboro police station without the board’s knowledge or authority.

That respondent Michael Hebert engaged in gross misconduct when he assisted Ms. Corum in removing membership applications from the station premises without the board’s knowledge or authority, and when he assisted Ms. Corum in depositing the membership applications at the Brattleboro police station without the board’s knowledge or authority.

These actions undermined the integrity of the board and its membership and voting process, and created a contentious atmosphere that has distracted the station from its mission as a public access TELEVISION station.

The board hereby rescinds Ms. Corum’s and Mr. Hebert’s privilege to use the BCTV facilities for one year, retroactive to the date the complaint was filed on July 13, 2006. While their access to facilities is hereby barred for the time period specified, respondents are not barred from access to BCTV channel use and therefore may submit and sponsor programming.

The board acknowledges that the incidents complained of are long past, although the effects have lingered to the detriment of station operations. The delays are due, most importantly, to the time taken to draft and implement a fair set of procedures to ensure equal treatment for all complainants and respondents. "