Bylaw Committee Meeting, June 6, 2003

The Bylaw Committee met on Friday, June 6, 2003, at the office of the Local, 2725 Hollywood Boulevard, at 10:10 a.m.  Present: Chairman Jeff Apana, Katrenna Johnson, Tony Toran, and Scott Whitney.

The minutes of the October 28, 2002 meeting were approved as distributed.

The Bylaw Committee considered amendments to the bylaws proposed by the Executive Board (copy attached dated June 5, 2003) in response to the bankruptcy of the Florida Philharmonic, as follows:

1. To strike Article V, Section 4. CASUAL WORK CREDITS, in its entirety.
2. To strike two duties of the President [Article VII, Section 2, (a), 6 & 7], and to strike two duties of the Vice President [Article VII, Section 2, (b), 2 & 3].
3. To lower the President’s annual salary from $35,000 to $10,000; and to lower the Vice President’s annual salary from $22,100 to $600.
4.  To add to Article VII, Section 5, “The Local shall employ Business Representatives for Casual, Recording, and Symphony as needed.”

After discussion and consideration, the Bylaw Committee voted to make the following recommendations:

Part 1.  Report favorably on the proposal to strike Article V, Section 4 in its entirety.

Part 2.  Recommend that, “6. Serve as Business Representative” be kept as a duty of the President.

Part 3. Report favorably on the proposal to lower the President’s and Vice President’s salaries.

Part 4. Whereas the bylaws currently allow the President and Secretary/Treasurer to employ business representatives/other personnel with the approval of the Executive Board, the Bylaw Committee reports unfavorably and does not recommend adoption of  part 4.

The meeting adjourned at 11:05 a.m.

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Scott Whitney                                                                          

Bylaw Committee Secretary

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