Executive Board Meeting Number 00-4, 8 May 2000

Meeting called to order at 1:45 p.m. In attendance: President Graves, Vice President Fox, Treasurer Apana, Ballard, Barnes, Scafati.

Reading of Report of Casual Committee. Discussion of report; MSC to accept report.

Jake Luger interviewed for Casual Rep position.

Minutes of 3/16/00 meeting read and approved. Report of new, reinstated, and resigned members read and approved.

VP Report: $234,000 in recording contracts filed year-to-date. Report on filming of HBO Arturo Sandoval movie and members' desire to get sessions on contract so that they can receive Special Payments Fund and Pension benefits.

Treasurer's Report: comparative analysis of membership figures and work dues revenue for the past 3 years. MSC to amend the budget as follows: reduce office supply expense to $100/month for the second half of the year; reduce advertising expense by $250; increase printing expense by $250; decrease computer expense by $100; decrease clerk expense by $100; decrease casual rep expense by $2000.

President's Report: Discussion of FPO arbitrations, FGO, PBO potential grievance, BPO grievance, MCS potential grievances, ongoing SFX negotiations, possible SOA negotiations.

Leo Casino interviewed for Casual Rep position.

Reading of Report of Bylaw Committee. MSC to accept report.

New Business: MSC to accept proposal by Leonard Leibowitz to negotiate FPO contract, SFX contract, and 4 outstanding FPO grievances for the sum of $50,000 plus expenses, to be paid at the rate of $5000 per month for 10 months beginning in June 2000; Leibowitz will waive the $400 monthly retainer during these 10 months. MSC to request PR and Organizing Committees to develop a plan for advertising the Millennium Membership Drive and identifying targets to recruit. Discussion of nominating a chair for the Life Members Association. Discussion of Hollywood Johnson Street Theater. Discussion of reimbursement of Graves' expenses for the SFX negotiation in New York; MSC to postpone. Discussion of MPTF Scholarship. Discussion of placing an ad with Florida Music Festival; MSC to postpone. MSC to waive late fees for Michael Croiter, M. Skorr, and Dorothea Hall. MSC to allow John Branzer and Dino DeRose to continue to be classified as Life Members. MSC to deny request by Antonio Fuscaldo to be classified as Life Member. MSC to have Education Committee develop an orientation program for new members, as well as investigate how often and when it should be given. Discussion of Low Budget Symphonic Scales. MSC to hire Jake Luger for a 3-month probationary period as Casual Rep at a rate of $90/week. MSC to inobtrusively print outstanding balances on members' newsletter mailing labels. MSC to send a warning letter to Laura Scoble for booking engagements under scale.

Meeting adjourned at 4:40 p.m.