Executive Board Meeting Number 01-8, 26 October 2001

Meeting called to order at 12:15PM . Present: Graves , Fox, Apana, Ballard, Barnes, Raimondi; Scafati excused due to prior commitment; Barge and Calle absent. MSC to approve minutes of 9/19 meeting and new members.

Treasurer’s Report: presentation of activities log, expenses for prior month, membership rolls, and bank balance data. Report on digital copier meetings and new life insurance carrier. MSC to enroll in the new AFM Life Insurance plan immediately, and to add AD&D coverage.

VP Report: $815,000 on contracts YTD. Dick Gabriel will be in town 11/11-13 to meet with EMI Latin and Sony Discos to assure a smooth transition to AFM PRLA signatory status. An arranger/copyist meeting is being scheduled. A Commercial Producer meeting was held; the AFM will work with AFTRA and SAG to keep production in south Florida .

President’s Report: report on Pamphlet B negotiations. AV Agreement has been sent to orchestras for ratification. FPO/Festival Miami electronic media dispute has been settled and the FPO CBA has been finalized and is ready for signatures. Discussion of BPO and FPO financial problems. Discussion of PBO Pension Fund audit; PBO librarian dispute has been resolved. KWP has expressed willingness to discuss a CBA. Fox departed at 1:28pm .

Communications: Crotto/Cinderella charges have been postponed. Nonunion Music Man production will be leafleted. Fox returns at 1:35pm . Apana comments on PBO auditions and suggests a checklist be prepared for future audition union reps and that audition notice requirements be adhered to.

Old/New Business: Meeting scheduled with L Sigal regarding his dues delinquency. Discussion of officer salary structure. Discussion of pro-rata rehearsal rates for casual engagements; MSC to approve as this does not appear to conflict with wage scales. Discussion of Leibowitz fees for Groninger/IRS determination case; MSC to deny authorizing expense as it was not approved in advance. Fox departs at 2:10 . MSC to allow Plantation Baptist to use hourly rehearsal rate for rehearsal of 12/16 engagement. MSC to grant M Corey 50% New Year’s Eve Premium rate and waive 10% assistant principal premium for Strauss Orchestra New Year’s engagement. Verification of e-mail poll: MSC to approve wage scales with amendments as discussed at 9/22 Membership Meeting. Verification of e-mail poll: MSC to hold elections at the Local. MSC to pay election chair $50 for services rendered and to authorize $50 for meals/expenses for remainder of election committee. Under the advice of IR Shumate, MSC to provide absentee ballots to all that request them. MSC to provide access to membership addresses for election campaign purposes (as required by law) by providing a database to nominees that request it, subject to receipt of a privacy statement from nominees stating that the information shall only be used for election purposes. MSC to create a wage scale category, “sound checks, ” with a rate of 150% of the hourly rehearsal rate (1-hour minimum), provided that the sound check shall have a 1-hour maximum duration and shall conclude no later than 1 hour prior to the performance. Discussion of President expense reimbursements; MSC to postpone discussion to next meeting. MSC to accept Brandmark as transfer member. MSC to authorize up to $50 for flowers for hospitalized MPTF co-sponsor Cassard. Meeting adjourned at 2:45pm .