Executive Board Meeting Number 02-5, 17 May 2002 at 12:00 Noon

Meeting called to order at 12:11PM. Present: Graves, Fox, Apana, Ballard, Harp, Luger, Roitstein. MSC to approve minutes and new members.

VP Report: presentation of activity log. Report on new Latin label signatories: only newly signed artists are automatically covered by AFM agreements and Fox is working to get previously signed artists covered. Oliva has been acting as project coordinator on a number of projects, helping to get AFM contracts covering those projects. Fox was present at CBS taping on USS Harry Truman May 9-10. Fox is working on ways to get producers to join the union and file AFM contracts. Casual committee will be meeting May 20.

Treasurer’s Report: presentation of activities log, expense report, membership rolls, and bank balance data. Collections letters have been sent for past due accounts; a number of musicians have begun expressing interest in the Local via the website. Raimondi arrives at 12:40pm.

President’s Report: FPO contract will be signed next week; pension issue has been resolved; FPO July 4 concert may be broadcast locally. PBO pension issue has been resolved and the orchestra has voted to join ROPA. MCS CBA has been finalized and is ready to be signed. Discussion with KWP regarding possible CBA; they may present a July 4 MPTF concert in Key West. KWS is hiring union musicians for below scale and the matter is being pursued with AFM assistance. Pamphlet B agreement has been reached and will be sent for ratification; we resume theater negotiations with SFX after Pamphlet B has been ratified and the lawsuit has been tabled pending the outcome of negotiations. Graves is formulating a community orchestra CBA.

Communications: Receipt of communications from F Jarrow, FLARA, D Margol regarding health insurance plan, D Wilkinson. MSC to waive late fee for Jarrow; MSC to place $50 ad with FLARA; MSC to revisit Wilkinson waiver request in December.

Business: Confirmation of poll: MSC to authorize Sauers to mail American Income Life benefit information to members; MSC to appoint Guy Scafati as Palm Beach Business Rep/MPTF Liaison (with no salary). Discussion of Executive Board vacancy; MSC to develop a list of several potential interested members and revisit at next meeting. Fox departs at 1:32pm.

MSC to schedule special Recruitment/Retention Board Meeting for the second week of June (specific date to be set pending availability of attendees). MSC to schedule next Executive Board Meeting for June 13 at 1pm. MSC to waive B Ford semiannual dues due to illness. MSC to amend the budget as follows: increase dues credits by $75, increase conference expenses by $850, increase repairs by $250, decrease printing by $500, decrease office supplies by $500. MSC to authorize $408.63 expenses for Graves’ April pamphlet B negotiation trip. MSC to appoint D Salmasian to scale committee. MSC (as amended) to hold orientation Meetings the third Thursday of every month at 1pm. Roitstein notes that AFM sidelining rates are lower than actors’ rates for the same work. Meeting adjourned at 2:10PM.