Executive Board Meeting Number 02-6, 13 June 2002 at 1:00 PM

Meeting called to order at 1:20 PM. Present: Graves, Fox, Apana, Ballard, Harp, Roitstein. Absent: Luger, Raimondi.  MSC to approve minutes as amended and new members.

Receipt of Casual Rep activities log.

VP Report: presentation of activities log. Report of cleanup on Warner Music projects, new artists signed to Sony Discos. YTD recording totals are $560,000 in scale wages. Meetings are being planned with commercial producers and recording musicians. Discussion of El Ultima dispute; MSC to send letter to effected musicians explaining the situation and hold a meeting for them to voice their opinions if requested.

Treasurer’s Report: presentation of activities log, expense report, membership rolls, and bank balance data. Report on recruitment efforts via the website, letters to members about to be expelled, new tracking procedures for receipt of work dues collected through payroll deduction, and budget revisions.

President’s Report: final points are being addressed in the FPO CBA and signing is imminent; FPO will be holding auditions next week; Bertolet will again be the ICSOM delegate; and the concertmaster will be joining the Local. MCS CBA has been signed. KWP will not do a July 4 MPTF concert but may do one in the future. CRPC payroll problems are being cleaned up and the new TV agreement has been signed. One week of work dues has been discovered unpaid for SFX services and is in the process of being transmitted to the Local. Graves has met with smaller theaters to discuss union contracts. Strauss Orchestra of America contract should be received shortly.

Receipt of Casual Committee report. MSC to have recruitment and casual committees develop a plan to hold a membership drive.

Communications: Receipt of communications from B Watson, G Greene, L Steinberg. MSC to waive reinstatement fee for Greene. MSC to grant payment plan to Steinberg.

Business: Discussion of recruitment/retention; Harp will work with Apana to create new brochures for distribution; discussion of sponsoring a meeting to explain incorporation procedures. Discussion of Executive Board vacancy; MSC to appoint Kevin Jefferson to the Board. Verification of poll: MSC to reschedule orientation meetings to the second Wednesday of each month. MSC to waive I Sullivan reinstatement fee due to Local error. MSC to revise the budget by: reducing electric expense to $1740; reducing telephone expense to $3600; increasing strike fund expense to $6100. MSC to increase Chandler wages by $.50/hour. MSC to schedule next Executive Board meeting on Monday, July 8 at noon.

Meeting adjourned at 3:00 PM.