Executive Board Meeting Number 02-7, 8 July 2002 at 12:00 NOON

Meeting called to order at 12:15 PM. Present: Graves, Apana, Ballard, Jefferson, Luger, Raimondi, Roitstein; absent: Harp; excused due to attendance at meeting in New York: Fox.  Jefferson sworn in as Executive Board member. MSC to approve minutes and new members.

VP Report: receipt of written report.

Treasurer’s Report: presentation of activities log, expense report, membership rolls, and bank balance data. Report of expulsions; Graves requests statistical data on expelled members. Report of updates to the pension fund signatory database. Report of delinquent accounts; MSC to file charges with the AFM for traveling AFM members who are more than 90 days delinquent.

President’s Report: FPO cba to be signed shortly; Internet Oversight Committee to be formed to deal with streaming of July 4 concert; contract dispute between Gruppman and FPO is being investigated. PBO sideletter regarding appointments to vacant positions and premium pay for New Year's Eve performances is in progress. CRPC cleanup is in progress regarding missing pension contributions. Graves met with Actors Playhouse to discuss possible union contract. Graves will be meeting with M Corey today regarding contract for January 2002 Strauss Orchestra of America engagement. Report of attendance at Southern Conference: the Local has been asked to host the 2004 conference; meetings have been held with recording labels to speed up processing of contracts; a new local engagement contract is being developed which would allow leaders to make pension fund contributions on behalf of the purchaser. Ballard noted that there was confusion regarding applicable scales for the Black Tie July 4 concert at Mars Amphitheater and that the concert was videotaped; discussion followed.

Report of Committees: review of new promotional literature. MSC to adopt Membership Drive Resolution as presented by Apana (see below).

Communications: receipt of communications from Broward AFL-CIO, MBEA, TEMPO Fund. MSC to purchase 1/2 page ad encouraging the use of union musicians in the 2002 AFL-CIO Journal. MSC to table the MBEA request until further information regarding their activities and other partners can be obtained. MSC to encourage TEMPO contributions by placing voluntary checkoff on outgoing invoices and annual dues notices.

Business: MSC to appoint T Toran to Bylaw Committee. MSC to reimburse Fox per diem and miscellaneous travel expenses not paid by the AFM for her July 2002 trip to NYC. MSC to adopt Bylaw Committee Resolution as presented by Apana (see attached). Discussion of Scale Committee Resolution as presented by Apana (see below); lengthy discussion regarding filing contracts and filing charges for members working below scale; motion withdrawn. MSC to adopt Orchestra Orientation Resolution as presented by Apana (see below). MSC to establish holiday office closings to correspond to national AFM closings. Discussion of office staff pension increase as presented by Graves. MSC to schedule next meeting on August 19 at 11:00 am.

Meeting adjourned at 2:53 pm.

Attached: Resolutions