Executive Board Meeting Number 02-8, 19 August 2002 at 11:00am

Meeting called to order at 11:17 AM. Present: Fox, Apana, Ballard, Harp, Luger, Raimondi, Roitstein; absent: Graves. Fox assumes the Chair. MSC to approve minutes and new members.

Treasurer’s Report: presentation of activities log, expense report, membership rolls, and bank balance data. Report of collections, copy machine problems. MSC to amend budget by increasing miscellaneous meeting expense by $500, increasing repair expense by $200, decreasing grievance expense by $1000. MSC to reimburse Fox hotel expenses incurred during her participation at Latin Alternative Music Conference.

VP Report: receipt of written report. Brief discussion of Latin Alternative Music Conference. MSC to have Fox and Recording Committee research cost of having booth at local conferences and possibilities of cost-sharing and report back at November Board meeting.

President’s Report: receipt of written report. Jefferson arrives at 11:53am. Discussion; MSC to request MCS members to nominate 3 potential Union Stewards for appointment by Board.

Report of Committees: Discussion of membership drive; MSC to have PR Committee develop a press release. MSC to have promotional literature translated into Spanish prior to membership drive.

Communications: receipt of communications from AFM, D Margol, and Coconut Grove Playhouse; MSC to postpone discussion of CGP request for scale waiver until provided with financial data regarding cost difference and number of musicians/services effected. Receipt of communication from Black Tie; MSC to inform them that they are legally obligated to file the appropriate archival videotape contract and to pursue collections of wages; MSC to have union representatives emphasize recording clauses in contracts to purchasers when future contracts are filed.

Business: MSC to recommend that a Special Executive Board Meeting not be called for the week of August 26. MSC to schedule the next Executive Board meeting for Monday 9/9/02 at 12 noon. MSC to appoint E Kerley, J Apana, and M Goldstein to scale committee; D Sandvold to organizing committee; J Hayman and L Nelson to PR committee. MSC to postpone discussion of Negotiating Committees resolution until September meeting (Luger-against; Apana-abstained). MSC to adopt Standing Committees resolution as amended (changing “quarterly” to “semiannually”). MSC to adopt Referral Program resolution. MSC to adopt Member Involvement resolution as amended (add recruitment committee participation) and to e-mail and mail members about the campaign and encourage them to recruit colleagues during fall 2002 membership drive. MSC to request Bylaw Committee to review officer/staff pension contributions during annual review of Bylaws. MSC to postpone discussion of granting amnesty to former members during membership drive until D Shumate consulted regarding what the AFM will allow us to do.

Meeting adjourned at 2:30 pm.

Attached: Resolutions