Executive Board Minutes

Special Executive Board Meeting, 5 June 2003 at 12:00 noon

Meeting called to order at 12:18pm. Present: Apana, Ballard, Harp, Luger, Raimondi, Roitstein. Absent: Graves (due to personal emergency), Jefferson. Fox arrives at 12:28pm.

Special Order of Business: Discussion of restructuring and Local 655 finances. Apana suggests increasing CBA work dues by .25%. Fox suggests holding a fund raiser. MSC (moved by Apana) to recommend amending the Bylaws by deleting Article V Section 4 (Casual Work Dues Credits). Discussion of adopting President Graves' proposed Option 4 by recommending amendments to the Bylaws as follows:

Motion by Luger to recommend deletion of Article VII Section 2(a)3; withdrawn by unanimous consent

Discussion of recommending striking business representative language from the Bylaws. Raimondi departs at 1:16 and Fox departs at 1:20.

MSC (moved by Harp) to recommend deletion of Article VII Section 2(a)6
MSC (moved by Ballard) to recommend deletion of Article VII Section 2(a)7
MSC (by Ballard) to recommend amending Article VII Section 3(a)1 to read: "President: ~~$35,700~~ $10,000 per year, paid weekly"

Fox returns at 1:37pm.

MSC (moved by Apana) to recommend deletion of Article VII Section 2(b)3
MSC (moved by Apana) to recommend amending Article VII Section 3(a)2 to read: "Vice President: ~~$22,100~~ $600 per year, paid ~~weekly~~ monthly"
MSC (moved by Apana) to recommend adoption of a NEW ARTICLE VII SECTION 5: The Local shall employ business representatives for casual, recording, and symphony as needed
MSC (moved by Harp) to recommend deletion of Article VII Section 2(b)3
MSC (moved by Apana) to schedule general membership meeting for July 21 at 1:00pm and to place Bylaw amendments on the agenda

Due to President Graves' absence, it was decided to make these recommendations pending receipt of additional information and an advisory opinion from Graves.

The meeting adjourned at 1:57pm.

Jeffrey Apana, Secretary-Treasurer