Regular Executive Board Meeting Number 09-11, December 21, 2009 at 10 AM at Artserve

Meeting called to order at 10:12 AM. Present: Tempkins, Chandler, Apana, Ballard, Clippard, Corcillo, De Los Santos, Kerley, Potochnic. Also present: directors-elect Salmasian and Van Eck.

MMC to approve minutes of November 2009 meeting.

Secretary-Treasurer's Report: presentation of expense report, membership rolls, bank balance data, and new members. Apana reported on PBOOC elections, PBOOMA donation to PBO, attendance at Arts in Crisis.

Vice-President's Report: no report.

President's Report: Tempkins thanked the Board for its work during his term of office.

Report of Committees:

  • Symphonic: no report
  • Recording: no report
  • Casual: no report
  • Theater: no report
  • Scale: no report
  • Bylaw: no report
  • ROPA: receipt of report from PBO ROPA delegate Ben Joella

Special Orders: MMC (moved by Apana) to approve 2010 budget.

Unfinished Business: Verification of polls: MMC to endorse Florida Cultural Alliance position; MMC to adopt Broadway Across America principal pay distributions (Corcillo noted that we should solicit more input in the future prior to deciding distributions); MMC to authorize use of moving funds from budget to purchase replacement copy machine.

New Business: MMC (moved by Apana) to withdraw all proposed bylaw amendments except the proposal pertaining to wage scale amendments. MMC (moved by Kerley) to re-propose withdrawn bylaw amendments (Apana, Clippard abstained). MMC (moved by Tempkins) to schedule membership meeting for February 15, 2010 at 11 AM.

Good and Welfare: Apana reported on additional information relating to liability insurance policies. Ballard remarked that the Local must do more to build a sense of community. Clippard remarked that the Local must do more to network with other organizations, including unions. Corcillo reported on conversations with a community member who supports having local professional orchestras. Corcillo reported on Four Arts events and direct mailings from Arts Magazine.

The meeting was adjourned at 12:40 PM.

                                                       

Jeffrey Apana, Secretary-Treasurer