Regular Executive Board Meeting Number 11-8, August 15, 2011 at 1:00 PM at Artserve

Meeting called to order at 1:05 PM. Present: Clippard, Holstein, Apana, Kerley, Kolcz, Salmasian; Corcillo, Turner, Van Eck absent.

MMC to approve minutes of July 2011 meeting.

Secretary-Treasurer's Report: presentation of expense report, membership rolls, bank balance data, and new members. Apana reported on communications from D Gabriel re Internet recording rates; R Sparrow re statewide at liberty list; T Morrison re MENC Code of Ethics. Apana reported on members who will be suspended on 9/1 if annual dues are not received.

Vice President's Report: none.

President's Report: Clippard reported on plans to promote to members the benefits of recording contracts; meeting with musician from KWS.

Report of Committees: none.

Special Orders: MMC to schedule next meeting for 9/19/11 at 3 PM.

Unfinished Business: none.

New Business: MMC (moved by Apana) to adopt BAA principal pay allocations as follows: Billy Elliot (hn and tpt 15%; bss 10%), Shreck (hn, tpt, vln, tbn each 10%), Lion King (tbn and hn 15%, gtr 10%), Addams Family (tpt and vln 15%, tbn 10%). MMC (moved by Clippard) to schedule membership meeting for 9/19/11 at 6:30 PM.

Good and Welfare: Discussion of wage scale review, prohibiting disclosure of officers' private phone numbers, adding website comment feed to homepage, upcoming elections, nonpayment of wages to FSP musicians, and PBO Brundibar production.

The meeting was adjourned at 2:47 PM.

Jeffrey Apana, Secretary-Treasurer