Regular Executive Board Meeting Number 18-7, 25 July 2018, at Local 655 Office

Meeting called to order at 2:41 PM. Present: Reskin, Apana, Corey, Folse, Fuller, Kleiman; Aron, Bravo absent.

MMC to approve minutes of June 18, 2018 meeting.

Secretary-Treasurer's Report: presentation of expense report, membership rolls, bank balance data, and new members. Apana reported on communications from AFM re TV negotiations; Reid re transferring membership; AFM re Bocelli concert taping; Baltimore Local re scale increases. Van Eck arrived at 2:45 PM.

Apana reported on Recording Academy We Are Music campaign and status of PBO grievance.

VP Report: van Eck reported on request from Pompano arts council for volunteer musicians.

President's Report: no report.

Committee Reports: none.

Special Orders: none.

Unfinished Business: none.

New Business: MMC (moved by Apana) to approve scale variance for Salute to Vienna for December 2018-January 2019. MMC (Moved by Apana) to file charges against Nordstrom should an AFM recording agreement not be executed for Bocelli concert PBS use.

Good and Welfare: Apana noted upcoming major events that may hire local musicians and should be researched. Apana suggested starting committee/steward training workshops and holding orientations just prior to membership meetings.

The meeting was adjourned at 4:46 PM.