GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING, Monday, 10 March, 2003 at 12:00 noon

Hollywood Playhouse, Hollywood FL

 Meeting called to order at 12:40 pm. 25 members (a quorum) present, including President Graves, VP Fox, Secretary-Treasurer Apana, and Board members Ballard, Harp, Jefferson, Luger, Raimondi, and Roitstein.

MSC (moved by Apana) to dispense with the reading of the minutes and Officers' Reports.

Pending Business: Discussion of proposed revision to the Bylaws. Discussion of restricting DJ's from membership. Motion by Member Watson to list counties in jurisdiction by size; motion failed. Motion to reduce quorum to 10 by Apana; motion to amend by setting quorum at 15 by Member Hagen; Motion to amend by setting quorum at 19 by Member Kerley; MSC (moved by Member Whitney) to vote on amendment by "filling in the blank"; Apana withdraws quorum number of 10 by unanimous consent; MSC to amend proposal by reducing quorum to 15. MSC (moved by Hagen) to Call the Question; Bylaw Proposal adopted by secret ballot vote.

New Business: Discussion of prohibiting DJ's from membership continued. Motion by Watson to direct the Local to list "turntable" as an instrument; motion failed. Apana asks members for assistance in increasing member participation in Local affairs. Fox suggests providing food at meetings. Graves proposes holding membership meetings in the evening or on the weekend; discussion ensues. Hagen asks about PBP letter to musicians; discussion ensues.

Meeting adjourned at 1:38 pm.