GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING, Thursday, 23 September, 1999 at 2:30pm

Meeting called to order at 2:30pm by President Graves. Officers present: Graves, Fox, Apana, Ballard, Bahler, Scafati. A quorum of 33 members was in attendance.

MSC to dispense with the reading of minutes and Officers Reports.

Order of Business: Resolutions to Amend the Bylaws.
· MSC to approve Resolution 1 (Officers)
· MSC to amend Resolution 2 (Executive Board) to read that the Executive Board shall meet a minimum of 8 times per year and that Board Members are required to attend at least 6 meetings per year.
· Motion to amend Resolution 2 to read that Executive Board shall receive an honorarium of $50 permeeting (failed)
· MSC to approve Resolution 2 as amended
· MSC to approve Resolution 3 (Vacation time)
· MSC to amend Resolution 4 (Elections and Nominations) by replacing "Shall not conflict with the service schedule of the Florida Philharmonic" with "shall avoid schedule conflicts as best as possible."
· MSC to approve Resolution 4 as amended
· MSC to approve Resolution 5 (Recruitment Credits)
· MSC to amend Resolution 6 (Work Dues Credits) by replacing$150 with $125
· MSC to approve Resolution 6 as amended
· MSC to amend Resolution 7 (committees) by appending to Article XII Section 3 "Except that the Symphonic Musicians Committee shall consist of one member from each orchestra having a collective bargaining agreement in the Local's jurisdiction, plus two members at large."
· MSC to amend Resolution 7 by changing "Four members shall constitute a quorum" to "a majority ofmembers shall constitute a quorum."
· MSC to amend Resolution 7 by inserting in Article XII Section 6 "Expense reports must be submitted within thirty days of said expense and are subject to Executive Board approval."
· MSC to approve Resolution 7 as amended
· MSC to approve Resolution 9
· Resolution 9 withdrawn by the authors
· MSC to amend Resolution 10 by appending to Section XVII Section 2(b): "These Inactive Life Members shall be allowed to play a maximum of $1000 in engagements per year."
· MSC to approve Resolution 10 as amended
· MSC to approve Resolution 11
· MSC to table Resolution 12

Order of Business: Wage Scale Revisions
· MSC to change "Miscellaneous/Move from pit to stage" from 10% to 15%
· MSC to strike "Violin&Viola" from related doubles
· MSC to amend "Theater:Dress Rehearsals" to read "Any musician who plays at a dress rehearsal shall be paid at the performance rate. A rehearsal shall be classified as a dress rehearsal whenever at least two of the following are present: (1) cued stage lighting; (2) cued stage action; (3) costumes; (4) paid audience."
· MSC to approve wage scales as amended

The meeting was adjourned at 4:40 pm.