Regular Executive Board Meeting Number 05-8, 15 August 2005 at 10:00 am

Meeting called to order at 10:15 am. Present: Walker, Roitstein, Apana, Ballard, Levin, Warner, and D Emery (guest). MMC to approve minutes of July 2005 meeting as corrected.

Secretary-Treasurer's Report: presentation of activities log, expense report, membership rolls, bank balance data, and new members. Apana reported on upcoming meeting regarding health insurance and Potochnic election to ROPA Board. Chandler arrived at 10:20.

Vice President's Report: presentation of written report. Roitstein reported on positive feedback received on Symphonic Committee Bylaw amendment adoption.

President's Report: Extended discussion of upcoming theater negotiations.

Symphonic Rep Report: presentation of written report. Apana and Ballard reported on RCO venue dispute and upcoming meetings with committees.

Report of Committees:

• Symphony/Organizing: no report

• Recording: no report

• Casual: no report

• Education: no report

• PR: no report

• Scale: no report

• Bylaw: no report

Special Orders: MMC (moved by Roitstein) to appoint D Emery as Director. Emery sworn in. MMC to schedule next meeting for September 23 at 10:00 am. Discussion of Master Plan.

• MMC (moved by Apana) to request the Casual Committee review procedures for Referral Service and report recommendations back to Board

• MMC (moved by Apana) to designate Chandler as MPF Administrator and direct her to work with the Casual and Education Committees to develop cosponsors and programs for educational and public concerts that will use the funds in ways that most effectively give the Local positive public relations, and to report monthly on the allocation useage.

• MMC (moved by Apana) to designate $2000 of MPF allocation for scholarships ($1000 for classical performance and $1000 for nonclassical performance). Luger arrived at 12:30 pm.

Unfinished Business: MMC (moved by Apana) to postpone theater committee proposal until conclusion of theater negotiations. MMC (moved by ) to continue employing L Jordan on a temporary basis, ending his probationary period, and to increase his wages to $9.50/hour. MMC (moved by Roitstein) to establish probationary wage of $8.50/hour for new staff position, rising to up to $10/hour at the end of the probationary period. MMC (moved by Ballard) to grant Chruszcz request for Symphonic Small Budget for Magnificat performances.

New Business: MMC (moved by Luger) to request additional information from Florida Classical Orchestra prior to considering request for Symphonic Small Budget scale. MMC (moved by Apana) to appoint K Jefferson to Casual Committee. MMC (moved by Roitstein) to create a standing rule to decline the appointment of contractors or employers to the scale or bylaw committees.

Good and Welfare: Levin noted a recent Billboard article on local recording musicians. Apana noted that the newsletter can now be printed in color for a reasonable additional fee. Roitstein moved to discontinue printing of the newsletter; MMC (moved by Apana) to postpone discussion until information can be gathered on the ramifications of such a decision.

The meeting adjourned at 1:45 pm.

Jeffrey Apana, Secretary-Treasurer