Regular Executive Board Meeting Number 07-5, 23 May 2007 at 10:00 am

Meeting called to order at 10:17 am. Present: Roitstein, Apana, Ballard, Chandler, Emery, Satterwhite; Parente present by videoconference.

MMC to approve minutes of May 2007 meeting.

Secretary-Treasurer's Report: presentation of activities log, expense report, membership rolls, bank balance data, and new members. Apana reported on hiring Robert North as administrative assistant; assisting Pianori regarding pension paid on contracts from 1971.

President's Report: presentation of written report. Roitstein reported that D Gabriel is seeking members' promo for display at the convention.

Symphonic Rep Report: presentation of written report. Apana and Ballard reported on problems in getting PBO to sign CBA; SOA representing itself as a union orchestra. Glansdorp arrived at 11:35 and Warner arrived at 10:45.

Apana and Ballard reported on drafting a proposal regarding orchestra residencies.

MPF Report: presentation of written report. Chandler reported on awarding MPF scholarship.

Report of Committees:

• Symphony/Organizing: no report
• Recording: no report
• Education: no report
• Casual: no report
• PR: no report
• Scale: no report
• Bylaw: no report
• Theater: Satterwhite reported that a parent is hiring a professional orchestra at scale for a school production; LiveNation will no longer present Broadway series at KCPA after next season and that KCPA will produce its own theater series.

Special Orders: MMC to schedule next meeting for 6/26 at 10:00 AM. MMC (moved by Apana) to approve hiring of R North as administrative assistant. MMC (moved by Roitstein) to appoint S Whitney, R Singer, L Williams, and J Carder to election committee.

Unfinished Business: MMC (moved by Parente) to hold networking event on 8/5, possibly at a local park, with presentations by an accountant and others. MMC (moved by Apana) to adopt business representative job descriptions as amended.

New Business: Discussion of Convention business; MMC (moved by Apana) to support all recommendations/resolutions except as follows: recommendations 1, 14, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24; resolutions 2, 3, 8, 9, 11, 14, 23, 24, 27, 28, 30, 31, 33, 34, 38, 42, 43, 46, 48, 52, 55, 56, 57, 58, 61; conditional support for triennial conventions; dues increases that are equitable.

Emery and Warner departed at 2:55 PM.

Good and Welfare: none

The meeting adjourned at 3:06 PM.

Jeffrey Apana, Secretary-Treasurer