Regular Executive Board Meeting Number 08-12, 14 November 2008 at 10:00 AM

Meeting called to order at 10:20 am. Present: Tempkins, Chandler, Apana, Ballard, Clippard, De Los Santos, Kerley; Corcillo present by speakerphone; Potochnic  absent. Also present: Intern Swearin.

MMC to approve minutes of October 2008 meeting.

Secretary-Treasurer's Report: presentation of activities log, expense report, membership rolls, bank balance data, and new members. Receipt of correspondence from AFM regarding film negotiations and self-produced recordings. Apana reported on meeting with Montilla; enactment of office phone/email procedures; budget issues for 2009.

President's Report: Tempkins reported on his phone call with Heuer. Discussion of Oliva nonsignatory status with AFMEPF and Sunset pension delinquency.

Symphonic Rep Report: presentation of written report. Apana and Ballard reported on organizing campaigns and FGO.

MPF Report: Chandler reported on possible OM MPF project. Tempkins commented on grant writing assistance offered in Broward.

Report of Committees:

• Symphonic: no report
• Recording: no report
• Casual: no report
• Theater: Corcillo reported that discussions have begun regarding meeting.
• Scale: no report
• Bylaw: no report

Special Orders: MMC to schedule next meeting for December 19 at 9:30 AM. Extended discussion of staff positions, accountability, communication. Corcillo departed during the discussion. Motion made by Apana to request that all officers and staff submit weekly activity reports to the Board, no later than the following Monday, and to direct staff to log ongoing activities in the online groupware application; action postponed until next meeting.

Unfinished Business: none.

New Business: Discussion of FGO leaflet language and Youtube lawsuit legal fees. The Board engaged in a conference call with Warman. MMC (moved by Kerley) to amend the leaflet language. MMC (moved by Apana) to approval youtube lawsuit legal fees. De Los Santos departed at 2:37 PM. MMC (moved by Apana) to file charges against Oliva for failure to pay pension on CAF 2008 engagements. Kerley departed at 2:44.

Good and Welfare: none.

The meeting adjourned at 2:47 PM.

Jeffrey Apana, Secretary-Treasurer