Regular Executive Board Meeting Number 12-2, February 17, 2012 at 12:45 PM at Artserve

Meeting called to order at 12:53 PM. Present: Clippard, Kolcz, Apana, Holstein, Stanley.

MMC to approve minutes of January 2012 meeting.

Secretary-Treasurer's Report: presentation of expense report, membership rolls, bank balance data, and new members. Apana reported on upcoming FGO lawsuit hearing; upcoming IEB hearing of Calello case; conversations with Denver Local RE NWS Fence Agreement; upcoming release of online contract filing; assisting Devine with Knight Foundation video use request. Van Eck arrived at 12:57 PM.

Apana reported on conversation with Cleveland Local RE TCO subs/extras; attendance at SSD and DOL webinars.

Vice President's Report: none.

President's Report: Clippard reported on visit to NWS. Kerley arrived at 1:20 PM. Bermann arrived at 1:21 PM. Corcillo arrived at 1:24 PM.

Clippard reported on meetings with Blumenthal/SSD, Leimeier/ROPA, Ridge/ICSOM.

Report of Committees: none.

Special Orders: MMC to schedule next meeting for March 21, 2012 at 2 PM.

Unfinished Business: none.

New Business: MMC (moved by Apana) to appoint Apana, Whitney, Kerley, and Alamilla to Bylaws Committee. MMC (moved by Clippard) to appoint Holstein, Martinez to Scale Committee. MMC (moved by Stanley) to appoint Chen, Corcillo, Van Eck to Symphonic Committee. MMC (moved by Clippard) to appoint Kolcz, Stanley to Casual Committee. MMC (moved by Stanley) to appoint Stanley to Theater Committee (Corcillo, Kerley against). MMC (moved by Stanley) to propose amending the wage scales increasing wage rates by five percent, with base rate rounded to the nearest dollar and proportions maintained. Motion by Apana to propose amending the Wage Scales by adding that concertmasters shall receive 200 percent of scale; motion by Kolcz to postpone discussion until next meeting fails (Apana, Holstein, Kerley, Van Eck, Clippard opposed); Corcillo departs at 2:47 PM; motion by Kolcz to send to Scale Committee fails (Apana, Holstein, Van Eck, Clippard against); Kolcz departs at 2:49 PM; MMC (moved by Apana) to postpone until Kolcz returns.

MMC (moved by Bermann) to propose amending the Wage Scales by increasing the mileage rate for 25-50 miles from $15 to $20 and the rate for 51-80 miles from $19 to $25.

Kolcz returns at 2:56 PM. Concertmaster proposal is adopted (Stanley against; Kolcz abstained).