Regular Executive Board Meeting Number 13-7, August 16, 2013 at 11AM, at Artserve

Meeting called to order at 11:12 AM. Present: Clippard, Kolcz, Apana, Bermann, Kerley, Stanley, Van Eck; Holstein absent.

MMC to approve minutes of July 12, 2013 meeting.

Secretary-Treasurer's Report: presentation of expense report, membership rolls, bank balance data, and new members. Apana reported on communications from AFM -EPF re funding status; Pollard and Frank re expansions of AFM website; TMA re CBA database; Warman re FGO hearing to reconsider; Varriale re missing musicians for Estefan PBS special.

Corcillo arrived at 11:24 AM.

Apana reported on the AFM Convention, including adopted financial package, changes to life membership, and changes to touring orchestra work dues.

VP Report: Kolcz reported that he has been unsuccessful in finding a venue for 100th anniversary activities.

President's Report: Clippard reported on recording session cleanup; outsourcing of film scores; and requested that the Board encourage musicians to report recording sessions.


Committee Reports: none.

Special Orders: MMC to schedule membership meeting for 10/11/13 at 11:00 AM and an Executive Board meeting immediately following.

Unfinished none.

New Business: Motion by Kerley to create a summer wage scale; motion withdrawn. MMC (moved by Clippard) to donate $250 to Local 30-73 to assist in their dispute with the Minnesota Orchestra. Motion made by Apana to adopt revised Master Plan. Stanley departed at 12:30 PM.

MMC (moved by Apana) to postpone Master Plan until next meeting. MMC (moved by Corcillo) to propose to amend Local Bylaws to allow for cumulative years of AFM membership in eligibility for Life Membership.

Good and Welfare: Discussion of membership drive. Discussion of SFS unpaid wages. MMC (moved by Kerley) to send letter to Banos; MMC (moved by Apana) to amend to also send letters to SFS musicians and make the public aware of the delinquency (Bermann, Corcillo, Kolcz against). Kolcz departed at 2:34 PM. Discussion of the content of the SFS letters.

The meeting was adjourned at 2:47 PM.