GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING, Thursday, 18 May, 2000 at 1:00pm

Meeting called to order at 1:11 p.m. President Graves, Vice President Fox, Treasurer Apana, Board Members Bahler, Barnes, Scafati, and 34 members (a quorum) were in attendance. Reading of Minutes; MSC to approve as read.

Treasurer's Report: review of annual audit, reminder of Annual Dues payable. Notice of open balances to be printed on Newsletter mailing labels.

Vice President's Report: Report of Sony International agreement; Electronic Media conference and Officer Training to be attended in July.

President's Report: Report of Millennium Membership Drive, FPO ongoing arbitrations, SFX negotiations, PBO grievance, and talks with FGO.

Committee Reports: Casual Committee Report read and discussed. Bylaw Committee Report read.

Reading of Communications: summary of letters received regarding Life Insurance Proposal.

New Business: Presentation and discussion of Resolution to Amend the Bylaws by deleting Article XIX, Group Life Insurance. Motion by Geoff Hale to amend resolution to retain annual Life Insurance Assessment and divert it to the General Fund; motion declared a violation of Federal Law and unrelated to the motion at hand and withdrawn. Motion by Barry Brenton to postpone the question until the AFM National Office develops an alternative Life Insurance plan; motion failed. Motion by Alan Kole to refer to committee and request that the Executive Board explore alternate proposals for presentation at the next meeting; MSC.

Meeting adjourned at 2:30 for continued discussion on the Life Insurance Proposal.