Regular Executive Board Meeting Number 25-12, December 15, 2025, Virtual Meeting

Meeting called to order at 3:09 PM. Present: Hawley, Fuller, Apana, Corey, Proctor, Williams; Aron, Bravo absent.

MMC to approve minutes of November 18, 2025 meeting.

Secretary-Treasurer's Report: presentation of expense report, membership rolls, bank balance data, finance report, and new members. Apana reported on correspondence from Union First re: employee assistance programs; Bloom; AFM re SRLA negotiations. Kostic arrived at 3:14 pm.

VP Report: Fuller reported on three musicians whose PBS pay had been withheld being paid.

President's Report: Hawley reported on Oliva harassing musicians; MCB reduced Nutcracker orchestration issues and lack of a paid audit for scheduled subs.

Committee Reports: none.

Special Orders: MMC to schedule executive board meeting for January 29, 2026 at 2:30 PM. MMC (moved by Corey) to approve monthly financial report. Motion by Apana to approve 2026 operating budget; Apana reported on ways to balance the budget going forward; the motion carried.

Unfinished Business: none.

New Business: MMC (moved by Apana) to approve promoting Union First as a partner. MMC (moved by Apana) to request that MCB musicians be paid for auditing services and that doubling be paid for covering additional parts due to reduced orchestration.

Good and Welfare: Discussion of strategic plan. Fuller departed at 4:30 pm.

The meeting was adjourned at 4:36 PM.

Jeffrey Apana, Secretary-Treasurer