The regular meeting of the Board of Directors’ of the Cincinnati Musicians’ Association was called to order on February 18, 2012 at 12:29 PM.

All members were present.

The minutes of the February 4 meeting were tabled until the next meeting due to the delay in the start of the meeting time.

NEW MEMBERS:

Adrienne Doctor, trumpet

David Kleesattel, cello

GOOD STANDING FROM OTHER LOCALS

NEW MEMBERS:  NONE

REINSTATE:         NONE

DECEASED:         Robert Gausman

RESIGNED:         Christopher Ott

ERASED:           NONE

OLD/CURRENT BUSINESS:

I.  Relocation

• Ken Wells has been doing a tremendous amount of work to prepare us for the move and he will be compensated.

II.  Musician’s Ball

• Brochures and tickets are now available. They will be kept in Lynne’s office.

III. Convention

• Convention dates are July 22-25.  Paul, Carol and Becky Andres will be attending.
• The MAC will be meeting sometime prior to the Las Vegas dates.

IV.  Welfare Fund

• Paul will be meeting with other organizations under the ArtsWave umbrella to discuss a possible welfare fund.  Paul will be speaking with Barbara Owens next week about the fund since it will need to come before the IEB.

V.  FM Radio Broadcasts

• Paul has been in touch with Hal Ponder and there will be a meeting with Ray Hair, Paul Frankenfeld and Senator Brown regarding royalties through FM radio broadcasts.

VI.  CCO

• Paul has emailed Mike Cioffi.  Apparently he is spending quite a bit of time in Italy, which has made contact difficult.

VII. CSO

• They have just finished the Ballet performances of Romeo and Juliet.
• Members wishing to retire will be notifying management soon.

NEW BUSINESS:

I.  General Membership Quarterly Meeting.

• The date of March 18 was selected for the meeting.  It will be combined with an open house for the new office location.

 

 

THE FOLLOWING VOUCHERS WERE ORDERED PAID:

See attached B 24051-24073

Next meeting scheduled for Monday, March 4 at 3:15PM

 

Meeting adjourned at 12:56PM.

The regular meeting of the Board of Directors’ of the Cincinnati Musicians’ Association was called to order on February 4, 2013 at 3:05 PM.

All members were present.

The minutes of the January 21, 2013 were approved.

NEW MEMBERS:      NONE

GOOD STANDING FROM OTHER LOCALS:         NONE

NEW MEMBERS:     NONE

REINSTATE:     NONE

DECEASED:         Ed Wuebold, January 12, 2013

RESIGNED: The following members have resigned in good standing.

Sean Vore

Wallis Vore

Alison Brown Sincoff

Lucy Firlie

Robert Poe

ERASED:           NONE

OLD/CURRENT BUSINESS:

I.  Move/Relocation

• Our 30-day notice has been given to Tim Haines.  Our last day will be February 28, 2013.
• The pop machine and the safe have been taken care of and will not be part of the move.
• 7 filing cabinets (letter size) will be donated to the CSO.
• A shredding truck will be scheduled to come in as the end of the month approaches to take care of outdated material that doesn’t need to move.

II.  CMA Benefits Club

• John Layne provided the office with the 990 for the Benefits Club.  The following information is presented for Department of Labor compliance:

The President and bookkeeper have discussed the options concerning the Organization obtaining the capabilities of preparing financial statements that would not require significant changes by the auditor.  Mr. Frankenfeld has decided that it would not be cost beneficial to change its current practice.  Mr. Frankenfeld believes it is in the best interest of the Organization to continue to retain the auditing firm to prepare its financial statements in conjunction with the year-end audit.  However, management will review and approve adjusting entries, if any.  Additionally, management will review and approve the financial statements, including disclosures, before they are presented to the trustees.  Management will review and approve the Form 990 and Form 5500 before they are filed.

III. Shen Yun

• It has been brought to the attention of Paul that studio teachers at CCM have received a communication.  Shen Yun is sending invitations to students to audition for their touring show.  Individuals need to find out if Shen Yun has a contract with the New York Office. Individuals would want to approach this audition the same way one would approach a cruise ship engagement.

IV.  Musician’s Ball

• Tickets and mailers will be printed and ready by the week of February 11, 2013.
•  Carol and Lynne have coordinated responding to ticket requests over the phone with Rhonda and hopefully it will go as smoothly as in the past.
• February 28 will be the cut off date for persons wishing to pick up their tickets at the office due to the move.

V.  Symphony News

• The previously mentioned tenure issues have been taken care of.  Probation periods have been extended until the new Music Director is present in order to make a final decision.

VI.  Website

• Carol reported that the website turnover meeting went smoothly.
• The current quarterly hours have already been used due to high volume email questions and needs.  Carmen explained the billing process and Carol will keep a running list of any particular items needing Cybervise assistance and will coordinate with Carmen at the beginning of each quarter.

VII. CCO

• Paul is still waiting for a response from Mike Cioffi.  The issue is still on hold.

NEW BUSINESS:     NONE

THE FOLLOWING VOUCHERS WERE ORDERED PAID:  See attached B 24033 – 24050

Next meeting scheduled for Monday, February 18 at noon.

Meeting adjourned at 3:56PM.

The regular meeting of the Board of Directors’ of the Cincinnati Musicians’ Association was called to order on January 7, 2013 at 3:10 PM.

All members were present.

The minutes of the December 17, 2012 were approved.

NEW MEMBERS:

None

GOOD STANDING FROM OTHER LOCALS

NEW MEMBERS:

NONE

REINSTATE:

NONE

DECEASED:

NONE

RESIGNED:

NONE

ERASED:

NONE

OLD/CURRENT BUSINESS:

I.  Holiday Office Park information

• According to Peter Snow the contract for the new ownership fell through but that another buyer has stepped forward.  The potential buyer is the Neyer Group.   Peter Snow will be presenting them with our potential lease agreement.
• Once they are under contract to purchase the building we can move ahead with plans to relocate.

II.  Web site

• The new site is live but there are some glitches that will get worked out within the next few weeks.
• There are still lots of work to be done on the site but once the new database is linked in all members will receive an email allowing them to login and update their profiles.

III. Constitution Revision

• Now that all of the revisions have been reviewed Carol will be sending a copy electronically to the Board.  Soon after the membership will receive it electronically (where possible) and those without email, or those requesting otherwise, will receive a printed copy.

NEW BUSINESS:

I.  Blue Wisp

• An article in the Cincinnati Enquirer stated that the Wisp might close at the end of the month due to unforeseen expenses with the restaurant portion of the club.
• It may be possible that an arrangement can be made with the lease to help.

II. Musician’s Ball

• The date is April 12, 2013.  There was discussion regarding how to improve the event.  More discussion will take place at the next meeting.

THE FOLLOWING VOUCHERS WERE ORDERED PAID:

See attached B 23988 – 24006

Next meeting scheduled for Monday, January 21 at 3:30PM.

Meeting adjourned at 4:30PM.