Board Meeting/December 12, 2016

The regular meeting of the Board of Directors’ of the Cincinnati Musicians’ Association was called to order on December 12,2016 at 5:42PM.

All members were present.

The minutes of the November 28,2016 meeting were approved with one minor correction. The minutes incorrectly stated that $300 was sent to Ft. Worth Symphony for support. It was $3000 that was sent. Motion to approve and second was given by Lambert/Gaudio

 

NEW MEMBERS:

GOOD STANDING FROM OTHER LOCALS

NEW MEMBERS:

REINSTATE:

DECEASED:

RESIGNED:

ERASED:

 

OLD/CURRENT BUSINESS:

I. President’s Report

  • The office has decided to not renew the ‘Sage’ software program. John Layne and Jenny Franzen will come in and work with Rhonda to upgrade software.
  • President Frankenfeld will be looking into MPTF monies for Musica Sacra.
  • Boar’s Head Festival is approaching at Christ Church Cathedral. President Frankenfeld is hoping to increase pay for the day with two performances. He is anxious to get something in writing soon.
  • The Trans Siberian Orchestra is coming to town soon. President Frankenfeld will find out if they are self-contained. He is trying to avoid another Carl Larsen type situation as with the Josh Groban tour.
  • President Frankenfeld reported that it had been a good year at the Aronoff.
  • President Frankenfeld received a phone call from a gentleman in Las Vegas who is asking for the names of contractors in the area. Apparently the man is developing software for contractors. President Frankenfeld sees the request as a sales ploy and did not give out any names.
  • President Frankenfeld will be giving a summary of 2016 at the general membership meeting that immediately follows the Board meeting.

NEW BUSINESS:

I. Salary increase

  • President Frankenfeld asked the Trustees to consider giving Membership Director, Lynne Scott a pay increase. After some discussion it was agreed that Lynne should have one set day in the office and two days that could be flexible for a total of three seven-hour days per week in return for $100 a day. Lou Lausche presented a motion and Don Hurd gave the second. Motion carried. The raise will be effective January 1, 2017.

THE FOLLOWING VOUCHERS WERE ORDERED PAID:

See attached B 25739-25758

Next meeting scheduled for at December 30, 2016 at 10:00AM

Meeting adjourned at 6:32PM.

Respectfully submitted,

Carol Dunevant-Secretary

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Board Meeting/November 28, 2016

The regular meeting of the Board of Directors’ of the Cincinnati Musicians’ Association was called to order on November 28,2016 at 10:11AM.

All members were present.

The minutes of the November 7, 2016 meeting were tabled.

NEW MEMBERS:

GOOD STANDING FROM OTHER LOCALS

NEW MEMBERS:

REINSTATE:

DECEASED:

RESIGNED:

ERASED:

OLD/CURRENT BUSINESS:

I. President’s Report

  • Pittsburgh Symphony settled their strike on Wednesday. Concerts will resume on December 9. There was a 10% roll back in scale but a donor came forward, which makes it around 7% for the roll back. With increases over the next few years they hope to restore to the current salary level by the end of the contract.
  • $3000 was sent to the Ft. Worth Symphony for assistance.
  • Ahmad Mayes, Director of Education and Community Engagement of the CSO have contacted President Frankenfeld. The Sphinx organization is interested in having CSO musicians listen to auditions with the intent that winners could have an opportunity to perform with the CSO. Unlike the CCM/CSO Diversity Fellowship that has an educational component this appears to be more employment oriented. President Frankenfeld will reach out to presidents of other Locals to gather information and seek advice.

II. CSO

  • Significant progress has been made in finding a replacement for Director of Personnel. An offer has been made.
  • Cello auditions had 107 in the preliminary rounds. President Frankenfeld audited the semi-finals. Only one candidate was advanced to the finals and one was automatically advanced. Hiro Matsuo was offered the position.
  • Seven CSO players have been granted tenure. They are Henrick Heide, flute; Rachel Charbel, violin; Michael Culligan, percussion; Stephanie Collins Matsuo, violin; Yang Liu, violin; Joe Rodriguez, trombone; Chris Olka, tuba.

NEW BUSINESS:

I. Constitution review

  • Vice President Barb Lambert has begun reviewing the constitution and has several suggestions to be discussed at the next meeting.

II. Office update

  • We are still having difficulty getting Greg Felix into the office to assist Rhonda with updates. Joe Gaudio presented a motion to have resident Frankenfeld seek out a potential Business Solutions Consultant to help get connectivity happening with the office computers for Rhonda. Barb Lambert gave the second. The motion was approved unanimously.

THE FOLLOWING VOUCHERS WERE ORDERED PAID:

See attached B 25716-25738

Next meeting scheduled for December 12 at 5:30PM followed by the general quarterly membership meeting at 7:30PM

Meeting adjourned at 11:27AM.

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Board Meeting/November 7, 2016

The regular meeting of the Board of Directors’ of the Cincinnati Musicians’ Association was called to order on November 7,2016 at 3:42PM.

All members were present.

The minutes of the October 18,2016 meeting were approved.

NEW MEMBERS:

GOOD STANDING FROM OTHER LOCALS

NEW MEMBERS:

REINSTATE:

DECEASED:

RESIGNED:

ERASED:

OLD/CURRENT BUSINESS:

I. President’s Report

  • Taft Museum concerts for the winter are almost set.
  • Pittsburgh and Ft. Worth are still out on strike. Ft. Worth will receive support funds. The Pacific Symphony in Orange County CA may be on strike soon.
  • Follow up on the Josh Groban tour hiring non-union players may result in Steve Trudell, not Josh Groban, being placed on the unfair list.

II. CCO

  • The CCO hosted a reception for their newly announced Music Director.

III. CSO

  • There are three finalists for the Director of Personnel. There are two very strong candidates out of the three.
  • Discussion continues around proposed health care changes. President Trey Devey has stated this is his number one priority before leaving the CSO for Interlochen. They should examine what other companies are doing and look at options other than what Horan has to offer. If the Multi Employer Welfare Agreement (MEWA) falls apart it would have a huge impact on smaller member organizations. A task force is being put together to look alternatives.

NEW BUSINESS:

  1. There seems to be difficulty finding the CMA website. There have some link issues being repaired by Cybervise.
  2. President Frankenfeld asked the Board about setting up a 403B for Rhonda. A motion was made by Joe Gaudio directing President Frankenfeld to look into this. Mike Andres gave the second. Motion carried.

THE FOLLOWING VOUCHERS WERE ORDERED PAID:

See attached B 25687-25715

Next meeting scheduled for at November 28, 2016 at 10:00AM

Meeting adjourned at 4:40PM.

Respectfully submitted,

Carol Dunevant – Secretary

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Board Meeting/October 18, 2016

The regular meeting of the Board of Directors’ of the Cincinnati Musicians’ Association was called to order on October 18,2016 at 4:45PM.

All members were present.

The minutes of the September 26,2016 meeting were approved.

NEW MEMBERS:

GOOD STANDING FROM OTHER LOCALS

NEW MEMBERS:

REINSTATE:

DECEASED:

RESIGNED:

ERASED:

OLD/CURRENT BUSINESS:

I. President’s Report

  • President Frankenfeld reported that both Ft. Worth and Pittsburgh are on strike.
  • Rhonda has a new hard drive but it is just a Band-Aid. It is not entirely compatible with the software program.
  • Ballet monies have arrived. Transportation has been increased to $10. An agreement has been signed through 2019. Checks are going out as quickly as possible

II. CSO

  • The Cincinnati Ballet has approached the CSO regarding an invitation involving a fundraiser. Indianapolis has asked to borrow an archive recording totaling 6 minutes of music. The event is a true fundraiser, the recording is not supplanting a live orchestra and it is not a new use request. Credit will be given to the use of the recording. Permission will most likely be granted.
  • CSO management is hoping to add another city to the tour schedule. They are willing to pay a penalty since the addition would go against a specific item in the CBA.
  • Walt Zeschin has delayed his departure from the CSO until November to make the transition smoother.
  • Richard Breier of Breier Group Concepts is aggressively looking for alternatives for insurance changes.

 

 

NEW BUSINESS:

I. Rhonda Gillum pay scale.

  • President Frankenfeld reminded the Trustees that it was time to examine Rhonda’s pay and adjust. Don Hurd motioned that there be a 2.5% increase very year for four years. Joe Gaudio gave the second. The motion passed. Mike Andres motioned to raise it to the 2017 level immediately. Barbara Lambert provided the second. The motion carried.

 

THE FOLLOWING VOUCHERS WERE ORDERED PAID:

See attached B 25656-25686

Next meeting scheduled for Monday, November 7 at 3:30PM

Meeting adjourned at 5:25PM.

Respectfully submitted,

Carol Dunevant, Secretary

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Board Meeting/September 26, 2016

The regular meeting of the Board of Directors’ of the Cincinnati Musicians’ Association was called to order on September 26,2016 at 5:35PM.

Joe Gaudio was absent.

The minutes of the September 12,2016 meeting were approved with a minor correction.

NEW MEMBERS:

Kenji Ulmer Horn 9/26/16

GOOD STANDING FROM OTHER LOCALS

NEW MEMBERS:

REINSTATE:

DECEASED:

Michelle Gwynne 9/24/16

RESIGNED:

ERASED:

OLD/CURRENT BUSINESS:

I. President’s Report

  • Carl Larsen might be placed on the unfair list for using non-union musicians with the Josh Groban tour.

II. CSO

  • It would cost $6000 to hire Breier Group Concepts to assist with the health insurance changes being presented to CSO players. Management will be asked to split the consulting fee. Using Summit Benefits could save the organization monies. The situation is similar to the one faced in 2011.
  • Last Monday the CSO held auditions for a one-year viola position. It was successful.
  • CSO auditions scheduled are cello and horn. Trumpet and clarinet will be held in February and March of 2017.

III. Ballet

  • President Frankenfeld wants to make sure everyone gets paid this week.
  • There has been conversation regarding the increase rehearsal scale from $70 to $72.50. This has not been written down. President Frankenfeld will continue to work to get the increase in writing.
  • The CSO is out in March so the Ballet Orchestra may be used again.
  • Mike Andres had difficulty contracting percussionists. Scott Lang proved helpful to locate suitable players.
  • Mike Andres requested that President Frankenfeld seek to increase monies received by the principal players.

 

NEW BUSINESS:

None

THE FOLLOWING VOUCHERS WERE ORDERED PAID:

See attached B 25642-25654

Receipts for ICSOM need to be submitted so that the Board can review them.

Next meeting scheduled for at Tuesday, October 18 at 4:30PM

Meeting adjourned at 6:42PM.

 

Respectfully submitted,

Carol Dunevant, Secretary

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Board Meeting/September 12, 2016

The regular meeting of the Board of Directors’ of the Cincinnati Musicians’ Association was called to order on September 12, 2016 at 4:10PM.

Mike Andres was absent.

The minutes of the August 15, 2016 meeting were approved with a spelling correction.

NEW MEMBERS:

GOOD STANDING FROM OTHER LOCALS

NEW MEMBERS:

REINSTATE:

DECEASED:

RESIGNED:

ERASED:

OLD/CURRENT BUSINESS:

I. President’s Report

  • The next General Membership meeting will include 50-year members
  • President Frankenfeld will be extending an invitation to Jenny Franzen or John Layne from the auditors office to give their report
  • Paul Wagner’s group performed at the Labor Day picnic

II. ICSOM

  • The meeting was held in Washington D.C.
  • Meredith Snow is the new Chair
  • The Josh Groban tour was a point if discussion and using non-union players appeared to happen throughout the east coast

III. CSO

  • Elections were held for the Player’s Committee
  • Members are Ted Nelson, Drake Ash, Dan Culnan, and Dick Jensen
  • There are changes in the health benefits and there may need to be renegotiating with the insurance company
  • November is the renewal date for the insurance decision
  • Two tours were officially announced for the orchestra

NEW BUSINESS:

None

 

THE FOLLOWING VOUCHERS WERE ORDERED PAID:

See attached B B25615-25641

Recent receipts were not submitted by President Frankenfeld from ICSOM and will be included in the next meeting report.

Next meeting scheduled for September 26 at 5:30PM and followed by the Quarterly General Membership Meeting at 7pm

Meeting adjourned at 4:58PM.

Respectfully submitted,

Carol Dunevant, Secretary

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Board Meeting/August 15, 2016

The regular meeting of the Board of Directors’ of the Cincinnati Musicians’ Association was called to order on August 15,2016 at 3:45PM.

All members were present.

The minutes of the July 26,2016 meeting were tabled until the next meeting. M/S Hurd/Lambert

NEW MEMBERS:

Blake-Anthony Johnson     Cello     8/15/16

Kimberly Russ             Keyboard  8/6/16

Diana Flores              Cello     8/15/16

George Millsap            Violin    8/4/16

Emilio Carlo              Viola     8/4/16

 

GOOD STANDING FROM OTHER LOCALS

NEW MEMBERS:

REINSTATE:

DECEASED:

RESIGNED:

Aaron Shemas Good Standing on 12/31/15 per Paul Frankenfeld

Sung Hee Shin on 8/16/16

Joseph Somogyi in Good Standing on 12/31/15

Aaron Jacobs in Good Standing on 6/30/16

Michael Charbel in Good Standing on 6/1/16

ERASED:

OLD/CURRENT BUSINESS:

I. President’s Report

  • Pete Wagner’s group will perform at the Labor Day Picnic at Coney Island. Tickets will be available and an email will be sent to the membership with information.
  • There was a membership issue with a player recently expelled from the Dayton Local. They were contracted to play with the Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra. The member caught up their arrears and is now in god standing with Dayton.
  • After considerable discussion and input from legal counsel the CSO management will pay overtime for Lumenocity and musicians will waive any overtime for Pops concerts for this season only. This agreement preserves the process of being able to work things out.
  • Taft Museum concert dates have been finalized. It is possible the CCO members could participate with some of the performances.

II. CSO

  • Walt Zeschin has announced he is leaving the position of Orchestra Personnel Manager to take a position with the Utah Symphony. Although a lateral move it puts him closer to family. His last day will be October 23. There are no musicians on the search committee but should be involved in the final process.

III. CCO

  • The ballot box will be going to the Chamber Orchestra for votes on the IMA ratification. President Frankenfeld was present at rehearsal to answer any questions.

NEW BUSINESS:

I. Josh Groban Riverbend concert

  • Carl Larson contracted for the performance and involved non-union players. Since Riverbend is a closed union house President Frankenfeld will be contacting Larson as well as alerting Locals that may be impacted by the Groban tour.

 

THE FOLLOWING VOUCHERS WERE ORDERED PAID:

See attached B 25585-25614

Next meeting scheduled for at September 12 at 3:30pm.

Meeting adjourned at 5pm

Respectfully submitted,

Carol Dunevant

Secretary

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Quarterly General Membership Meeting/July 25, 2016

The quarterly meeting of the general membership of the Cincinnati Musicians’ Association was called to order on July 25, 2016 at 7:13PM.

10 members were present.

The minutes of the April 20,2016 quarterly meeting were approved as corrected. There will be a presidential election this year pitting Ray Hair against Sam Folio was corrected to read: The elections of the IEB will have Jay Blumenthal running against Sam Folio. M/S was Jeff Gaunce /Joe Gaudio

OLD/CURRENT BUSINESS:

I. Regional Convention/Conference

• President Frankenfeld and Vice President Lambert reported on the Regional Conference. The MAC was consolidated into a larger region and the convention was held in Des Moines IA. The event was seemingly disorganized. The MAC voiced concerns about the consolidation and has indicated that it wished to remain its own entity.

• At the 100th AFM Convention in Las Vegas the Regional Conferences got together again prior to the opening of the convention. Discussion ideas were to have the newly consolidated regions meet together one year, meet separately the next, and on the third year come together at the International Convention. At this time there are no By-Laws or rules for the consolidated regions. Communication has been very poor between the regions. It was also pointed out that what happens at Regional Conventions varies greatly between Regions. The IEB has received the proposal.

• Vice President Lambert gave a Memorial to Gene at the Regional Meeting.

II. 100th AFM International Convention

• President Frankenfeld summarized the events of the 100th AFM International Convention.

1. The results of the elections for the IEB had Jay Blumenthal replacing Sam Folio as Secretary. President Frankenfeld briefly explained how the politics of the IEB tend to play out.

2. The AFM is in the black and appears to be moving forward. There are still plans to purchase a building in New York City and President Frankenfeld voiced his concerns about such a purchase.

3. There were 22 resolutions and recommendations brought to the convention. The one creating the most discussion was the request that subs and extras get benefits and participate in CBA discussion. A recommendation that would suspend Local and National dues for a year to see if it would encourage membership growth was sent back to the IEB. No increase is planned in per capita dues.

4. Ray Hair memorialized Gene Frey at the Memorial Service.

5. Complete results of the voting for the 22 resolutions and recommendation will be found in the IM.

Meeting was adjourned at 7:53PM and was followed by refreshments.

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Board Meeting/July 25, 2016

The regular meeting of the Board of Directors’ of the Cincinnati Musicians’ Association was called to order on July 25,2016 at 5:33PM.

Mike Andres was absent.

Guests: Jenny Franzen and John Layne

The minutes of the July 11,2016 meeting were approved as amended. M/S made by Lambert/Hurd

I. CSO

  • Rebecca Culnan has stepped back into the role of Assistant Concertmaster after her leave of absence.

II. CCO

  • The IMA has finally been ratified.

 

NEW MEMBERS:

GOOD STANDING FROM OTHER LOCALS

NEW MEMBERS:

REINSTATE:

DECEASED:

RESIGNED:

ERASED:

 

OLD/CURRENT BUSINESS:

I. President’s Report

  • President Frankenfeld welcomed guests Jenny Franzen and John Layne from Kelley, Galloway, Smith, Goolsby,PSC.
  • Jenny presented Auditor’s Report to the Trustees. After going through each page of the report, the 990 and the 990-T the Trustees sought additional information regarding when reinvestment should occur. Hearing no dissent from the Trustees the report was approved and will be submitted at the end of the week.
  • President Frankenfeld reported that the Middletown Symphony might be approached to lay out options that might be beneficial so they can rebuild a Board. Some options include MPTF and perhaps Bravo, Inc.
  • There was some overtime logged for Lumenocity. There will be 10 performances, 45 minutes in length over the course of the event.
  • Barb Lambert did receive her reimbursement for the AFM Convention.

NEW BUSINESS:

None

 

THE FOLLOWING VOUCHERS WERE ORDERED PAID:

See attached B 25571-25584

Next meeting scheduled for Monday, August 15 at 3:30PM

 

Meeting adjourned at 6:53PM and the General Membership Quarterly meeting will begin at 7:00PM.

 

Respectfully submitted,

Carol Dary Dunevant

Secretary

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Board Meeting/June 6, 2016

The regular meeting of the Board of Directors’ of the Cincinnati Musicians’ Association was called to order on June 6,2016 at 3:42PM.

All members were present.

The minutes of the May 16,2016 meeting were approved M/S Gaudio/Scott.

NEW MEMBERS:

David Allen Rood – trombone – 6/2/2016

GOOD STANDING FROM OTHER LOCALS

NEW MEMBERS:

REINSTATE:

DECEASED:

RESIGNED:

Michael Charbel – trombone- 6/1/2016

ERASED:

 

OLD/CURRENT BUSINESS:

I. President’s Report

  • The check for the Ballet Orchestra finally arrived. President Frankenfeld believes that payment to Promo exceeded the 21-day invoice and will look to see if penalties should be assessed.

II. MPTF

  • Musica Sacra has reported that funds have not been received from the MPTF. All paperwork was submitted in hardcopy and electronically. President Frankenfeld will backtrack on all correspondence to make sure funds are received.

III. CCO

  • The CCO Board has not signed the contract although it was approved. President Frankenfeld will get in touch with the CCO Manager, LeeAnn Anklan to find out if it was signed at the most recent Board meeting.
  • The CCO is not a signatory of the IMF and President Frankenfeld plans on pursuing this as well.

 

NEW BUSINESS:

I. AFM Convention Recommendations and Resolutions

  • The CMA Board discussed each recommendation and resolution that will be presented at the convention in two weeks. All recommendations and resolutions can be found in the latest issue of International Musician. The discussion resulted in the following:
  1. Recommendation No. 1 Financial Package. We will vote in favor.
  2. Recommendation No. 2 Player conference delegate selection clarification. We will vote in favor.
  3. Recommendation No. 3 CBA ratification housecleaning. There was a dissenting point on Section 32(a)ii that appears to be increase transparency but the Board feels we should seek clarification and look for a possible amendment.
  4. Recommendation No. 4 Officers as fiduciaries. This is a practice we already embrace and would vote in favor.
  5. Recommendation No. 5 Per capita, FWD reporting. Appears to be cleaning up and updating language. We will vote in favor.
  6. Recommendation No. 6 FIF arrears housekeeping. We will vote in favor.
  7. Recommendation No. 7 Maximum work dues correction. We will vote in favor.
  8. Recommendation No.8 Regional Orchestra Emergency Relief Fund. This appears to add language that would tie Article 6, Section 5 to something solid regarding interest rates. We will vote in favor.
  9. Recommendation No. 9 EMSD fee late payment. This will probably be an item of some discussion at the convention but we will support the recommendation.
  10. Resolution No. 1 Officer Training. We will support this resolution.
  11. Resolution No. 2 Convention delegate recognition. The Trustees feel that this would take up valuable convention time. We are not opposed to the recognition if done in a different manner. An example was the AFM writing the delegates with 25, 35, 40, 45, or 50 years of service outside the actual convention.
  12. Resolution No. 3 O&E fund accounting. We will strongly support this resolution.
  13. Resolution No. 4 Recording contracts and RMA role. We will vote in support of this item.
  14. Resolution No. 5 and 6 appear to work together and we will support them.
  15. Resolution No. 7 Strategic Plan. This was given considerable discussion and we would support an amendment that a plan of 3-5 years rather than a 9-year plan.
  16. Resolution No. 8 Sound recording and recording for film and television will be supported.
  17. Resolution No. 9 Salary and expenses itemizing will be fully supported.
  18. Resolution No. 10 Organizing study and campaign. We will support to suspend the FIF and Local initiation fee for one calendar year (1/1/17 – 12/31/17)and then assess the results. We feel that any member that has been expelled would not receive FIF or LIF amnesty.
  19. Resolution No. 11 Disabled member’s dues. We will vote against this unless amended with a clear definition of disabled.
  20. Resolution No. 12 Regional conference attendance will be supported. Small Locals should be given waivers if attendance is too costly.
  21. Resolution No. 13 Non-geographic local conference affiliation will be supported.
  22. Resolution No. 14 On-line ratification will be supported.
  23. Resolution No. 15 Electronic ratification will be supported. It parallels No. 14 only addresses traveling musicians.
  24. Resolution No. 16 Traveling engagements will be supported.
  25. Resolution No. 17 Orchestra in residence work dues will be supported. The home Local receives ½ of work dues of Local at the in-residence location. This could help Locals.
  26. Resolution No. 18 Convention delegate entitlement. Delegates will seek clarification. The resolution can be read to mean two different things.
  27. Resolution No. 19 will not be supported as it could have an impact on individuals First Amendment rights.
  28. Resolution No. 20 will not be supported. It is seen as being unrealistic.
  29. Resolution No. 21 distributing conference documents online will be supported so the organization can go a step further in being paperless.
  30. Resolution No. 22 French language services in Quebec will be supported.

 

THE FOLLOWING VOUCHERS WERE ORDERED PAID:

See attached B 25508-25533

Next meeting scheduled for at June 27 at 5:30PM followed by the quarterly General Membership meeting at 7PM.

Meeting adjourned at 5:53PM.

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