TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2006

Meeting called to order at 11:10 a.m. Present: President Lennon, Recording Vice President Dennison, Financial Vice President Blumenthal, Executive Board members Babich, Gagliardi, Gale, Landolfi, Schaffner, Schwartz, Shankin, Weiss, Jazz Advisory Committee Liaison Owens and Assistant to the President Rohdin.

Recording Vice President Dennison distributed the minutes of August 15, 2006.

Motion made and carried unanimously to approve the minutes as amended.

President Lennon reported on his and Board member Gagliardi’s attendance at the Theatre Musicians Association conference held August 14-15, 2006 in Cambridge, MA.

Board member Giannini present at 11:25 a.m.

Lennon reported on his attendance at the International Conference of Symphony and Opera Musicians (ICSOM) that took place August 15-20, 2006 in Nashville, TN. Lennon distributed a statement from ICSOM expressing gratitude for Local 802’s ongoing efforts to ban the virtual orchestra machine.

Discussion held on two email polls of the Board regarding a contribution to the Council for Living Music and expenditures for Local 802’s participation in the 2006 Labor Day Parade.

Motion made and seconded to affirm an email poll of the Board approving a Local 802 contribution to the Council for Living Music in the amount of $8,000. Opposed Dennison and Babich.

Motion made and carried unanimously to affirm an email poll of the Board approving a budget for the Labor Day Parade in the amount of $11,013.21.

Motion made and seconded to terminate Local 802’s engagement of Political Consultant Beaudoin. Opposed: Babich, Blumenthal, Gagliardi, Gale, Giannini, Schwartz, Shankin and Weiss. Motion defeated

Lennon recommended that a parliamentarian be engaged for the October Membership Meeting

Motion made and carried unanimously to approve the hiring of a parliamentarian for the October membership meeting at a cost of $500 plus expenses.

Lennon requested the purchase of 1 ticket at a cost of $125 and purchase of a quarter page ad at a cost of $350 in the event journal for a Tenants and Neighbors tribute event honoring Michael McKee.

Motion made and carried unanimously to approve the request.

Assistant to the President Rohdin reported on a communication from AFM Local 72-147, Dallas, TX regarding their negotiations with the Dallas Opera.

Discussion held.

Meeting recessed at 1:15 p.m.

Meeting resumed at 2:15 p.m. Present: Lennon, Blumenthal, Babich, Gagliardi, Gale, Rohdin, Shankin and Weiss.

Financial Vice President Blumenthal reported on the status of the recently negotiated Mostly Mozart collective bargaining agreement.

Giannini, Landolfi, Owens and Schwartz present at 2:18 p.m.

Blumenthal reported on the status of negotiations with the Village Light Opera.

Dennison present at 2:20 p.m.

Blumenthal reported on efforts to reach a settlement regarding a dismissed orchestra member.

Schaffner present at 2:25 p.m.

Blumenthal reported on the status of negotiations with the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra.

Blumenthal reported on a settlement reached with the St .Luke’s Orchestra regarding payment to orchestra members for a cancelled tour.

Dennison recommended that email requests for absentee ballots for the December 5, 2006 officers’ election be accepted.

Motion made and carried unanimously that absentee ballot requests would be accepted if made in writing and signed through mail, fax or if sent from a unique email address with identity verification.

Dennison recommended that Local 802 Counsel Mars be asked to provide the Board with appropriate guidelines regarding electioneering activity by officers and staff associated with the December 5, 2006 officers’ election.

Motion made and carried unanimously to request that Counsel Mars provide the Board with appropriate rules and regulations regarding electioneering activities and regulations regarding use of Local 802 facilities for election activity.

Dennison requested that member David Weiss be reimbursed $195.85 for work missed because of his attendance at an AFM meeting on Game Music.

Motion made and carried unanimously to approve the request.

Schaffner reported on a successful organizing effort involving the MTV Video Music Awards program.

Motion made to extend the new member organizing discount to musicians involved in the MTV Video Music Awards program for the 60 day period, August 31, 2006 through October 31, 2006 and that we request a similar waiver from the AFM.

Motion made and carried unanimously to approve the organizing discount.

Local 802 Counsel Leibowitz and Theatre Committee Chair Larry Rawdon appeared before the Board to discuss the Theatre Committee’s recommendation to pursue arbitration of the Special Situations Panel’s ruling on “Mary Poppins.”

Discussion held.

Assistant to the President Rohdin reported on continuing discussions regarding the Theatre Developments Fund’s request for use of 10 to 15 second clips from commercial announcements or B-roll footage from Broadway shows on video screens outside the temporary TKTS booth at the Marriot Hotel. (See minutes of August 15, 2006.) Lennon recommended that this matter be raised at the next meeting of the Coalition of Broadway unions and Guilds.

Lennon presented a request from the AFM that Local 802 becomes a joint sponsor of the Future of Music Coalition Policy Summit along with the AFM and other participating AFM locals to be held October 4-7, 2006 in Montreal, Canada at a cost of $500.

Motion made and approved unanimously to approve the request for joint sponsorship of the policy summit and to fund participation in the conference by an officer or staff member along with an active recording musician, to put information about the conference on the Local 802 web site and to send an email blast to members about the conference.

Motion made and carried unanimously that any non-recurring expenditures of $2,000 or more be subject to Board approval.

Meeting adjourned at 3:50 p.m.

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2006

Meeting called to order at 11:10 a.m. Present: President Lennon, Recording Vice President Dennison, Financial Vice President Blumenthal, Executive Board members Babich, Gagliardi, Gale, Giannini, Landolfi, Schwartz, Shankin, Weiss and Assistant to the President Rohdin.

Recording Vice President Dennison distributed the minutes of September 5, 2006.

Motion made and carried unanimously to approve the minutes as amended.

President Lennon requested a contribution of $250 to the Actors’ Fund of America’s annual New York Gala.

Motion made and carried unanimously to approve the request.

Lennon reported on the Broadway on Broadway event and noted that Local 802’s efforts had been successful in restoring live music to the event. This year 4 of the 23 musical selections were pre-recorded as opposed to 8 last year.

Discussion held.

Lennon reported on staffing issues in the Music Preparation Department.

Discussion held.

Discussion held in regard to absentee ballot requests for the December 5, 2006 officer elections.

Financial Vice President Blumenthal distributed proposed Local 802 financial polices for later discussion.

Blumenthal distributed a letter from the Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of the New York Public Library requesting permission to become the repository of archival recordings of performances of the St. Cecilia Chorus and Orchestra.

Discussion held during which it was noted that an ongoing agreement existed between Local 802 and the Library for such archival recordings.

Dennison reported that the Recording Department had been successful in getting a signed agreement covering an unreported recording project.

Discussion held.

Board member Schwartz excused at 1:10 p.m.

Dennison requested a $250 contribution from TEMPO 802 to Manhattan Connection, a political action fund for Assembly member Herman D. Farrell Jr.

Motion made and carried unanimously to approve the request.

Meeting recessed at 1:15 p.m.

Meeting resumed at 2:05 p.m. Present: Lennon, Blumenthal, Dennison, Babich, Gale, Gagliardi, Giannini, Landolfi, Rohdin, Shankin and Weiss.

Lennon reported on the financial problems facing the Local 802 Health Benefits Fund and the Fund Trustees’ efforts to take the necessary measures to address the problem. It was noted that a detailed report would be published in Allegro in the near future.

Board member Schaffner present at 2:10 p.m.

Discussion held.

Controller Goldman appeared before the Board and presented the July 2006 financials and the January to July 2006 financials. Goldman reported that the auditors had begun work on the January to June 2006 audit of Local 802 finances. Goldman also distributed material and reported on the status of rental receipts, TEMPO 802 and IRS filings and distributed the July and August 2006 vouchers.

Discussion held.

Local 802 Counsel Mars appeared before the Board and distributed guidelines applicable to candidates in the upcoming December 5, 2006 Local 802 officers’ election concerning use of union or employer resources. Mars recommended that election issues be resolved through the arbitration procedure provided for in the Local 802 bylaws.

Discussion held.

Members Russ Anixter and Art Koenig appeared before the Board to discuss the Copyists’ Committee’s participation in the 2007 Broadway negotiations.

Discussion held.

Anixter and Koenig excused

Meeting adjourned at 3:55 p.m.

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2006

Meeting called to order at 11:10 a.m. Present: President Lennon, Recording Vice President Dennison, Financial Vice President Blumenthal, Executive Board members Babich, Landolfi, Schwartz, Shankin, Weiss and Assistant to the President Rohdin.

Recording Vice President Dennison requested payment of $3,500 in additional costs for repair of the building elevator. (See minutes of June 13, 2006.)

Board member Gagliardi and Jazz Advisory Committee Liaison Owens present at 11:15 a.m.

Motion made and carried unanimously to approve the request.

Dennison recommended that candidates requesting membership mailing lists in regard to the upcoming officer’s election be charged 6 cents per label.

Motion made and carried unanimously to approve the recommendation.

Dennison distributed a letter from AFM President Lee regarding President’s Awards to be presented at the 2007 AFM Convention.

Board member Gale present at 11:30 a.m.

Local 802 Counsel Leibowitz present.

Lennon recommended that the Copyists’ Committee have voting representation on the Broadway negotiating committee.

Board member Schaffner present at 11:35 a.m.

Discussion held.

Board member Giannini present at 11:40 a.m. during previous discussion.

Motion made and carried unanimously that the Copyists’ Committee have a representative vote on the Broadway negotiating committee.

Local 802 Counsel Mars, Principal Theatre Representative Donovan and Theatre Representative Covo present.

Mars reported on negotiations with the producers of the show “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” scheduled for performances at the Hilton Theatre.

Discussion held.

Dennison excused at 1:10 p.m. on union business. Weiss took the minutes of the meeting.

Discussion continued

Meeting recessed at 1:25 p.m.

Meeting resumed at 2:25 p.m.Present: Blumenthal, Babich, Gagliardi, Gale, Giannini, Landolfi, Owens, Rohdin, Schwartz, Shankin and Weiss. Lennon excused on union business. Blumenthal assumed the chair of the meeting.

Blumenthal reported on efforts to reach an agreement covering a planned concert performance of the Orchestra of Our Time.

Discussion held.

Blumenthal presented an invoice from Counsel Shechtman in the amount of $1,251.32 for services thru July 31, 2006. (See minutes of May 16, 2006.)

Discussion held.

Motion made and carried unanimously to approve payment of the invoice.

Blumenthal requested a Board decision on whether or not invoices from outside counsel Shechtman, Accountant Kobrick and former controller Bogert should be paid by Lennon as per Article 1, Section 5 Paragraph ii. of the Local 802 Bylaws as adopted at the June membership meeting.

Discussion held.

Dennison present at 3:40 p.m. during the previous discussion.

Blumenthal distributed copies of an agreement between Local 802 and the Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound at the Performing Arts Research Center of the New York Public Library, as well as copies of correspondence between Local 802 and the Archives.

Discussion held in regard to a request that the Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound become the repository of archival recordings of performances of the St. Cecilia Chorus and Orchestra. (See minutes of September 12, 2006.)

Motion made and carried unanimously to approve the request.

Blumenthal reported on the status of discussions with the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra.

Discussion held.

Discussion held on the date upon which absentee ballot requests and nominating petitions for the December 5th officers’ election must be received by the Recording Vice President’s office.

Discussion held.

Owens excused at 4:10 p.m.

Board member Babich excused at 4:30 p.m.

Mars reported on the arbitration process in the Local 802 Bylaws regarding complaints, protests or charges by any member regarding the conduct of the Local 802 officers’ election.

Discussion held.

Mars excused.

Board member Gale excused at 4:40 p.m.

Meeting adjourned at 4:50 p.m.

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2006

Meeting called to order at 11:15 a.m. Present: President Lennon, Recording Vice President Dennison, Financial Vice President Blumenthal, Executive Board members Babich, Gagliardi, Gale, Landolfi, Schwartz, Shankin, Weiss, Jazz Advisory Committee Liaison Owens and Assistant to the President Rohdin.

Recording Vice President Dennison distributed the minutes of September 12, 2006.

Motion made and carried unanimously to approve the minutes as amended.

Dennison distributed the minutes of September 19, 2006.

Motion made and carried unanimously to approve the minutes as amended.

President Lennon reported on the death of Actors’ Equity President Patrick Quinn and that donations in his name were being accepted by the Actors’ Equity Foundation, Broadway Cares-Equity Fight Aids and the Actors’ Fund of America.

Motion made and carried unanimously to contribute $250 each to the Actors Equity Foundation, Broadway Cares- Equity Fight Aids and the Actors’ Fund of America and to solicit individual contributions to these organizations in the memory of Patrick Quinn.

Meeting recessed at 12:10 p.m.

Meeting resumed at 12:35 p.m.

Local 802 Counsel Mars present for a discussion on whether or not Lennon’s personal attorney should be permitted to be present during Mars’ report on the applicability of the bylaw regarding misuse of the union credit card by an officer or staff member; Article 1, Section 5, Paragraph ii. of the Local 802 Bylaws.

Discussion held.

Motion made and seconded that Lennon’s personal attorney be allowed to make a presentation to the Board following the presentation of Counsel Mars.

Motion passed. Opposed: Blumenthal, Dennison and Landolfi.

Mars presented his report regarding the applicability of Article 1, Section 5, Paragraph ii of the Local 802 Bylaws.

Discussion held.

Lennon’s personal attorney Dino Lombardi appeared before the Board and made a presentation regarding the same matter.

Meeting recessed at 2:30 p.m.

Meeting resumed at 3:30 p.m. Present: Lennon, Blumenthal, Dennison, Babich, Gagliardi, Gale, Landolfi, Owens, Rohdin, Schwartz, Shankin, Weiss and Counsel Mars.

Discussion continued.

Lennon recused at 3:50 p.m.

Discussion continued.

Board member Babich excused at 4:40 p.m.

Meeting adjourned at 4:50 p.m.