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Coalition of Oak Ridge Retired Employees Minutes of Board Meeting September 21, 2005 2:00 p.m. Oak Ridge Senior Center Present: Ken Cowser, Sandy Dean, Joe Dykstra, Dean Eyman, Ben Gaylor, Ben Johnson, Bob Keil, Marigrace Kirstowsky, Charlie Kuykendall, Tom Lemons, Pete Lotts, Dave Reichle, Teresa Riggs, Mary Helen Rose, Troy Trotter, Don Wood, Bob Worrell 1. Opening Remarks. President Dave Reichle noted that Joe Setaro is in D. C. at a credit union congressional caucus. He said ORNL has announced a new Human Resources Director, Lori Barreras. Reichle and others are meeting at 3:00 on Thursday, September 22, with ORNL Deputy Director Jim Roberto. Joe Setaro is preparing a response to the letter which Marigrace and Ed Kirstowsky received from the Department of Energy’s Office of Science, in response to their letter to Senator Alexander. The CORRE Executive Committee will approve the response, so that it may be promptly forwarded. At Reichle’s request, motion passed to approve paying expenses in accordance with federal per diem procedures for up to three board members to travel to Washington, D. C., to educate Secretary of Energy Bodman and legislative staff on pension issues, when the opportunity arises. 2. Secretary/Treasurer’s Report. Mary Helen Rose highlighted her Treasurer’s report for August, copies of which had been distributed to board members. Balance on hand August 31, 2005, was $47,997.63, with a total of about 2,500 Active Members. 3. Communications. Sandy Dean stated that she has sent an article to BWXT Y-12 for the next issue of Retiree News. 4. Annual Meeting Planning Committee. Sandy reported that the committee met on September 6 for a planning session. An agenda was developed, and one ad has been finalized, which will appear in The Oak Ridger on October 21, The Oak Ridge Observer on October 19, and Knoxville News Sentinel on October 23. Sandy, Dave Reichle, and Mary Helen met at The Oak Ridge Observer on September 6 and talked to Stan Mitchell, Editor, who hopes to come to our Annual Meeting. Sandy has talked with Ellen Rogers of The Oak Ridger, and asked her to attend. Sandy will talk with Bob Fowler and Frank Munger of the Knoxville News Sentinel about their covering the Annual Meeting. Dean Eyman will make contact with TV stations, telling them a bit about CORRE. He will also be our contact with TV reporters at the meeting. Sandy said it is in our bylaws that we publish the names of nominees prior to the election to be held at our Annual Meeting. Early in October, we will send out postcards to all Active Members reminding them of the meeting and listing the nominees. Sandy displayed a CORRE member card that she had drafted at Marigrace Kirstowsky’s suggestion. Motion passed to approve purchasing 2,000 of the cards as displayed by Sandy. Sandy asked designated speakers at the Annual Meeting to be prepared for a dry run at our October 19 board meeting. They should have written texts available for reporters, or in case they should for some reason be unable to attend the Annual Meeting as planned. 5. Legislative Committee. Pete Lotts reported that the Committee met prior to the board meeting. They are waiting on responses right now, especially on the study that is being done by Secretary Bodman (it should be coming out by mid October). We will continue to put pressure on the senators’ offices. Lindsay Ward is the chief legislative person in Sen. Alexander’s office, but Lotts has been told that John Grant is responsible for pension issues, so Lotts will call him. We did not make contact with Sen. Frist’s office during the last month, but will follow up on conversations Reichle had with Sen. Frist in Kingston a few days ago. Lotts will be setting up a meeting with Linda Ponce of Congressman Wamp’s office. 6. Nominating Committee. Bob Worrell stated that there is still one board spot open (a person we earlier thought would become available did not), and the committee hopes to nominate another person very shortly, so that publication of the nominees can be finalized. 7. Ad Campaign. Dean Eyman noted that one ad has been finalized and scheduled to be run in newspapers. The other four ads have been put on hold as to publishing, but will be put on our website. 8. Bechtel Jacobs Pension Fund Assets. Teresa Riggs reported that she has been able to get an annual summary report and copy of the pension plan document. There has been a new amendment passed, and she is trying to get a copy of that. (The amendment has to do with rules about further employment after retirement.) She has received information on Unfunded Liabilities, which were at $216.9 million on January 1, 2004. Unfunded accrued liability was $12.1 million on January 1, 2004, and $8.6 million on January 1, 2005. Bechtel Jacobs will not agree to send newsletters to retirees. Bob Worrell and Charlie Kuykendall will check to see about getting grandfathered retirees on the list to receive the BWXT Y-12 Retiree News. 9. Website. John Roy Gray was absent due to a medical appointment. Reichle reported that Fred Postma is working on a new format for the site, which Pete Lotts has seen and likes very much. 10. Adjournment. The meeting adjourned at 4:05 p.m. Mary Helen Rose, CORRE Secretary |
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