CORRE Board Meeting
December 20, 2023

Attendees: Board Members -- Whitehead, Angelelli, Gibson, Jessen, Franco, Riggs, McRae, Petrie, Kibbe, S Cox, McSpadden, Manrod, Chilcoat, Hightower, Visitors -- Lydia, Birk, Ed Lee

• November Minutes – Approved.

• November Treasurer’s Report – Approved.

• Annual Meeting Minutes – Approved with adding “about 60 in attendance, both Zoom and in person.”

• Action Items
• Will send copies of Annual Meeting presentation to invitees who did not attend; involve Bob’s list.
• Shelton’s letter to Congress. Reps. is ready to go out; on website.

• CNS
• No new report.

• Golden Services
• No new report.

• UCOR – Manrod
• No new report.
• Riggs – “No Insurance” letter is a mistake.

• UT-Battelle – Hightower
• No new report.

• Planning – Gibson
• Meeting ~ Feb 1.
• Will collaborate with McSpadden.

• Nominations
• Lydia Birk nominated to fill Standifer’s 2024 Board vacancy.
• Approved unanimously by vote of the Board

• Communications – Kibbe
• Will work transition with McSpadden, pass along the suitcase.
• Appreciation to Judy for her years of service given by Board.
• McSpadden – Will prioritize what we want to communicate.
• Billboard idea discussed.

• Website – McSpadden
• New email address set up for communications director.

• Communications Task Team – McSpadden
• Prioritizing is next step.
• Lee – Do we have a Facebook page?
• Discussion ensued. Board position that we do not want to host/administrate a Facebook page was reaffirmed. We will participate in existing retiree Facebook group pages.

• Other Sites
• No new report.
• Stocks to reassume chair position in February.

• Annual Meeting – McRae
• No new report.
• Think about where to go next year. UT Outreach Center or New Hope Pond Auditorium; reserve both early in the year. We can always cancel one of them.

• Pension Fund Analysis – Gibson
• Discussion of reports sent out, reported losses, future liabilities.
• Inflation numbers: Current $1.89 vs $1.00 in 1998.

• By-laws
• Will review for revision this coming year.
• Will look at recommendations of Donna Cox,
• Donna has caught us up with financial reviews through 2022.
• Need someone to replace her; looking for recommendations.

• Other Business
• 2024 CORRE Annual Work Plan final issued.
• January plan discussed (slide shown).
• CORRE Board Committee assignments sent out; 4-5 for everybody.

• Expenditures
• No new items.
• 2 continuing payments due: website control, PO box.
• McSpadden – Brochures printed; need 500 or more printed.
• Whitehead – Proposal to preauthorize Sam for more brochures after estimate obtained.
• Approved.

• Riggs
• Appreciation expressed to Angelelli (Secretary) and Kibbe (Communications Director).
• Input to Teresa regarding Board roster update.

• Adjourn at 11:27.