Coalition of Oak Ridge Retirees (CORRE) Board of Directors Meeting
January 17, 2024
Zoom Meeting Due to Winter Weather Advisory

Attendees: Angelelli, Birk, Shirley Cox, Gibson, Hightower, Jessen, Kato, Kibbe, Lee, McRae, McSpadden, Petrie, Riggs, Wasilko, Whitehead, Whitley.

• December 20, 2023, meeting minutes approved.

• Revised Annual CORRE Meeting minutes with 2024 Board Members of November 6, 2023, approved.

• Revised December Treasurer’s Report with $500 annual web maintenance fee approved.

• Contractor Contact Team Reports

• CNS – no new update

• Golden Services LLC – moving toward changing contractor in the near future.

• UCOR – no new update

• UT-Battelle – Hightower plans for potential May meeting.

• Committee (and Task Team) Reports

• Planning – Gibson discussed CNS contract to 2025 with contract options to 2027; Golden Services plans for May 1st new contractor; UCOR contract to February 2032; UT-Battelle contract status to be public soon; Action - Plans for review of Strategic Plan on February 7 meeting at the ATLC Union Hall from 10a.-12 noon; Attendance in person or via Zoom; Action - McSpadden to assist with Improving Communications Task Team updates.

• Nominations – Wasilko welcomed all new Board members.

• Communications – McSpadden discussed Improving Communications Task Team Workshop noting five key stakeholders.

• Website - McSpadden sending new CORRE brochure with 2024 revision; Action - asking all Board members to review CORRE brochure one last time before placing on CORRE website; Terry Byrd working on economical email methodology; established account on the web: communications@mycorre.org; website in good shape and a good tool.

• Improving Communications Task Team—McSpadden sent an updated summary to Task Team members; Action – Task Team members are asked to review emailed summary of workshop efforts held on August 15, 2023, for additional ideas, discussion and actions.

• Other DOE Sites – Stocks plans to return to CORRE meetings in February; Gibson is in discussions with Idaho.
• - CORRE 1/17/2024 Board Meeting Minutes, page 2

• Government Relations – Shirley Cox reported on attendance at recent ETEC meeting, discussion with Fleischmann staffer (Ian Merritt), and Whitehead’s email to Washington office; Cox and Birk spoke with Fleischmann; met field rep Emily McCaul on Hagerty’s staff; Cindy to get draft plan before next Board Meeting. Action – Cox to inquire about the 2020 Economic Report; Action – Cox/Birk to investigate obtaining CORRE zero-dollar honorary membership with ETEC.

• 2024 CORRE Annual Members Meeting – Action - Whitehead to send New Hope Center contact person name to McRae; Action – McRae: plan is to book both UT Outreach Center and New Hope Center; New Hope is preferred due to larger capacity; Whitley asked Board to consider invitations to Cold War Patriots (PCM) and other area vendors to assist in effort to communicate; Action - McRae to request Monday, November 4, but will consider other offers of days of the week and times.

• Pension Fund Analysis – Gibson discussed DOE Budget Justification March timeframe; Contractor’s Annual Funding Notices end of April timeframe; questions arose on CPI urban wage earners and/or Elderly CPI used; Gibson reads closely and sends the Board updates on differing indexes.

• Bylaws – Shelton is reviewing recommendations from Donna Cox, CORRE 2023 Independent Financial Advisor.

• Executive (Pension Increase Initiative) – Whitehead, Wasilko discussed Alternate Plan for COLA initiative, the need for Public Advocate and the need for retiree spokesperson; Action – Lee and Whitley will discuss need with Ed Mee; Wasilko will add detailed effort to his proposal by next Board meeting (2/21/2024); Gibson will look at database for older retirees prior to 1998.

• Other Business

• 2024 CORRE Board Annual Work Plan Status – Whitehead discussed needs, costs, and efforts.

• Financial Advisor Appointment Need – Whitehead asked for nominations to be sent to him.

• Authorization of BOD Expenditures/Reimbursements – Petrie discussion. McSpadden had been authorized to obtain costs and print a reasonable number of CORRE brochures. Decision has been made for him to print at home and the Board will approve ink/paper costs.

CORRE 1/17/2024 Board Meeting Minutes, page 3

Adjournment – 11:40AM.