Coalition of Oak Ridge Retired Employees (CORRE) Board Meeting
July 16, 2025

Attendees: Terry Payne (Guest), Gibson, Whitehead, Shelton, Cox, Angelelli, Harding, Franco, Burton, McSpadden, Green, Petrie, McRae, Kibbe, Hightower

June Minutes – Approved.

June Treasurer’s Report – Approved
- New Format
- Reimbursement authorization moved to this section.
- $174.69 for annual Zoom license to Whitehead – approved.
- PO box, web mgmt., Annual Meeting door prizes, CD renewal will need pre-approval starting in January 2026 (recurring items) to simplify approval.

CNS
- No new report.
- Late July or early August for meeting (Wasilko email).

Simmons and Golden – Burton
- Met last month.
- Will look at reinstatement of spouse medical benefits to match those given to all other Oak Ridge Contractor retiree spouses.

UCOR
- Meeting scheduled for July 21.
- Meeting with Erik Olds (new OR Env. Mgmt. Head)
- Gave him our pension presentation.
- We commented on EM budget request.
- We are concerned that EM Legacy Mgmt. may manage our pension program in the out years.
- We want to keep management in OR.

UT-Battelle
- Will be looking at the benefits program over the next couple of years.
- Still allowing people to enter pension plan.

Planning – Gibson
- No new report.

Nominations – Franco
- Need 8; have 5.
- Will need to fill 1 VP position, Secretary position.

Communications – McSpadden
- Newsletter almost ready.
- Switched mass communications company.
- We need to look at membership role and ID site.

Website
- No new report.

Other Sites
- No new report.
- Idaho updated their bylaws.
- We received a Thank You from SRS.

Gov. Relations – Cox
- Fleischmann working on schedule to meet with us.
- Maybe by mid-August will meet on pension COLA increase letter.

Annual Meeting – McRae
- Has usual schedule.
- Nov. 7 meeting at 10:00 AM at Y-12 New Hope Center.

Pension Fund Analysis – Gibson
- Pension section not provided to Congress yet.
- Inflation is at 2.7%.
- $1.00 in 1998 is now $1.99.

Bylaws – Shelton
- Preparing draft to look at difference between charter and bylaws.
- Discussion of proposed changes ensued.

Exec, Comm. – Whitehead
- No new report.
- Fleischmann letter is signed and ready to present during meeting with him.

Other Business
- 2023/2024 financial review.
- Dave sent us copy of John Clayton’s recommendations.
- Action item list developed.
- Vote for approval of this list at this meeting.
- Review of recommendations (see Dave’s email).
- Dave went through list of recommendations and proposed Board responses.
- Board responses to all recommendations approved by vote.

Annual Work Plan Status Review
- Sent out with meeting notice.

Adjourn at 11:04