Coalition of Oak Ridge Retired Employees (CORRE) Board of Directors Meeting
June 17, 2026

Attendees: Gibson, Thornton, Whitehead, Angelelli, Hightower, Jessen, McRae, Shelton, Harding, Hill, Petrie, Wasilko, Payne, Sanders, Hanline, Lariviere, Milligan

May Board Meeting Minutes – Angelelli
Approved.

May Treasurer’s Report – Petrie
Approved.

Authorization of BOD Expenditures/Reimbursements
Whitehead; $32.75; candy for K-25 Reunion.
Approved.

CNS – Wasilko
Annual contractor meeting was held on May 21, 2026.
Standard agenda.
Impact of inflation on retiree pensions was discussed.
Fleischmann feedback was discussed.
Y-12 Benefits will follow up with CNS management on these issues.
We should have response to our employee demographics request by mid-June.
Current Y-12 CNS contract is good through September 2027.

Simmons-Golden – Burton
Annual contractor meeting is scheduled for June 23, 2026.

UCOR – Shelton
RRA reimbursements may be delayed by holidays.
Annual Contractor meeting has been requested for late July or early August. Mike will make sure AGRE is included in the meeting (Teresa Riggs/Sandy Keen).
No report on K-25 Reunion.

UT-Battelle – Hightower
Annual contractor meeting was held on May 27, 2026 (via Zoom).
Fleischmann feedback was discussed.
We requested that they ask for a pension increase; they declined.

Planning – Gibson
No new report.

Nominations – Franco
No new report
1 candidate has agreed to serve if needed.
We will need a new Treasurer and Secretary in 2027. Paul asked for BOD members willing to fill these positions to contact him.

Communications – Hill
Sheila is working on the database.
We have about 1,400 email addresses.
George will work with vendors regarding an email notice from them to their mailing lists announcing our annual meeting.
Whitehead will contact Terry Byrd regarding status of mass email capability and cost thereof.

Website – Livengood
No new report.
Whitehead will contact Terry Byrd regarding status of website revisions.

Other Sites – Jessen
Los Alamos and LLNL have totally different pension plans.

Governmental Relations – Harding
We need to continue to work with CNS regarding pensions and their RFP.

Annual Meeting – McRae
Action Plan will be issued prior to next Board meeting.

Pension Fund Analysis – Gibson
No new report.
Getting demographic data from Contractors.

Bylaws – Shelton
Draft Financial Guidelines document has been reviewed with John Clayton. Mike will provide a draft to the CORRE Executive Committee for review.
Bylaws on the website are in a different format from the latest document issued. Discussed the potential of using a .pdf file

Executive Committee – Whitehead
Wasilko Action Items: 1) Contact Stephen Howell to request written documentation of Secretary Wright’s response to our pension increase before further outreach to Contractors or the media. 2) Follow up with Ray Smith on the status of his article and request a copy in advance of publishing. 3) Reach out to Frank Munger for advice on media strategy. 4) Continue efforts to identify a retiree “poster person.” (Sheila will provide Paul with database information in this regard). 5)Contact Shirley Cox to request her help in getting Fleischmann or his staff engaged. 6) Request a meeting with CNS senior management about our request given to the CNS HR staff. 7). Report on the status of these activities at the next BOD meeting.
We have no official response from Fleischmann.

Other Business – Whitehead
Annual Work Plan status sent out with meeting notice.

Adjourn at 11:00.