CORRE Board Meeting
March 15, 2023

Attendees: Whitehead, Angelelli, McRae, Gibson, Hightower, Shelton, Kibbe, Jessen, Randolph, Hubbard, Wasilko, McSpadden, Petrie, Cox

• February Minutes – Approved.

• February Treasurer’s Report – Approved.

• CNS – Wasilko
• No new report.
• FY 22 Performance Evaluation Report is out.
• Questions regarding 401K plan end and pension plan reinstatement.
• RHRA expenses discussion regarding changes and website.

• Golden Services
• No new report.
• DOE preparing to issue RFP.

• UCOR
• No new report.

• UT-Battelle – Hightower
• Working to set up time and agenda for meeting.
• There is an issue with May 18.
• Alternatives are May 16 or 25.
• Fleischmann may attend open house.

• Planning – Gibson
• Feb. 1 meeting report sent out with Board meeting notice.
• Action items resulted from meeting.
• Activities will merge into Annual Plan.

• Nominations – Wasilko
• No new activity.

• Communications – Kibbe
• No new report.
• By-laws comment – how we find things on website.
• Gibson – CWP event next week.
• McSpadden – CWP moving into new direction.

• Improving Communications Task Team – Hubbard
• There are about 10K retirees; CORRE has about 3K members; we have • Working on webpage on how to join CORRE and update contact information.
• Exploring how to computer search for retiree contact information.
• Working to put counters on web pages.
• Social media possibilities.

• Website – Hubbard
• Draft of plan for going from concept to web page.
• New web pages – need contractor information.
• Discussion of Facebook options.

• Other Sites
• No new report.
• Gibson – SR retirees having meeting April 25.

• Governmental Relations
• No new report.

• Annual Meeting – McRae
• UT Resource Center contact question.
• Tracey Boatman (C0x).
• New Hope contact question.
• CNS website.

• Pension Fund Analysis – Gibson
• Bureau of Labor Statistics
• $1.00 in 1998 is now $1.85.
• OR Environmental Advisory Board
• Recommendations on FY 25 Budget.
• Discussion of pension impacts.

• By-laws – Shelton
• Draft of proposed amendments discussed at meeting.
• Issuing formal notice of amendments on track.

• Executive Committee – Whitehead
• Meeting with Fleischmann, Hagerty, Blackburn staffers on Feb. 28.
• Gave them updated package.
• About an hour meeting.
• They exhibited understanding and willingness to help.
• Will send out contact information for representatives.
• They will pass our information on to appropriate people in their offices.
• Updated information sent to Burchett’s representative; on to deputy chief of staff.
• No feedback yet.

• Other Business
• IRS Reporting Resolution – Hightower
• Looking into how to reinstate our tax status.
• Requires $600 fee.
• Whitehead has drafted letter authorizing Hightower to represent CORRE and file 1024 report for our corporation.
• Motion is needed to authorize Hightower.
• Motion made/seconded/approved.
• Email sent to Hightower and Angelelli on March 14.
• Board Expenditures and Reimbursements – Whitehead
• Regarding by-laws with respect to reimbursements, will add agenda item on this topic.
• 3 requests this month.
• Copies for congressional staffers meeting -- $70.26.
• Hightower expenditure to state for report -- $20.64.
• Fee for 1024 report -- $600.00.
• Motion to approve requests made/seconded/approved.

• Adjourned at 11:27.