Meeting Minutes November 2022
CORRE Board Meeting
Nov 16, 2022
Attendees: Whitehead, Gibson, Angelelli, Rogers, Hubbard, Swift, Manrod, McRae, Petrie, Shoemaker, Wasilko, Kibbe, Hightower, Teresa Riggs, Nick Jessen, Barry Burton
• Minutes – October Board Meeting & Annual Meeting – Approved.
• October Treasurer’s Report – Approved.
• CNS – Wasilko
• From Y-12 HR – Contact info is PII; we’re not going to get it.
• Y-12 said they had previously put in for COLA and they were denied (could have been for stipend?).
• What do we put on website regarding pension fund initiative?
• Post package that we sent to legislators.
• We are updating this package.
• Status of responses from legislators is pretty much the same as last reported (Manrod).
• Burchett’s office most responsive.
• Will reach out again.
• Golden Services – Rogers
• No new report.
• Contract up in December 2023.
• We commented – Do not use small business contract; go back to major contractors.
• UCOR – Manrod
• Wrapping up annual enrollment for benefits.
• No new contract news.
• UCOR made $6M contribution to pensi9on fund; 85% funded.
• UT-Battelle – Hightower
• No new report.
• Planning – Gibson
• Send Annual Meeting presentation copies to appropriate people not there.
• Planning session to be held before January meeting.
• Should we send Annual Meeting presentation to media?
• Wait for legislative responses (Manrod).
• Media suggestions to Judy.
• Communications – Kibbe
• No new report.
• Has list of email rejects.
• Facebook page for CORRE (Whitehead)?
• Let Communications/Website committees tackle this.
• We have 968 email addresses.
• We have 3600 contributing members (Hubbard).
• Nominations – Rogers
• No new report.
• We have 3 vacancies.
• Website – Hubbard
• Need more social media ideas.
• Other Sites
• SR rep was at our Annual Meeting.
• SR went to contractor for 9% COLA.
• Governmental Relations
• No new report.
• Annual Meeting Follow-up
• No new report.
• Pension Fund Analysis – Gibson
• Benefits Protection Committee name change?
• DOE agency financial report out; has pension/benefits section.
• By-laws – Swift
• No new report.
• Received wording on books/records from Donna Cox.
• Suggest removing the word “audit.”
• Executive Committee – Manrod
• Focusing on follow-up with legislative offices.
• Other Business
• Treasurer’s accounts review – no new report.
• IRS reporting – no new report.
• Need Lester’s summary report for 2022.
• Whitehead – 2023 committee organization chard sent out.
• Barry – Is contact list available?
• Adjourn at 11:30.