CORRE Board Meeting
May 19, 2021

Attendees: Whitehead, Angelelli, Shelton, Swift, Petrie, Kibbe, Whitley, Standifer, Gibson, McRae, Randolph, Hubbard, Manrod, B Shoemaker, Rogers, Peterson, J Shoemaker, Hightower

• April Minutes – Approved.

• April Treasurer’s Report – Approved.
• CD is on auto-renewal.
• Annual Audit – Ken Moore will start 2-year audit (CY 2019 & CY 2020) around June.

• CNS – Whitley
• No new report.
• CNS Benefits will not answer the phone.
• Dave will share agenda under prep with contact team leads.
• Discussion of meeting dates with all contractors.
• Whitley – Any reason to meet with CNS right now?
• Kibbe – Note to retirees to use email to contact CNS benefits.
• Dave to contact Diane regarding meeting.

• Golden Services – Rogers
• No progress regarding meeting.
• Called in April/May; no return call from Karen Hamilton or Mike Golden.

• UCOR – Peterson
• No new report.
• Meeting end of June.

• UT-Battelle – Hightower
• List of dates to ORNL.
• Meeting on August 11 will be suggested.

• Planning – Gibson
• Communications chair to report on plans.
• Will take off from Strategic Plan objectives.
• Important – Maintain stakeholder relationships.

• Nominations – Rogers
• Board has been polled; Pete and Judy will not return.
• Next step – notification to membership.
• Will send notification email to Janet regarding compliance with by-laws.

• Communications – Kibbe
• Later.

• Website – Manrod
• No new report.

• Other sites – B Shoemaker
• No new report.

• Legislative – Whitley
• No new report.
• DOE/ORO behind in requests for records.
• Working from home.

• Annual Meeting – McRae
• Need to pick a date.
• Looking at October/November.
• Try for Monday, November 8, at 2:00 PM (Zoom).
• Hightower made motion for above time and date; approved.

• Pension Fund Analysis – Gibson
• Hightower wants annual pension fund letters.
• Question regarding compilation of zip codes and where pensions are going.
• Also provide us retirement dates.
• Whitehead – Send them a spreadsheet to fill in.
• Gibson – Wants medical insurance vs stipends data.
• Whitehead – Companies say they are still committed to 50/50 share.
• Discussion followed.

• By-Laws – Swift
• Janet Swift recognized and thanked the Bylaws Committee consisting of Cam Hubbard, Doug Reynolds, Paul Standifer, Janet Swift (chair), and Dave Whitehead ex officio. She also thanked all the Board members who had sent suggestions and proposed changes. 
• MOTION: On behalf of the Bylaws Committee it was moved to approve the proposed revisions to the Coalition of Oak Ridge Retired Employees, Inc., Bylaws (last revised May 15, 2019) as distributed by email on May 11, 2021. Following review and discussion of the proposed changes to the Bylaws, the motion was unanimously approved.
• Attached to these minutes are the approved by-laws.

• There was a brief discussion regarding future monthly Board of Director meetings (continue meeting on Zoom vs going back to the ATLC Building for in-person meetings). Although the building is now available for meetings, the Board opted to continue meeting on Zoom since it allows for greater flexibility for attendance (even when out of town) and is more convenient for many board members.
• There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned.