Meeting Minutes August 2023
CORRE Board Meeting
08/16/2023
Attendees: Whitehead (presiding), Angelelli, McRae, Kibbe, Hightower, S Cox, Wasilko, Shelton, McSpadden, Petrie, Manrod, Gibson, Jessen, Burton, Whitley
• July Minutes – Approved.
• July Treasurer’s Report – Approved.
• CNS – Gibson
• Report from August 3 meeting presented
• COL Adjustment and Spouse Option are Non-Starters
• Medical Stipend – same with Advantage Plan
• Golden Services – Burton
• No new report.
• UCOR – Manrod
• Looking at Insurance Changes.
• No changes from before.
• Suggested we continue to go after COLA.
• UT - Battelle – Hightower
• No new report.
• New Lab Director Named.
• Planning – Gibson
• No new report.
• Nominations – Wasilko
• 2 Y-12 and 1 ORNL proposed for membership; email on them sent out.
• Vote for Slate – Approved.
• 3 Executive Committee openings – VP/Sec/Comm
• No Volunteers
• Communications – Kibbe
• CWP resource event on 27th.
• Will send out to membership – save date for annual meeting
• Website –
• No new report.
• Shelton - By-laws on Website are correct now.
• BIOs on Website are not complete.
• Task Team – McSpadden
• About Dozen Attendees at meeting.
• Spent time on who Stake-Holders are.
• Develop message for each group.
• Next step – Action Items for above.
• Need something to make Web-site attractive.
• High Priority - contact list update.
• Dave – we have about 3K names & addresses over the years; we now have about 800 Good emails.
• Whitley – Emails are not the answer; discussion followed.
• New Brochures – 500 for ~$250 (McSpadden looking at cheaper options)
• Other Sites – Gibson for Standifer
• SR Post Annual Meeting Newsletter out.
• Idaho Pension Fund 100% funded.
• We will go to other sites as well.
• Governmental Relations – Whitley
• Manrod – Pursue public pressure campaign for our proposal.
• Suggest we present at ETEC.
• Fleishmann’s role in Congress – Energy & Water
• Discussion regarding presenting to ETEC.
• Luther – suggest we meet with Anderson County Mayor, Terry Frank
• Annual Meeting – McRae
• Draft Action Plan is ready to review.
• Discussion of Action Plan; Invitees; Meeting location logistics at UT Conference Center
• We will have (3) $50 cash prizes.
• Pension Fund Analysis – Gibson
• Will send out email.
• By-Laws – Shelton
• Done and Correct version is on Web-Site.
• Executive Committee – Whitehead
• No new report.
• Other Business
• Still working on Annual Review
• Legislators 4 letters.
• Draft out to Board.
• Mike will fine tune.
• Send out to Board Members; have for CWP Meeting
• Sam – get to web-site
* No Expenditures/Reimbursements Requests
• Adjourn at 11:58 am.