CORRE Board of Directors Meeting and Zoom Online Meeting
July 17, 2024

Attendees: Angelelli, Birk, Burton, Chilcoat, Cox, Franco, Gibson, Hightower, Jessen, Kato, Kibbe, Lee, McRae, McSpadden, Riggs, Shelton, Whitehead, Whitley, Wasilko,

• Call to Order – Whitehead

• June Board Meeting Minutes – Riggs, Approved

• June Treasurer – Petrie on Travel; no expenses and additional interest noted; CD matures December 2024; report approved.

• Contractor Team Reports

• CNS Meeting scheduled for August 6, 11 a.m. – 12 noon at the New Hope Center; the new contractor at Pantex went to PanTeXas Deterrence, with the transition July 15 – November 14; additionally, Kelly Beierschmitt will be the president and general manager; PanTeXas Deterrence is a joint venture led by a BWXT subsidiary and includes Fluor, the Texas A&M University System and SOC, a Day & Zimmermann Company, along with three small business subcontractors: TechSource, Los Alamos Technical Associates, and Mission Assurance Alliance. CNS’s contract to manage Y-12 currently extends through September 30, 2025, with two 1-year option periods.
Jessen requested a listing of deceased retirees to Diane Grooms; Jessen will draft an email request for Whitehead and he will send to all 4 contractors requesting same.

• Golden Services – Burton reported the contract is awarded on July 2, 2024 to an entity SIMMONS and GOLDEN SECURITY LLC (with a 60/40 split); Burton is working on an agenda and trying to get a meeting with them. The transition is for 60 days and will end September 2, 2024.

• UCOR – Riggs reported the UCOR/CORRE/AGRE meeting is scheduled for July 24, 2024; meetings for the K-25 Reunion continue with the Reunion scheduled for the last Saturday in April 2025.

• UT-Battelle – Hightower reports nothing new; Whitehead to contact Carissa Dunaway on the cost estimates now that management should have been briefed and we anticipate she should be authorized to share cost estimate details with us.

• Committee (and Task Team) Reports

• Planning - Gibson discussed website navigation for seniors.

• Nominations – Wasilko polling 23 percent turnover, Kato, Lee, Randolph, Stocks, and Whitley coming off Board; CORRE needs 5 new Board members. Please report any ideas of new members to Whitehead or Wasilko; the slate of officers needs to be solid by August 1 with an email vote approval by the current board.

• Communications – McSpadden reported the second newsletter should be out before August 1; Whitehead, Cox, Blackburn photo and article should be in this next edition; and Quality Healthcare should be highlighted. He asked please submit special events and articles of interest. CORRE is invited to be a vendor at the CNSCares picnic lunch on Saturday, September 28, 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM at the Oak Ridge Civic Center. He stressed we must find a way to send bulk emails; McSpadden is contacting Byrd. Kibbe spoke of a Cold War Patriots event at the New Hope Center, Wednesday, September 11 from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.; she will find out if CORRE donates a gift card can the list of attendees be shared with us. Also, there is a Resource Fair at ORNL in the Cafeteria the first week in October.

• By-Laws – Shelton emailed all Board members new approved By-Laws; Riggs drafted a guideline for how to handle receipt of membership(s) and monies and will get with Petrie for finalization. Whitehead asked Hightower to get with Petrie on the Treasurer Report (same month and same Board position to do each year).

• Other DOE Sites – Gibson reported on the Idaho Fiscal Year Report, SRS mail order prescriptions and obit issues.

• Governmental Relations – Cox is drafting an email to Blackburn to reconnect with Fleischmann; Birk reported new staffers were at the ETEC meeting. Cox to get Blackburn’s and Fleischmann’s Staffers together to get attention to our request. Gibson to send to Board Members his list of Federal Contractors with Pension Plans and COLAs.

• Annual Meeting - CNS has approved the November 8 CORRE annual meeting at the New Hope Center at 10 a.m. Health Care Agencies affiliated with the Worker Health Protection Programs as well as the Worker Health Protection committees will be asked to attend with meet-n-greet tables; swag, donations/gift cards, etc. The question of whether or not we will be able to Zoom the meeting was discussed; McRae will research if we will use Zoom or use their systems, if we can bring in laptop, etc., and get all this worked out prior to the meeting.

• Pension Fund Analysis – Gibson discussed the Consumer Price Index, the projected Medicare Part B premium increase for 2025, Fleischmann’s Appropriation Bill with no pension fund increase for retirees and billions in funding to Y-12 (but nothing for retirees).

• Executive (Pension Increase initiative) – Whitehead updated Congressional staffers sending our CORRE package of information updated through June inflation data.

• Other Business

• Financial Advisor Appointment – Names were discussed, and the members will try to assist in finding someone.

• Authorization of BOD Expenditures/Reimbursements – Whitehead received the invoice for Zoom; a motion was made and seconded to authorize reimbursement in the amount of $174.69 to Whitehead for Zoom fees.

• 2024 CORRE Annual Work Plan Status Review – Dave has updated. The slate of CORRE Board nominees are to go out via email for information by August 1; CORRE members may nominate themselves by petition; the virtual part of our annual meeting will be worked out by McRae (thumbdrive/laptop/WebEx/Zoom). Whitehead/Hightower will invite dignitaries, etc.

• Adjournment at 11:40 a.m.