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Sep 1, 1999 – Day 1 – Summary of Motions and Activities

Posted on September 1, 1999November 27, 2022 by caws.archivist

Cocaine Anonymous World Service Conference 1999

Wednesday, September 1, 1999, Day One

Summary of Motions and Activities

  1. Welcome to the 1999 World Service Conference of Cocaine Anonymous
  2. Introduction of Conference Board
  • Spencer Barton-Chair
  • Heidi Jonathan-Parliamentarian
  • Deneen Grant-Secretary
  1. Serenity Prayer
  2. How It Works
  3. Twelve Traditions
  4. Twelve Concepts
  5. Roll Call
  6. 124 votes present at this roll call, 83 is our quorum
  7. Conference Orientation and Theme: Steve Shaw: Chair, Unity Committee
  • The theme this year is “Together We Can!”
  1. New Area Petition presented: Steve Amelotte: Midwest Region:
  2. Motion that the area of Kentucky be admitted to the World Service Conference in the Midwest Region.
  3. Motion Carries Unanimously
  4. Introduce: Darlene Smith-1 vote from the Blue Grass Area of Kentucky
  • Michael Dolphin-2 votes, Kentucky
  1. Amy Beech-Trustee Atlantic North
  • Petition for the Canadian Maritimes to be an area – Halifax/Dartmouth Area
  • They have 4 meetings, two of which are H&I
  • They have an area structure and meet once a month
  1. Motion to recognize in the Atlantic North Region the Area of Canadian Maritimes
  • Consisting of Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland and New Brunswick
  1. Motion Carries Unanimously
  2. Introduce: Pat White, Nova Scotia Canada-2 votes
  3. New Quorum-129 votes present
  4. Quorum will now be 86
  5. Trustee Report: Walter Johnson-Atlantic South Regional Trustee
  • Scott Stokes will not be present at this conference.
  1. Steve Amelotte: South West Regional Trustee
  • 459 regular meetings in our region
  • 179 H&I meetings
  • 4700 Core Members of Cocaine Anonymous in our region
  • 1999 South West regional convention was held in Houston
  • In October the regional assembly will be held in Wichita Kansas
  • But the real party will be in May at the World Convention 2000 in Scottsdale, Arizona
  1. Andy White: Pacific North Regional Trustee
  • Alaska to Alberta/Utah to Northern CA. We cover a lot of miles
  • One of our areas had some problems with money disappearing. There was a plea for help by that area, and it has been heartwarming to see the response to that.
  • People have sent donations, checks, and supported us through that.
  • Growth in the Region particularly in H&I
  • 185 meetings in the region and 82 H&I meetings

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  • Bid coming from Oregon for the 2002 convention
  • Regional will be in Salt Lake City this year.
  • Long Term Planning has made some great inroads.
  • Narrowing down the field and getting things to put into action
  • Putting out fires for so long, that now we have matured enough to start planning ahead.
  1. Joe Stephens: Pacific South Regional Trustee
  • 286 meetings in the region. Down from the last conference
  • My job here is with Public Information and Internet Committee
  1. Susan Turnbull: World Service Office Board Trustee
  • Maintain a file for the requests that are made of the office
  • I help with the finances with the WSO and sit on the finance committee and this year will also participate in the Unity Committee.
  1. Amy Beech: Atlantic North Regional Trustee
  • First Conference as a Trustee
  • 267 regular meetings
  • 105 H&I Meetings.
  • All areas of the region this year attended first Regional Convention in upstate New York
  • New York has formed the 2001 CAWS convention committee
  • Legal Committee: areas questions on logo and Internet
  • Encourage all of you to contribute to the NewsGram.
  • This year will be on the Orientation of New Trustees Committee
  • Serve on the Structures & Bylaws Committee
  • Convention Committee for issues on the 2001 convention
  1. Meredith Amos: WSOB Trustee
  • Work with both boards
  • Convention in Milwaukee and worked with the Milwaukee CAWS committee
  • When Barbara resigned in May I picked up her responsibilities and got to respond to international inquiries to CA
  • Singing and reviewing checks, payables, review the NewsGram for violation of tradition and contract review, available to the Regional Trustee and office whenever they need me.
  1. Walter Johnson: Atlantic South Regional
  • Had the opportunity to work with 7 of the 10 areas in the region
  • Several conventions including the regional
  • Served on the Trustee Long-Term Planning committee and it is a standing item now in our quarterly meetings. We had a great forum at the Convention for this in 1999 and got a vision of those things to strive toward.
  • Trustee Selection Committee through interview and selection
  1. We have selected the Officers for the World Service Office Board
  • Chairman World Service Board of Trustees: Andy White
  • Vice Chair: Walter Johnson
  • Corresponding Secretary: Susan Turnbull
  • CAWSO President: Amy Beech
  • CAWSO Vice President: Joe Stephens
  • Secretary: Meredith Amos

Break

  1. Scott Stevenson: WSOB Chairman
  • Jeff Schachter is our Vice Chair; he rotates out this year
  • Thank you Jeff for the commitment to service

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  • Joy “Not Irish” Hutcheson: Treasurer, will report on the financial condition
  • Kevin Murphy: Secretary
  • Steve Edwards has ascended to the position of the Editor of the NewsGram
  • Mary Hukill: Office Manager
  • 3 Trustee Directors were introduced already
  • Non Board Member who serves as our Webmaster: John K.
  • This year began at the end of the last conference.
  • Maintain contact with members, meetings, regionals, etc.
  • Over-seeing the activities is the board
  • Exchange rate issue has been forwarded to the board of trustees
  • 7th tradition errors in the NewsGram have been improved
  • By any measure the 1999 CAWS Convention was one of the best ever.
  • The office continues to improve on all its commitments
  • Audio tape of our CA Book. A survey will be handed out to assist us in providing that
  • Collecting all archives.
  • Office Computers are being changed over; they are not now Y2K compliant
  • Putting a Policies and Procedures Manual together to pass on.
  • Accounting Manual, operations manual. Being created and updated in compliance with the trustee request to get our house in order
  1. Mary Hukill: Office Manager
  • Introduction of Office staff
  • Daniella, Bill and Gerrick
  • 16 international starter kits were sent out this year
  • Correspondence of 300 month
  • 125 orders a month
  • The office handled all of the convention registrations and the error rate was 1% despite a turnover in the staff
  • Prison out reach has been more than successful and reached our quotas for sending books
  • Originally had 88 boxes to go through
  • Automated the Visa and MasterCard process.
  • The old fax machine that ate the orders has been replaced.
  • Thank you to the fellowship for ordering the literature racks.
  • You have bought us out. We are reordering
  • Early registration for 2000 has started coming we have 14
  1. Steve Edwards: WSOB Director
  • Working on Structure and Bylaws
  • Archive project
  • Primary function is editing the Newsgram
  • Those of you who have read the Newsgram may have noticed us soliciting your opinion on what you want to see in the publication. I was disappointed that we didn’t receive a lot of feedback.
  • Address at least one of our Steps, Traditions, Concepts and Principles.
  • Gives us a framework to strive toward
  • Previous problem with the donations being inaccurate is being rectified. We have a check and balance now. Hopefully, this will help eliminate the errors.
  • Style Manual. (capitalization, punctuation consistency)
  1. John –Webmaster
  • www.ca.org
  • Maintaining the events page
  • Where our events are

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  • Conventions, retreats, WS events
  • Another page is the phone page
  • 101 areas or districts listed on this page
  • Helpline numbers and hyperlinks to area websites. We have 42 links to local areas.
  • This time last year there was only 22
  • We have added: Louisiana, Maryland, Virginia, Washington DC, Cleveland, Columbus,
  • and Toledo
  • If you have an area website not listed on our homepage, please let me know
  • Statistics on our website:
  • 1998 year our page 100283 visits (anytime someone wanted to see ca.org that is one visit)
  • Last count from the January 1 of this year to yesterday was 82856 hits to the home page
  • That comes out to 345 ¼ per day visits
  • At this rate, we will hit 126010 by Y2K
  • 25727 more than 25% increase since the same time last year
  • Most accessed page is the phone page
  • Self test for addiction is the next most seen
  • Pamphlet “Crack” is third most visited
  • The 12 and 12 is the fourth most visited
  • 35% of traffic originates from US visitors with .com domain
  • 31% visitors from .net
  • 16% from unresolved numerical addresses
  • 3% from Canada
  • 3% US educational visitors
  • 1.24% UK
  • 34 countries visiting our site in the past 10 days
  • E-commerce site was discussed this year, and are looking for the most appropriate way and within the guidelines and we may have that solution.
  • We have a rough draft put together. If you want to go over that, the Board voted to approve putting up a means to sell the literature and chips over the Internet
  • This is a big step for us. We have a test area we are working on.
  1. Joy “Not Irish” Hutcheson: Treasurer
  • Financial Statements 101 short guide
  • CAWSO, Inc. is doing well
  • Shortfall last year of about $5-6,000
  • Excess of $26,000 this year revenue over expenses
  • Office has been working on getting a handle on the expenses
  • Rise in the 7th tradition as well
  • Increase in shipping supplies because you are ordering more chips and literature
  • Hiring a Book keeper in the office to start on the internal control process and procedure
  • Statements done quicker, creating new chart of accounts
  1. Steve Amelotte: Trustee
  • Trustee Nomination Slate
  • Candidates to be ratified by this body

35. MIDWEST

  • SPENCER BARTON
  • JAHI BOSEDA
  • MICHAEL DELICH
  • LAWRENCE JACKSON

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  1. MOTION TO RATIFY THIS AS THE MIDWEST REGIONAL SLATE
  • MOTION CARRIED
  1. SOUTHWEST
  • DANNY FALCONE
  • ROBBIE GRAHAM
  • AARON CROWLEY
  • HAL H. KELLY
  1. MOTION TO RATIFY THE SLATE FOR THE SOUTHWEST REGION
  • MOTION CARRIED
  1. ATLANTIC SOUTH
  • TERI KNIGHT
  • BARRY FOSHEE
  1. PACIFIC NORTH
  • HEIDI JONATHAN
  • LYNNE GIBBONS
  1. PACIFIC SOUTH
  • MOTION TO ACCEPT THE SLATE FOR TRUSTEE AT LARGE
  • HEIDI JONATHAN
  • LAURE MUMFORD FALTER
  • LEON MASON
  • LYNNE GIBBONS
  • SPENCER BARTON
  • ROBBIE GRAHAM
  • DANNY FALCONE
  • JAHI BOSEDA
  • TERI KNIGHT
  • BARRY FOSHEE
  1. MOTION CARRIED
  2. Unity Committee
  • Chair Report: Steve Shaw
  • Working on clarifying our statement
  • We are looking forward to the Results of Unity Survey
  • $6 for the Unity Lunch tickets. Pizza at the beach. Craig Shell from Arizona is our speaker
  1. Structure & Bylaws: Jim Gorman, Chairman
  • One of the first things we do is put together the changes to the manual right after each conference
  • We met at he WS Convention and worked on things together.
  • Major issue this year will be resolution to Trustee Rotation.
  • If no action taken we will have 4 trustee drop off at the same time.
  • We are trying to find a rotation schedule that alternates and other options to link their term more appropriately. And then to implement it.
  • May need to ask someone to serve another year in order to get process in effect.
  • Motions that this body brings to us. Will be addressed.
  • Referrals to other committees
  • Input from the fellowship is welcome
  • If you have questions about the manual please talk to us.
  1. Literature, Chips & Format: Jay Statland, Chairman
  • During the last year we worked on a few pieces.

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  • One Traditions Group Inventory was given to the trustee and will be getting it back to the committee to continue through the process
  • Anonymity will be coming back as well
  • Guide to the 12 Traditions is being worked on.
  • Unity piece sent back to Unity Committee
  • Got in Several of the surveys and they have been formulated and during our committee will decide where to take it from there.
  • Youth in Recovery, draft has been given to us and will be presented to the committee
  • Invite any delegates to come see what we do, we need input, help and willingness.
  1. Break
  2. Internet Committee: Dan Dickey, Chairman
  • We are a committee due to a motion passed at the end of the last conference
  • That was done because during the last few years the technical end and website part of the web became more intense.
  • Now that we are a stand-alone committee we adopted some temporary guidelines.
  • This year we plan to look at some of the suggestions we got over the last year.
  • We don’t require Internet access or computer literacy to be a part of our committee.
  • Developing guidelines.
  • Linking of various web-sites. Questions about affiliation
  • Working with new on-line 12 step meetings, which are becoming popular.
  • Help for those meetings on what they can and cannot do in the way of attracting newcomers and such.
  • In a nutshell, we are a new committee and hope to come up with the guidelines to pass on to our webmaster and the office for dealing with Internet related problems.
  1. Public Information: Jim Schadowski: Chairman
  • Last Year, Robbie Graham sat in for me and I would like to turn it over to him.
  • Robbie: Escape Cocaine PSA camera ready (Shown)
  • Read the mail for PI. Johannesburg has contacted us. Tell them to contact AA and WSO to get literature and starter kit.
  • Letter received a month ago question from a guy asking how to get out of a test for cocaine when he is using.
  • We wrote back, “can’t tell you. Best thing is to go to a meeting. Worry about the job after.”
  • Sent a letter back a couple of weeks later. He went to a meeting
  • He said thanks for the referral
  • David.
  • PS I got the job.
  • Question: Is it right for us to send people to another fellowship.
  • Response: Don’t know
  • Maybe guidelines need to be in place.
  1. Hospitals & Institutions: Jim Browne, Chairman
  • Vice Chair is Harrison Jenkins
  • Veronica Sanders is the Secretary
  • Compile a list of H&I in the world to help assist other areas
  • We are creating stories for the Newsgram
  • Video to help introduce H&I to the professional community
  • To get us into the institutions we haven’t been in yet.
  • We got a package of mail with 50-70 letters. From not only institutions, but also inmates requesting information.
  • Looking at a new subcommittee to do advanced follow up.

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  • WSO sends out books and sample pack of literature.
  • But we want to do more
  • If you haven’t decided where you are going, this is a good committee.
  1. Finance Committee: Michael Richker: Chairman
  • Last year we put in a new procedure for approving committee budgets.
  • We give you a proposed budget based on a few years look it over, change it, and get it back to us by Friday morning. If you go over 20% or more you have to come to the floor and get it approved.
  • Save on non-delegate chairs
  • Trustees have new and improved budget format to go through
  • Convention Budgets 2000 and 2001 will be voted on here.
  • 7th Tradition is up 40% but that doesn’t mean we need to run and say that so people don’t give it at all, keep pushing it.
  • Re: The purchase of storybooks
  • Joy Hucheson: Less than 2 years on soft cover so the office has to purchase no later than November 2000. Soft has increased because we no longer have the H&I book
  • 130 hardcover sold a month
  • Question: how many soft-covers
  • 4.2 soft to 1 hard monthly sold
  1. Randy Arizona: The dig about the non-delegate chairs, is that your opinion?
  2. Response: Committees feeling
  3. Shauna Weatherspoon: Is that a feeling or policy?
  4. Response: It’s the opinion of the finance committee because it is our duty to keep expenses in check, we just like to see you not have one.
  5. Question: What is the difference between it and the standard soft cover edition.
  6. Response: The hardcover was canceled due to the fact that prison won’t accept it.
  • Soft-cover is sold at 50%.
  • Sticker is put in the inside cover “Donated by”
  • Makes it an H&I edition.
  1. Question: Is it correct that when the areas purchase the H&I edition that it is half the price?
  2. Response: Yes
  3. Convention Committee: Tom Stokes, Chairman
  • Promote enthusiasm and support WSO
  • Assist host city for WCCC
  • Guidelines as we learn
  • Nomination for 2001 convention chair
  • Scott Laskey
  • Secretary and vice chair and all other positions had resumes submitted.
  • Ratified the candidates and Scott would not be able to attend the conference.
  • Leslie will bring us up to date (hotel Liaison)
  • Committee meets once a month.
  • Hotel selected.
  • New York Hilton 54th and 6th Avenue
  • $199 dollars a night for the hotel
  • We had a fundraiser and raised about 2,000
  • Vice chair, Tony Smith, died in an accident and we are in the process of finding a new Vice Chair.
  • Most of the committees are in place.
  • We realize that it is not going to be as inexpensive as other host cities. But we tried to make it manageable for most people.

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  • We invite you all to New York and hope to have a boat ride and other things.
  • Hotel rate is good 3 days before and 3 days after
  • Budget will be presented later in the conference
  • Submit a speaker tape to be considered to speak at the convention, please do so.
  • Met at the Milwaukee 1999 Convention
  • We had an hour to discuss what was going on with the 3 conventions
  1. Karmen K. will fill us in on the results of the CAWS conventions
  • Success was made by all.
  • 789 CA Members
  • 53 Co-Anon
  • CA members: 3713 years of sobriety
  • $38200 estimated net gain, we went over and made $44043.00
  • Pass It On is here, will make more copies if you need
  • Registration Committee appreciated the hard work put in by the WSO.
  1. Phoenix committee is working hard on getting CAWS 2000 ready
  • Karen Sullivan will give a report
  • Karen: Taking over the hotel
  • Bar will be closed and it’s all us.
  • Have an overflow hotel 50 yards away
  • We are almost full now.
  • Only 14 registrations although hotel is sold out!
  • Get your registration in!!!
  • Overflow hotel is directly across the street
  • When the hotel is full they will refer you
  1. Steve Amelotte: We can get a room at the overflow hotel?
  2. Rooms at the overflow hotel are closer than some at the host hotel
  3. WSO will take your registration today
  4. Steve Edwards: For those who want to come early or stay late
  5. They are available 3 days before and 3 after
  6. Bill: Hotel across the street, we don’t have a guaranteed rate with them yet?
  7. Karen: Correct, not a problem, we have not decided if contract is necessary now.
  8. Jean: if hotel is full, and I am at the overflow is there room for breakouts, meals and so on?
  9. We have contingency plan. the ballroom holds 1200. We have a plan to rent a huge screen           and audio system to set up for another 800 if necessary
  10. Part of the funds comes from Celebrate Around the World
  • Rose J.: Chairperson, Celebrate Around the World
  • Clarify, celebrate around the world no longer helps generate funds for the convention
  • Helps raise money to help send delegates here.
  • Last year we had a wonderful design and we sold 1,057 shirts
  • We doubled from our previous years
  • Sold one set of films to an area to make their own shirts
  • Newsgram artwork for 2000, it’s past due.
  • 3 designs to look at. If you are here wanting to sketch something feel free but get it to us in the next 24 hours.
  1. We anticipate a lot of work this year for our committee
  2. New chair, vice chair, secretary in this committee
  • Thank the committee for helping me to grow.
  • No donuts, but offer group massage.
  1. Dinner Break
  2. Conference Committee Report: Kevin Flaws, Chair

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  • Introductions: Deneen Grant, Spencer Barton, Heidi Jonathan, Jeff Schacter, Robin Chase, Jay Finesliver.
  • Donald Hume found it necessary to step down from the position, thanks Donald.
  • Working on last year’s referrals and evaluations to give us direction this year.
  • Created Conference coordination sub committee, Jay Finesliver Chair, to facilitate conference. Position is non-vote, non-delegate, and term 2 years.
  • Looked to last year’s evaluations and referrals for direction this year. Goal is to provide an efficient productive workplace to conduct CA business.
  • Conference office-one computer will be set up for Internet access.
  • Please utilize laptops if available before using office computers.
  • Fill out and return fundraising idea questionnaire.
  • Fill out and return conference evaluation form.
  • New referral forms being used. If acceptable, will be in four part next year, please write legibly.
  • Motions form committees must be on disc, you will not get your disc back. Must be given to conference secretary before the motions are read.
  • Motions form the floor may be written, must be given to Conference secretary before they are read.
  • Newsletter will be available to keep conference body informed.
  • Twelve step meetings in the morning and evening.
  • Contact Jay Finesliver or Kevin Flaws with any conference needs.
  1. Chairman: I will entertain a motion to suspend the rules that we may start on tomorrow’s agenda.
  2. Susan Turnbull: Motion to suspend the rules for the purpose of to start on tomorrow’s agenda until 9:30 p.m. this evening. Second
  3. Motion not debatable
  4. Motion restated by Susan Turnbull
  5. Motion carried.
  6. Opposition Noted.
  7. That took a simple majority.
  8. Spencer: Will entertain a motion now, that was only a motion to suspend the rules.
  9. Jackie Berkowtiz: Motion that we continue with tomorrow’s business this evening until 9:30 p.m. Seconded.
  10. No Discussion.
  11. Motion Carried with Opposition noted.
  12. We are now going to go over the approval of the 1998 minutes. I hope you all have them.
  13. Brenda Bell: I was not in the roll call. Are we going to do a roll call that was in the schedule for tomorrow?
  14. Spencer: No we are not.
  15. Joy Hucheson: Motion to approve the minutes from the 1998 World Service Conference Day One through Five.
  • (Computer breakdown-please bear with us)
  1. Spencer: We have switched our computers. It’s important for those outside smoking to come back in. We are ready to start.
  2. Joy Hucheson: I Withdraw the Motion
  3. Spencer: Ok. She has withdrawn her motion, and although it has been seconded the chair did not read that motion so that is correct.
  4. Walter Johnson: Motion to suspend the rules to allow those people who weren’t here for roll call earlier to be added to the roll. Seconded.
  5. It is not debatable.

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  1. Spencer: Motion to suspend the rules in order to add the people not present at the roll call and to be counted. It has been seconded it is not debatable.
  2. Point of Information: Brian North, is that a simple suspension? Whether 2/3 or majority.
  3. Spencer: It is a simple majority. Does not change the standing rules or a previous motion.
  1. Walter: Can we change the word People to Delegates.
  2. Motion Carried. With opposition noted.
  3. Walter Johnson: Motion to allow those delegates that missed roll call earlier to be added to the roll.
  4. The reason we are doing this is we are going into tomorrow’s agenda and we do a roll call in the agenda.
  5. Discussion.
  6. Call for the vote
  7. Motion to vote on the main motion is carried.
  8. 133 voting members and the quorum is 89.
  9. Point of Order: Scott Stevenson
  • Page 6.13 in the manual. Defined as 2/3 of the conference votes present at roll call. That previous motion does not cover that, as a standing rule. It was not discussed as a change in the standing rules in the conference.
  1. Point of Order: Kevin Murphy
  2. Rule 15 states those Delegates arriving after roll call for a session may not vote
  3. Must announce that you are overturning a standing rule
  4. Do we know if those people had proxied their vote earlier in the day to someone who is carrying it now.
  5. They would have been written as proxy and we would have had the proxy on that.
  6. Purpose of the motion is to not go through the entire roll call that is in the agenda.
  7. Hal Kelly: Point of order
  8. Chair to acknowledge that a rule may have been blemished.
  9. Jay Statland: can we go back to the motion to look at what the working was. If its agenda we need to add them, if its work, then we don’t.
  10. Motion to reconsider the motion passed to work on tomorrow’s agenda today because it was mis-worded.
  • I VOTED IN FAVOR.
  1. The proper wording
  2. The difference in the wording is in tomorrow’s agenda we talk about roll call, if we talk about business that’s different.
  3. Not going to change whether or not we are violating the standing rule or not.
  4. Call for the vote
  5. Main Motion: defeated
  6. Point of information: I didn’t understand the ruling
  7. The people who were added, do they or do they not have the vote tonight
  8. They do.
  9. Joy “Not Irish” Hucheson
  • Motion to reconsider the motion to add the delegates to the roll call and the quorum
  1. The Motion is out of order because I made a ruling on that motion
  2. Joy Hucheson: Challenge the Chair.
  3. The Parliamentarian moves into the position of chair and determines the following:
  • The original ruling of the chair that was challenged was changed. The chair admits an incorrect statement on the motion being out of order and the motion will now be heard.

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  1. Motion on the floor is to reconsider the motion to add the delegates to the roll call and the quorum
  2. Call for the vote
  3. Motion CARRIES
  4. Main Motion on the floor: To reconsider the motion to add the delegates to the roll call and the quorum.
  5. Friendly amendment that this motion will affect the standing rules rescinded –not accepted.
  6. The main motion is on the floor:
  7. Main Motion again is: To reconsider the motion to allow the delegates not present at the roll call to be counted and added to the quorum at this time.
  8. Standing rule 15 specifically states you cannot add people to the roll
  9. Friendly amendment: add at the beginning to suspend such standing rules as are necessary to add delegates. Not accepted.
  10. Call for the vote
  11. Motion carries
  12. Main Motion is the main motion is on the floor:
  13. To allow the delegates not present at the roll call to be counted and added to the quorum at this time.
  14. Motion Fails
  15. Motion to suspend the standing rules in order to allow delegates not present at the roll call to be counted and added to the quorum at this time.
  16. Motion withdrawn
  17. Motion to suspend the rules in order to consider approval of the 1998 conference minutes.
  18. Motion to suspend fails
  • 146. Motion to adjourn
  1. Carried.
  2. Session adjourned at 9:30 p.m.

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  • WSBT
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  • WSOB
    • 1983 GSB
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We’re looking for the following WSBT and WSOB Minutes:

WSBT Quarterly Missing Minutes

2003 – Feb. 2

WSOB Missing Minutes

1983 – Jan. – April, May, June, Aug. 16, Sept. – Oct.
1984 – Sept. 27, Oct, Nov
1985 – Jan. 16 – May 23
1985 – July 25 (missing page 2)
1988 – June 9
1990 – Jan. 18, July, Aug, Sept, Oct.
1992 – May 14, June 24 (missing page 3?)
1993 – Jan. 28, Feb. 25, Apr. 8, April 22, June, July, Aug. 26, Sept., Oct. 14, Nov. 11.
1995 Dec. 14 (missing page 4)
2005 – Nov.
2018 – May

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