MINUTES
COCAINE ANONYMOUS
WORLD SERVICES. INC
APRIL 9, 1987
ATTENDEES:
COCO C., JIM, PENNY S., MIKE P., RUSTY, RAY, JIM, LINDA, FRANK C.
MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER AT 7:50 P.M.
ALL ATTENDEES JOINED IN THE SERENITY PRAYER.
WELCOME
COCO WELCOMED EVERYONE TO THE MEETING AND DISTRIBUTED PACKETS TO EACH MEMBER PRESENT. THE PACKETS INCLUDED A LETTER TO ALL DIRECTORS AND COMMITTEE HEADS, JOB DESCRIPTION OF OFFICES, REQUEST FOR WRITTEN REPORTS FROM OFFICES AND COMMITTEES, LONG FORM OF THE TWELVE TRADITIONS, THE TWELVE CONCEPTS OF WORLD SERVICES, MINUTES FROM APPROXIMATELY THE PAST SIX MONTHS, PHONE NUMBERS OF THE NEW BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND COMMITTEE HEADS, MEETING SCHEDULE, AND OFFICE EMPLOYEE INFORMATION.
COCO REQUESTED THE FOLLOWING FROM EACH MEMBER:
COMPLETE A SERVICE RESUME THAT WILL BE SUBMITTED TO THE TRUSTEES OF WORLD SERVICES; JOB DESCRIPTIONS. THE DESCRIPTIONS OF OFFICES AND COMMITTEES WOULD BE COMPLIED AND PUT INTO A POLICY MANUAL. THE MANUAL WOULD ALSO INCLUDE ALL FORMS THAT WE ARE CURRENTLY USING IN THE OFFICE. THIS MANUAL WOULD BE USE AS A TEACHING AIDE FOR NEW OFFICERS AND COMMITTEE HEADS.; WRITTEN REPORTS FROM COMMITTEE HEADS. THESE REPORTS WOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE NEWSLETTER, WITH A COPY BEING FILED IN THE OFFICE FOR FUTURE REFERENCE. THESE WRITTEN REPORTS WOULD ALSO HELP THE W.S.O. MEETINGS RUN SMOOTHLY AND EFFICIENTLY BY CUTTING DOWN ON TIME.; ALL ATTENDEES READ THE MINUTES THAT WERE DISTRIBUTED SO THAT ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THEM COULD BE ANSWERED BY THE PREVIOUS BOARD ON APRIL 16, 1937 WHEN THEY WILL BE ATTENDING THE W.S.O. MEETING.
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MEETING SCHEDULES
W.S.O. MEETINGS WILL BE HELD EVERY THURSDAY AT 7:30 P.M. UNTIL FUTURE NOTICE.
NEW BUSINESS
A. COCO HAS BEEN APPOINTED AS TEMPORARY CHAIR-PERSON OP WORLD SERVICES BY THE TRUSTEES. HER DUTIES INCLUDE:
1. REPORT TO TRUSTEES
2. ENSURE THAT OFICE RUNS SMOOTHLY AND EFFICIENTLY AND THAT THE FELLOWSHIP IS SERVED.
3. SELECT COMMITTEE HEADS.
4. SERVE ALL AREAS EFFICIENTLY.
B. ALL ATTENDEES IDENTIFIED THEMSELVES AND SPOKE BRIEFLY ABOUT THEIR PAST COMMITMENTS AND SERVICES.
C. THE TRUSTEES WILL OBTAIN A FINANCIAL STATEMENT FOR THE W.3.O. THIS STATEMENT WILL BE COMPLETED BY AN OUTSIDE ENTITY.
D. LINDA REQUESTED THAT THIS BOARD GET THE DATES OF THE FISCAL YEAR FROM THE TRUSTEES.
E. THE FOLLOWING NAMES WILL BE ON THE SIGNATURE CARD AT OUR BANK, AND WILL HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO SIGN CHECKS:
- COCO
- LINDA
- RUSTY
- HELENE
F. A PROPOSAL WAS MADE THAT WE HIRE A NEW OFFICE EMPLOYEE. THIS EMPLOYEE WOULD WORK FIVE DAYS A WEEK, SIX HOURS A DAY. THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES WOULD INCLUDE SELLING AND DISTRIBUTING CHIPS AND LITERATURE. RUSTY WILL PRESENT THIS PROPOSAL TO THE TRUSTEE5. MIKE WILL CHECK WITH U.P.S. ON SHIPPING COSTS, AND OTHER POSSIBLE ALTERNATIVES FOR DISTRIBUTING CHIPS AND LITERATURE.
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G. THE FIRST NEWSLETTER DISTRIBUTED BY THIS BOARD SHALL INCLUDE COPIES OF FINANCIAL STATEMENT, LATEST NEWS ABOUT NEW BOARD, DESCRIPTIONS OF NEW BOARD MEMBERS.
H. COCO EXPRESSED THE NEED FOR US TO INSTILL CONFIDENCE WITH THE FELLOWSHIP THROUGHOUT THE NATION.
I. THE GROUP DISCUSSED THE PURCHASING OF A COMPUTER FOR THE OFFICE. LINDA MADE A MOTION THAT “ANYONE WHO WANTS SHOULD BRING BIDS TO THE NEXT MEETING THAT COMPLY WITH THE FOLLOWING CONFIGURATIONS: FLOPPY DRIVE 360K OR 1.2 CAP.; HARD DISK 20 MEG. 640 R.A.M.; IBM COMPATIBLE; GRAPHICS CAPABILITY; EPSON COMPATIBLE PRINTER WITH DOT MATRIX AND WIDE CARRIER; PORTABLE” THE MOTION WAS SECONDED BY STEVE AND UNANIMOUSLY PASSED. ESTIMATED COST OF THE COMPUTER IS BETWEEN 3 AND 3.5 THOUSAND.
J. COCO HAS REQUESTED ALL NECESSARY BUSINESS LICENSES FROM THE CITY DF CULVER CITY.
K. THE TRUSTEES WILL BE MEETING WITH THE W.S.O. BOARD, HOWEVER, NO SPECIFIC DATE HAS BEEN SET. THE NEXT TRUSTEES MEETING WILL BE IN SAN FRANCISCO TO COINCIDE WITH THE CONVENTION BEING HELD THERE ON JULY 3, 4, AND 5.
ADJOURNMENT
THE NEXT MEETING OF THE W.S.O. BOARD AND COMMITTEES WILL BE APRIL 16, 1987 AT 7:30 P.M.
ALL PRESENT JOINED IN THE SERENITY FRAYER.
THE MEETING WAS ADJOURNED AT 9:10 P.M