CA World Service Office Board Meeting
December 2, 1999
Approved minutes
PRESENT:
Scott Stevenson, Chair
Tony Seaton, Vice-Chair
Kevin Murphy, Secretary
Steve Edwards, Director-At-Large
Joy Hutcheson, Treasurer
Joe Stephens, Pacific South Trustee
Susan Turnbull, World Service Office Trustee
Meeting called to order at 7:40pm.
Joe read the 12th Tradition;
Steve read the 12th Concept.
Minutes of 11/18/99
- Motion (Joy/Steve) to approve
- Approved as corrected.
OFFICER REPORTS:
Chair:
- Met with Trustees at Trustee meeting.
- Have Trustee and Board approval for note in NewsGram about Johnny S.
- Notified May Hukill of decision of Board regarding her employment.
- Trustees request that their E-mail loop be limited to Trustee participation.
- Pitney-Bowes warning about Y2K issues may not be accurate.
Vice Chair:
Attended Trustee quarterly meeting.
Treasurer:
Report presented.
Secretary:
No report.
Director-At-Large:
Still need thematic content for NewsGram. Need Conference committee achievement summaries.
World Service Office Trustee:
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Attended Trustee meetings.
Several items requested by Trustees for office to do.
Pacific South Trustee:
Attended Trustee meetings.
Checked in on office during Mary’s vacation.
World Service Trustee:
Not present.
Office Manager:
Written report attached.
COMMITTEE REPORTS:
Webmaster:
- Suggested text for a new HTML page to describe formats.pdf download file.
- FYI: Example cease and desist letter from AA to a web site regarding copyrighted materials.
- AA requests that certain books not be place on the web as files. One CA site has these particular files available.
- Without objection, Oklahoma web site will be asked to remove the books that AA has asserted copyright protection over.
NEW BUSINESS:
EXECUTIVE SESSION at 8:25pm
EXECUTIVE SESSION ENDS at 9:15pm
After discussion of several options, it was confirmed that Mary’s last day as office manager will be December 3, 1999.
Motion: (Kevin/Joy) To establish policy to accept non-profit listings that are a) free and b) require no reciprocation.
- Tabled.
Motion: (Joy/Kevin) Amend policy passed 11/18/99 regarding payment policy to add the word NOT in the final sentence of the second paragraph to read “…reserve is NOT to be used ….”
- Passed unanimously.
Motion (Kevin/Joy) to approve language for new web page regarding downloadable formats file, as attached.
- Amended and passed unanimously
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Motion to adjourn (Jeff/Steve)
Next meeting 12/9/99
Respectfully submitted,
Kevin Murphy
Secretary, CAWSO, Inc.
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