WORLD SERVICE BOARD OF TRUSTEE MEETING
SEPTEMBER 27,28,1986
CULVER CITY, CALIFORNIA
SEPTEMBER 27,1986
CHAIRPERSON – RAY G. PRESENT
SECRETARY – FENN P. PRESENT
MEETING CALLED TO ORDER 6:10 P.M. P.S.T.
SERENITY PRAYER
TWELVE TRADITIONS WERE READ
AGENDA:
- DEFINE WHAT IS A TRUSTEE?
ACTION OF A TRUSTEE VOTING
ARE OUR MEETINGS OPEN OR CLOSED REMOVAL OF A TRUSTEE
- HISTORY – ARCHIVES
- LEGAL STATUS OF C.A.
- A. – GSO – REPORT FROM TRUSTEE
- STATIONARY
- FINANCIAL ARRANGEMENT – (all aspects)
- RELATIONSHIP – TRUSTEE – WSO
- W/S CONFERENCE-TEMPORARY OPERATING STRUCTURE
- USE OF FUNDS TO START A CLUB
- NON MEMBERS SPEAKING AT C.A.
- ANONIMITY LETTER TO BE READ AT ALL OPEN MEETINGS’
- DEFINITION OF ORGINIZATION – POLICY
- FIND SECRETARY FOR THIS MEETING
- COMMITTEE REPORTS – (conference committees)
- APPROVING LOGO
- REGISTERING COCAINE ANONYMOUS
- HOPE – FAITH – COURAGE
- CPC – COOPERATION WITH THE PROFESSIONAL COMMUNITY
- GROUP NAMES NOT TO RELATE WITH A FACILITY
- LEGAL STATUS OF C.A. IN TEXAS.
- DO MEMBERS OF WSO VOTE -ALL OR ONE
- ORIGINAL STRUCTURE OF REGIONS
- WSO ORGINAZATION
- “THE CONNECTION”
- EXPANSION OF TRUSTEE STRUCTURE
- USE OF NA AND AA BOOKS AT MEETING AND OTHER LITERATURE
- TRUSTEE COMMITTEES
- COST OF C.A. LITERATURE – GIVE AWAYS,ETC.
- TERMS OF TRUSTEES
- ADAPTION OF AA – 12 CONCEPTS
- AGENDA FOR THE NEXT MEETING
FORMAL CLOSE OF AGENDA
THE CHAIRPERSON IS EMPOWERED TO IMPOSE LEGNTH OF TOPIC AND AGENDA ORDER.
1. HISTORY – WE SHOULD FORM AN ARCHIVE COMMITTEE. C.A. STARTED NOVEMBER 1982 -MOTION PICTURE -BEVERLY GLEN HOSPITAL WERE THE FIRST TWO MEETINGS.
FOLLOWING:
07/25/83 – SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA
05/05/83 – CHICAGO, ILL.
02/84 – TEXAS
11/11/83 – NEW YORK
2. WHAT IS A TRUSTEE
WSBT- READ OUT OF TEMPORARY GUIDE TO THE SERVICE STRUCTURE DESCRIPTION.
LOIS FISHER OR BETTY LITTLE AT N.Y. AA GSO ARE CONTACTS THE PHONE NUMBER IS 212-666-1000
RAY G. WILL MAKE CONTACT WITH REGIONAL TRUSTEE OF AA TO POSSIBLY SPEAK WITH US.
JENNIFER WILL BE CORRESPONDING SECRETARY.
SEND GSO THANKS FROM BOARD TO AA GSO.
JOHNNY WILL SEND INQUIRY TO NA REGIONAL TRUSTEE
ASK AA FOR PERMISSION TO USE 12 CONCEPTS AND REFER TO THE BY-LAWS COMMITTEE FOR ADAPTION OF 12 CONCEPTS FOR C.A. TODAY.
JENNIFER – DRAFT A LETTER TO WSO RE: EXPANSION OF BOARD TO 12 FROM 5 AND ONLY ONE CHECKING ACCOUNT.
INCLUDED IN LETTER – “CURRENT WORKING STRUCTURE AND REFERENCE THAT IT IS AFPROVED BY THE CONFERENCE.
TALK ON SAME SUBJECT IS TO CONTINUE TOMORROW.
MOTION – CARRIED – THAT WE USE A SIMPLE MAJORITY VOTE.
OPEN OR CLOSED MEETING ?
MOTION – PENDING FURTHER LEGAL KNOWLEDGE OUR WSBT MEETING WILL BE CLOSED. MOTION PASSED.
MOTION – PASSED
GROUNDS FOR REVIEW OF REMOVAL ARE:
- USING -AKA -GOING BACK OUT.
- MISSING MORE THAN ONE OF FOUR MEETINGS
- DUE CAUSE
MUST BE VOTED ON BY 2/3 MAJORITY VOTE.
MOTION – PASSED
BOARD OF TRUSTEES GET A POST OFFICE BOX.
RAY G. WILL GET STATIONARY WITHIN TWO WEEKS
LEGAL STATUS OF C.A. WAS DISCUSSED
AA -NA – BOOKS AT C.A. MEETING WERE DISCUSSED.
REGGIE WILL PREPAIR A LETTER OF STATEMENT OF WHAT C.A. IS
CLOSE MEETING AT 11:00 P.M. SEPTEMBER 27,1986
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SEPTEMBER 28,1986 SANTA MONICA,CA.
CHAIRPERSON – RAY G. PRESENT SECRETARY – FENN P. PRESENT
ALL BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT
MEETING CALLED TO ORDER AT 9:44 A.M. P.S.T.
SERENITY PRAYER
TWELVE TRADITIONS WERE READ
ITEMS THAT WE APPROVED ARE TO GO THE BY-LAWS COMMITTEE FOR IMPLEMENTATION AS NOT TO DUPLICATE ANY OF OUR WORK.
ACTION OF TRUSTEES
RECORDING OF TRUSTEE “ACTION” IS TO BE SENT TO AND FILED BY THE SECRETARY. AKA – A SPECIFIC PROBLEM SOLVED IN YOUR AREA AND THE SOLUTION FOR THE PROBLEM.
“ACTION” – CAN BE A PROBLEM SOLVED THAT A TRUSTEE KNOWS OF, THEN LETTER SENT OF THE PROBLEM AND ANSWER TO THE SECRETARY.
TRUSTEES TO GET ANY QUESTIONS FOR TRUSTEES FROM OTHER 12 STEP PROGRAMS AS IN AA OR NA.
MOTION – PASSED
REGGIE WRITE WSO A LETTER RE: FINANCE, EXPANSION OF THE BOARD.
GREG IS TO WRITE A LETTER TO THE FELLOWSHIP CONCERNING CHANGE OF THE MARCH 1987 CONFERENCE LOCATION TO A MORE SUITABLE LOCATION LIKE LOS ANGELES.
COPIES OF EACH WILL GO TO ALL TRUSTEES BEFORE RELEASE.
IDEAS TO BY-LAWS TO EXPAND
- VOTING RIGHTS
- EXPENSES
- OFFICERS OF WSO – WHO’ARE THEY?
- TERM OF OFFICE
- HOW ELECTED
DEFINE COMMITTEES
MOTION – PASSED
RAY WILL ADAPT: NA – A GUIDE TO SERVICE IN NA
AA – SERVICE MANUAL “GSO” CHAPTER TO COCAINE ANONYMOUS.
TRUSTEES ARE TO REVIEW INFORMATION ON THIS MATTER.
DISCUSSION OF WSO AND STRUCTURE
C.A. LOGO – RAY WILL ASK WSO TO SUBMIT LOGOS FOR REGISTERING AND SERVICE/TRADEMARK. INCLUDED WILL BE THE “HOPE -FAITH-COURAGE”
CLOSE OF MEETING TO BE AT 4:15 P.M. P.S.T.
3:15 P.M. CLOSE OF AGENDA DECIDE NEXT MEETING.
FINANCIAL MOTION – PASSED
TRUSTEES SUBMIT BUDGET TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.
SECRETARY SUBMIT BUDGET INCLUDE $200.00 FOR LETTERHEAD,ETC. TRANSPORTATION, LODGING, EXPENSES.
CONVENTION REPORTS
- BOB L. CONVENTION COMMITTEE -BREIF REPORT COMMITTEE IS MEETING
- JENNIFER – PUBLIC INFORMATION – NO MEETING
- GREG – INTERNAL AFFAIRS – NO MEETING
- LEE – HOSPITALS AND INSTITUTIONS – NO MEETING
- RAY – STRUCTURE AND BY-LAWS – NO MEETING
- JOHNNY – FINANCE – NO MEETING
- REGGIE – LITERATURE – NO MEETING
TRUSTEES CHANGE COMMITTEES AS FOLLOWS:
- H AND I – JENNIFEER
- P.I. – JOHNNY
- FINANCE – H. LEE
- CONVENTION – FENN
- LITERATURE – REGGIE
- STRUCTURE AND BY-LAWS – RAY G.
- INTERNAL AFFAIRS – GREG
MOTION – PASSED
BOB L. WILL JOIN THE NATIONAL DIRECTORY COMMITTEE.
DISCUSSION OF CA SPEAKERS AT CONVENTIONS MOTION – PASSED
JOHNNY TO WRITE LETTER REGUARDING SPEAKERS AT A.A. MEETINGS.
CPC – COOPERATION WITH PROFESSIONAL COMMUNITY. DISCUSSION FENN WILL CONTINUE AS SECRETARY BUT NOT THE CORRESPONDING SECTY. AGENDA FOR NEXT TRUSTEE MEETING:
OLD BUSINESS: ALL ITEMS THAT DID NOT GET DISCUSSED AT THE LAST MEETING.
W-S CONFERENCE
NA AND OR AA TRUSTEE REPORTS COMMITTEE REPORTS INFORMATIVE REPORTS FROM:
- JENNIFER
- REGGIE
- JOHNNY
- RAY
- BOB L.
- H. LEE
NEW BUSINESS MEMORBILIA
FENN WILL SEND A COPY OF THE JULY 1986 BUSINESS CONFERENCE MINUTES TO ALL TRUSTEES.
NEXT TRUSTEE MEETING:
JANUARY 17,18,1987 10:00 A.M.
600 RADCLIFF AVENUE
PACIFIC PALISADES, CALIFORNIA 90272 213-459-5723
THE HOME OF: JOHNNY SEGAL – THANK YOU.
END OF W-S BOARD OF TRUSTEE MEETING SEPTEMBER 28.1986