C.A. World Service Conference 1998 Day Five, Sunday, September 06, 1998
1. Session began 9:16 a.m.
2. Serenity Prayer
3. Roll Call
4. WSOB report on referrals to it.
5. Scott Stevenson moved to rescind convention committee’s Motion 12:
Motion #12: Effective 1998 the WSO will be responsible for collection of outstanding debts, unpaid checks and maintaining the Convention bank account. The host city will be responsible for receiving, recording and depositing all registration funds. The WSO will distribute conference approved budgets to committee chairpersons and officers.
6. Question regarding parliamentary procedure, because the request was submitted yesterday in writing the motion to rescind requires a majority vote not 2/3.
7. Various questions and debate on motion to rescind,
8. Motion to close debate
9. Motion failed
10. Further discussion on motion
11. Motion to close debate
12. Motion carried
13. Motion to rescind convention’s motion #12 carried. 56 in favor, 49 opposed
14. Motion to suspend the rules in order to move to election of Conference officers
15. Motion carried
16. Motion to move to Election of Conference Officers.
17. Motion carried
18. Entertain nomination for the Chairperson position
19. Nominations:
20. Spencer Barton
21. Heidi Jonathon
22. Walter Johnson – declined
23. Art Bowman
24. Kimmarie Johnson-Rousell declined
25. Motion to close nominations
26. Motion carried
27. Candidates state their qualifications for position
28. Chairperson asked for a show of hands as to whether there should be discussion on the candidates, or vote without discussion
29. Majority wished to vote without discussion
30. The Chairperson for the 1999 and 2000 conference is Spencer Barton
31. Nominations for Parliamentarian/Vice Chair.
32. Heidi Jonathon
33. John Wishard
34. Art Bowman
35. Robbie Graham
36. Hal Kelly
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37. Leon Mason – declined
38. Move to close nomination
39. Motion carried
40. Candidates state their qualifications for position
41. The Parliamentarian/Vice Chairperson for the 1999 and 2000 conference is Heidi Jonathon
42. Please fax, mail or e-mail any corrections to the list of phone numbers to Randall O’Brian and the corrections will be reflected in the next delegate mailing
43. The Unity committee offered a clarification regarding the status of the Louisiana area commitment to work towards a resolution-personal inventory, district inventory, area inventory.
44. New Business
45. committee referrals.
46. conference committee and wso – provide a t-shirt… structure & bylaws …
47. Motion that the conference committee be responsible for collecting new business referrals to committee and reporting these to WSC Committees no later than the first delegate mailing following the Conference
48. Motion carried
49. Rick Delgado: I’d like to refer to the Conference Convention Committee, to look into carrying the message into correctional facilities by audio teleconferencing open speaker meetings and make provisions for the cost in their budget, an : amendment, that it also goes to H & I Committee.
50. The motion is to refer it to both Convention and Conference,
51. Seconded
52. The motion is carried.
53. Referral for the Conference Committee, to look into providing the Conference with an additional person to help the Secretary take the minutes.
54. The motion is carried.
55. Brigid Buretta: Motion that the Unity Committee looks into sponsoring a delegate reception event the evening before the opening day of the Conference.
56. Withdraw my motion
57. Is there any objection to the withdrawal of the motion?
58. The motion is withdrawn.
59. Motion to change the name of the existing Toronto Area to Southern Ontario Area,
60. Parliamentary inquiry concerning whether a new petition must be filed.
61. Chair rules that no new petition is necessary
62. Chair’s ruling is challenged.
63. Challenge defeated.
64. Additional referrals
65. Statement for Convention Committee read
66. Art Bowman made a Motion that the minutes of the Conference reflect the time we took the break, the time that we are coming back from the break and the time we came back from the break.
67. Motion carried.
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68. Motion to suspend the rules in order to entertain a motion for referrals to be made to committees without a motion.
69. Motion carried.
70. Motion to accept referrals to committees at this time without a motion to refer.
71. Motion carried,
72. Referrals to committee
73. Rose, the Chair of Celebrate Around The World. I’m not quite sure who to refer this to, because as it stands right now, Celebrate Around The World kind of doesn’t have a home. So, I would refer it to Conference, Convention Committee, Unity and the World Service Board. Okay. The referral is: Please reconsider C.A.T.W. to have a home. The 70/30 Plan is already in place, so it’s really not a matter of money. And it does promote unity. Also, it does help bring delegates to the Conference, and a little support to W.S.O. Or have the Convention Committee create a larger sub-committee or its own standing committee.
74. If I could just ask that these referrals not really contain arguments for a particular issue to be decided one way or another, but let’s just have the issue referred to a committee, and if you have a point of view that you wish to share with the committee on it, that you contact the committee chair and give them your opinion.
75. Gary Tucker: Referral to the Convention Committee sub-committee, Celebrate Around The World: Implement specific guidelines for artists and or graphic designers, submitting designs for Celebrate Around The World T-shirt. These guidelines may or may not include specific guidelines for the bidding process for Celebrate Around The World T-shirts.
76. Jay Finesilver. To the Convention Committee, I have referred it prior to the start of the Conference, an issue about child care during the convention. It was not addressed. So 1 have that referral again, for the Convention Committee. Secondly, last year, as a member of the Convention Committee, we put together a series of new descriptions and guidelines that because of parliamentary procedure and one specific part of one motion failing, they were not addressed. I want to know what happened to those and if they could be addressed this next year again.
77. Kevin Murphy, World Service Office Board Secretary. One vote. This is to Unity. It was referred at the beginning of the Conference, on the official form, but not discussed or dealt with by Unity. I believe they did not get it. Create a cookbook or flowchart to assist people in starting meetings in areas outside the existing service structure.
78. (Unident.): I have a referral to the Structure and Bylaws Committee, that they clarify the language on Page 21, Paragraph 2, by adding the word “new” between the words “any” and “Area” in the second sentence of that paragraph.
79. Ron Butcher, I have a referral to the Convention Committee that was not addressed but was given on the first day. That only C.A. members at main speaker meetings at C.A.W.S. Conventions. If it could be addressed in the next Conference. I have a new referral. That the H & I Committee continue to work on the H & I video to present to the Conference floor.
80. Scott Sheeley. Make a referral to Structure and Bylaws, that they amend Page 40 of the W.S.M., Standing Rule Two.
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81. Brigid Buretta. This is to Unity Committee. To sponsor a delegate reception event at the W.S.C. Conference.
82. Donna Gasswit, This is also to the Unity Committee. To have a portable mike and amp at the Unity luncheon, so we can hear the message of the speaker.
83. Jim Brown, Referral to the Public Information Committee, concerning the subcommittee, which is under the Public Information Committee, titled Cooperation With The Professional Community, i.e. C.P.C. A request to the creation of a two year ad hoc standing committee at the World Service Conference.
84. Kevin Flaws, addict, alcoholic, Illinois Area delegate and Conference Committee Vice Chair. This was a referral that was faxed to us regarding anonymity and the use of video and cameras at all C. A, functions. That would go to Convention Committee, Structure and Bylaws and World Service Office Board, Board Of Trustees. Second referral. This is to Structure and Bylaws, World Services Board Of Trustees and the new Internet Committee. Define Web Master duties, scope, authority, requirements, add the position to the committee list of positions and selection process. And the third one is to the Conference Committee. Add the new Internet Committee to the referral forms.
85. Sharon Smith, Trustee At Large. I have two referrals. The first referral has already been given to Chips, Literature and Format Committee as a result of the committee reports yesterday. I’d like to add the Internet Committee to this referral. The referral is regarding the online meeting, (unintelligible) define suggestion, formats in the World Service Manual in the same manner that the group meetings are defined, Page 14, World Service Manual. This format will address, among other concerns, how Tradition violations and editorializing would be handled. And the other referral I have is to Structure and Bylaws. Basically, it’s a housekeeping referral. Review Page 29 of the World Service Manual in regards to Cocaine Anonymous Regions. Make sure that this is accurate and reflects the existing Areas with explanations of what stars mean by the different states.
86. Michele Kapfer, Area delegate for the state of Nebraska. 1 have a referral here that I think goes to the World Service Office Board, in regards to Regional meeting directories to be available A.S.A.P., and hereafter, through World Service.
87. Are there any additional referrals?
88. we’re about to go to our last order of business.
89. I will turn the floor over to Donald, who will give you some information about the 1999 Conference.
90. Donald. Conference Committee Chair, We are not locked into a hotel yet for next year. Plan to hold conference September 1-5, 1999, but we do not yet have a contract with the hotel,
91. Motion to adjourn
92. Carried
93. Adjourned.
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