World Service Office Board of Directors Meeting August 18,1994 Proposed Minutes
MEETING was called to order at 7:20 pm
SERENITY PRAYER
TRADITION TWO was read by Jerry Llschke
CONCEPT TWO was read by Bill Zimmerman
ROLL CALL
- Brian North, Chairperson
- Jerry Lischke, Vice Chairperson
- Barry Goldstein, Treasurer
- Scott Stevenson, Secretary
- Bill Zimmerman, WSO Trustee
- K.D. McCann, Office Manager
READ MINUTES of August 11,1994
Motion: To approve minutes as submitted. Seconded. PASSED.
OFFICE/F1NANCE REPORT – K.D. McCann
K, D. informed the Board of the work that Montreal has already accomplished on the French translation of the CA Storybook- She presented a letter of intent, to be sent to Sylvie Nault, regarding the procedures and timing of the translation. Suggestions made as to content and form, K.D. to make changes and forward letter to Trustees. Sylvie will be notified by letter of the WSOB’s status on this project: working on translation procedures and timing with Trustees,
Hazeldon contacted and informed of upcoming soft cover edition.
New order forms with the soft cover edition and the Twelve Step piece will be available by the Conference.
Orderforms will now contain P.O. Box, anticipating possible move. P.O. Box will be checked every working day for mail.
OLD BUSINESS
- Group Registration Card Information is at typesetter. Permits applied for, 4×6 card instead of 5×7 card will be used. $ .19 rate for the smaller card will save potentially $200.00, two thousand cards returned.
- Rates for Literature on Tape project have been received from one potential bidder, Literature sent to him for timing; bid from him and 2 others, as yet unidentified, to come.
- 20 PSA’s , with (800) number, have been ordered.
- Drafting letter, with assistance of WSO Trustee, to Hazeldon regarding the catalog listing.
- New banners have been ordered.
- International shipping rules being researched.
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- Copier lease/purchase tabled.
- Continuing on work on Job Descriptions.
- Negotiations continue on possible new space. Barry Goldstein presented status report on Venice and National property negotiations; they continue. K,D. has received a price per square foot for the shipping space downstairs, Overland site, and although lower than current lease cost the other property has more upside. Barry and K.D. to continue negotiations.
- Still have not received overtime rules currently in effect from the Labor Board; K.D. to follow up with the Labor Board and find out when the information is coming.
- Contacted Canadian attorneys regarding Canadian Copyrights for the Storybook. Sent copy of U.S. Copyright to Smart and Biggar and as of 8/17/94, last telephone conversation, will be receiving original application for signature.
NEW BUSINESS
K.D. approved for vacation on August 25 and 26,1994 contingent on her completing necessary projects for the Conference prior to those days.
Scott Stevenson and Barry Goldstein presented proposed 1995 CAWS budget. Went over income calculations, reasoning and also same with some expense categories. Budget report, with narrative, will be presented to Finance Committee of WSC. Summary of discussion was not to approve Budget as is, a deficit is projected, but wait until the WSC has a chance to look it over and possibly provide additional data to support positive changes in current proposal.
Draft of WSO Conference report was reviewed. Suggestions as to form and content were made. Discussion of incorporation of Finance report with this report or have separately. Conclusion was to have Conference report presented by Brian North followed up by 6 month, mid-year, Finance report presented by Barry Goldstein. Other members of the Board might be called on to present answers to specific questions.
Submissions to Structures and By-Laws and Finance Committees of the WSC were discussed.
After reading letter from Atlantic South Regional Trustee;
Motion: To send a set of CA speaker tapes to CAWS 96 convention committee for their use to assist on speaker selection. Seconded PASSED.
Open positions on CAWSO Board of Directors were discussed. Some possible members have begun to show interest in sitting on the Board. No new members for submission to Trustees as of yet
Brian North, Barry Goldstein and Scott Stevenson were unanimously reconfirmed as members of CAWSO Board of Directors for one year.
Motion: That the Board of Directors of CA WSO give fulsome thanks to Bill Zimmerman, departing WSO Trustee and Director of CAWSO, and Jerry L/schke, departing Vice- Chairperson of CAWSO Board of Directors, for the selfless and excellent service given to the
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Fellowship of Cocaine Anonymous. Seconded PASSED.
MEETING ADJOURNED at 11:00 pm
Respectfully submitted:
Scott W. Stevenson,
CAWSO Secretary
SWS/sws
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