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The 3rd motion, THAT THE WORLD SERVICE OFFICE HAVE CHIPS, LITERATURE AND OTHER APPROVED ITEMS AVAILABLE FOR SALE AT FUTURE CONFERENCES AND THAT THE WSO ESTABLISH GUIDELINES FOR THIS PROCEDURE passed.
Bill M.’s motion that, FOR THIS CONFERENCE ONLY, IF A DESIGNATED ELECTED DELEGATE IS NOT HERE AT ROLL CALL, THEN UNTIL A CREDENTIALS COMMITTEE IS FORMED, THEIR VOTE MAY NOT BE ASSUMED passed by a vote of 66 to 26.
There were 13 corrections to the Minutes from the 4th WSC.
1. (Page 7) Change “Steve B.” to “Steve F.”.
2. (several) All occurrences of “Meredith” to read “Meredith A.”.
3. (Page 5) Replace “end the business” with “the business end”.
4. (Page 8) Add “Financial statements were distributed to the Conference.” after “Sandy P. gave the Financial Report”
5. (Page 17) Insert “Carla I. Orange County” between “Helene H.” and “Linda H.”.
6. (several) All occurrence of “Darcy” or “Dorothy” to “Darci W.”.
7. (Page 10) Insert “Meredith A. San Gabriel Valley” between “Karl R.” and “Jose S.”.
8. (Page 15) Change “Greg H.” to “Craig H.”.
9. (Page 12) Change “bequeaths” to “bequests”.
10. (Page 8) Change “Greg T.” to “Greg D.”.
11. (Page 3) Change “Ray G.” to “Wayne G.”.
12. (Page 17) Add “2” in votes column next to “Pier M.”.
13. (Page 12) Change “Conference” to “Convention” on lines 57:63.
A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE MINUTES AS WRITTEN AND AMEND (13 Corrections) was passed.
Fenn P. accepted 5 amendments to the Standing Rules:
1. (SR #4) Change “particular day” to “particular session”.
2. (SR #8) Delete “Delegates” and the parenthesis from “votes”.
3. (SR #14) Change “Two years” to “Three years”.
4. (SR #3) Change “participation” to “voting member”.
5. (SR #14 Item F) Change “Delegate” to “voting member”.
Fenn P.’s motion to ACCEPT THE STANDING RULES OF THE C.A. WORLD SERVICE CONFERENCE WITH AMENDMENTS (5) passed.
Fenn P.’s motion to ACCEPT “SUGGESTED DELEGATE RESPONSIBILITIES” WITH AMENDMENT passed.
Fenn P.’s motion to ACCEPT THE WORLD SERVICE CONFERENCE DELEGATE CREDENTIAL REGISTRATION FORM AS AMENDED passed.
Lee A.’s motion to CHANGE “COCAINE ANONYMOUS” TO “C.A.” ON THE WSC DELEGATE CREDENTIAL REGISTRATION passed.
Fenn P.’s motion to ACCEPT THE C.A. WORLD SERVICE CONFERENCE PROXY AS AMENDED passed.
Fenn P.’s motion to THAT THE NEXT C.A. WORLD SERVICE BUSINESS CONFERENCE BE HELD FROM WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 16 UNTIL SUNDAY, AUGUST 20, 1989 passed
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Hal K.’s motion to ACCEPT THE PI PRESS PACKET WHICH INCLUDES A SAMPLE INTRODUCTION LETTER, ANONYMITY LETTER, PROTECTION OF ANONYMITY STATEMENT, FACT FILE, “TO THE NEWCOMER”, “THE FIRST 30 DAYS”, A LOCAL MEETING SCHEDULE, A NEWSGRAM AND A COPY OF CONNECTION passed.
The PI Committee’s motion to ACCEPT THE WORDS AND PICTURES AS THE ARTWORK PRESENTED, AS A PSA FOR USE ON BILLBOARDS ONLY passed.
Hal K.’s motion to ACCEPT THE STORYBOARDS FOR THE PROPOSED VIDEO PSA ENTITLED, “COCAINE SHATTERS LIVES” passed.
Hal K.’s motion to ACCEPT THE PSA ENTITLED, “FALLING DOWN” passed.
Bob L.’s motion to ACCEPT THE C.A. WORLD SERVICE SUGGESTED DESCRIPTION OF AN AREA AND AREA SERVICE COMMITTEE WITH SEVERAL AMENDMENTS passed.
A motion to RECONSIDER THE PREVIOUS MOTION passed.
A motion to ACCEPT THE C.A. WORLD SERVICE SUGGESTED DESCRIPTION OF AN AREA AND AREA SERVICE COMMITTEE WITH SEVERAL AMENDMENTS passed.
After a brief recess, a MOTION TO CONTINUE UNTIL 11PM passed.
Bob L. read the “C.A. World Service Suggested Description of a District”, made several corrections, accepted a friendly amendment and a MOTION TO ACCEPT THIS PIECE AS AMENDED passed.
Bob. L.’s motion, which was eventually modified to THE WORLD SERVICE CONFERENCE ACCEPT THE AREAS AS ESTABLISHED 8-13-1988. AS NEW AREAS ARE CREATED, THEY MUST BE APPROVED BY THE WSC AS THE NEED ARISES passed.
Kelly’s motion DELEGATES BE APPORTIONED AS ONE DELEGATE PER 20 MEETINGS AND/OR FRACTION THEREOF, EFFECTIVE 8-13-88 passed by a vote of 65 -19 with 2 abstentions.
Bob L.’s motion to ACCEPT THE REGIONAL BORDERS AS THEY ARE DRAWN ON THE MAP AT THIS CONFERENCE passed.
Bob L.’s motion to ACCEPT THE C.A. SUGGESTED AMENDMENTS TO THE SERVICE STRUCTURE WITH AMENDMENTS passed.
Kelly L.’s motion to CHANGE THE C.A. WORLD SERVICE TEMPORARY WORKING GUIDE TO THE SERVICE STRUCTURE TO AGREE WITH THE CONFERENCE CHARTER passed.
Adam F.’s motion to ACCEPT THE “STATEMENT OF POLICY”, REGARDING WHO CAN USE THE COCAINE ANONYMOUS NAME, AND SEVERAL AMENDMENTS passed.
Don Y.’s motion to RECONVENE AT 8 AM SUNDAY INSTEAD OF 9 AM passed.
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Bill Z.’s motion to CHANGE “75 MILES” TO “125 MILES” ON PAGE 1 OF THE C-A. WORLD SERVICE SUGGESTED AMENDMENTS TO THE SERVICE STRUCTURE passed.
Kelly L.’s motion DELEGATES BE APPORTIONED AS ONE DELEGATE PER 15 MEETINGS AND/OR FRACTION THEREOF, EFFECTIVE 8-15-1988 passed.
Bob C.’s AMENDMENT TO INCLUDE THE PHRASE, “SUPPORT OUR ADDICTION TO COCAINE AND ALL OTHER MIND-ALTERING SUBSTANCES passed.
Sandy P.’s motion to ACCEPT THE AMENDED 70/30 PLAN passed.
Jack P.’s motion TO DELETE THE PHRASE, “OF THE WSO HAS PREPARED”, FROM THE 70/30 PLAN passed.
The Literature Committee’s motion, presented by Alan S., to DELETE THE EXTRA COMMA IN STEP 10 passed.
The Literature Committee’s motion, presented by Alan S., to ACCEPT THE SUGGESTED GENERAL SPEAKER MEETING FORMAT, THE SUGGESTED PARTICIPATION MEETING FORMAT and THE SUGGESTED STEP STUDY MEETING FORMAT passed.
The Literature Committee’s motion, presented by Alan S., to ACCEPT THE PREAMBLE AS PRESENTED, PROVIDED WE OBTAIN PERMISSION FROM THE A.A. GRAPEVINE, INC. passed.
The Literature Committee’s motion, presented by Alan S., to ACCEPT “HOW IT WORKS” AMENDED TO ADD AN “!” AFTER, “MAY YOU FIND HIM NOW”, DELETE “THE” BEFORE “KNOWLEDGE” IN STEP 11, AND DELETE THE EXTRA COMMA IN STEP 10 passed.
The Literature Committee’s motion, presented by Alan S., to ACCEPT THE “PROMISES” AS READ passed.
The Literature Committee’s motion, presented by Alan S., to ACCEPT THE “A VISION FOR YOU” AS READ passed.
The Literature Committee’s motion, presented by Alan S., to ACCEPT “TO THE NEWCOMER” WITH AMENDMENTS (6)
(Page 3) INSERT “TO BE” INTO PARAGRAPH 1 LINE 4,
(Page 3) DELETE “SUGGESTED” BEFORE “STEPS OF” IN PARAGRAPH 2,
(Page 3) ADD DOUBLE QUOTES AROUND, “FINE, DO WHATEVER WORKS FOR YOU”,
(Page 3) DELETE THE LAST TWO SENTENCES IN THE LAST PARAGRAPH,
(Page 4) DELETE “RIGHT” IN PARAGRAPH 2 LINE 1 and
(Page 4) CHANGE ” ‘CAINE” TO “COCAINE” IN PARAGRAPH 5passed.
The Literature Committee’s motion, presented by Alan S., to ACCEPT “CHOOSING A SPONSOR” WITH 2 AMENDMENTS passed.
The Literature Committee’s motion, presented by Alan S., to ACCEPT “HOSPITALS AND INSTITUTIONS COMMITTEE OF COCAINE ANONYMOUS AND YOU” AS PRESENTED passed.
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The Literature Committee’s motion, presented by Alan S., to APPROVE THE POCKET CARD AS PRESENTED, WITH ANY CHANGES THAT ARE NEEDED TO OBTAIN A.A. WORLD SERVICE, INC. OR THE A.A.
The Literature Committee’s motion, presented by Alan S., to APPROVE THE WSC-APPROVED LITERATURE SEAL AS PRESENTED passed.
The Literature Committee’s motion, which was eventually modified to, THAT ALL COCAINE ANONYMOUS WSC-APPROVED CHIPS AND LITERATURE BE MADE AVAILABLE ONLY THROUGH THE WSO. LOCAL AREA INFORMATION WILL BE AVAILABLE ON ALL PIECES OF LITERATURE passed.
The Literature Committee’s motion, concerning adoption or approval of the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous, received substantial discussion, a number of amendments and a motion TO REFER TO COMMITTEE passed.
The Convention Committee’s motion, presented by Debbie B., to, APPROVE THE REVISED STATEMENT OF PURPOSE OF THE WORLD SERVICE CONVENTION COMMITTEE passed.
The Convention Committee’s motion, presented by Debbie B., to, APPROVE A “C.A. DANCE AROUND THE WORLD” TO BE HELD ON AN ANNUAL BASIS THE SECOND SATURDAY IN FEBRUARY TO SUPPORT THE WORLD SERVICE CONVENTION passed.
The Convention Committee’s motion, presented by Debbie B., to, RECOMMEND THAT THE NET PROCEEDS FROM THE “C.A. DANCE AROUND THE WORLD” BE 100 PERCENT TO THE WORLD SERVICES AFTER EXPENSES WITH CHECKS MADE PAYABLE TO THE WSO, EARMARKED FOR THE WORLD SERVICE CONVENTION passed.
The vote selecting Phoenix as the site for the 1990 World Services Convention was Atlanta, 8 votes; Phoenix, 54 votes; Denver, 8 votes.
Wayne G.’s motion to HAVE THE 1990 WORLD SERVICES CONVENTION ON MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND passed.
A motion to ADD A POSSIBLE DAY, THE 28TH TO THE 1990 WORLD SERVICES CONVENTION passed.
Meredith A.’s motion THAT THE WSO ESTABLISH, BY JANUARY 1989, A HOSPITAL AND INSTITUTIONS WORKING COMMITTEE AT THE WSO TO TAKE CALLS, ANSWER CALLS AND CORRESPONDENCE AND REPORT ON A MONTHLY BASIS TO THE WORLD SERVICE OFFICE passed.
P. Clay was re-elected as Parliamentarian unanimously.
Zachary H., Eric W. and Debbie B. were nominated for Vice Chairperson
Debbie B. was elected the new Conference Vice Chairperson.
Lucy S. and Meredith a. were nominated for Conference Chairperson.
Lucy S. was re-elected as Conference Chairperson.