Aug 30, 2000 – Summary of Motions – Referrals (Part 1)

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  1. REFERRALS
  1. #1450 – Michael R., Convention Committee: “Before leaving the convention site, go over our numbers with the hotel, so the hotel can pass on the correct numbers. I.E., registration totals, rooms booked, rooms picked up, total room nights, etc. This will help all future cities with their negotiating ability. Also, there were no numbers for 1998, 1999, 2000. It only takes a few more minutes after the convention is over.”
  1. #1059 – Karen S., Convention: “Revise WSCCC manual as follows: Delete vice chairperson duties #3 and secretary duties #8. ‘Responsible for submitting request for expenditures to the WSO as per the spending committee guidelines.”
  1. #1060 – Karen S., Convention: “Revise Convention Committee Guidelines, page 28, ‘Cash Handling Procedures’ to reflect the actual procedures used. See the WSO treasurer and Chair of the WSOB for details. Items #3,4,5,6,7 were not followed at CAWS2000 under the direction of the above persons.”
  1. #1062 – Karen S., Convention: “Create a ‘WSO Guidelines’ section in the convention committee guidelines to include (but not limited to) the following:
  1. Ensure that bank accounts are set up in a timely fashion (2 years out), and that copies of bank statements are sent directly to the host committee by the bank.
  2. Send a copy of each and every check issued by WSO on Host Committee bank accounts to the convention treasurer within 5 business days.
  3. Communicate with convention treasurer regarding expense authorizations, check requests and transfers of funds. Call promptly with problems.”
  1. #1376 – Kevin M., Unity: “Consider adding ‘international outreach’ to Unity’s Statement of Purpose.”
  2. #1377 – Kevin M., Convention: “Consider clear limitations on marketing activities during convention events, such as banquets, breakfasts, workshops and 12-step meetings.”
  3. #1378 – Kevin M., LCF and Unity: “Create two checklists for starting a new meeting: One for a meeting in established areas, and one for meetings in unorganized areas.”

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  1. #1379 – Kevin M., LCF: “Create an ‘infinity medallion’ to honor those who pass away clean and sober. Please evaluate this without regard to other medallions.”
  2. #1380 – Kevin M., LCF: “Consider development of a ‘CA 12&12,’ or other recovery book aimed at cocaine and crack addicts, perhaps written by a trustee – appointed ‘Concept XI’ committee.”
  3. #1381 – Kevin M., LCF & Trustees: “Please review the status of the ’12 Principles’ and consider whether establishing any official set of ‘CA Principles’ interferes with the right of CA members to form their own beliefs, as suggested in the 3rd and 11th steps, the preamble and several of the traditions and concepts.”
  4. #1174 – Ladon Knight, Convention: “That the Convention Committee look into the possibility of holding a world convention on a cruise ship.”
  5. #1143 – David LaBelle, WSO: “Request that the WSO provide our Area delegate with a statistical report on how many chips and pieces of literature are shipped into Canada, in order for us to reach an informed decision on the feasibility of producing these items in Canada.”
  6. #1058 – David LaBelle, S&B and Trustees: “To create a new region called the Canada Region.”
  7. #1057 – John Pytel, Internet: “Can the WSCIC create its own web site for centralization of all Internet guidelines, website creation kit, referrals for compliance maintenance. To be linked (a new button) from ca.org’s website.”
  8. #1018 – Joy H., Convention & Finance: “Finance committee to rewrite the World Service Convention Cash Handling Guidelines, to reflect current operating policies and procedures for insertion into the world service convention guidelines.”
  9. #1019 – Joy H., Finance: “Review and propose an updated expense reimbursement policy for Cocaine Anonymous World Service.”
  10. #1106 – Deneen Grant, Conference: “To look into the possibility of adding the position of “Assistant World Conference Secretary,” for the purpose of assisting the World Service Conference Secretary in their ever increasing responsibilities during the conference.”
  11. #1105 – CALA Westside Hollywood, LCF: “Look at the possibility of changing the wording in the preamble from, “Experience, strength and hope,” to “Hope, Faith and Courage.”
  12. #1109 – Deneen Grant, LCF: “To approve co-anon literature for distribution, reading and hand-outs or to make items available for sale at CA meetings.”
  13. #1107 – Deneen Grant, Convention: “Look into providing professional childcare at the world convention.”
  14. #1411 – Roy Rowan, LCF: “To allow us to publish the ‘Hope, Faith & Courage” book in Canada to hopefully bring the price down, so a newcomer can afford one. We already print HFC in French so we could print in English.”

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  1. #1412 – Roy Rowan, Trustees: “To have the vacant Trustee-at-Large position made into an International Trustee position or create a new trustee position for the same international use for England, Canada and the On-Line Service Committee.”
  2. #1413 – Roy Rowan, LCF: “To allow chips and medallions in Canada to be made in Canada for all Canadian areas.”
  3. #1414 – Roy Rowan, WSO: “To create a Canadian WSO Board position to get information from across Canada to the other Areas in Canada and the WSO Board.”
  4. #1415 – Roy Rowan, Finance: “To have Finance tell us how many chips and medallions are sold to Canada, so we will know if it is cost effective to produce them in Canada. Also, what would the royalties be back to WSO?”
  5. #1184 – Paulette Furoy, Unity, WSO, LCF: “To do a feasibility study on opening a chips and literature depot in Canada, helping Canada to spread the CA message of recovery for a reasonable price. This would mean Canada may be allowed to print chips as well as literature. I would like to say that our dollar is only worth 70 cents U.S. After paying shipping, duty and G.S.T. (tax), we pay three times more for chips. An example: Medallions cost $1.75 in the U.S. and in Canada we pay $4.75.
  6. #1409 – Kellie F., Internet: “That the Internet Committee add to the Internet Committee Guidelines Workbook a clear statement/policy with regard to use of music on CA websites.”
  7. #1408 – Kellie F., S&B and Trustees: “That the WSBOT create a Canadian Trustee at Large Position. The Trustee would work with Canadian Area’s; the existing Trustee’s who serve the Provinces of Canada and the WSO. This position would enhance communications and Unity between Canada and its provinces as well as CA as a whole. There are and will continue to be many issues which arise due to the fact that Canada is another country. Canada’s areas and the number of meetings in those Area’s continue to grow every year. We feel that such a position is necessary and would help to create unity throughout CA in Canada as well as within CA as a whole.”
  8. #1407 – Kellie F., S&B and Trustees: “To create a Canadian Liaison Position for a term of not less than 2 years. After which time the WSBOT would review the position, to evaluate the effectiveness of such a position and either create a Canadian Trustee Position, continue with the Liaison or abolish the position.”
  9. #1410 – Kellie F., Finance & WSO: “That the WSO, with the cooperation from the Canadian Area’s investigate the cost of printing chips in Canada, and that it share its findings with the Canadian Area’s. We ask that this be looked at from a purely business view. Would it be more cost effective to have printing done in Canada for all of CA?”
  10. #1031 – Kellie, Conference & WSO: “Would like to know why the delegates, who proxy their votes to the conference, are not sent conference minutes and other pertinent materials. Some areas can only afford to send one delegate and yet the delegates who do not attend, but proxy their votes, are no less delegates, and deserve to receive said materials. In the spirit of our 4th concept, could the WSO & the Conference committee please send information to ALL delegates?”

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  1. #1459 – Cynthia C., WSO: “Why are notifications of starter kits sent to individuals within the Washington state area being sent to the Oregon/SW Washington area instead? Several years ago, our delegates proxied their votes to OR/SW WA – it appears WSO has acted ever since as if WA state has not had its own delegates, when in fact we continuously have.”
  2. #1023 – Cynthia C., WSO & Conference: “Why has our area (Washington State) not been receiving delegate mailings or registration materials. We haven’t received anything since our delegates proxied their votes several years ago.”
  3. #1192 – Jim DeLatorre, Convention: “Discuss and consider giving the host city a portion of the proceeds from the CAWS convention – the amount decided by the Conference, keeping in mind the monetary needs for the WSO.”
  4. #1230 – Jim Holder, LCF: “Suggest the changing of the CA preamble from, “…experience, strength and hope,” to our slogan of, “…hope, faith and courage.”
  5. #1422 – Ron Hill, WSO: “To give P.I. the same buying power as the H&I committees – 50%.”
  6. #1016 – Glen Tucker, LCF: “Gather information from any and all sources in order to create a CA ‘history’ or CA ‘Comes of Age’ book.”
  7. #1189 – Stephen Reece, Trustees: “To address the problem of how can Kevin (World Service Office Secretary) or anyone else have the power to cut off a whole district from the body of the world. Explanation: Kevin disconnected the link to OKC district without authority and took it upon himself to exile an entire district from the Fellowship of Cocaine Anonymous. Suggested Resolution: Before any district and/or group website can be cut off from it’s mother link, the following should take place:
  1. Regional Trustee should be notified of any violations pertaining to the website.
  2. Area delegate should also be notified of same.
  3. District or Group website should be given 30 days to correct any violations.
  4. Only the WSO Chair, directed by the BOT should have the power to eliminate a website from the Fellowship.
  5. No trustee, delegate, or webmaster alone should have such authority.”
  6. Summary: Oklahoma City District of Cocaine Anonymous is one of the smallest districts, yet we are one of the largest financial contributors to the World Service Office. Our support to the World at every level has always been that of true fellowship and unity. It is not only insulting but also sends a message of disunity and inconsiderate disregard of it’s brothers and sisters in Cocaine Anonymous. In addition to resolution to this matter, our district feels strongly that Kevin (World Service Office Secretary) at the very least owes an amends to our district and should even be removed of any service position in the Fellowship of Cocaine Anonymous.
  1. #1425 – Stephen Reece, LCF & Internet: “Why is there a difference in the literature piece, ‘Who is a Cocaine Addict?’ that is read in meetings, in so far as the piece on the Internet home page doesn’t match word for word what is printed in our literature piece (pamphlet) that is available in all our meetings?”

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  1. #1096 – Frank Brittain, Convention: “Add the general guidelines a suggestion that the hotel liaison position have an assistant. This is the busiest person at the actual convention—2 people should know all the details at the hotel.”
  2. #1097 – Frank Brittain, Convention: “Update the hotel liaison duties (number 1) to include the following: Immediately upon election to this position, the hotel liaison will contact the Board of Trustees and the Hotel Negotiating Committee for assistance in negotiations with the hotels in the host city.”
  3. #1094 – Frank Brittain, Convention, WSO: “Include in the budget funds for the current and immediate past CAWS convention chair to attend the WSC.”
  4. #1095 – Frank Brittain, WSO: “Develop guidelines for the host CAWS city regarding legal issues such as gaming/raffle laws, etc.”
  5. #1098 – Frank Brittain, WSO, Trustees: “Develop hotel negotiating guidelines for the CAWS Convention host city.”
  6. #1163 – Matthew Reilly, S&B: “Our Area trusted servants have requested that the structure and bylaws committee consider creating suggested guidelines for area conventions.”
  7. #1133 – Matthew Reilly, S&B: “I would like the S&B committee to investigate the possibility of creating an entity, other than an area, that would allow on-line meeting members representation at the WSC.
  8. I believe it is relative and important to remember that when the area term was created, it was defined in a geographical manner, and was not necessarily intended to accommodate any and all situations concerning representations of our fellowship at the World Conference.”
  9. #1210 – Karmen Kron, LCF: “That CA create its own basic text.”
  10. #1447 – Karmen Kron, Convention: “Reflecting seven referrals…That the Convention Committee guidelines referencing prayer continue to leave it up to the autonomy of the host city.”
  11. #1017 – Scott Botz, S&B: “Include in the definition of a CA group, under group servants the position of hospitality or greeting chair, with appropriate sober time, terms and duties.”
  12. #1025 – Scott Botz, S&B: “Add at the end of standing rule #7: The beginning of a new days agenda, regardless of the time of day it begins, should be considered a new session. If a new session begins on the same day and immediately following the previous session roll call may be waived by majority vote and late arriving delegates added to the quorum without a full roll call.”
  13. #1187 – Scott Botz, Internet & WSO: “Establish procedures to ensure each Area has a place on the web site with current meeting schedules, events and phone numbers. Specifically, CA Infoline number for Wichita, KS and the Southwest Regional Convention in Wichita, KS on October 20, 21, 22, 2000.

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  1. #1015 – Scott Botz, LCF & PI: “Solicit short contributions from the Fellowship on the Principles for the purpose of printing a CA meditation book.
  2. Deneen: Motion to close this conference session for the evening. Seconded. Passes.

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