2010 Trustee Election Committee
Trustee Slates of Nominees/Approval
See page 43 of the WSM for more information:
CONFERENCE APPROVED SLATE
The candidates nominated from each Region shall be submitted to WSC for ratification by two-thirds vote of the WSC. All candidates who complete the WSC ratification process successfully shall then be considered the Conference Approved Slate of Trustee candidates. This approved slate expires when the WSC adjourns.
The various Trustee Slates shall be submitted to the Conference for ratification as one of the first substantive orders of business. Each Regional Slate, Non-Addict Trustee Slate, WSO Trustee Slate, shall be presented for approval by a single vote of the Conference. The ratification of the Regional Slate also constitutes the ratification of the Trustee-at-Large designees and the WS Trustee from the Pacific South Region. If there is an objection to the slate, or any individual on the slate, then each individual on the slate will be considered separately.
Joy Hutchinson: Reads ratification process for Trustee slate.
In an effort to be completely transparent, and provide information to insure a well informed group conscience, the WSBT feels it is necessary to inform the Conference that not all candidates fulfill the qualifications of an addict trustee. Regional Slates for approval:
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Motion: To approve the slate of Atlantic North Region:
Alan Siegel
Second. Ratified unanimously.
Motion: To approve the slate of Atlantic South Region:
Kenny W.
Michael Fisher
Second. Ratified unanimously.
Motion: to approve the slate of the European Region:
Ruseell S.
Robert Bohman
Second. Ratified unanimously.
Motion: To approve the slate of Midwest Region:
Jeffrey Ushry
Brian T.
Second. Ratified unanimously
Keith Froher: What does it mean a candidate might not be qualified?
Motion: To approve the slate of the Pacific North Region:
Terry M.
Kellie F.
Rose Jones
Second. Ratified unanimously.
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Motion: To approve the slate of the Pacific South Region:
Patrick Potter
Peter D.
Yvette H.
Deidre McKinney,
Waheedah Carter
Brent Payne
Second. Ratified unanimously.
Motion: To approve the slate of Southwest Region:
Jay P.
Jason Smidt
Ivan L.
Roy Beck Jr
Second. Ratified unanimously.
Motion: To approve the slate of the Trustee at Large:
Alan Siegel
Kenny W.
Michael Fisher
Jeffrey Ushry
Brian Tenebaum
Terry M.
Kellie F.
Patrick Potter
Peter D.
Jay P.
Jason Smidt
Ruseell S.
Robert Bohman
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Second. Ratified unanimously.
Motion: To approve the slate of the World Service Office Board:
Yvette H.
Richard L.
Willie B.
Second.
Elizabeth S.: How do we do it one by one?
Kevin M.: You would object to the slate.
Elizabeth S.: I object to the slate.
Kevin M.: Please go one by one.
Joy H.: Motion: To approve Yvette H. to office board slate. Second.
Kevin M.: With noted opposition the nomination passes.
Joy H.: Motion: To approve Richard L. to WSOB. Second.
Kevin M.: Nomination passes unanimously.
Joy H.: Motion: To approve Willie B. for WSOB trustee.
Kevin M.: Second. The nomination fails clearly.
Duane M.: Why did we ratify 6 names from pacific south region when people dropped out?
Joy H.: I still have to bring the slate even if they don’t show for their interview.
Motion: To approve the slate of the World Service Trustee:
Patrick Potter
Peter D.
Yvette H.
Deidre McKinney
Waheedah Carter
Brent Payne
Second.
Kevin M.: There is an objection. We will now go through each name.
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Susan B.: Can we know who is not on the slate?
Kevin M.: I don’t know. Part of the procedure is ratify the slate rather than go through each one. It’s a matter of privacy, but here we are. Joy H.: Motion: To approve Patrick Potter. Second.
Kevin M.: Nomination is ratified unanimously.
Joy H.: Motion: To approve Peter DeRaffeale. Second.
Kevin M.: Nomination is ratified unanimously.
Joy H.: Motion: To approve Yvette H.. Second.
Kevin M.: With noted opposition the motion passes.
Joy H.: Motion: To approve Deidre McKinny. Second.
Kevin M.: With noted opposition the motion passes.
Joy Hutchson: Motion: To approve Waheedah Carter to slate. Second.
Kevin M.: The motion passes unanimously.
Joy H.: Motion: To approve Brent Payne to slate. Second.
Kevin M.: With noted opposition the motion passes.
Are there any questions?
Duane M.: Under qualifications is willingness to serve, if they withdraw their name they are not qualified by not being willing.
Joy H.: It’s not our place to remove someone from a slate a region brought forth.
Duane M.: If a prospective trustee is no longer sober, would they be disqualified?
Joy H.: It limits us to remove someone from the slate.
Kevin M.: The answer is there is no procedure for removing a name.
Nick Alexander: Does the floor supersede what is in the manual?
Kevin: They cannot remove a name from the slate, there is no procedure. at this point we are done. we arrive back at 8:00 a.m.
It is 12:46 a.m. and we are adjourned.
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