CA World Service Office Board Meeting
January 10, 2002
Proposed minutes
PRESENT:
Steve Edwards, Chair
Mark Keaser, Vice Chair
Elizabeth Saldebar, WSO Trustee
Kevin Murphy, Director
David Choate, Pacific South Trustee
John Bodkin, World Service Trustee
Patty Flanagan, Office Manager
Positions vacant: Secretary, Treasurer
Members absent: None.
Visitors: Leon M, Trustee-at-Large; John V, SFV; Mike G, San Diego; Brenda B, Inland Empire
Meeting called to order at 7:40pm.
Mark read the 6th Tradition ;
John read the 6th Concept.Again.
Minutes of December 13, 2001
- Motion (Elizabeth/Patty) to approve.
- Approved as corrected.
Motion (Elizabeth/Patty): To suspend rules to consider matters of new business out of order. Passes
Motion: (Patty/Mark): To elect John Van Horn as Director of CAWSO. Passes
Motion: (Patty/Mark): To elect John Van Horn as Treasurer of CAWSO. Passes
OLD BUSINESS:
- H&I Video. No update.
- Office accounting policy. No action pending new Treasurer’s review.
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OFFICER REPORTS:
Chair: Written report attached. WSO’s building is in escrow and we are notifying the prospective owner of our lease and its terms, via a standard estoppel certificate.
Vice Chair: Will be talking with Conference committee.
Treasurer: Written report attached regarding money market account. John will have monthly P&L reports starting next meeting. WSO Trustee requests bank check-register statements on an ongoing basis.
Secretary: Vacant
Director-At-Large: NewsGram is ready for publication. A low-res copy is available for board review. This is going to be the last issue in this particular art style. Kevin will provide the WSOB and Trustee NewsGram Committee with a mockup of a new color format more useful to the Fellowship. This will likely require a change in art direction personnel.
A long discussion ensued regarding the topics of format, procedures, and whether this particular issue should be printed.
World Service Trustee: Written report attached. Discussion of whether Trustee Quarterly meeting should be at WSO or at current hotel.
Pacific South Trustee: No report.
World Service Office Trustee: Written report attached.
Office Manager: Written report attached. Patty believes that office will run out of soft cover books before Conference 2002, and is setting aside portion of book sales into book reserve for reprinting. WSO Trustee was notified that at least one Trustee is late on submitting reimbursement requests.
Motion: (David/Mark): Suspend rules to extend time until end of business. Passes
Motion: (David/Mark): Extend time until end of business. Passes
Office appreciates actions of WSBT members in attempting to collect on bad checks from members of the Fellowship.
CAWS 2002: Has contract regarding golf course.
CAWS 2003: No new info
CAWS 2004: WS Trustee reviewing bid on Sheraton Universal. Several other properties are under consideration.
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CAWS 2005: Eddie H has been elected Host Committee Chair.
NEW BUSINESS:
Motion: (Elizabeth/John): Do not distribute the color version of the 4th Quarter 2001 NewsGram.
- Possible $1800 cost
- Color format highly objectionable
- Motion fails.
- Minority opinion (Elizabeth): I feel that it is really sad that we are seemingly forced to put out this version of the NewsGram.
Motion: (Elizabeth/Mark): The WSOB signers on any checking account be bonded for up to $100,000.
- Motion to table (Kevin/Mark). Passes.
Motion to adjourn (Mark/Patty)
Next meeting January 24, 2002
Respectfully submitted,
Kevin Murphy, Director, acting secretary
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