CA World Service Office Board Meeting
November 9, 2000
Approved minutes
PRESENT:
Steve Edwards, Chair
Tony Seaton, Vice-Chair
Kevin Murphy, Secretary
Joy Hutcheson, Treasurer
Meredith Glaser, World Service Trustee
Visitors:
Mark K, Ventura
Meeting called to order at 7:40pm.
Joy read the 9th Tradition;
Tony read the 9th Concept.
Minutes of October 26, 2000
- Motion (Joy/Tony) to approve
- Approved as corrected.
OLD BUSINESS:
- CPA Bids
- No additional bids submitted.
- Employee handbook
- Price setting policy
- NewsGram format
- Potential non-compliance of ca.org website
- Need to discuss this with WSBT Internet Committee (Leon)
OFFICER REPORTS:
Chair:
- San Diego website issue. San Diego webperson is lobbying other CA members for support. San Diego website has not yet come into compliance. On 11/14/00 grace period will expire.
- Patty Flanagan is on maternity leave. Part-time office supervisor has been hired (Glenn).
- Letter arrived from addict in PA regarding propriety of displaying AA Big Book at meetings. Referred to WSBT.
Vice Chair: Trying to resolve conflicts between career travel and board duties. Working on final Conference report.
Treasurer:
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- Attended MW Regional Convention.
- CAWS2000 Trust account will close tomorrow. CAWSO operating account $800. CAWSO money market account not including CAWS2000 funds is $59K.
- We have a new accountant at Roger Brown (April). This may be an improvement.
Secretary: Set up Patty’s home account to receive copies of office e-mail during leave.
Director-At-Large: Position vacant. Steve reports that Newsgram will b e at printer next week, hopefully.
World Service Trustee: Written report attached.
Pacific South Trustee: Not present
World Service Office Trustee: Not present
Office Manager: Not present. Patty on maternity leave. Written report attached.
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COMMITTEE REPORTS:
Finance: Heidi (PNRT) now assigned to Finance Committee.
Convention: Questions regarding CAWS2001 – no check requests. CAWS2002 owes us update on fundraising activities.
Conference: Kevin F planning monthly conference calls.
Internet: Revised Internet Workbook is in the office.
NEW BUSINESS:
- MOTION: (Joy/Tony): No expenses will be reimbursed unless the request is submitted within 6 months of the date the expense was incurred. All currently outstanding expenses, regardless of age, will be reimbursed if request is received by the WSO prior to Jan 1, 2001.
- Budget and accounting issues.
- PASSES unanimously.
Motion to adjourn (Joy/Meredith)
Special board meeting December 2, 2000 in conjunction with WSBT.
Next meeting December 14, 2000
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Respectfully submitted,
Kevin Murphy
Secretary, CAWSO
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