CA World Service Office Board Meeting
October 26, 2000
Approved minutes
PRESENT:
Steve Edwards, Chair
Kevin Murphy, Secretary
David Choate, Pacific South Trustee
Meredith Glaser, World Service Trustee
Patty Flanagan, Office Manager
Visitors:
Robin C, Los Angeles
Mark K, Ventura
Patrick P, Santa Monica
Meeting called to order at 7:40pm.
David read the 8th Tradition;
Meredith read the 8th Concept.
Minutes of October 12, 2000
- Motion (Meredith/Patty) to approve
- Approved as corrected.
OLD BUSINESS:
- Employee handbook
- Price setting policy
- Moved to office projects
- Offsite storage
- Written report attached
- Motion: (Meredith/Kevin) Adopt recommendation as guide to long term project for archiving office records.
- Digital camera suggested
- PASSES
- Non-profit Organization/Non-governmental organization listing policies
- Referred to Trustees for reconsideration/review
- Motion to table until January 2001 (Meredith/David)
- PASSES
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OFFICER REPORTS:
Chair: Written report submitted. Discussion of continuing problem on San Diego web site. No action as yet.
Vice Chair: Not present. Written report attached
Treasurer: Not present. Written report attached. Will move balance ($24K) from CAWS2000 account (and close account) to CAWSO money market as soon as last checks on CAWS2000 clear.
Secretary: No report.
Director-At-Large: Position vacant. Steve still covering for NewsGram. NewsGram delayed due to workload.
World Service Trustee:
- Trained with Patty to cover her during upcoming leave.
- Received first draft of CAWS2003 (Chicago) hotel contract.
- WSBT Conference call tabled Chair’s appeal until December quarterly meeting.
- Received CAWS Conference 2003 contract from Four Points. Awaiting competing bids.
- Probably “Board and board” meeting at next WSBT quarterly.
Pacific South Trustee: Problem with local CA members hassling local serenity shop about reselling official CA merchandise. Office position is that such sales are legal, based on 1992 Conference decision allowing WSO to sell merchandise without restriction.
World Service Office Trustee: Position vacant
Office Manager:
- Written report attached.
- Request from addicts in Guatemala asking for assistance in setting up meetings. Want representative to visit. Referred to Trustees.
- Repeat of request from college class to reprint CA literature from web site. Willing to pay royalty. They do not want to buy pamphlets due to format problem.
- Starter kit request from Mexico. Problem contacting requestor.
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COMMITTEE REPORTS:
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Webmaster: Added registration form to CAWS2001 page
PI: Problem with envelopes and letterhead created by WSC PI committee, involving use of “Cocaine Anonymous” on envelope and other problems. WSO Manager discussed problem with committee.
CAWS2003: Michael R of Chicago nominated for Host Committee Chair.
NEW BUSINESS:
- MOTION (Meredith/Patty): WSO to create Archive Committee.
- Passes
- Chair appoints Patrick P as chair of WSO Archive Committee.
- MOTION (Kevin/Patty): Grant University of Maine class’s reprint request for classroom use of website material @ $0.15 per copy.
- Passes.
- NewsGram proposal: Proposal to print Newsgram on 100lb glossy stock four-color process. $16.10/1000 (current price $16.80/1000). Fold-out instead of stapled/bound.
- Motion to suspend for time (Meredith/David). Passes
- Motion to extend until end of new business. Passes.
- Motion (Kevin/Meredith) To change NewsGram process to proposed 3-panel foldout as described above.
- Motion to table (Kevin/Patty). Tabled.
- San Diego questions regarding ca.org.
- May need to add explicit disclaimer on storybook page.
- Chair will reply.
Executive session begins 10:18
Executive session ends 10:25
Motion to adjourn (Meredith/Patty)
Meeting adjourned
Next meeting November 9, 2000
Respectfully submitted,
Kevin Murphy, Secretary, CAWSO
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