****** SATURDAY MORNING SEPTEMBER 1ST 9:00 AM ******
The Chairperson opened the Conference with The Serenity Prayer.
Lon M. read the Twelve Traditions.
Roll Call showed 10 Trustees, 3 World Service Officers and 69 Delegates carrying 102 votes for a grand total of 115 votes.
John H.’s motion to ADOPT THE 1991 BUDGET AS PRESENTED passed.
John H.’s motion that THE WSBOT IMMEDIATELY RETAIN AN INDEPENDENT FIRM OF CPA’S TO PREPARE QUARTERLY FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF C.A. WORLD SERVICES, INC. passed.
John H.’s motion that THE SO-SELECTED CPA FIRM PREPARE PROFIT AND LOSS STATEMENTS FOR CHIPS AND LITERATURE (THEY MAY BE MADE PART OF THE C.A.W.S., INC. QUARTERLY FINANCIAL STATEMENTS) passed by 2/3rds.
John H.’s motion that THE WSO MAIL THE QUARTERLY FINANCIAL STATEMENTS PREPARED BY THE INDEPENDENT CPA’S TO EACH DELEGATE WITHIN 30 DAYS OF THEIR PREPARATION passed.
Ben W.’s motion to “Reconsider the (John H.’s) previous motion (to send financial statements to Areas in addition to delegates) failed.
John H.’s motion that “Commencing immediately, a minimum of $500 per month be transferred to the office prudent reserve” was withdrawn.
John H.’s motion that THE GOAL OF THE ESTABLISHED OFFICE PRUDENT RESERVE, WITHIN THE TRUST ACCOUNT, BE THE ACCUMULATION OF ONE YEAR’S WORTH OF WSO OPERATING EXPENSES passed.
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John H.1s motion that “The office prudent reserve may be used, when needed, at the discretion of the WSBOT, to pay for Conference- approved budget expenses only” was referred back to committee.
In the absence of the Chairperson, the Parliamentarian adjourned the morning session of the Conference with The Lord’s Prayer.
****** SATURDAY AFTERNOON SEPTEMBER 1ST 1:30 PM ******
The Chairperson called the afternoon session to order and after an informal roll call, declared that a quorum was present.
John H.’s motion that A WORLD SERVICE PRUDENT RESERVE BE ESTABLISHED AND THE GOAL OF THIS PRUDENT RESERVE WILL BE THE ACCUMULATION OF ONE YEAR’S WORTH OF WSO OPERATING EXPENSES passed.
John H.’s motion that THE WORLD SERVICE PRUDENT RESERVE MAY BE USED WHEN NEEDED AT THE DISCRETION OF THE WSBOT TO PAY FOR WSO OPERATING EXPENSES ONLY passed.
John H.’s motion that COMMENCING IMMEDIATELY, A MINIMUM OF $500 PER MONTH BE TRANSFERRED TO THE W.S. PRUDENT RESERVE passed by 2/3rds.
John H.’s motion that “The WSO discontinue all volume discounts on chips arid literature” failed.
After study of the W.S. Guide and the principles behind the Concepts of Service, the Parliamentarian ruled that “voting members present” would be defined as the total of those voting for and those voting against. In other words, abstentions don’t count.
John H.’s motion to APPROVE THE FINANCE COMMITTEE BUDGET OF $250 passed.
Mike P.’s motion to APPROVE THE LCF COMMITTEE BUDGET OF $7500 ($500 – POSTAGE, $1000-TELEPHONE, $500-MISCELLANEOUS, $500-LIT. COMMITTEE TRAVEL, $1300-WORD PROCESSING AND COMPUTER, $3700 C.A. BOOK AND BOOK COMMITTEE TRAVEL) was untabled, re-moved and passed.
Carla I.’s motion to APPROVE THE PUBLIC INFORMATION COMMITTEE BUDGET OF $14,250 ($6000 – VIDEO PSA PRODUCTION, $650 – STORYBOARDS, $500 – CLOSED-CAPTIONS FOR EXISTING PSAS, $1000 – PROFESSIONAL AUDIO PRODUCTION, $6000 – BILLBOARD PRODUCTION, $100 – POSTAGE AND
PHONE CALLS) passed.
Carla I.’s motion to APPROVE THE LITERATURE CONSOLIDATION AND FORMAT SUBCOMMITTEE (OF PI) BUDGET OF $500 (PHONE, POSTAGE, COPIES) passed.
Carla I.’s motion to APPROVE THE PR FIRM SUBCOMMITTEE (OF PI) BUDGET OF $300 (PHONE, POSTAGE, COPIES) passed.
Carla I.’s motion to APPROVE THE HANDICAPPED/MINORITY/CRACK SUB¬COMMITTEE (OF PI) BUDGET OF $300 (PHONE, POSTAGE, COPIES) passed.
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Carla I.’s motion to APPROVE THE CONFERENCE PI COMMITTEE SECRETARY BUDGET OF $500 FOR PHONE AND POSTAGE passed.
Carla I.’s motion, amended to (wso PUBLICATIONS COMMITTEE) TRANSLATE: THE CONFERENCE-APPROVED LITERATURE INTO BRAILLE AND/OR AUDIO passed.
Carla I.’s motion that THE WORLD SERVICE DIRECTORY INDICATE WHEEL¬CHAIR ACCESSIBLE, TRANSLATOR AND/OR INTERPRETER MEETINGS passed.
Carla I.’s motion to PUBLISH THE TDD NUMBER IN THE WORLD SERVICE DIRECTORY passed.
Carla I.’s motion to RETAIN A PR FIRM passed.
Carla I.’s motion that THE WSO PUBLIC INFORMATION COMMITTEE BE THE LIAISON WITH LOCAL AREA AND LOCAL PI COMMITTEES AND WILL BE UPDATING THE FELLOWSHIP QUARTERLY ON THE PR FIRM’S PROGRESS, VIA MAILING TO ALL DELEGATES AND AREA CHAIRPERSONS passed.
Carla I.’s motion that ALL DECISIONS REGARDING THE PR FIRM BE MADE BY THE WSO PI COMMITTEE, WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE WSBOT passed.
Carla I.’s motion to ”Retain the Roseman PR firm for three months, with a budget at WSO not to exceed $6000″ was withdrawn.
Carla I.’s motion that THE AD HOC PI COMMITTEE OBTAIN THREE BIDS FOR APPROVAL AT THE 1991 CONFERENCE passed.
Carla I.’s motion to “Accept the ten-second radio PSA,
‘If you have a desire to atop using Cocaine, call Cocaine Anonymous. We’re free and it works. For information on meetings in your area, call,'” was referred to committee.
Carla I.’s motion to ACCEPT THE TEN-SECOND RADIO PSA, “IS COCAINE A PROBLEM IN YOUR LIFE? COCAINE ANONYMOUS CAN HELP. FOR INFORMATION ON FREE MEETINGS IN YOUR AREA, CALL” passed.
Carla I.’s motion to ACCEPT THE TEN-SECOND RADIO PSA, “IS COCAINE NOT FUN ANYMORE? FOR HELP, CALL COCAINE ANONYMOUS. WE’RE FREE.
FOR INFORMATION ON FREE MEETINGS IN YOUR AREA, CALL” passed.
Carla I.’s motion to “Accept the 30-second radio PSA, “Cocaine – how far have you gone with it? Are the lines getting fatter? Are the grams going faster? Is the week’s stash used up in a day? Are you scraping baggies and scratching the last flakes from brown bottles? Is it you, or cocaine that controls your actions. You don’t have to live like that anymore. For help, call Cocaine Anonymous, We’re free and it works. For information on meetings In your area, call.” was withdrawn by the committee.
Carla I.’s motion to PRODUCE A SILENT VIDEO PSA, USING THE CONCEPT OF A BILLBOARD ANNOUNCEMENT FOR WSC APPROVAL passed.
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Carla I.’s motion to APPROVE THE TEN-SECOND VIDEO PSA ENTITLED, “BLOWING UP” AS A WSC-APPROVED PSA passed.
Carla I.’s motion to APPROVE THE TWENTY-SECOND VIDEO PSA ENTITLED, “THE NEW LIE” AS A WSC-APPROVED PSA passed.
Carla I,’s motion to APPROVE THE C.A, TEMPORARY WORKING GUIDE FOR REACHING OUT TO THE DEAF AND HEARING-IMPAIRED (AMENDED TO INCLUDE THE NAME OF COCAINE ANONYMOUS AT THE TOP OF PAGE ONE) passed.
Carla I. announced the suggestions for the C.A. slogan,
“I can’t, we can.”, ”C. A. the Solution.”, “We’re Free,” and “We’re Here and We’re Free.”
(Two slogans, “End of the Line.” and “We C.A.R.E,”, were eliminated from consideration because of possible copyright infringement.)
The Chairperson adjourned the p.M. session with The Lord’s Prayer.
****** SATURDAY EVENING SEPTEMBER 1ST 7:30 PM ******
After discussion regarding a C,A. slogan, the PI committee was allowed (by a vote) to withdrawn their motion.
Kelly asked Lucy S. to lead The Serenity Prayer to begin S&B motions.
Kelly L.’s motion to ACCEPT INTO THE W.S. MANUAL, THE PARAGRAPH,
“A COCAINE ANONYMOUS GROUP, AS DEFINED HEREIN, FOR ITS FUNCTION OF
ORGANIZING AND OPERATING A REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING. A C.A.
GROUP MAY NOT USE THE NAME, LETTERS OR LOGO FOR ANY OTHER PURPOSE INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, DANCES, CONVENTIONS, MEMORABILIA, OR FUND-RAISING EVENTS, WITHOUT THE PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT OF ITS AREA/ DISTRICT CHAIRPERSON, AFTER A VOTE TAKEN BY THE AREA/DISTRICT SERVICE COMMITTEE” passed.
Jim V.’s motion to reconsider the previous motion failed.
Kelly L.’S motion that, THE SENTENCE, “ALL DISTRICT OFFICERS LISTED SHALL HAVE A ONE-YEAR COMMITMENT TO SERVE THEIR POSITION” INSERTED IN “DISTRICT SERVICE OFFICER’S DUTIES AND QUALIFICATIONS” passed.
Kelly L.’S motion TO REPLACE “PARTICIPANTS” WITH “POSSIBLE VOTING MEMBERS” AND DELETE “GUESTS” ON PAGE TEN UNDER ”B. QUARTERLY MEETING” OF THE WORLD SERVICE MANUAL passed.
Kelly L.*s motion TO INSERT THE SENTENCE, “VOTING PROCEDURES TO BE DETERMINED BY THE AREA,” BEFORE THE PARAGRAPH ENTITLED “AREA EXPENSES” ON PAGE TEN OF THE WORLD SERVICE MANUAL passed.
Kelly L,’s motion TO CHANGE THE TERMS OF THE AREA VICE-CHAIRPERSON AND THE AREA SECRETARY TO A TWO-YEAR COMMITMENT TO THEIR OFFICE (PAGE 11 OF THE WORLD SERVICE MANUAL) passed.
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Kelly L.’s motion TO ADD THE! (WSC COMMITTEE) STATEMENTS OF PURPOSE
TO THE WORLD SERVICE MANUAL passed.
Kelly L.’s motion TO ADD “G. A WORKING KNOWLEDGE OF THE TWELVE CONCEPTS AND THE CONFERENCE CHARTER.” TO THE “QUALIFICATIONS OF ADDICT TRUSTEES”, ON PAGE 23 OF THE WORLD SERVICE MANUAL passed.
Kelly L.’s motion TO DELETE “REFERRAL OF CANDIDATES FOR QUALIFICATION TO THE CONFERENCE COMMITTEE ON TRUSTEES AND THE STRUCTURES AND BYLAWS COMMITTEE” ON PAGE 24 OF THE WORLD SERVICE MANUAL passed.
Brian N.’s motion TO ADD “EACH DELEGATE SERVES ON A CONFERENCE COMMITTEE. IT IS SUGGESTED THAT EACH COMMITTEE CONTAIN AT LEAST ONE TRUSTEE. EACH COMMITTEE SHALL NOMINATE AND SELECT THEIR OWN CHAIRPERSON.” AND “IF REQUESTED BY TWO OR MORE MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE BETWEEN CONFERENCES, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES MAY SELECT AN INTERIM CHAIRPERSON FROM WITHIN THE COMMITTEE TO SERVE UNTIL THE NEXT CONFERENCE” TO PAGE 14 OF THE WORLD SERVICE GUIDE passed.
Brian N.’S motion TO CHANGE ITEM FIVE ON PAGE 17 OF THE WORLD SERVICE GUIDE TO READ, “DELEGATES ARE TO BE ELECTED FOR A TERM OF THREE CONFERENCES. IT IS SUGGESTED THAT THE SPIRIT OF ROTATION BE HONORED.” passed.
Brian N.’s motion TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE SECTION REGARDING MINUTES OF THE WSC ON PAGE 18, AND AMENDMENT NUMBER 3 ON PAGE 19 (WS GUIDE)
WITH “CONFERENCE COMMITTEE IS TO PREPARE AND DELIVER THE MINUTES TO THE WSO 90 DAYS PRIOR TO THE FOLLOWING CONFERENCE” passed.
Brian N.’s motion “To add item Sc to the standing rules, “A vote may be proxied to another delegate representing the same Area. A vote may not be proxied to a delegate representing a different Area” was adopted, reconsidered, amended and finally referred to committee.
Brian N.*s motion TO ADD 5C TO THE STANDING RULES, “A VOTE MAY BE PROXIED TO ANOTHER DELEGATE REPRESENTING THE SAME AREA, AN AREA MAY PROXY A MAXIMUM OF 1 VOTE TO A DELEGATE FROM ANOTHER AREA.” passed.
Brian N,’s motion which was amended to “A delegate can carry no more than three votes to the World Service Conference from within their Area,” failed.
Kelly L.’S motion to APPROVE THE STRUCTURE AND BYLAWS COMMITTEE BUDGET OF $1750 passed.
Darci B.’s motion to “Approve the budget for the 91 World Service Convention in southern California” was referred to committee.
Darci B.’s motion to APPROVE THE WSC CONVENTION COMMITTEE BUDGET OF $2540 passed.
Darci B.’s motion that “AT THE CONFERENCE IN 1991, THE WSC CONVENTION COMMITTEE WILL BE ACCEPTING BIDS FOR THE WORLD SERVICE CONVENTION FOR 1993 AND 1994. IN SUCCEEDING YEARS, WE WILL ACCEPT BIDS FOR ONE YEAR AT A TIME passed.
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Essie P.’s motion to “ACCEPT THE TEMPORARY WORLD SERVICE CONVENTION GUIDELINES, AS PRESENTED passed.
Ben L.’s motion to ACCEPT THE REVISED CONVENTION COMMITTEE STATEMENT
OF PURPOSE AS:
“THE PURPOSE OF THE WORLD SERVICE CONVENTION IS TO PROMOTE ENTHUSI¬ASM AND UNITY WITHIN THE FELLOWSHIP OF COCAINE ANONYMOUS, AND FINANCIALLY SUPPORT WORLD SERVICES’ EFFORTS TO CARRY THE MESSAGE.“ “THE PURPOSE OF THE WSC CONVENTION COMMITTEE IS TO:
A) PROVIDE A WORLD SERVICE CONVENTION FOR THE MEMBERS OF COCAINE ANONYMOUS,
B) CREATE UNIFORM BIDDING GUIDELINES,
C) ASSIST THE CONVENTION HOST CITIES IN ALL ASPECTS OF RESOURCES AND CONVENTION INFORMATION,
D) PROVIDE GUIDANCE WITH BUDGETING AND OVERSEE ‘DANCE-AROUND-THE- WORLD’, THE CONVENTION FUND-RAISER, AND
E) CREATE WORLD SERVICE CONVENTION GUIDELINES, STRUCTURES AND POLICIES” passed.
Roberto V. presented Montreal1s bid to host the 92 WS Convention.
Jim J. presented Toledo, Ohio’s bid to host the 92 WS Convention.
John H. (Georgia) presented a “bid for visibility” for the Atlanta Georgia Area.
David C. gave a Dance-Around-The-World update including designs for the DATW T-shirt.
Mike N.’s brought the budget for the 91 Convention back to the floor for additional discussion and it was referred back to committee.
The Chairperson adjourned the conference with The Lord’s Prayer,
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