Sep 3, 2000 – Day 5 – Summary of Motions – Conference New Business

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89. NEW BUSINESS: 
90. Joe: Motion: Allow the On-line Service Committee to become the On-line Service Area of Cocaine
91. Discussion
92. Call for the vote. Seconded. Motion passes.
93. Vote on the main motion. Motion passes.
94. Minority Opinion:
95. Jay: representation of the meetings, I don’t think that it’s correct. I really don’t think we needed to do this at this time. I just think this was premature, and I’m very disappointed at this time.
96. I think this is a real biased vote, and I’m opposed to that.
97. Chair: I’d like to welcome the On-line Area to Cocaine Anonymous.
98. Is there a representative from this new Area?
99. Michael Cook, delegate from the On-line Area, two votes.
100. Sherri, Alternate Delegate, one vote.
101. We now have 126 voting members and 83 is our quorum.
102. Deneen: Motion – To have the S&B committee institute preventive measures to verify the changes and corrections made to the WS Manual voted on and approved at the Conference, wherein the updated WS Manual shall be verified by the S&B Conference Officers, the WSO and the WSOBT prior to publication. This will help to ensure mistakes and/or omissions do not occur, and thereby eliminating lengthy housekeeping issues.

103. Chair: This needs to be referred back to S&B committee.
104. Scott B., Motion: to refer to the Unity committee and the conference committee a proposal to provide and Budget for professional transportation to and from the Unity lunch and decide on the method of funding, either through the Conference budget or through the cost of the lunch.

104. Joy: Point of order. Motion on the floor.
105. Chair: Vote. Motion carries.

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105. Scott: Point of order. Items can be presented as referrals.

106. REFERRALS TO COMMITTEES
107. Chair: Clarifies referral process.
108. NO NUMBER: Paulette Furry, Alberta, Public Information – Suggestion for compiling information from a survey for statistics of coin anonymous. At the WSC, each delegate should receive a copy of the survey with the following request (written preferred): “Please take this survey to each district in your area and give it to every GSR. Ask each gar to take enough copies for each member of their group and have them fill it out accordingly. If a group member does not wish to complete the survey, please check the appropriate box for that wish on a survey. When survey sheet is marked appropriately for each group member, the gar should bring all the surveys back to the district service rep. The DSR will then send the compelled surveys to the WSO, with a note of the Area the surveys have been completed. After a specified time (to be determined by the committee) any area that has not returned the surveys, should be contacted and given a time limit. At the end of the time limit, the statistics can be compiled with a footnote stating the number of areas represented out of the total numb ER of recognized areas in the world of cocaine anonymous. Personally, please do not use the word comparison.
109. Referral # 1066: Jay S., conference – The Conference chair allow discussion after nominations are closed for Conference Officers. Discussion on nominees will provide a more informed group conscience.
110. Referral #1129: Johnny, LCF – Please add a WSM to the Newcomers kit!
111. Referral #1130: Johnny, conference – Seeing that it cost us precious time, after breaks get a cowbell to ring before and after breaks!

112. Referral #1145 Jean Ferretti, S&B and Trustees: That delegate members of the TEC not serve as Committee chairs and vice versa (In a busy year like this, having a committee chair absent for extended periods can cripple a committee. Especially because by implication the trustee on the committee will also be absent.
113. Referral #1212: S&B, Conference – From a verbal referral at CAWSC2000 to move new business to the start of this WSC agenda instead of being at the end of the Conference. It is believed that the maker is not aware of the referral process which most items must go through (standing rule #13 and the conference committee can include referral education during orientation.)

114. Referral #1222: LaDon Knight, Conference: Provide clearly marked recycling receptacles in the conference hall.
115. Referral #1254: Paulette Furry, P.I.: To write guidelines for the PI committee on creating a statistical chart for the purpose of carrying the message, formed from a survey completed by the recognized areas of the world body of C.A. Suggestion attached for compiling information and presentation with no written recognition of diversity.

116. #1255: Paulette F., Conference/WSO – To add to the audio tape for new delegates: We recommend studying Roberts Rules of Order beyond that in the World Service manual.
117. #1261: Jay Statland, Convention – All trustees should be introduced at all main speaker meetings at the Convention. Conference chairs should also be introduced at Sunday dinner. Reason: Trustees have stated they would like to be more visible. This would allow more time for the fellowship to talk to them.

118. #1262: Jean, Conference – To start the conference on the Tuesday before Labor Day instead of Wednesday. This will allow more floor time (hopefully) eliminate the need to extend conference sessions.
119. #1265, Max Gregar, LDF: Suggested removal of the words:

• “Cocaine and all mind altering substances”
• “cocaine and”
• “In short, a God of his or her own”

– “CA is a fellowship which offers recovery from ALL mind altering substances.” To be placed after the words “…our inability to stop using.”

Please refer to attached text for clarification.

120. A clear definition of guidelines by which we can print and/or reprint submissions to free local area CA newsletters. Specifically addressing tradition violations and/or copyright infringements. This referral is a clarification, as requested, on previously submitted referral #1115.”
121. #1305, Tony Seaton, Conference: That seating on conference floor be limited to voting members, delegates, alternates, WSOB, WSBT and conference committees only.
122. Recommendation that family members, visitors and interested parties remain in the back of room and not take table space.
123. #1306 – Photocopy of this referral was cut off on one side – unreadable referral.
124. #1307 – John Sparks, S&B: In consideration to possible negative effects on the WSC: Please reconsider how

might this body be effected should the Internet Area expand to unlimited areas and or delegates. Note: If his area follows the six point process, from my experience, this body will have no choice but to accept new areas. This

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may not be a bad thing, all I ask is to play devils advocate. And to look at the big picture so we are not having to clean up a big mess down the road.,

125. #1308, Rick Hoffman, S&B – In the newly written paragraph regarding group business meetings, page 2.1 of the World Service Manual following the words “”autonomous groups decide” strike the words “who might vote, who may participate, what may be discussed and…”
126. #1309, Rick Hoffman, ALL – During this conference, many items were presented to the delegates for review. Due to the amount of committee work done at this conference, I had absolutely no time to look over the material before it was presented to the floor. This conference also endured many long debates where committees finished their work on the floor. All this would not have happened had Standing Rule #14 been observed. I am asking that all WSC committees adhere to the Standing Rule.
127. #1310, Sherri Hoffman, S&B/Trustees – Add a definition regarding delegate representation in the description of WS Delegates duties, WSM 2.12. Suggested language: “Delegates provide representation and serve as the Trusted Servants at the WS Conference for the group from which they are elected despite all other groups and/or Areas in which they participate.”
128. #1319, no name, ALL – To read the Twelve Traditions before each new day’s business in exchange, eliminate a smoke break to better serve the business at hand. Please consider our responsibilities at this Conference.
129. #1328, Deneen, S&B – Revise language in WS Manual to deal with an Area with minimal meeting representation to adjust number of votes allowed at the WSC. Should all Areas with minimum meeting representation be allowed to carry maximum vote at the WSC?
130. #1345, Kevin Flaws, Conference/S&B – To include in our Conference Committee Guidelines the following: 1.) Committee budget proposals comply with Standing Rule #14.
131. #1349, ?, Conference & S&B – Consider extending the Conference to 5 PM on Sunday in order to afford more time for Conference work and reasoned deliberation.
132. #1350: Jay Finesilver, Unity/Conference – Delete the Unity Lunch from the Conference, or at best make it an on-site breakfast. It takes too much time from the floor to continue as it is. Is it even needed?
133. #1351: Jay Finesilver, Conference & Trustees – Please plan to have your own committee/board have its own support/staff at the Conference – in terms of secretarial and copying needs.
134. #1352: Jay Finesilver, Conference & Trustees – Please advise and work with Conference Committee around meeting space needs and times for the Trustee Selection process well in advance of the Conference, so that these needs can properly be accommodated for. Also, please let us know in advance the rooming needs of the delegates who must carry on Tuesday, so that this can be accounted for, as well. Please set up procedures to resolve all of this which will work each year hereafter.
135. #1353: Roy Rowan, Finance & Conference – To have a financial statement read at the beginning of the Conference, so we can know our Finance’s before we go to breakout.
136. #1360: Andre Fair, Internet & WSO – Please provide for WSM a description of duties and qualifications of a webmaster for all Areas and Districts to follow.
137. #1361: Larry Koonce, Conference & WSO – Please consider extending the WSDC by one day, in order to cut down on long nights where quorum becomes low and issues get rushed through without the benefit of the entire Body’s experience.
138. #1364: Scott Botz, Unity & Conference – Proposal to provide and budget for professional transportation to and from the Unity Lunch and decide on the method of funding, either through the Conference budget or through the cost of the lunch.
139. #1365: Unknown, Conference – Proposal to provide name plaques to place on the tables in front of delegate chairs to eliminate stacks of paper in front of empty seats. Suggestions: Tall card holders to hold cards that can say, “Delegate,” “Non-Delegate,” “Trustee,” “Committee Chair,” etc.
140. #1366: Karen L., ALL – Please refer to all above that whenever speaking of time sober to say, “Clean and Sober” and not “Clean Time.”
141. #1370: David LaBell, Conference and Trustees – That the Trustee assigned to a WSC Committee serve in an advisory capacity ONLY.
142. #1423: Ron Hill, Finance – Consider providing actual totals from previous year to each delegate or committee. This will give better insight when the committee’s are making their budgets.
143. #1475: Evan Anderson, Trustees/WSO/LCF – Suggestion to solicit members of the Fellowship to submit original compositions for a CA closing prayer with all submitted compositions to be brought to the appropriate Conference committees for review and consideration.
144. Jay: Thanks for attending. Please remember to fill out your evaluation forms. The 2001 Conference will be at this hotel. The dates will be August 29 – September 3^rd.

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145. Kevin: The first phone list was a draft.
146. Lori: Submission of, “Historical Time Line for CA 1986 – 1999.”
147. ANNOUNCEMENTS
148. Andy White: Motion to adjourn the 2000 CAWS Conference. Seconded. MOTION PASSES.