WWASC meeting minutes
Rock Springs, WY
>1:27 PM
>
>Open with service prayer, 12 Traditions, 12 Concepts.
>Roll Call:
>Chair: Vicki L., present
>Treasurer: Sue L., present
>Secretary: Brandy
>RCM: Rick H., not present, sent report.
>PI Chair: Duane R., not present
>H&I Chair: Dan D., present
>Activities: Amber J.
>Webservant: Steve H., not present
>GSR’s:
>5th Street Group: Rocky A., present
>Living Proof Group: DeLynda M., present
>Surrender To Win: Kerry, present
>Saratoga Hot Springs Bob
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>Read minutes, motion to accept, 2nd, passed.
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>Reports:
>1. LPG – see report.
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>2. STW. Elections for new officers. Kerry is new GSR..
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>3. Saratoga – meetings every Sunday at 9 am at the Carbon Power and
>Light Bldg. After March, the meetings will most likely be held at
>the library. Regular attendance, between 15 and 20 people. April 28
>Area meeting will be in Saratoga at library. Bob’s contact info.
>Ral6644@union-tel.com or 327-5919
>4. 5th Street. Last group business meeting cancelled due to power
>outage. Jail meetings: We hold 12 meetings a week. The Saturday noon
>meeting is now a closed meeting. Detention center has new paperwork
>to be able to attend. We need support. There was a question on why
>the web page hasn’t been updated. (This question was answered in the
>Web Servant report.)
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>Service Reports
>1. RCM. Sent a report. We need Logo for Region, so there is a
>contest.
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>2. Treasurer – see report.
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>3. H & I. New paperwork needs to be completed to attend. There will
>be a meeting with jail captain soon. Dan is trying to get support
>for our Area to attend Prison meeting.
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>4. Web Servant. Steve has downloaded the updates for Front Page
>2000, but it still does not have the capacity to update our web
>page. He is looking to purchase newer web page design software.
>Please send any updated meeting info to the same address.
>
>5. Activities. Amber is looking for a facility for Learning Days.
>Please submit logo ideas by the next Area meeting
>
>
>Old Business:
>1. Inventory: Rocky brought a report. Email Rocky with suggested
>questions. Keep in mind that the survey will not be simple yes and
>no Qs.
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>2. Area Guidelines. Delynda will make recommended changes on old
>guidelines. She will bring them to the next meeting.
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>3. Insurance: LPG and STW groups are covered already. 5th St. did
>not discuss it yet.
>
>4. Vickie called contacts from other groups in the area. She could
>not get a hold of anybody except for Bob from Saratoga.
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>5. Discussion on voting about money matters. Executive members
>chair, vice chair, RCM, alt RCM,, secretary, and treasurer. We will
>bring a copy of guidelines to the next meeting. GSR’s bring this
>matter for discussion to your groups. Revise the motion to read: “A
>majority of executive members and GSRs present are considered the
>voting body on all matters affecting WWASC service”
>
>
>New Business:
>1. On May 5 there will be a Regional Business meeting. It is
>supposed to be in our area. Are there any groups interested in
>hosting it? Rocky suggested they move that meeting to the same date
>of Regional Convention to save on service travel expenses and time.
>
>2. Dan questioned why travel expenses between the Regional Delegate
>and Area RCM are separate. He asked why they could not travel
>together. Rocky reminded that our guidelines say that service
>members are supposed to have the time and resources. Then there was
>a lot of discussion on reimbursing service members. Amber talked
>about a service member’s integrity when requesting reimbursement.
>3. Next Regional Convention committee meeting February 25 at Little
>America, 1:00 pm. Meetings are every 2 weeks after that until the
>May convention.
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>Money Matters
>1. Voted to reimburse Sue S for travel to the H & I meeting that was
>scheduled for today.
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>Next business meeting in Saratoga
>9:30 … Basic Text Review
>10:00 ..H & I
>11:00 ..Activities
>1:00 ….Business