WWASC meeting minutes
Saratoga, WY
Saturday, April 28, 2007 1:08 PM

Open with service prayer , 12 Traditions, read by Keri, 12 Concepts read by Amber J.
Roll Call:
Chair:  Vicki L., absent
Treasurer:  Sue L.
Secretary:  Brandy
RCM:  Rick H., absent
PI Chair:
H&I Chair:  absent
Activities:  Amber J.
Webservant:  Steve H.
GSR’s:
    5th Street Group:  Rocky A., present
    Living Proof Group:  DeLynda M., present
    Surrender To Win:  Kerry, present
    Saratoga Hot Springs Bob

Read minutes, motion to accept, 2nd, passed.

Reports:
1.        LPG:  Mark S (written report).  Hosting the next Regional business meeting on May 5 at 10th & Sage 1:00.  There will be pizza later that night for their monthly birthday meeting.   The annual campout will be 2nd weekend in August.
2.        STW:  Keri (written report).

3.        Warm Springs Group (Saratoga) - meetings will be at Senior Center.

4.        5th Street.  Rocky (written report).

Service Reports
1.        RCM.  Sent a report.  There hasn’t been a regional meeting since the last Area
meeting.  Rocky mountain has discussion sites on the website.  RD Report  - public
relations handbook is available, and it includes an area planning tool.  Regional
Assembly meeting was in Riverton on April 14.  Alt D Report - Tommy O will attend the
workshop in Lincoln Nebraska in May.  WyoBraska has one new group.  Freedom Seekers – SOS  will be 3rd weekend in June.  The sharing section included a discussion on carrying a clear message.  Delynda is Vice Chair for the Region.  They still need a Regional logo.

2.        Treasurer:  See report.  Balance on February 17 = $2786.24.  Deposits=76.32 and $50.  $40 to Sue S for travel, $85 to H & I, $50 to host (see $50 deposit above)  $300.56
Prudent Reserve.  Balance is $2437.56

3.        Literature balance after prudent reserve is $155.80.

4.        H & I.  LPG sent a written report for their H & I subcommittee.  5th St H & I has new procedure to being cleared to attend.  Must have an issued picture-id tag when attending. There is a limit on the number of people who can attend at any one time.  They would like to set up a table with clearance forms at the Regional Convention.

5.        Web Servant.  Handed out a printout from the Area homepage, WYOMING WESTERN AREA OF NA. He will email a Web Servant report to the secretary.  He now has a file transfer program to easily move files back and forth from his computer to web page.  He reloaded everything from scratch.

6.        Activities.  Amber now lives in Casper and is resigning her position.

7.        PI: We need a chair person.


Old Business:
1.        Inventory:  Rocky brought is still working on it.

2.        Area Guidelines.  Rocky brought a copy with changes that were made several years ago. Changes are highlighted in red.  He briefly addressed what the guidelines say about the voting body.  He will email it to secretary.  This needs to be on next area meeting agenda.  A Starter Kit should be attached to these guidelines.

3.        LPG motion on the voting body will be tabled until the guidelines have been reviewed and edited.


New Business:
1.        Elections.  We need Alt chair, RCM, alt RCM, PI chair and Activities chair.

2.        New budget will be set up at the June business meeting.  If any of the service
committees want a say, make sure to attend this meeting.

3.        Learning Days in July.  Is there a group that wants to host Learning Days this year? It is supposed to rotate to Green River this year.  Keri will be the chair of an Ad-Hoc activities committee for Learning Days.  LPG said they would help finding a location.  Keri look for a location for any date in July, and either the first or third week in
August.


Money Matters
        1.  Gave a check to Warm Springs group, then they gave it back as a donation.

Next business meeting will be on June 23 in Evanston.
1:00 Business

If there will be H & I or PI subcommittee meetings, contact Mark to add to the flyer by
June 1st.