Intergroup Meeting Minutes for 04-17-2006
Don E. chaired the meeting. The meeting opened with the AA Preamble, Traditions and the Serenity Prayer.
In attendance were: Don E.-chair, Laura F.-office manager, Angela G.-outreach, Walter R.-H&I, Doug H.-soberfest, Dave S.-web and meeting lists, Angela C.-intergroup liaison, Sallee D.-Al-Anon. Group Reps- Alan D, Patty P, Bill B.. Visitors- Jerry Q, Leslie L, Sandy S, Fred D, Billy M, Anita C, B.J. and Bill B, Paula F, Mike W, Michael B.
Reviewed last months minutes. Soberfest was thanked for their donation to Intergroup. Corrections from last meeting notes: 6 months sobriety and 2 years since last conviction to go into Polk/Marion county jails for meetings. Soberfest retained $1084.00 in seed money for next year, not $184.00 as previously recorded.
Minutes approved.
Treasurers Report: Laura F. reported that sales were above budget for March and that Central Office was financially in the black at the end of the month. She also reported that Central Office had 283 contacts for March, 873 Y.T.D., and we have 3 new volunteers. Patty P. reported that she had been doing monthly audits for Central Office and that everything has been looking good.
H&I committee: Walter R. reported that Bridgeway treatment center was doing well with volunteers, however, they still needed more volunteers at Salem Hospital (requires 3 yrs. Sobriety).
Webmaster and Meeting lists: Dave S. reported that the City of Salem may be shutting down the open.org site and that we may need to find a new server. Woodburn has been dropped off the meeting list. (the group thanked Dave for his 6 years of volunteering at Central Office).
Eye Opener: Laura reported that they are still looking for more articles to put in the Eye Opener.
Intergroup Liaison: Angela C. reported that she will be moving out of the area which will open the positions of District and Intergroup Liaison. They had a visitor come to their last meeting and speak about the Grapevine.
Al-Anon: Nothing new to report.
KISS: No report.
Outreach: Angela G. had reported that a lot of people had volunteered to go into meetings, but had not contacted her yet. She also asked groups to get the word out about what Central Office does for the AA community.
Soberfest: Doug H. reported that most chairs are filled on the Soberfest committee. They are hoping to fill the Co-chair position by next meeting. Meetings are the last Friday of each month. Due to scheduling conflicts, the 2008 Soberfest has been moved to the second weekend of February, the 8th, 9th and 10th, 2008. The dates for 2007 will remain the same. They are having a “Theme” contest for next years Soberfest. The prize is a complete package to Soberfest. Car washes and a spaghetti feed are being planned for fundraisers.
Old Business: None.
New business: There was much discussion on the moving of Central Office. It was Proposed that we move to a site on the corner of Union and Church, However, many concerns that were raised with that location. There are stairs to the second floor (which were only available outside after hours and could be slick during wet weather), with no elevator for handicap access and meeting space was limited. Another concern was that Central Office would not be able to generate as much meeting income due to limited space. The cost of this site would be $464.00 month, $160.00 less than the current location with a 5 year contract with increases. Some of the other positives of this site were: close to the bus station , better surroundings for volunteers and less expensive. There were concerns with staying at the current location, such as, we are running without a contract and the City is changing parking regulations. A vote was taken and the new location was voted down. There was a new committee formed to look into more options. Leslie L. will lead this. A preliminary report will be given at the next meeting and we will continue month to month at our current location.
Meeting adjourned.