Motions of the California South Area by Date 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969     1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980  1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997  | 1998    1999 | 2000  | 2001  | 2002 | 2003  | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 1997 February Committee That SCWS cover extra night of hotel expenses for SWRDM. 1997 May Assembly That SCWS cover extra night of hotel expenses for SWRDM. That SCWS raise contribution to SWRDM to $60. That SCWS Challenge Northern California Area for new Forum subscriptions. 1997 August Committee Recommend that the 1998 budget be placed on the November Assembly agenda. Recommend that establishment of a Forum Coordinator position be placed on the November Assembly agenda. Recommend that our Delegate request at the next World Service Conference that Spanish translations of the Forum be made available by the WSO. 1997 November Assembly That proposed budget be amended from $29,729 to $32,229. That Forum Coordinator position remain in possession of Alternate Delegate. That our Delegate request at the next World Service Conference that Spanish translations of the Forum be made available by the WSO. That SCWS Delegate be sent to the Al-Anon International Convention in Salt Lake City in 1998. (Expenses to include registration fee, airline, hotel for July 2-4 and $30 a day meal expense.) [Back to List of Years] 1998 February Committee Recommend that the Forum Coordinator position be resubmitted with discussion. DEFEATED Recommend that deposit for translation equipment be increased from $100 to $500. Recommend that SCWS and WSC review the taped library of pamphlets for appropriateness. Recommend to the assembly to reconsider the decision to send the Delegate to the 1998 Al-Anon International Convention. DEFEATED Recommend that Alateen guidelines be placed on the May Assembly agenda. 1998 May Assembly That the deposit on the translation equipment be raised to $500. August Committee Recommend that Alateen guidelines be placed on the November Assembly agenda. Recommend that SCWS change the amount of hotel reimbursement to $50 per night and leave mileage requirement at 100 miles (one way). That discussion of November 1999 Assembly dates be placed on November agenda a only if necessary. Motion carried to raise to $500 the deposit on the translation Equipment when loaned out. 1998 November Assembly That proposed 1999 budget be accepted. That Alateen guidelines be adopted as presented. That SCWS change the amount of hotel reimbursement to $50 per night and leave mileage requirement at 100 miles (one way) Motion carried that the Budget be approved. Motion carried to adopt the Alateen Guidelines as Presented. Motion carried to raise Hotel reimbursement from $25 to $50 per night, leaving mileage requirement at 100 miles one way. [Back to List of Years] 1999 February Committee Recommend that proposed changes to by-laws be presented to May Assembly for discussion and vote. May Assembly That by-laws be accepted as presented. May Assembly Motion carried to accept By-Laws as presented. 1999 August Committee Recommend that the 2000 budget be placed on the November Assembly agenda. Recommend that the translation guidelines be placed on the November Assembly agenda. 1999 November Assembly That proposed 2000 Budget be accepted. That translation guidelines be accepted as submitted with the addition that district functions do not need to provide deposit Motion carried to accept the translation guidelines as submitted With the addition that District functions do not need to provide Deposit. Motion carried to accept proposed 2000 Budget. [Back to List of Years] 2000 May Assembly That 300 copies of the delegate’s report of the Conference, at approx .35 each, be distributed to each member of the May Assembly beginning in May, 2001. That milage allowance be increased to .30 per mile beginning in August, 2000. 2000 November Assembly That a Website be created for Southern California Area. That proposed 2001 budget be accepted. That an annual contribution be made to WSO. That the amount of annual contribution to WSO be decided at the May Assembly. That the new accounting proceedure as stated in the August 2000 Bulletin be accepted [Back to List of Years] 2001 May Assembly That the prudent reserve remain $25,000. That the contribution to WSO for the year 2000 be $5,600 which is our surplus. 2001 November Assembly That proposed 2002 budget be accepted. [Back to List of Years] 2002 May Assembly That the contribution to WSO for the year 2001 be $10,000. That revised by-laws be accepted as presented. 2002 November Assembly To bid for consideration to host 2008 Al-Anon International Convention. That proposed 2003 budget be accepted. [Back to List of Years] May 2003 Committee Meeting $2,200 be donated to WSO – Motion Carried That SCWS implement a Three Year Trial Restructuring Period - Motion Carried [Back to List of Years] November 2003 Assembly Budget for 2003-2004 be approved as Presented - Motion Carried Treasurer move $25,000 from CDs To Treasury Bills - Motion Not Carried SCWS be given on going authorization to pay the Delegate’s expenses to the Word Service Conference based on the WSO’s yearly unequalized recommendation. - Motion Carried Proposal to eliminate the Southern California ID number and use the WSO ID number for records and donation be tabled until the next Assembly Meeting. - Motion Not Carried That Southern California World Service use only the WSO ID number for records and donations. - Motion Carried May 2004 Committee Meeting That consideration to send $8,700 to WSO be tabled until the afternoon. - Motion Carried Restructuring Recommendations be approved. (Recommendations: that there be no Break-Out sessions at Committee Meetings, that Action Committee Chairs remain one more year and be considered members of the Board and receive Coordinator mailings, that Action Committees elect secretaries at next Break-Out Sessions, that the Restructure Committee remain in place and meet as an ad hoc committee at least once a year and Report to the Board) - Motion Carried Barbara W. be appointed Action Committee Chair for Membership Communication - Motion Carried That anyone present have voice. - Motion Carried Assembly members vote on SCWS Minimum Safety and Behavioral Requirements for Alateen Groups, Alateen Sponsors, and Al-Anon members involved in Alateen Service Draft at the November Assembly Meeting. - Motion Carried Assembly accept WSO minimum WSO Alateen basic requirements in order to continue to have Alateen in Southern California. . - Motion Carried, Then Motion Tabled. SCWS donate $8,750 to WSO. . - Motion Not Carried [Back to List of Years] October 2004 Special Assembly A two thirds majority be required for motions today. . - Motion Carried Limit discussion on each motion to thirty minutes. . - Motion Carried That SCWS accept the WSO Minimum Alateen requirements. Amended the motion to move that we remove from the table the May 15 Assembly motion to accept the WSO. - Motion Carried That we accept the Southern California Requirements Draft and its addendum of the Minimum Safety Behavioral Requirements for Alateen Groups, Alateen Sponsors, and Al-Anon members Involved in Alateen Service as printed in the August 2004 Interim Assembly Bulletin with necessary grammatical corrections. - Motion not carried. A revote on the motion to accept the draft and addenda with corrections as presented by Southern California World Service and printed in the August 2004 Interim Assembly Bulletin. . - Motion Carried [Back to List of Years] November 2004 Assembly Approve the budget.. - Motion Carried Current treasurer who has moved out of area 4 complete his term which ends November 2005. Amended to move that the area allow a one time exception for Tom to complete his term and that it not set a precedent for the future. - Motion Carried [Back to List of Years] May 2005 Comittee Meeting Moved that the assembly reaffirm the 1989 motion to send the Delegate, Alt. Delegate, Chairman, and the immediate Past Delegate as well as three to five other officers and/or coordinators to PRAASA, the number depending upon location and that the names of the additional officers be put in the hat – excluding those who have been to PRAASA during the current three year term. - Motion Not Carried Send one experienced board member and four other board members to PRAASA every year with each board member attending only once during their term. Moved to table the motion for the duration of this assembly. - Motion Carried That the assembly continue to utilize the group conscience of the SCWS Assembly to determine whether we send our Delegate to the AA and Al-Anon International Conventions. - Motion Carried Assembly send its Delegate to the AA International Convention in Toronto which begins June 30, 2005. - Motion Carried Subdivide Dist. 12 (which would still include Agoura, Westlake Village, Thousand Oaks, Newbury Park, Simi Valley, Camarillo, Oxnard, Ventura, Ojai, Santa Paula, Fillmore) and create a new Dist. 8 (to include Santa Barbara, the cities from Carpinteria to the south through Goleta to the Northwest.) . - Motion Carried [Back to List of Years] November 2005 Assembly SCWS Area continue to participate in the Pacific Regional Alcoholics Anonymous Service Assembly (PRAASA) as they have in the past by sending Board Members as our representatives until such time as an appropriate alternative can be fully discussed by an ad hoc committee, the SCWS Area Committee, and subsequently presented to the SCWS. - Motion Carried The By-Law Committee recommendation to make the Minutes Secretary position an elected position and the Records Secretary position an appointed one be implemented. - Motion Carried [Back to List of Years]   May 2006 Assembly Moved that Board Members attend another RSS (Regional Service Seminar) in close proximity to our Area each year rather than PRAASA. Motion seconded. Voice vote - Motion failed Moved that Board Members attend PRAASA if invited by AA only when in Southern California. Voice vote – Motion failed Moved that if invited by AA to attend PRAASA – Board Members not attend in official capacity. Voice count – Motion passed. Point of order called for standing count. Standing vote: 78 ayes, 84 nays. Motion failed Moved that Board Members attend a different function each year (1/3 to another RSS, 1/3 to another Area Assembly, 1/3 to PRAASA). Moved to table PRAASA motion. Seconded. Voice vote – Motion carried. Moved to recommit (send back to the ad hoc committee for further recommendations).Voice vote – Motion carried. Moved to accept the recommendation that Board Members (Officers and Coordinators) must be residents of Southern California (Area 4). Any Board Member who moves his/her residence out of Area 4 during his/her panel would be asked to resign his/her position. Moved to amend the motion, changing the wording from “asked to resign” to “will resign”. Motion passed. Revised Motion: Board Members (Officers and Coordinators) must be residents of Southern California (Area 4). Any Board Member who moves his/her residence out of Area 4 during his/her panel will resign his/her position. Voice vote – motion carried. Moved that the Assembly extend the 3-year trial period for Restructure and Action Committees through June 2009. Voice vote – motion carried. Moved that we eliminate the Lone Member Coordinator position and add the Web site Coordinator position. Voice vote – motion carried. Moved that we accept the following recommended policy for procedures to remove elected officers and coordinators: Concern should be brought to the Area Chair and Alternate Delegate regarding attendance at required meetings and fulfillment of responsibilities of the service description. The Area Chair would then be responsible to discuss the concerns with the members in question to assure fairness in dealing with the member. The Area Chair would act in accordance with the general consensus of the SCWS Board prior to removal. Removal consideration would be appropriate under the following conditions: Failure to attend two meetings as listed in the Service Position Description, without advanced notice or reasons according to the Group Conscience of the SCWS and/or Failure to carry out the responsibilities, as listed in the service position description. Called for question. Voice vote – motion carried with substantial majority. [Back to List of Years] November 2006 Assembly Moved to approve the budget as presented. Motion passed by a majority show of hands. Moved that the May Minutes be approved as presented in the Bulletin. Motion passed by a majority show of hands. Moved to accept the insurance coverage as presented minus the Terrorism coverage. Motion passed by a majority show of hands. Moved that “subject to budget considerations and according to appropriate standards of financial stewardship, the board will send its members on a rotating basis to PRAASA, SWRDM, RSS outside our region, an area assembly meeting in another World Service Area in our SW region, and/or another Al-Anon service function. The board will make a complete report to the Area Assembly at least annually of meetings attended and funds spent. According to Concept Three, we affirm that the Board has the right of decision that makes effective leadership possible.” Motion passed by a majority show of hands. Moved that the mileage reimbursement be increased from $.30 to $.40 per mile. Amended the motion to make this change effective January 1, 2007. Amended motion passed by a majority show of hands. Moved that the Area submit a bid for the 2013 International Al-Anon Convention to be held in Anaheim, CA. Motion passed by a majority show of hands. A consensus indicated that a majority of those present were willing to serve on the convention planning committee if our Area’s bid was chosen. A motion was made and withdrawn regarding the Board’s participation in other Regional Service Seminars. The motion was withdrawn after it was determined that the motion was covered in the PRAASA motion. Moved that the Area support the Area Alateens in their desire to keep the Alateen Traditions. Motion passed by a majority show of hands. Moved that new business top of the expansion of the May Assembly be tabled due to time constraints. Motion passed by a majority show of hands. [Back to List of Years] May 2007 Moved to accept the proposal made by the Board, which was expand the May Assemblies such that they start at 10 AM, break for lunch from 1 to 2 PM, take another break in the afternoon, and end no later than 6 PM.. Moved to amend the motion to lengthen the May Assembly to 5 PM instead of 6 PM. Motion failed – original motion still on the floor. Standing vote taken. In favor=66; Opposed=85; Motion failed. Moved to send the Delegate to the International Convention in 2008, with airfare, hotel, registration and meals.Motion carried. Suzanne P, our current Area Treasurer, was selected as the nominee for the Regional Trustee. [Back to List of Years]
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