Meeting Minutes

Tuesday, April 11, 2006
Sacramento Valley Intergroup of Overeaters Anonymous

 

Location: Christ Temple Apostolic Church, 9001 La Riviera Drive, Sacramento. Conducting: Carmen A., Intergroup Vice Chair. Minutes: Lori P., Intergroup Secretary.  19 in attendance.

We started at 7:00 PM. The meeting opened with the Serenity Prayer; Tracie read the Twelve Steps; Introductions were made; the minutes of last meeting were read and approved.


Board Reports

Chair:  Mariel D. – Carmen A. reporting for Mariel

·         Agenda – Additional new business items: 

            1.  Mary A.:  Meeting directory

            2.  Carmen A.:  WSBC representative

·         Status of Lawsuit:  Please continue special collections to cover attorney fees still outstanding.   

Vice Chair: Carmen A.

·         Mailings have been done. 

Secretary:  Lori P.

·         Minutes from last meeting submitted.

Treasurer: Ian D.

·         Submitted financial reports for period ending 03.31.06.

Region 2:  Pilar P. & Judy L.

·         Absent – no report.      

World Service: Vacant

·         Rosalie will represent SVIOA at the WSBC in May.  E-mail received from Rosalie mentioning that adding exercise to Tools of the Program will be an item of discussion.  Also, there will be a workshop about anonymity within the OA Group.  For more information about the conference, you can go online to www.oa.org.

Webmaster: Katy H.

·         Absent – no report.   

Continuing Business

·         Policy and Procedure Manuals: Mariel still accepting marked-up copies - please get them to her if you have any changes. 

·         Bylaws Amendment for WSBC – We do not need amendment to Bylaws to send Rosalie to WSBC, but we will notify WSO who will be attending.

·         Winter Retreat Status – Michael indicated that Darlene would volunteer.  No further discussion at this time. Tabled until we can obtain more information from Tom H. 

New Business

·         Motion made by Mary A. that SVIOA publish a separate meeting director that does not have Secretary names and telephone numbers.  Seconded by Sharon E.  After brief discussion, it was agreed item would be tabled until next meeting.

 

·         Member, Julie, expressed interest in attending WSBC. She has to meet criteria for attendance to be approved.  Julie was not in attendance at the Intergroup, so Carmen A., acting as Chair, used her prerogative to table the item and not vote on Julie attending WSBC at this time.  No motion made to send second representative.

Committee Reports

o        Answer Phone Service:  Janet – everything is updated.

o        Bylaws Committee:  No updates.

o        Designated Downloader:  Michael – no report.

o        Events:  Sharon E. – April 22nd:  A Day in OA – Steps 3 & 11 – Mercy Hospital, Green Room, 10-1
Next Day in OA will be held on June 24th – Tools of Recovery

o        Group Growth:  Darlene – absent, no report.

o        Literature:  Janice mentioned that tax is included in the price of literature items; shipping charges have gone up 10-12%; sold $700 worth of literature tonight.

o        Newsletter:  Jodi – absent.  Still needs articles.

o        OA How:  Dorothy – Next HOW meetings will be held in June at her home at 6:00 p.m. prior to Intergroup meeting.

o        Public Information:  Tracie H. – Elk Grove Unified School District Health Fair – Needs volunteers to staff booth from 3:30-6:30.  Please spread the word and have interested people call Tracie. 

o        Retreat:  Susan H. – absent, no report.

o        Speaker List:  Steve – absent, no report.

o        12th Step Within: Mike Z. – Distributed name/phone number of sufferer confined to bed at Sutter General; would like outreach from OA.

o        Young People:  Jenene – Mary will be going to Health Fair; flyers have been given to Tracie; someone at business meeting asked if they could advertise on Craig’s List; they are getting calls, but still struggling at meetings.

 

 

Meeting adjourned at 7:40.