Meeting Minutes

Tuesday, September 12, 2006
Sacramento Valley Intergroup of Overeaters Anonymous

Location: Christ Temple Apostolic Church, 9001 La Riviera Drive, Sacramento. Conducting: Mariel D. Intergroup Chair. Minutes: Lori P., Intergroup Secretary. 30 in attendance.

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

Board Reports

Chair: Mariel D.

· Agenda – New business items: None

· Status of Lawsuit: Mariel gave an update on the status of the lawsuit; she will be contacting the attorney and will report back again next month.

Vice Chair: Carmen A.

· Mailings went out. Reno has been added to the mailing list. If anyone knows of individuals or groups that would like mailings, let Carmen know.

Secretary: Lori P.

· Minutes from last meeting submitted.

Treasurer: Ian D.

· Ian gave financial report for August 2006. Highlights are as follows:

Ø The Lake Tahoe Retreat raised in excess of $2,700

Ø 7^th Tradition down for August

Ø Attorney has been paid in full for legal fees to date

Ø Intergroup rent has been paid to the church through the end of 2006. The church will notify next elected Treasurer at oatreasurer@sacvalleyoa.org when rent is due next.

Region 2: Pilar P. & Judy L.

· Judy L. reported. Judy & Pilar will be going to R2 Assembly on October 28 & 29 in San Diego. Projected costs will be $550 for two people.

World Service: Rosalie

· Final report from World Service Business Conference has been received as well as information for next year’s conference.

Webmaster: Katy H.

· The speaker list form has been put up on the website, but may not be working yet. Katy will be working on it.

Continuing Business

· Janice gave a report regarding the purchase of “recovery coins” from WSO. Janice made a motion that she be permitted to purchase a supply of recovery coins from WSO for periods of abstinence from 30 days through 9 months that will be available to purchase at Intergroup; motion was seconded by Rosalie. Vote: Yes – 28; No – 0; Abstentions – 2. Motion passed. Second motion made and seconded to cap expenses a $250. Vote: Yes – 9; No – 11; Abstentions – 5. Motion failed. Janice will purchase coins and report back next month.

· Events: 12Step Marathon in Oakland will be held on September 16, 2006.

New Business

· Judy L. would like to discuss at future Intergroup meetings the prospect of having downloadable speakers on the SVIOA website.

· New service position – Janice made a motion to establish a service position for “media coordinator”; seconded by Katy. Position description in procedures manual (attend and record SVIOA events; get releases from speakers; produce media for distribution). Vote: Yes-24, No-0, Abstentions – 2. Motion passed.

Committee Reports

v Answer Phone Service: Janet – no report.

v Bylaws Committee: no report.

v Designated Downloader: Michael – no report.

v Events: Sharon E. – Next Day in OA will be held on September 23^rd at the Mercy Medical Plaza, Auditorium Room B. Saturday morning Sutter meeting will be sponsoring. Topic will be Sponsorship; there will be three speakers and group breakout session.

v Group Growth: Darlene – no report.

v Literature: Janice and Margaret – no report. Janice requested that groups try to get literature checks in early.

v Newsletter: Jodi moved to Atlanta. Ian will take over position through the end of the year. Thanks to Mike Z. for picking up this month’s Valley Voice from the printer and bringing to Intergroup!

v OA HOW: Dorothy – no report.

v Public Information: Tracie H. – absent. Mariel reported that movie theatre ads are set to run from Thanksgiving through New Year’s. Tracie will be preparing election ballots for distribution at next month’s Intergroup meeting.

v Retreat: Judy H. – Judy may not be able to attend Intergroup meetings, but will send report or a committee person will attend. The 2007 retreat is scheduled for August 17-19; 35 rooms booked – all in the Tallac Center – no cabins. The deposit has been paid. Judy met with past retreat chairs and registrars and will be making a “how to” guide; will be meeting with committee volunteers in October.

v Speaker List: Harry - watch for the speaker list at your meetings soon.

v 12^th Step Within: Mike Z. – still getting to meetings and making calls; two contacts so far.

v Young People: Jennene – meetings going well (6-10 people consistently). Verbal survey taken to see how people are finding out about the meeting: 1) internet 2) word of mouth 3) flyers at colleges.

2007 Board Nominations

Board Position	Nominations
Chair	Richard H.
	Anna G.
	Michelle K.
Vice Chair	Helen G.
	Susan H.
Treasurer	Lori P.
Secretary	Abigail H.
Region 2 Representative (two year term)	Barbara M.
	Mike Z.
	Michael D.
	Julie R.
World Service Representative (2 positions)	Rosalie
	Julie R.
Webmaster	Ian D.

2007 Committee Volunteers

Committee Position	Volunteers
Answer Phone	Open
Designated Downloader	Open
Events	Mariel D., Chair
Group Growth	Open
Literature (2 positions)	Open
Media Coordinator (new position)	Open
Newsletter	Ian D., Richard H.
OA HOW	Weedie
Public Information	Open
Retreat	Judy H., Chair
	Mariel D., Registrar
Speaker List	Harry, Sylvia
12^th Step Within	Open
Young People	Jennene B., Terri W., Mary S.

Nominations will be accepted through the end of September. Ballots will be available at the October Intergroup meeting to be taken back to groups for voting. Voting will take place during the month of October. Each member can vote once at every meeting they attend. Ballots will be returned to Intergroup in November and the votes will be tallied at that time for announcement of new board and committee members.

Meeting adjourned at 8:15 p.m.