CoDA Service Conference Items
FYI 08000 9/9/2008 Vote Committee Web Printout Name
Subject Agenda
Item: The list of CSC motions have been linked
to the scanned documents/reports given at conference. Click on the motion number and the scanned
reports will come up if there are any.. To view the scanned report, you must enter
the Trusted Servant Logon.
Intent
Remarks This is for the Web printout only
FYI 08001 9/9/2008 Vote Committee CSC Name Various
Subject Call to Order
Item: Read 12 Step & 12 Traditions
Read 12 Service Concepts
Read one "In this Moment"
Meditation
Sited Serenity Prayer
Intent
Remarks
FYI 08002 9/9/2008 Vote Committee CSC Name Tracey R., Chuck,
Subject Welcome & Announcements Donna, Marilyn
Item: Welcome
recognized newcomers, 5 years, 10 years,
15 years & one for 20 years
Turn off cell phones
Area attractions/maps/restaurants
Wednesday afternoon
BYOB
Intent
Remarks
ACTION 08003 9/9/2008 Vote Committee Facilitator Name David L. (TX)
Subject Quorum Count
Item: Welcome & Count
Intent
Remarks 32
2/3rds=21
FYI 08004 9/9/2008 Vote Committee CSC Name Various
Subject Introduction of Trustees, Delegates &
Committee chairs & observers
Item: Leo introduced the board members
each person introduced themselves
Intent
Remarks
ACTION 08005 9/9/2008 Vote Committee Facilitator Name David L.
Subject Amend Agenda
Item: Wed 1:45 - Convention
Fri 9:20 - Literature
Wed 3:00 - IMC
Intent
Remarks
MOTION 08006 9/9/2008 Vote WITHDRAWN Committee Facilitator Name Jim (CT)
Subject Add Goal Setting to Agenda w/10 mins
Item:
Intent
Remarks Withdrawn
Subject Re-add Goal setting to Aganda
Item: Amend to give everyone voice for this
issue (majority)
Amend to change time from 10 mins to 30
mins (9-rest for 30 mins)
CSC member took out conference goal
setting because it was for the conference.
Long process but didn't engage
everone to accomplish goals.
No real measurable goals & no action
plans. No accountablility. Have a review of problem solving method that
can be used for better item to
relate to
Add goal setting process to aganda for 30
mins with everyone having voice for issue at 2:15-2:45
Intent
Remarks 19-8-4
Minority voice: found very painful for all of the word
smithing. Wish we would act as a
business with goals, action plans & benchmarks
w/accountability.
MOTION 08008 9/9/2008 Vote UNANIMOUS Committee Facilitator Name Geri (WA)
Subject Accept Agenda as amended
Item:
Intent
Remarks unanimous
FYI 08009 9/9/2008 Vote Committee Facilitator Name David L.
Subject Problem Solving method, Badge passing
& 30 seconds
Item: Previous motions sufficed for a
demonstration of problem solving method.
Badge passing reviewed.
30 seconds.
Intent
Remarks
FYI 08010 9/9/2008 Vote Committee Facilitator Name David L.
Subject Committee Chairs
Item: Convention - Geri
Literature - Janet
SSC - Curtis
Finance - Della
Co-NNections -
Outreach - Allan/Flo
Spanish Outreach - Tracey
CSC - Tracey
H&I - Sandri
TMC - Roy
Board - Leo - need at least 7 maybe 11
IMC - George
Comm TF - Evie (via Michelle)
Intent
Remarks
ACTION 08011 9/9/2008 Vote Committee Facilitator Name David L.
Subject Quorum Count
Item:
Intent
Remarks More than 17
MOTION 08012 9/9/2008 Vote UNANIMOUS Committee Facilitator Name David L.
Subject Explain and elect the Elections committee
Item: Dave (MD)
Julia (MD)
Terry (NY)
Janet (MA)
Allan (CA)
Intent
Remarks Unanimous
MOTION 08013 9/9/2008 Vote UNANIMOUS Committee Facilitator Name David L. \ Geri S. (WA)
Subject Elect IMC members
Item: Flo (MD)
Jim D. (CT)
Curtis F. (MO)
Natasha (AZ)
Dale B (CDRS)
Kathleen (FL)
George (MD)
Intent
Remarks unanimous
FYI 08014 9/9/2008 Vote Committee Board Name Leo
Subject Board Report
Item: Assign the VEI issues
AZ08001 - IMC
AZ08002 - Core & CoDA board
TX08001- CoDA Board
TX08002- TMC
TX08003-SSC
Gave an account of accomplishments during
year
reduced some costs
developed Comm TF - assistance ways and
means making comm flow to and from board, CSC to & from fellowship
F2F meetings
recommend delegates from other Countries
apply for Board
good to work with board members
Intent
Remarks
VEI 08015 9/9/2008 Vote Committee Board Name Leo
Subject AZ-08-01
Item:
requests that CoRe reduce the costs.
Intent So, CoDA groups can afford CoDA resources,
and support CoRe, more easily.
Remarks Assigned to IMC
VEI 08016 9/9/2008 Vote Committee Board Name Leo
Subject AZ-08-02
Item:
Intent To promote unity, and to prevent
duplication of efforts and expenses for attorneys and accountants.
Remarks Assigned to CoRe & CoDA Boards
VEI 08017 9/9/2008 Vote Committee Board Name Leo
Subject TX-08-01
Item:
substitute the term Higher Power for God,
if desired, when reading the
Preamble, Welcome, Steps, and Traditions
out loud.
Intent This issue was submitted two years ago and
there was a
misunderstanding at CSC about what was
being requested. We do not
request the written documents be changed
but the statement that the
Foundational documents must be read “as
written” be changed.
Codependents can be black and white in
their thinking; some people
interpret “as written” to mean that Higher
Power cannot be
substituted for God when reading the
document. Changing “as written”
(e.g., as written except for the
substitution of Higher Power for God)
allows people the choice of saying Higher
Power when the documents are
read out loud. Since CoDA is a
nondenominational organization, we would
like to be congruent with the principles
of the organization in using
“Higher Power” and the God of our
understanding in the reading of
Foundational documents.
Remarks Assigned to CoDA Board.
Board reported: - Board not empowered to give anyone
permission to do anything. Can do
anything as long as you do not affect CoDA as a
whole
VEI 08018 9/9/2008 Vote Committee Board Name Leo
Subject TX-08-02
Item:
other languages, only the first 111 pages
be translated rather than the
entire book. Translation is very expensive
and we think the recovery
stories will not translate well
linguistically or culturally.
Intent We do not intend to eliminate the personal
recovery stories but
think the stories would be better if
provided in the native language and
culture—perhaps as a separate book.
Translating the first 111 pages
only would save CoDA money and provide
important CoDA literature to
other countries more quickly.
Remarks Assigned to TMC
VEI 08019 9/9/2008 Vote Committee Board Name Leo
Subject TX-08-03
Item: CoDA
Welcome. It now reads: We attempted to use others-- our mates,
friends, and even our children as our sole
source of identity. We
would like to add and jobs and change the
Welcome to: We
attempted to use others-- our mates,
friends, and even our children and
jobs, as our sole source of identity.
Intent Some codependents don’t have mates,
children, or even
friends, but use their job as their sole
source of identity. Adding this
phrase to the Welcome identifies another
area of our addiction. We
suggest this change be implemented in the
Meeting Starter packet and
other web documents and then in the CoDA
Book at the next printing.
Remarks Assigned to SSC
MOTION 08020 9/9/2008 Vote DEFEATED Committee Board Name Leo
Subject Set agenda for next year before we leave
conference
Item: Craft next years agenda without dates from
start to finish, excluding days & times as the first item of new business
of this conference.
Intent To collectively make changes we think are
needed for next year.
Remarks Items and order of items (goal setting,
etc.)
7-15
MOTION 08021 9/9/2008 Vote MAJORITY Committee Board Name Leo
Subject Merge Convention & CoDA
Item: Beginning 2010, (maybe 2009 if possible)
to merge the CoDA Convention and CoDA Service Conference to be held
simultaneously.
Amend to specify for a trail for a 1 year
period in 2010. 9-11 defeated
Motion:
Beginning 2010, to merge the CoDA
Convention and CoDA Service Conference to be held simultaneously.
Intent To expose more people in our fellowship to
the service work of CoDA, Inc. To allow
trusted servant the ability to attend both using less
vacation days or loss of pay from
jobs. To change dates over weekends so
that travel is less expensive.
Remarks 16-13-2
MOTION 08022 9/9/2008 Vote MAJORITY Committee Board Name Leo
Subject IMC Responsibility
Item: Add to IMC's responsibilities to follow up
on all actions taken on all VE Issues presented at Conference and any issues or
motions distributed to
committee's or the board, also to provide
update quarterly on progress of these items in the QSR.
Intent To allow the fellowship to have access to
the progress of the issues presented on the floor of CSC. To keep track of progress of issues for
recording pruposes in the csc motions
database.
Remarks 13-11-4
FYI 08023 9/9/2008 Vote Committee Facilitator Name David L.
Subject Break for Lunch
Item:
Intent
Remarks
ACTION 08024 9/9/2008 Vote Committee Facilitator Name David L.
Subject Quorum Count
Item:
Intent
Remarks 29 present
MOTION 08025 9/9/2008 Vote MAJORITY Committee Board Name Leo
Subject Standing Committee for Events
Item: Create a standing committee for events
that has 2 local sub committees within it which is make up of the local host
committees that they
assist in hosting the CoDA Convention
and/or CSC.
Amend local to local enitity accepted
motion:
Create a standing committee for events that has 2 local enitity sub
committees within it which is made up of the local host
committees that they assist in hosting the
CoDA Convention and/or CSC.
Intent To Provide consistancy. To retain knowledge and process. To improve upon previous events best
practices.
Remarks 15-11-3
FYI 08026 9/9/2008 Vote Committee Board Name Leo
Subject Archive TF
Item: Board will create an archive TF to
investigate archival situation. Scaned
and stored electronically.
Intent Save history of CoDA
Remarks
MOTION 08027 9/9/2008 Vote UNANIMOUS Committee Board Name Leo
Subject Approve Board Motions
Item: Move to approve actions of board
Intent
Remarks 30-0-0
FYI 08028 9/9/2008 Vote Committee Board Name Jay
Subject Share about Treasurer's position
Item: Bigger job than anticipated
grateful to be part of board
Intent
Remarks
FYI 08029 9/9/2008 Vote Committee Conference Name Tracey R (IL), Donna,
Subject Report Chuch J, Marilyn H (IL)
Item: Thankyou Jay for VISA cards & funds
process.
Biweekly meetings
3-way calls
Vision was to bring conference to
Intent
Remarks
MOTION 08030 9/9/2008 Vote DEFEATED Committee Conference Name Tracey R.
Subject put all docments on delegate packet
Item: We ask that the Web Coordinator(Roy)
streamline the delegate packet online by putting all delegate forms under one
heading "delegate packet
forms". Another heading recommended is "Optional
delegate forms."
Intent So that newcomers can easily know what they
need to print out, all in one place (one web page).
Remarks Thanks to
6-17-8
MOTION 08031 9/9/2008 Vote DEFEATED Committee Conference Name Tracey
Subject Treasurer pay for CSC Committee Room
Item: Treasurer needs to pay for CSC committee
room as part of hotel facilities charges.
Intent So that committee members don't have to incur the cost of paying for their
committee room.
Remarks CSC works very hard to put conference on
from year-to-year. Their one committee
room should be paid for especially since the Board
room, conference room are paid for.
12-15-3
Note:
CoDA, Inc. will pay for this room, but as a reimbursement for the CSC
committee, not as a cost associated with presnetation of CSC.
MOTION 08032 9/9/2008 Vote UNANIMOUS Committee CSC Name George
Subject Extend Conference Report Time
Item: move to extend tiem for committee report.
Intent Allow tiem to ask questions of the
committee
Remarks no count
FYI 08033 9/9/2008 Vote Committee Conference Name Tracey
Subject Questions
Item: Will tracey stay on? Not sure.
Tracey interested in handing over Ch 13 of
FSM only.
Thankyou for your work.
Intent
Remarks
ACTION 08034 9/9/2008 Vote Committee Facilitator Name David L.
Subject Quorum Count
Item:
Intent
Remarks 18 plus quorum met
FYI 08035 9/9/2008 Vote Committee Treasurer & Finance Name Jay & Della
Subject Treasurer & Finance Report
Item: Treasurer's report
combined contract services (bookkeeping,
FS, Attorney, courier)
use of Technology to streamline processing
of payments
paperless processing of expense forms
paperless archiving of financial info
All accounts receive interest by moving
some non-interest accounts
Separation of 7th tradition and royalities
Setup events account
CoDA audits are underway.
Hard to find an auditor.
Intent
Remarks
MOTION 08036 9/9/2008 Vote Committee Facilitator Name Jay
Subject Extend report by 5 mins
Item:
Intent
Remarks Yes voice vote
MOTION 08037 9/9/2008 Vote UNANIMOUS Committee Finance Name Della
Subject Increase Mileage
Item: Increase mileage reimbursement from
$0.40/mile to $0.42/mile.
Intent To be more in line with IRS allowance.
Remarks IRS allows $0.505/mile for 2008.
voice
FYI 08038 9/9/2008 Vote UNANIMOUS Committee Facilitator Name David L.
Subject Goal Setting for Conference.
Item: Created list of 15 Items.
1, 3, 11, 14 & 15 combined: Strenghten CoDA community
2, 5, 7, 8, 13: Accountability
4, 6 & 12: Streamlining
9: process
10:
Strenghtening CoDA Community
Improving accountability throughout
fellowship
Streamline everything
Streamline Spanish Translation process.
To have process and procedures for all
recurring activities.
Intent
Remarks Accept 5 items, yes by hand vote.
ACTION 08039 9/9/2008 Vote Committee Facilitator Name David L.
Subject Dismissed for Day
Item:
Intent
Remarks
FYI 08040 9/10/2008 Vote Committee CSC Name Tracey
Subject Opening
Item: read12 Steps
read 12 Traditions
read 12 Service Concepts
read "In this Moment Daily
Meditation"
cited Serenity Prayer
Intent
Remarks
FYI 08041 9/10/2008 Vote Committee CSC Name Tracey
Subject Announcements
Item: various announcements concerning area
attractions
Also, announced that the scholarships are
available for any VE according to the FL VE issuse voted on last year. The scholarship was put up
on the website as it was in previous years
with only "non-North American" Countries.
Intent
Remarks
ACTION 08042 9/10/2008 Vote Committee Facilitator Name David L.
Subject Quorum count
Item:
Intent
Remarks 30
MOTION 08043 9/10/2008 Vote UNANIMOUS Committee Facilitator Name Leo
Subject Approve minutes from yesterday
Item:
Intent
Remarks voice vote
FYI 08044 9/10/2008 Vote Committee Translation Management Name Roy L
Subject Translation Committee Report
Item: reported on activies or lack of activities
Showed guidelines for translation
Showed priorities for translation
presented budget
Intent
Remarks
FYI 08045 9/10/2008 Vote Committee Convention Name Geri
Subject Convention Report
Item: Overview of activities working toward 2009
convention
presented budget
reviewed goals
many volunteers still needed
Intent
Remarks
MOTION 08046 9/10/2008 Vote 2/3 VOTE Committee Convention Name Geri S. (WA)
Subject Host Convention & Conference.
Item: WA Intergroup will host both convention
and conference; providing both run consecutively, not concurrently. In addition there needs to be
enough registration and support from the
CoDA fellowship for the convention to run.(55 req registrations)
Intent To build CoDA Fellowship
Remarks vote on now: 19-9-2
21-9-2
FYI 08047 9/10/2008 Vote Committee Facilitator Name David L.
Subject Break
Item:
Intent
Remarks
FYI 08048 9/10/2008 Vote Committee Failitator Name David L.
Subject Quorum Count
Item:
Intent
Remarks 19 plus
FYI 08049 9/10/2008 Vote Committee Facilitator Name David L.
Subject Convention Registration
Item: Does this need to be a motion?
Do now or latter
Intent
Remarks Can be handled without a motion
FYI 08050 9/10/2008 Vote Committee H&I Name Laurie (MD), Geri, Della,
Subject H&I Report Sandra
Item: Accomplishments of H&I
mail received from inmates were 65+
14 New Meeting Packets sent
26 CoDA Books were placed
2
CoDA Workbooks were placed
reached 27 facilities in 5 States - CA,
FL, MD, MI & VA. (67 CoDA books, 3 care packages & 41 Workbooks)
Book balance: 200 ordered, 107 left some pending
Workbook Balance: 200 ordered, 157 left.
Intent
Remarks
FYI 08051 9/10/2008 Vote Committee IMC Name George/Flo
Subject IMC Report
Item: no issues until several weeks ago. Not resolved, but passed to new committee.
No VE requests to david.
One member stepped down. Steppanie has volunteered to step up. Also Judy (TX) volunteered.
Election will be held during elections
tomorrow.
Two item being resolved.
Revising job description in FSM
Elect official chair.
Budget- mainly for conference expences.
Intent
Remarks
FYI 08052 9/10/2008 Vote Committee CoRe Name Mary I, Anita F,
Subject CoRe Report
Item: Gave CoRe Flowchart
Gave goals for Spanish translation
Sponsorship
Workbook
Am I CoDependent
Affirmations
CoDA Book
Gave other goals:
Create manual for CoRe
Get web store up and running
get 3 more CD's from tapes completed.
Financial report presented and a short
order form for
literature available at conference.
Intent
Remarks
MOTION 08053 9/10/2008 Vote UNANIMOUS Committee CoRe Name Mary I, Anita F,
Subject Shipping charges
Item: Shipping via webstore will be actual
shipping plus one dollar handling; shipping for all other order methods will be a flat 10% shipping charge
plus one dollar handling charge for the
continenial US..
Intent To provide the Fellowship with the
literautre at a shipping rate similar to other businesses.
Remarks A caveat will be put on the website that
states that we reserve the right to adjust shipping when needed.
32-0-0
MOTION 08054 9/10/2008 Vote 2/3 VOTE Committee CoRe Name Mary I, Anita F,
Subject Royalty Rate
Item: CoRe moves that the royalty paid to CoDA
be reduced to 30% and rescinding motion 06071.
Intent To streamline the process of publishing
Spanish literature.
Remarks This exemplifies Tradition Seven.
Paying less royalty increases our revenue
base so CoRe can add new items to our inventory.
27-1-3
MOTION 08055 9/10/2008 Vote 2/3 VOTE Committee CoRe Name Mary I, Anita F,
Subject Literature Prices
Item: CoRe moves that prices for literature be
raised by 2%; this will NOT include the CoDA Book, the Workbook, or the ITM.
Intent To cover incresed cost of printing.
Remarks 30-2-0
FYI 08056 9/10/2008 Vote Committee Facilitator Name David L.
Subject dismissed for day
Item:
Intent
Remarks
FYI 08057 9/11/2008 Vote Committee Facilitator Name David L.
Subject Opening
Item: read 12 Steps
read 12 traditions
read 12 Service Concepts
read "In this Moment Daily
Meditation"
cited Serenity Prayer
Intent
Remarks
ACTION 08058 9/11/2008 Vote Committee Facilitator Name David L.
Subject Announcements
Item: various announcements
please fill out an evaluation form
Intent
Remarks
ACTION 08059 9/11/2008 Vote Committee Facilitator Name David L.
Subject Quorum Count
Item:
Intent
Remarks 20 Plus
FYI 08060 9/11/2008 Vote Committee QSR & Web Coordinator Name David L./Roy L.
Subject QSR & Web Coordinator Report
Item: QSR report given. Committee's need to send in a report each
quarter.
Web Coordinator report.
New meeting policy explained and place for
weekly reports.
Intent
Remarks
MOTION 08061 9/11/2008 Vote UNANIMOUS Committee Facilitator Name David L.
Subject Approve motions from yesterday
Item:
Intent
Remarks voice vote
ACTION 08062 9/11/2008 Vote UNANIMOUS Committee Facilitator Name David L.
Subject Election of IMC.
Item: Quick Quorum count: 35
Judi C. withdrew name for IMC.
IMC:
Stephany H. is only vounteer now.
No other nominations.
Motion to unanimous accept by George.
Intent
Remarks voice vote
MOTION 08063 9/11/2008 Vote Committee Facilitator Name David L.
Subject Election of Board
Item: 3 Nomintions.
Dianne (CDRS-Can) & Salle (SoCal),
Dale(CDRS-Can) (alt)
Judy C. nominated
motion to close nominations: ayes & one nay
Each gave speech why they want to
serve. Questions were asked of each.
Motion to accept all 3 nominations by
acclamation: 35-0-0
Motion to accept Dale as Alt by
acclamation: ays, 3 nays
Intent
Remarks
MOTION 08064 9/11/2008 Vote 2/3 VOTE Committee Election Name Michelle
Subject Board can elect members up to 11 in Bylaws
Item: To allow conference to elect up to 11 board
trustees to align with our Bylaws.
Suggested to limit this number to 8 for
this conference
Intent To improve our communications greatly.
Remarks Vote to not change to 8 but keep 11: 31-2-0
FYI 08065 9/11/2008 Vote Committee Facilitator Name David L.
Subject CoRe Board Electrions
Item: No applicants
Board currently has 3, can go to 5.
No nominations.
Intent
Remarks
FYI 08066 9/11/2008 Vote Committee Facilitator Name David L.
Subject Break
Item:
Intent
Remarks
FYI 08067 9/11/2008 Vote Committee Facilitator Name David L.
Subject Announcements
Item: CoRe promoted some of its literature. Experiences in Crosstalk
IMC will meet after close of conference
today.
Intent
Remarks
ACTION 08068 9/11/2008 Vote Committee Facilitator Name David L.
Subject Quorum Count
Item:
Intent
Remarks 29 plus
FYI 08069 9/11/2008 Vote Committee SSC Name Curtis
Subject SSC Report
Item: Introduction of members Flo, Jim,
Nastashi, Khris, Eric & Curtis
Gave quick report of activities.
Plans to continue edits created by this
year's motions and get them published.
Plans to research how other and our 12
program handel event and endorsement issues.
Working some internal policies.
Intent
Remarks
MOTION 08070 9/11/2008 Vote 2/3 VOTE Committee SSC Name David L.
Subject Rsponse to TX-08-03
Item: Conference approve the following response
to Texas Issue TX-08-03.
SSC does not support this issue.
Intent SSC feels although adding "and
Jobs" to the Welcome may be more inclusive, it does not warrant the
changing of a foundational document.
Remarks The list of sources for our identy, in the
Welcome, isn't intended to be all inclusive.
They just serve as examples.
25-2-4
FYI 08071 9/11/2008 Vote Committee Outreach Name Flo & Allan
Subject Outreach Report
Item: Allan (CA), Anahid (CA), Debi M. (CA)
No chair - share chair responsibilities
amoung members.
Email recap of questions or assistance
requested:
2008 to July 508
2007 total 893
2006 total 1193
Intent
Remarks
FYI 08072 9/11/2008 Vote Committee Outreach Name Tracey
Subject Subcommittee report by Spanish Outreach
Item: working with Spanish groups to help their
meetings get registered.
Translated standard letters to send to
Spanish groups when they update their info.
Emails
2008 to July 134
2007 total 232
2006 total 388
Intent
Remarks
MOTION 08073 9/11/2008 Vote MAJORITY Committee Outreach Name Flo
Subject Answering service
Item: As presented:
Asking the Board to consider replacing the
existing answering service (live, non-CoDA staffed, costly) with automated
phone services:
including 800 numbers, call forwarding
options which could be picked up live by CoDA volunteers, email notification of
incoming calls
(including digital sound files, caller ID
of messages), and separate numbers and/or "messageboxes" for
different languages (English & Spanish to
start).
Amended:
Direct the Board to replace the existing
answering service (live, non-CoDA staffed, costly) with automated phone
services: including 800
numbers, call forwarding options which
could be picked up live by CoDA volunteers, email notification of incoming
calls (including digital
sound files, caller ID of messages), and
separate numbers and/or "messageboxes" for different languages
(English & Spanish to start).
Suggested ammendment: to have Board direct Comm TF to look at this
as its top priority. Outreach would not
accept this ammendment.
Intent To provide more service options, for less
money, utilizing CoDA volunteers (who can share ESH live to the CoDependent who
still suffes). All
of these features have been used
successfully in CoDA or other programs experienced by CoDA members.
Remarks 18-11-3
MOTION 08074 9/11/2008 Vote TABLED Committee Outreach Name Flo
Subject Insurance
Item: Ask SSC to reword the existing insurance
entry of the FSM FAQ to include more options.
Move to table till new business
Intent This motion resulted from several
requestes for guidance received by Outreach, from
insurance and whose financial resources
are limited.
Remarks There are other options that could be
suggested, i.e. asking hosting facility if their insurance company could
provide the needed coverage for
an
added fee or not, or to move the meeting to a facility that doesn't request
additional insurance. Outreach can
assist with wording or
additional ideas, if needed.
Existing FSM: Does CoDA, Inc. have an "umbrella"
insurance policy that would cover our meeting?
No, CoDA doesw not have an umbrella
insurance policy that covers individual
meetings. Intergroups or meetings may
organize and purchase their own insurance.
MOTION 08075 9/11/2008 Vote DEFEATED Committee Spanish Outreach Name Tracey
Subject Home meetings
Item: CoDA not register meetings that take place
in homes or personal outside enterprises.
Intent So that CoDA meetings do not violate
Traditions 2, 6, and 12.
Meetings in non-public spaces are unsafe
because the owner is the sole proprietor or his/her home and therefore has
ultimate authority over the
premises.
Remarks Alcoholics anonymous does not register
meetings in homes in order to keep their meetings safe and anonymous.
4-25-1
MOTION 08076 9/11/2008 Vote UNANIMOUS Committee Facilitator Name David L.
Subject Extend Outreach's time
Item:
Intent
Remarks hand vote
MOTION 08077 9/11/2008 Vote WITHDRAWN Committee Spanish Outreach Name Tracey
Subject Facilitators of meetings
Item: As presented:
SPO asks that CoDA uphold Traditions
1,2,6,8, and 11 by recommending that therapists/psychologists/counselors do not
start and/or facilitate
meetings, and that a statement be added to
be FSM, the FAQ, and the CoDA website.
Amended:
CoDA recommends that therapists/psychologists/counselors do not start
and/or facilitate meetings, and that a statement be added to be FSM,
the FAQ, and the CoDA website.
Intent To keep CoDA forwever nonprofessional and
among equal partners, and to prevent these professionsals from governing
meetings and soliciting
clients.
To uphold Traditions 1,2,6,8, and 11.
Remarks Many vulnerable codependents come to CoDA
meetings seeking advice. Having
professionsal lead meetings sets up a dynamic that is
unhealthy, unequal, and against our
traditions. It is our responsibility to
communicate to newcomers that CoDA is not therapy. Many
professionals have been known to use CoDA
for their own personal and financial gain.
Withdrawn with understanding that SSC will
work on.
MOTION 08078 9/11/2008 Vote WITHDRAWN Committee Spanish Outreach Name Fernando
Subject Spanish Logo
Item: SPO asks that CoDA accept its CoDA logo in
Spanish.
Intent So that people in the Spanish-speacking
communties throughout the world recognize and be able to read the CoDA logo in
their own language.
Remarks Spanish-speaking codependents would like
to read the logo in Spanish.
FYI 08079 9/11/2008 Vote Committee Facilitator Name David L.
Subject Break for Lunch
Item:
Intent
Remarks
ACTION 08080 9/11/2008 Vote Committee Name
Subject Quorum Count
Item:
Intent
Remarks 18 plus
FYI 08081 9/11/2008 Vote Committee Co-Nnections Name Gary R.
Subject Co-Nnections Report
Item: Gary R (MD), Bruce O.(NY), Chuck J.(IN),
Claudia F.(MD) & Stu S(FL)
Co-Nnections is a free-on-line
resource. www.coda.org/connections.php.
Plans:
Explore options to expand submission
resources.
Increase variety of multimedia
submissions.
Finalize the new web design for
co-Nnections.
A Sharing Sampler. Pick some samples periodically.
Intent
Remarks
FYI 08082 9/11/2008 Vote Committee Facilitator Name David L.
Subject Facilitator Report
Item: Glad to be of service.
What being Facilitator entails.
Balanced between sense of humor and keep
people on track.
Need to get some people in the pipeline
Intent
Remarks
MOTION 08083 9/11/2008 Vote UNANIMOUS Committee Facilitator Name David L./Dale
Subject approve motions.
Item:
Intent
Remarks voice vote: unanimous
FYI 08084 9/11/2008 Vote Committee Facilitator Name David L.
Subject Dismiss for the day
Item:
Intent
Remarks
FYI 08085 9/12/2008 Vote Committee CSC Name Tracey
Subject Opening
Item: Read 12 Steps
Read 12 Traditions
Read 12 Service Concepts
read "In this Moment Daily
Mediation"
Cited Serenity Prayer
Intent
Remarks 23
FYI 08086 9/12/2008 Vote Committee Literature Name Janet C.
Subject Literature Report
Item: Judy T., Laural H., Jeri S, Barbara L.,
Terrie
CO-07-01 VEI A CoDA 2nd Step Prayer was submitted to be
aproved. The consensus was not to
conference endorse use of the prayer
because group are autonomous; they can
take a group conscience to use the prayer at their meeting.
AZ-07-02 VEI Proposed changes to "Patterns and
Characteristics." This issue was
discussed in detail, worked on, and then voted by the CLC.
6 motions to present.
Goals is to review literature and add new
submissions to those works..
Intent
Remarks
MOTION 08087 9/12/2008 Vote MAJORITY Committee Literature Name Janet C.
Subject Tent Card
Item: Have the Tent Card conference endorsed and
put on web.
Intent to add it to the Meeting Starter Packet as
a guideline and to have it available on the web.
Remarks To create a safe atmosphere at meetings.
21-0-3
MOTION 08088 9/12/2008 Vote MAJORITY Committee Literature Name Janet C.
Subject Building CoDA Community
Item: CSC endorse for publication a new booklet:
"Building CoDA Community: Healthy Meetings Matter"
Intent To Aid individuals and meetings to build a
sense of community and the retention of membership through healthy meetings.
Remarks The red colored handout needs 3
changes:
Pg 5:
add a new bullet: To Respect
CoDA: Please refrain from photocopying
copywrited material
Pg 6:
In the 3rd to last of the bullets add the word "events"
Pg30:
Add "effected" after the word adversely.
20-1-5
MOTION 08089 9/12/2008 Vote 2/3 VOTE Committee Literature Name Janet C.
Subject Sponshorship Booklet
Item: Revisit the Sponsorship Booklet to
incorporate information from current submission, including a section,
"what's in it for me as a sponsor.
Intent To encourage people to step forward as
sponsors, which strenghtens the CoDA Community, leading to retention of groups.
Remarks Examples in Sponsorship Booklet are from
1992. (Remove date)
22-0-3
MOTION 08090 9/12/2008 Vote MAJORITY Committee Literature Name Janet C.
Subject AZ-07-02 VEI
Item: To investigate and create a new piece of
literature expanding on ideas contained in AZ VE Issue of 2007.
Intent To incorporate materials from new
submission of counterdependency.
Remarks
21-2-5
MOTION 08091 9/12/2008 Vote 2/3 VOTE Committee Facilitator Name David L./Thom
Subject Extend Time or table other 4 motions
Item: Move to change agenda to reduce time for
Comm TF to 5 mins and give Literature 25 extra minutes.
Intent
Remarks Eyes have it, 1 nay.,
MOTION 08092 9/12/2008 Vote MAJORITY Committee Literature Name Janet C.
Subject Style Sheet
Item: Style sheet to be endorsed by conference
and to replace current style sheet in FSM and online.
Intent Produce literature with a consistent
writing style.
Remarks SSC spoke to issue. Literature can present, but SSC does not
agree.
If approved, it will be placed in FSM as
presented.
19-0-8
MOTION 08093 9/12/2008 Vote 2/3 VOTE Committee Literature Name Janet C.
Subject Patterns and Characteristics
Item: To have CSC endorse "Recovery
Patterns of Codependence" and to place it on the website.
Intent To show to the Fellowship that there is
progress in CoDA recovery.
Remarks Will probably go in FSM & possibly the
Meeting Starter Packet & thus must be submitted to SSC.
24-1-4
MOTION 08094 9/12/2008 Vote WITHDRAWN Committee Literature Name Janet C.
Subject "Story Gatherers"
Item: CSC to endorse the updated version of the
"Story Gatherers" want-ad on the web and to have it published in
Co-Nnections.
Intent To encourage more diverse community level
involvement.
Remarks Encourage, realize and recognize the
membership to share their valuable experience, strength and hope for possible
publication.
MOTION 08095 9/12/2008 Vote UNANIMOUS Committee Literature Name Janet C.
Subject Approve Report
Item: To accdept CoDA Literature Committee
Report
Intent To have conference approval of 2008 CLC
report.
Remarks eyes
MOTION 08096 9/12/2008 Vote Committee Facilitator Name David L.
Subject Take 10 Minute break.
Item:
Intent
Remarks
ACTION 08097 9/12/2008 Vote Committee Facilitator Name David L.
Subject Quorum Count
Item:
Intent
Remarks 20
FYI 08098 9/12/2008 Vote Committee Communications Task Force Name Michelle for Evie
Subject Comm TF Report
Item: Report read by Michelle for Evie.
Committee spend year trying to get
organized, set up email aliases & WIKI work area.
Set goals
Intent
Remarks
FYI 08099 9/12/2008 Vote Committee Facilitator Name David L.
Subject Old Business
Item: Item #1:
13 people have signed up for Convention.
Item #2:
Michelle made an announcment that a group has stood up to take on
organizing conference along side the Convention committee.
Intent
Remarks
MOTION 08100 9/12/2008 Vote 2/3 VOTE Committee Facilitator Name David L.
Subject Extend New Business by 20 mins
Item:
Intent
Remarks ayes, 1 nay
MOTION 08101 9/12/2008 Vote DEFEATED Committee Outreach Name Flo
Subject Insurance FAQ
Item: Add the following wording to the existing
FAQ re insurance:
As presented:
If financial resources are limited a group
may ask the facility if the meeting could be covered under their existing
insurance, or the group may
search for a facility that does not
require or request additional insurance.
Amended:
If financial resources are limited a group
may ask the facility if the meeting could be covered under their existing
insurance at no-cost or a
reduced cost., or the group may search for
a facility that does not require or request additional insurance.
Intent This motion resulted from several requests
for guidance received by Outreach, from
insurance and whose financial resources
are limited.
Remarks Existing FSM:
Does CoDA, Inc. have an
"umbrella" insurance policy that would cover our meeting?
No, CoDA does not have an umbrella
insurance policy that covers individual meetings. Intergroups or meetings may organize and
purchase
their own insurance.
4-17-4
MOTION 08102 9/12/2008 Vote TABLED Committee Outreach Name Flo
Subject Therapist Meeting FAQ
Item: Add an FAQ/CAQ that reads: I'm a therapist and I would like to start a
meeting.
Answer:
We ask that therapists only start meetings or participate in meetings as
an individual recovering co-dependent.
CoDA is forwever
non professional and does not affiliate
with any outside facility or outside enterprise. Tradition two reminds us that no one
individual holds
authority over CoDA meetings.
Therapists and other professionals are
asked to not dominate, attempt to facilitate meetings with professional
authority, or use their position
for personal gain.
Ameded:
I'm a therapist and I would like to start/facilitate a meeting.
Intent To encourage professionals to participate
only in CoDA for their own personal recovery.
To keep us consitent with our traditions to remain
forever non-professional.
Remarks Tabeled to SSC per motion 08102
MOTION 08103 9/12/2008 Vote 2/3 VOTE Committee Outreach Name Curtis
Subject Table motion 08102 to SSC
Item: Move to table the Outreach Motion 08103 to
SSC.
Intent
Remarks 24-2-2
MOTION 08104 9/12/2008 Vote MAJORITY Committee Outreach Name Flo
Subject Meeting Starter Packet
Item: Add under "Start a Meeting" in
the Meeting Starter Packet (MSP) - starting a new CoDA meeting - Section
starts; "WHERE" -- (now reads --
Meetings can be held almost anywhere. Try area churches, synagogues, counseling
centers, hospitals or places where other groups area held)
please CHANGE TO ----
Originally presented:
Meeting can be held almost anywhere. Try area churches, synagogues, counseling
centers, hospitals or places where other groups are held.
Though each group is autonomous, CoDA does
not recommend holding meetings in individual homes for safety and anonymity
reasons.
Amended:
Meeting can be held almost anywhere. Try area churches, synagogues, counseling
centers, hospitals or places where other groups are held.
Though each group is autonomous, for
reasons of safety and anonymity, CoDA cautions about holding meetings in
individual homes. When
choosing a meeting place, please keep in
mind personal safety.
Intent To be consistent with traditions 2, 6 and
12. Meetings in indidividual's home may
be unsafe because the owner is sole proprieter and has
ultimate authority over the premises.
Remarks AA does not register meetings in homes.
18-4-3
FYI 08105 9/12/2008 Vote Committee Finance Name Della
Subject Present Budget
Item: Pesented report.
Also handed out the reports that Treasurer
should have handed out earlier.
Intent
Remarks
MOTION 08106 9/12/2008 Vote 2/3 VOTE Committee Finance Name Della
Subject Submission of budgets
Item: Committee budgets are to be submitted to
Finance Committee NO LATER THAN 8 AM the day before Finance Committee is to
present the
budget - or Finance will assign a budget.
Intent So Finance Committee members can have
their report prepared versus trying to complete during conference during
conference business.
Remarks Every year budgets are submitted to
Finance at last minute. It wsas
requested that Finance get budget Forms be sent to Committee chairs
before CSC. This was done this year - Budgets were still
submitted at last minute.
22-0-1
MOTION 08107 9/12/2008 Vote 2/3 VOTE Committee Finance Name Della
Subject Approve Budget
Item: Move to approve CoDA's Budget.
Intent
Remarks 22-0-1
MOTION 08108 9/12/2008 Vote Committee Facilitator Name David L./Leo
Subject Move to break for 5 minutes
Item:
Intent
Remarks erverybody agreed.
ACTION 08109 9/12/2008 Vote Committee Facilitator Name David L.
Subject Quorum Count
Item:
Intent
Remarks 17 plus
MOTION 08110 9/12/2008 Vote UNANIMOUS Committee Facilitator Name David L./Thom
Subject Approve today's Minutes
Item:
Intent
Remarks Ayes
MOTION 08111 9/12/2008 Vote UNANIMOUS Committee Facilitator Name David L./Dave S.
Subject Approve amended minutes for conference.
Item:
Intent
Remarks Ayes
MOTION 08112 9/12/2008 Vote UNANIMOUS Committee Facilitator Name David L../Thom
Subject adjourn CSC 2008
Item:
Intent
Remarks Ayes