WESTERN NEW YORK REGIONAL SERVICE COMMITTEE
January 20, 2001

St. Paul's United Church of Christ
49 Indian Church Road
Buffalo, NY 14210

Susan G. chaired the meeting. The meeting opened at 12:20 pm with the Serenity Prayer and Lynne B. was appointed secretary for this meeting ONLY!!

Reading-Unknown to this writer
12 Traditions - Art B.
12 Concepts - Bob B.

Members present at this meeting see attached attendance list misdated for November 18, 2000 but also correct for this January meeting and including visitors.

11-18-00 Minutes were unanimously approved as written without corrections. Stacey D. moved, Freddie R. 2nd.

Stacey D. volunteered to open the mail.

REPORTS

All reports are attached as written: Treasurers and RD report. Secretary position is open and Regional vice chair election taking place today.

WNY ISSUE DISCUSSION

Discussion was held regarding placement of issues-participation in NEZF and funding/attendance at MARLCNA-will address under new business.

Freddie R. RD alt. announces Feb. 10 Learning Day @ 1:00 pm in Niagara Falls, NY---1010 Michigan Ave. and the NFASC would like participation from the WNYRSC. Susan G. volunteers later under new business.

Tracy D. RD questions why didn't we meet in NF? Freddie R. responds elections being held there today and sponsorship of our meeting cancelled.

Freddie R. RD alt. reports not going to NEZF because of being lost in Albany and did not get on the right flight connections. Tracy D. RD expresses concerns of Freddie as RD alt. not attending functions/trips that are required when an alt. is needed to assist the RD and provide breaks in longer meetings and receive proper training. Tracy mentions absences of WSC 1999 and NEZF 2000 and her concerns are voiced to the whole body. Tracy addresses the body and Freddie regarding the travel agent insists Freddie requested the NEZF ticket for Albany and not Atlantic City where it was held. Freddie R. responds and explains his motives to the RSC and reports about his recent illness that incapacitated him for WSC 1999 and insists the travel agent gave him the wrong ticket and he requested travel for Atlantic City not Albany. Freddie R. apologizes to the RSC for the mistake. Tracy D. requests return of all funding from Freddie R. and Fred verbalizes he is not responsible and the travel agent gave him the wrong ticket. Paul N. Convention Chair questions Freddie R. clarifying money issues and travel arrangements. Tracey D. RD usually makes travel plans but Freddie had a voucher from WSC 1999 and made Atlantic City travel plans himself. Freddie R. readdresses the RSC re: his motives as a RSC member and RD alt. Susan G. Chair ends discussion with suggesting filing personal grievances and address at a future meeting.

AREA REPORTS

See attached as written. NF and Alle-Catts not in attendance.

SUB-COMMITTEE REPORTS

See attached as written: Website and Convention. Activities and H & I positions remain open.

PI - Verbal report given. No meetings held and has had phone contact with Dave M. Chaut. Area PI chair in contact. Library requests NA literature. Bob reports e-mail received from Greece. Internet contacts re: PI exchange of information from different RSC's. PI meeting place not available due to Convention Comm. not meeting there. PI comm.. balance is $68. Niagara Counseling Center requesting presentation. NA material sent to Albion Prerelease Women's Center.

Literature - I will be requesting a budget of $40. every other month re: copies, flyers, rent for future workshops. I will be asking for that amount today to purchase copies and rent re: RLC meeting to organize workshop for April or May. Please call or e-mail me with ALC names/addresses. I have printed an RSC comm. reg. form from NAWS.org, are we current? ILS, Lynne B.

OLD BUSINESS

Open Positions: H&I Chair, Activities Chair, Secretary and Vice Chair.

Dave M. reads service resume, see attached. Mustafa Buff. RCM asks questions. Dave M. is elected WNYRSC Vice Chair. Vote 10-yes, 0-no, 0-abstentions.

WNYRSC MARCH MEETING will be held March 17, 2001; 12 noon; Emanuel Lutheran Church; 556 E. 2nd St. Jamestown, NY--- 90 West to Rte. 60 South to Jamestown to left on 2nd St. ½ mile down "right next to KFC".

NEW BUSINESS

NFASC requesting Lit. and PI support Feb. 10 re: Learning Day and Susan G. volunteers to attend.

Final 2000 Convention Report from Marsha-Susan G. Chair will call one more time to receive it. If unable to obtain, Paul N. 2001 Convention Chair will compile report from 2000 archives in his possession.

Mustafa M. BASCNA RCM motions request for 800# phoneline for the WNYRSC. Susan G. first requests that the Buffalo Area researches possibility but then is corrected by some members of the body re: Buffalo made the request of us and then assigns the task to Bob B. and Dave M. Tracy D. RD offers assistance with contacts from other RSC's with phonelines and is accepted by Bob and Dave.

Mustafa M. Buff. RCM motions to change RSC meeting to every month. Susan G. Chair reports no second required, motion is from ASC. Several issues discussed regarding reasons to change or remain with current schedule. Lynne B. Lit. Chair reports the Buff. Area had the chance to group conscience issue so the other Areas should have the same ability. Mustafa M. Buff. RCM reports this has been an issue for some time and should be voted on today. Susan G. Chair questions the other RCM's in attendance and they all reported abstaining from motion not knowing what their local Areas would expect. Susan G. Chair orders the motion to go back to the other Areas for group conscience vote. Also discussed WNYRSC by-laws and section on Area motions with a group conscience should be voted on by RCM's only by Lynne B. and Stacey D. Treasurer reports that it effects routine WNYRSC business so that all voting members should vote. No further discussion held.

Regional meeting schedule will be a PI function; this writer is not sure if this is accurate.

MARLCNA- Tracy D. RD discusses why we shouldn't spend funds to attend due to WSC not being held until 2002 and requests a lapse from travel. Lynne B. Lit. Chair suggests Freddie R. RD alt. attends and body agreeable. Cedric Buff. RCM alt. and Bob B. PI Chair will also attend. See Treasurer's report re: budgeted expenses.

NEZF- Freddie R. RD alt. discusses function- does it serve the WNY Region? Tracy D. RD reports purpose of Zones and states two camps of people at the NEZF with different opinions of function and the NY Regions were ready to leave meeting.

WNY Learning Day- Discussion held and will be held May 19 with WNYRSC meeting @ 12noon and workshop at 4 pm, preferable site Martha Mitchell Comm. Center in Buffalo with Convention Fundraiser after workshop. Sponsorship conceptual R&I with PI , Website Sub. info re: workshop forum. Lynne B. is assigned task re: location and flyer.

Nominations called for Secretary, H&I, and Activities. Those positions remain open.

Tracy D. reports Worldwide Workshop system 2002 will be completed soon, more info to follow.

Closing Treasurer's Report given by Stacey D., see attached.

Lynne B. Lit. Chair asks Freddie R. RD alt. to reconsider returning some of the funds incurred from the NEZF trip due to the mismanagement of not looking at the ticket for 2 weeks and the overpayment from the RSC to transport him home. Freddie R. agrees and states his personal budget is tight. Lynne requests whatever he can pay towards this $115. overpayment would be accepted if he agreed to the responsibility and Freddie verbalized payment of some kind.

Meeting closed at 3:40 pm by Susan G. Chair.

SEE OLD BUSINESS SECTION RE: MARCH MEETING LOCATION TO BE HELD IN JAMESTOWN, NY!!!

ILS,

Lynne B.

ALL REPORTS LABELED SEE ATTACHED WILL BE PROVIDED AT THE MARCH JAMESTOWN MEETING.

01-14-01

To: W.N.Y.R.S.C.N.A.
From: Mark T., Chair
Ad-hoc web site committee
W.N.Y.R.S.C.N.A.
Subject: 11-17-00 web site report

Hello family:

The WNY regional web site continues to be up and running without incident. The new home page is done and up on the server. Your comments are welcome. I think that this new page is an improvement over the old one and allows for easier navigation throughout the site.

I am continuing to read the manual that comes with the new software program. I hope to have it read and digested in another month or two. I have full intentions of re-vamping the entire site with this new software. When this is done, the site will be complete with more and better graphics, more animation, more sound and more of the creative/aesthetic things that you see when you visit other professionally done sites. I am currently waiting for some new graphics from Gary R. I hope to have these new graphics soon. It is difficult to move forward without these graphics but not impossible. I am continuing to re-do the current pages on the site while I am reading this new manual and waiting for the new graphics.

I am looking for the cancelled checks from Inter-NIC and CI-Host. Apparently, there is some confusion on their part as to weather they have received these checks. I will be getting with the regional treasurer to straighten this issue out. As far as I know, the checks were cut and mailed after the last RSC meeting in November. Our domain name (NAWNY.ORG) is ours for another year and we have paid for two years of hosting services from CI-Host. If I am correct, our domain name is good until January 2002 and we have paid for hosting services until January 2003.

With regard to the directions I was given by this body at the last RSC meeting regarding by-laws and guidelines, I have asked other web servants throughout the country and found that there are very few guidelines and by-laws out there so there are really no templates to copy from. This is basically uncharted territory. I my humble opinion, there is no compelling reason to take the web site committee from and ad-hoc committee to a full standing committee and additionally, as far as guidelines go for inclusion on the web site committee, the desire to serve is the only guideline that I can think of. I believe that if we keep it simple, follow our 12 traditions and our 12 concepts of service, things will be fine.

Submitted in loving service

Mark T.