LSR Board of Directors meeting 2/18/01 at UU in the Pines, Brooksville, Florida.
(This
draft of the minutes, from notes taken on 2/18/01, was edited and expurgated on
2/24/01 by Tom Shelley, Secretary)
The
meeting called to order 9:30 am by common assent.
A
welcome to our new board members by the old board members.
Note was
taken that “We are meeting for the first time as the Board to the Congress of
LSR.”
The
business proceeded as follows:
Marty
Nicolaus said that the Left Bay would like to invite the Congress to meet in the
San Francisco Bay area for the next Congress. A date is to be determined. March
17th was suggested and agreed by unanimous consent.
By
unanimous consent the present board of officers was affirmed. Marty Nicolaus -
CEO, Marjorie Jones - CFO/Treasurer, Tom Shelley - Secretary.
Marty
Nicolaus said that the Lifering Press Advisory Board has been dissolved. He
offered a suggestion, from former LSR board member Scott Newsom, that LSR
establish an advisory board with professional experience. Some suggested
members: Charlotte Kasl, Doug Althauser, William White, William Miller, Robert
Boyd - Kaiser S.F.
Marjorie
Jones queried what shall the board ask advice on? What will the powers and
specific purpose of advisory board be.
Bill
Somers said that we should make the board completely advisory in nature and use
them for what we need at the time.
Tom
Shelley offered that the BoD establish purpose and determine practices for the
advisory board and develop a liaison/contact, etc. at near later date.
A
suggestion from the floor was made that LSR should also have “blue collar”
advisory board.
Marjorie
Jones added that the BoD should use the LSRcon mail list in that advisory
capacity.
Comment
was made that the BoD needs to make sure that those involved who do not have
Internet access have information available and a human contact to the BoD.
We should also promote use of sub-groups for special purposes, such as
that used to develop the bylaws and examine the question of online participation
and membership.
Shirley
Barber asked that the BoD poll the LSRcon list asking if the members will act in
an advisory capacity.
Marty
seconded Shirley request and and added that the Board make sure that LSR con
members know the focus of the LSRcon list.
Jacquie
Jones reminded the Board that anyone can be part of list and there will be no
sobriety requirement to participate in the list.
Marty
offered that the Board set up a listmeister “list”.
By voice
acclaim: Jacquie is to coordinate this list and to post periodic reminder about
use of LSR list and other lists to keep as many people apprised of work, etc. as
possible.
Marty
asked that we find a volunteer to do take on the task of editing a print version
of a Convenors’ newsletter, and suggested polling the LSRcon list for people
to job.
Shirley
inquired what other projects do we need done.
Bill
said that we need public relations to let the world know what we are doing.
Marjorie
suggested holding off on seeking publicity until LSR is better prepared to
respond to an anticipated onslaught of press and public interest.
In that
vein Jacquie said it is important that we “Don’t ‘Oprafy’” LSR. We
need to make sure message gets to the people that need it, and that we don’t
become an elite.
Marty
said that there are now sixteen meetings in the San Francisco bay area generated
by people, not the press.
Shirley
said we should “Spread the word”.
Marty
said that treatment centers provide the people that we need to carry message to.
Marty
also said that the BoD should update the Handbook and get it into print before
next Congress.
Marty
moved that board make this project a priority.
Marjorie
seconded the motion and a vote was called
The
Board unanimously approved proposal.
Marjorie
raised the question of whether or not the board will allow others to license
logo, etc.?
Jacquie
said that the BoD needs to be careful how the uses are made.
Bill
said that the possible uses are twofold. One use is by the press to describe and
report on LSR. The other use is commercial.
Jacquie
offered the idea that the Board authorize the manufacture and distribution of
hundreds of coffee mugs with logo and URL to treatment centers.
Marty
made a longwinded, but useful explanation of licensure.
Robert
Bradley said that it is important for the Board to develop a “mission
statement”. His comments were met with unanimous approval.
Shirley
recalled that some work to this end may already have been done by LSR members,
Ed Coleman and/or Ben Griffing
Marjorie
and Jacquie moved and seconded for drafting a mission statement.
Tom said
that once drafted, the mission statement should be publicized to LSRcon and,
subsequently to all meetings, face and electronic.
The
business of the day concluded, Shirley and Bill moved and seconded for
adjournment.
The
meeting was adjourned at approximately 11:00 am.
Respectfully
submitted. Tom Shelley Secretary