LAUREL RECOVERY STEERING COMMITTEE MINUTES October 19th, 2019

Minutes Approved by the Steering Committee November 16, 2019

Steering Cmte Minutes October 19 2019

Attendees: Nancy A., John R., Marta C., Margaret M., Mike D., Lynnell M., John K., Nettie T., Jeanne O.

Meeting was called to order at 10:00 a.m. with the Serenity Prayer.

Action Items

  • John R will talk with David M to see if the banister in the stairwell can be fixed, cleaned and/or painted
  • Next year action item- discuss the suggestion of increasing the prudent reserve.
  • John R. will address the claim that there are incorrect times for Laurel Recovery meetings on the WAIA website.
  • John K. Will contact his friend and look into getting cakes made for Laurel Recovery.
  • Lynnell M. Will be the new cake person and Will send her pictures of the anniversary board when there is a one year anniversary listed.

Chair’s Report — John R.

  • John K. Followed up with st. Mary’s church and received the dance $200 deposit.
  • The item about the cleaning or painting the banister in stairwell is still outstanding.
  • Motion was made by Lynnell to accept the August minutes as written. Motion was seconded by John and unanimously passed.
  • The sponsorship workshop will be held again on November 2. Karen C., Lynnell M., Kevin L. And Jim C. Will be the panel participants.
  • The picnic was well received. A cooler was purchased. The supplies budget stayed within $300.

Vice Chair’s Report — Jerry

No Report

Treasurer’s Report – Lynnell M.

  •  The August report was reviewed. A motion was made and seconded to accept the August Treasurer’s report and the motion carried.
  • The September report was reviewed. A motion was made and seconded to accept the September Treasurer’s report and the motion carried.
  • A suggestion was made to increase the prudent reserve. It was decided that topic will be discussed after the end of the year report is complete and budget comparisons are made, which will allow for more appropriate recommendations.

GSR Report – No report

WAIA Report – Margaret
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Margaret attended the September meeting and will put minutes on the WAIA bulletin board.
• WAIA needs volunteers to answer phones.
• An Outreach Committee Chair is needed to make people aware of WAIA.
• Rules committee chair is needed on how to interpret the bylaws.
• Executive Committee election will be held in December.
• Contributions are down.
• An Old timers meeting will be held on November 8. Need volunteers.
• Interesting things are happening with technology.
• WAIA is cooperating with the professional community
• Public Service Announcements are being pushed through I-Heart Radio.

H&I Report – Barrett G.
There is a new commitment at the Hope House every Wednesday at 7PM. Barrett is working on establishing commitments at jails and other institutions.

Supplies – Marta C.

Supplies are good – fully stocked.

Secretary Coordinator – Deanna

Noon on Monday meeting is in need of a Secretary. The meetings are rotating through new people for secretaries of meetings. A question was raised about providing cakes for anniversary meetings. This will be discussed in “new business”.

Website — John R.

The traditions are posted on the website through a new Laurel Recovery YouTube channel. A question was raised about whether content for the website should be run through the Steering Committee. It was stated by the Chair that the webmaster has the discretion of putting things on the website and that other positions are not micro-managed. The Steering Committee can veto the content afterwards, if it is deemed inappropriate.

12-Step Chair —No Report

Secretaries – 

A secretary was told that there are meetings missing or times are wrong on the WAIA  website for Laurel Recovery. John will look into that.

New Business —

It has been requested that Laurel Recovery provide cakes for anniversaries. There was discussion. Lynnell volunteered to be the cake person. John R. will take a picture of the anniversary board when there is a one year anniversary listed and send the picture to Lynnell. John K. Will check with his friend about making the cakes. He will send an email to the committee about what he finds out. A motion was made and seconded to provide cakes for people with one year anniversaries. The motion carried.

The meeting was adjourned.