Summary of the COOC Meeting, May 7, 1995
Tax Issues
COOC continues to receive advice and consultation on various tax and employment issues concerning employee vs. contractor status for former employees of the Central Office. The new accountant in Nashville has prepared the Annual Report for 1994, pending double checking of some figures. The accountant will file an extension on the 1994 tax return, Federal and California State.
Essay
As approved by COOC many months ago, a fax machine has been purchased for the use of the Essay editor. It was also moved and approved that the COOC be considered responsible for setting the publication schedule and assuring that Essay issues are mailed in a timely manner.
Prison Committee
Moved and approved to reimburse the Chair of the committee $466.55 for expenses incurred during the second half of 1994. Moved and approved to make a $700 budget available to the prison committee for 1994 for reimbursable, non-book expenses. Discussion of how to account for the cost of sending free books to prisoners (that is, actual vs. billing cost) and of AA’s method of sending literature to prisons, which is done locally rather than nationally. Suggestion to put these issues on the Baltimore business meeting agenda. Discussion of whether COOC can give special permission for xeroxing to the prison committee, for example, xeroxing the meeting format from the White Book. Motion made and approved to ask the prison committee to evaluate these ideas.
Literature
Motion approved that COOC send a free subscription of Essay for one year to a group that is actively trying to “grow” SA in Brazil. Motion approved to ask the literature committee to send a letter of thanks to Lucia, who translated the White Book into Portuguese, and Phil, who helped a great deal with the Spanish translations. Discussion of creating a brochure, in English and Spanish, to give to mental health, public health, and religious professionals. Discussion of the request the literature committee made at Anaheim that they receive sample start up kits and welcome newcomer packets from local groups so they can create one for SA.
