Central Office Oversight Committee Report
January 1993
Since the Vancouver International Conference in July 1992, the COOC has met on the telephone about every six weeks and at the conference in New York. COOC members are Betsy T. (Mid-Atlantic Region/Chair); Larry M. and James M. (New England/Special and Finance); David M. (Southeast/Secretary); Sylvia J. (South Central/General Service Board); Jim O. (North Central/Finance); Dave B. and Dan N. (Southwest/Special and Central Office); Harry B. (Northwest/Essay).
Major issues of the past few months have included exploring areas of service such as literature translation and outreach to imprisoned or isolated SA members; organizing a special meeting at the New York conference to encourage such service opportunities (over 60 participated at the service meeting in New York!); utilizing the COOC replacement policy following the resignation of Harry B. from the Northwest region; maintaining our literature stocks and considering the handling of audio tapes of talks and conferences; and assisting the New York Conference Committee in publicizing the conference. We also review the financial well-being of the Central Office and concerns of the staff. The COOC is not a general service board, however, we will support service structures which begin to develop as the Fellowship grows.
Individual members also assist with correspondence and calls to the Central Office. COOC members also serve as liaison to the Essay newsletter, the General Service Board Study Committee, Central Office financial matters and other special projects.
Based on a plan adopted at the Chicago International Conference in July 1991, COOC regions are broken down as follows:
Northwest: OR, WA, ID, MT, BC, ALTA, AK, NWT
Southwest: CA, NV, UT, AZ
North Central: WY, ND, SD, NE, IA, MN, IL, WI, SASK, MAN
South Central: CO, KS, OK, NM, TX, AR, MO, LA
Southeast: IN, KY, TN, NC, SC, GA, AL, MS, FL, INTL
Mid-Atlantic: VA, WV, OH, PA, MD, DE, NJ
New England: NY, MA, CT, VT, RI, NH, ME, ONT, QUEB, NB, NS
According to Jim O., we added 1,300 people to the Essay mailing list in 1991, and about another 180 in 1992. In 1992, we had the highest income from groups and individuals ever: $47,000.
Resignations were submitted by committee members Betsy T. (Mid-Atlantic) and Dave B. (Southwest).
A motion that SA brochures be discounted in lots of 1,000 to $.13 each was carried unanimously.
