Minutes of the Board of Regents - September 15, 2006
The meeting was called to order by Benni F., Chairman Board of Regents at 7:37 P.M.
*Chairman Benni F. has stated that he will not vote except to break ties.
Present: Benni F., Bob W., Domingo A., Lanny R., Phil K., Tom L., Tom P., Karen H. International
Executive Secretary and Ed K. first on the replacement list.
Present by Telephone: Allan S. and Arnie B.
Absent: None
Guests: None
A. The minutes of the Board of Regents meeting of August 18, 2006 were read and approved.
Motion seconded and passed
For…8 Against…0 Abstained…0
B. The Operating Statement for August 2006 was read and approved.
Motion seconded and passed
For…8 Against…0 Abstained…0
2-OLD BUSINESS
A. Discussion on Lifeliners.
There were 4 new Lifeliners as follows: California-2, North Carolina-1 and Michigan-1.
There was 1 new Can from Arizona.
23 Starter Kits were sent out in August including 1 that went to prisons and we had 9 new
Group Information Forms received back as follows: Tucson, Arizona-1, Pensicola, Florida-1,
Boynton Beach, Florida-1, Suntree, Florida-1, Metairie, Louisiana-1, Hermantown, Minnesota-1,
Tulsa, Oklahoma-1, Florence, Oregon-1 and Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada-1.
B. Update on the use of G.A. Name and Logo.
Gamblersanonymous.com also has links to gambling sites. Our attorney has been informed of
this violation and has already sent one letter that he has billed Gamblers Anonymous $160.00
for. There has been no response and our attorney is sending a second letter. If no response is
received from the second letter Karen will inquire on the cost of going after this individual in
court.
C. Discuss Renewal of Lease on Office.
The International Service Office has received a new proposal from the management company
accepting most of our terms. They have agreed to our offer of a five-year lease with an 8%
increase and $.05 cent annual increases but their proposal shows a 13% increase instead of the
8%. Karen will check into this error Monday. The management company has also agreed to carpet
shampooing and replacement of damaged ceiling tiles but will not paint the office. The
management company has also cited ANSI-BOMA Z65-1-1996, which allows them to charge us
for hall, and bathroom square footage, which increases the square footage from 2,084 to 2,176
square feet. Present lease expires on Oct. 31, 2006 therefore we should have a new lease before
the next Board of Regents meeting of October 27th.
D. Discuss Boston Conference.
It is the feeling of the Board of Regents that the final report from Boston is incomplete and not
detailed enough. We have also been informed that the Chairman of the Board of Trustees also
feels this final report is inadequate. Benni F. will be sending a letter to the Trustee Line and the
I.S.O. Life-Line bulletin.
E. National Hotline
The present proposal on the hotline obligates the International Service Office for $1,600.00 per
month for 2 years. Further discussion was tabled in order to get additional quotes from other
sources. Allan S. from the Board of Regents will get together with Gary S. and investigate this
further.
F. Update on Bank CD’s.
Washington Mutual CD has been rolled over into at 5.7% CD. The Bank of America CD matures on
Oct. 18th and since this is before the next meeting Karen will check CD rates at present bank
before maturity date.
3-NEW BUSINESS
A. Review Trustee Agenda
It was decided that nothing on the Florida Trustee agenda pertains directly to the Board of
Regents. We will therefore leave all discussions on this agenda to the Trustees.
B. Update on Annual Audit
The audit is in process and the accountants have been paid for ½ of audit. The remainder will be
paid after the final audit is complete and we have the final report. This final report should be
ready for the October Board of Regents meeting.
C. Xerox Machine
Karen has informed the Board of Regents that even though we have a new copy machine Xerox is
still billing the International Service Office $40.00 per month for maintenance on the old
machine. Karen is in the process of working with Xerox to get this straightened out.
The collection in the amount of $27.00 was taken and the meeting was closed with the Serenity
Prayer. The next Board of Regents meeting will be held on October 27, 2006 at 7:30 P.M.
Respectfully submitted by Bob W., Recording Secretary
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