Ed opened the meeting at 6:33 p.m. with the Serenity Prayer.

G.S.R. role 31 voting reps. 50+ total attendance.

TREASURER: Frank - This was a good month for contributions because many groups do it quarterly. See handout.

OFFICE VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR: No report.

LITERATURE: Ed for Wendy - Large literature order placed.

DIVERTER: No report.

P.I.: No report.

C.P.C.: Angel -Can we use non-conference approved materials such as the Bible etc. at meetings?

C.T.F.: Gus - Nothing out of the ordinary.

HOSPITALS: Paula - Great meetings at the new Veteran's Hospital. Also we are passing the basket to help keep us self-supporting.

CORRECTIONS: Bob - Karla P. is the new outside sponsor for C.C.C., Jack C. is the New outside sponsor for I.T.U..

JAILS: Debbie - Lots of new men and women are bringing the message in to the inmates. We are creating teams and doing very, very well. Having a great time.

ACTIVITIES: Myron - Picnic August 28 from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. at Leaburg site #1. Coming up, October 30 will be a Halloween Dance and also a New Year's Eve dance. Prudent reserve is about $750.00 but Myron says it's probably $1000.00.

E.V.I. NEWS Tim - Looking for submissions. Leave them in his box at the E.V.I. office.

SPEAKERS: No report.

ARCHIVIST: No report.

H. & I.: Committee elected Harold as secretary with Debbie as the back-up. Made a motion to limit committee reports to a maximum of 2 minutes. Formed an intercommittee to research how H. & I. should work. They will wait for three meetings before they vote in people for various positions.

Ed read the April minutes. Changed date from April 21 to April 12. Minutes accepted as amended.

APRIL STEERING COMMITTEE REPORT:

We have a new copier in the office at the rental fee of $50.00 per month. Would like to sell the old one for around $500.00.

Voted to bring up the Faithful Fivers Club at the May business meeting.

It was suggested that E.V.I.do a group inventory.

It was decided that the 7th tradition basket would be passed at the business meetings.

DISCUSSION FROM SITE COMMITTEE:

Motion made and seconded. see handout.

Amendment made to strike "the entire office" amendment failed.

Amendment made to add "for a period of one week" amendment failed.

Motion made and seconded to table the motion. Motion failed.

Motion made and seconded to not allow the ad-hoc committee to sign a lease agreement but only recommend a lease and bring it back to the body to take to their home groups before voting. Motion failed.

Original motion submitted by the ad-hoc committee passed.

Motion made to extend the time of the ad to one month. Ed struck it down because it falls under new business.

Motion made and seconded to change the format of the meeting books to the one Micheal worked up. Motion failed.

Tim brought in his version of a meeting directory similar to the one Micheal has. This prompted a long discussion about what we need in a meeting book.

Motion made seconded and passed to have Micheal and

Tim work together to come up with a solution for the meeting directories.

Motion made, seconded and passed to form an outreach committee to take information out to groups that are not represented at the intergroup.

There are three positions to be filled, P.I., Archivist and Vice-Treasurer.

P.I. nominations: Linda, Barney and Dave, Dave declined. Barney was voted in as the new P.I.chair.

Archivist: No nominations. Linda volunteered voted in unanimously as new archivist.

Vice-Treasurer nominations: Gary and Dann. Gary was voted in as the new vice-treasurer.

Motion made to adjourn. No second, motion failed.

Motion made, seconded and passed to have the ad-hoc site committee run the ad for one month.

Motion made and seconded to have C.P.C. placed under the umbrella of H. & I. Motion failed.

Motion made and seconded to read the preamble, traditions and the Serenity Prayer at the start of the meetings.

Amendment made to add the promises. No second, amendment failed.

Amendment made to delete traditions. No second, amendment failed.

Original motion failed.

Motion made and seconded to look into having the Speaker's Meeting find a cheaper place to hold their meetings. Motion failed.

Motion made, seconded and passed to list contributing groups and the amount of their contributions monthly and yearly.

Motion made, seconded and passed to install the Faithful Fivers Club.

Motion made,seconded and passed to adjourn.

Ed closed the meeting at 8:39 with the Serenity Prayer.

Respectfully submitted by

Al H.

Recording secretary