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Any area group may request to have the LAASC Meeting in their own town by contacting the LAASC Chair or
LAASC Vice Chair two months in advance to the month they wish to host.
Lake Agassiz Area Service Committee of Narcotics Anonymous
Minutes from January 18th, 2014
January LAASC Meeting
 First Presbyterian Church, 650 2nd Ave N Fargo, ND
 Noon on January 18th, 2014
February LAASC Meeting
 First Presbyterian Church, 650 2nd Ave N Fargo, ND
 Noon on February 15th, 2014
March LAASC Meeting
 TBA
 Noon on March 15th, 2014
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28 Addicts present: Travis H, Tylor S, Drew M, Jeremy T, Tyler K, Evan J, Frank H, Joe M, Jon T, Kim O,
Jennifer K, Tim B, Adara G, Nick L, Erica W, Josh S, Zac T, Chad, Chloe B, Shannon, Adam, Charles, Will
S, Bryan, Joe G, Becky, Chris M, Kelsey E.
Part 1: Quorum Report and Motion to Accept Quorum
There were 9 GSR’s present at the time of quorum. Quorum Approved.
Vote: Passed
Part 2: Approval of Minutes
Motion: Minutes Approved
Vote: Passed
Part 3: Housekeeping
Meeting Place: First Presbyterian Church, 650 2nd Ave N Fargo, ND
Elected Positions:
Positions Open for Nomination:
LAASC Area Activities Chair
LAASC Parliamentarian
LAASC Treasurer
LAASC Secretary
RCM
Nominations:
LAASC Area Activities Chair: Evan J (Nominated)(Accepted)
LAASC Parliamentarian: Zac T (Nominated)(Declined)
LAASC Treasurer: Josh S (Nominated)(Accepted in Nov.)(Interviewed)(Elected)
LAASC Chair: Chuck K (Nominated)( Accepted in Nov.)(Elected)
LAASC Secretary: Jon T(Nominated)(Accepted)
RCM: Zac T (Nominated)(Accepted)
Interviews:
Frank H for RCM (Interviewed in Nov)(Position Remains Vacant Due to Tie Vote During Election)
Will S for RCM (Interviewed)(Position Remains Vacant Due to Tie Vote During Election)
*Election requirements not met on either nominee. Position Reopened
*Will S and Frank H Withdraw from RCM Position
Part 4: Reports
Chair: Travis H (Verbal)
Vice-Chair: Tylor S (Verbal)
Secretary: Nick L
I have added the Area Planning Projects for 2014 that resulted from our Area Inventory we had
conducted in December to the end of this month's minutes. Please review the descriptions of these projects
diligently and prioritize them in a fashion that your group finds to be best. The prioritization should run from 1-9
with 1 being the most important. Your prioritization of this list will contribute to how we will decide to execute the
procedure of implementation of these projects. If you require additional information on the description of the
projects please contact me at (218) 790-6425, and I will be glad to clarify the best I can. Please feel free to send
your prioritized list with your GSR to present at the February LAASC Meeting. This will most likely be my last month
in the position of LAASC Secretary and I would like to thank all of you who have served alongside me during my
term and all of you who took the time to review the minutes I produced. Together we stay clean.
In Loving Service,
Nick L
Treasurer: Tyler K
Greeting LAASC (01-18-2014)
We have audit scheduled for February, prior to the ASC. The activities funds will get transferred
over at this point. The new signers on the main account will be as follows; LAASC Treasurer – Josh S,
Chair – Chuck and Vice Chair – Tylor S.
NUMBER
DATE
11/1/2013
11/16/2013
11/16/2013
11/16/2013
11/16/2013
11/26/2013
11/19/2013
11/30/2013
1451
11/16/2013
1452
11/16/2013
Deposit 12/23/2013
1459
12/21/2013
1456
12/21/2013
Auto WD 12/27/2013
Deposit 12/30/2013
1457
12/21/2013
12/31/2013
1458
12/21/2013
1460
1/18/2014
Auto WD 1/18/2014
1461
1/18/2014
Deposit
1/22/2014
1/31/2014
1450
1453
1454
1455
Auto WD
Deposit
TRANSACTION NAME
DEBIT
DEPOSIT BALANCE
TRANSACTION
AMOUNT AMOUNT
NOTES
FY2014 Starting Balance
$1,162.71
Nick L
$125.25
$1,037.46 Minutes/Paper & Postage
Tyler S
$27.25
$1,010.21 Travel/Gas
Drew M
$27.25
$982.96 Travel/Gas
Joe M
$209.63
$773.33 Meeting Lists
702 Communications
$60.83
$712.50 Phone Line
7th Tradition
$450.00 $1,162.50
Ending Balance
$1,162.50
First Presbyterian
$25.00
$1,137.50 Rent
First Presbyterian
$10.00
$1,127.50 Misc./ Ad-Hoc (Key deposit)
7th Tradition
$350.35 $1,477.85
James J
$122.50
$1,355.35 Misc./ Ad-Hoc (Area Inv)
Howard Johnson
$176.78
$1,178.57 Misc./ Ad-Hoc (Lodging)
702 Communications
$60.39
$1,118.18 Phone Line
7th Tradition
$25.74 $1,143.92
Nick L
$41.62
$1,102.30 Minutes/Paper & Postage
Ending Balance
$1,102.30
First Presbyterian
$25.00
$1,077.30 Rent
US Postal Service
$54.00
$1,023.30 P.O. Box
702 Communications
$60.39
$962.91 Phone Line
First Presbyterian
$25.00
$937.91 Rent
7th Tradition
$250.13 $1,188.04
Ending Balance
$1,188.04
Financial Policy Schedule
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Audits
Committee
H
Budgets
November to
October
Submit August
Approve October
January
April
July
November
RC
Fiscal Year
2014 Budgets
Category
Rent
Minutes/Paper & Postage
GSR Reimbursement
Activities Start Up
Misc./ Ad-Hoc
P.O. Box
Checks
Sum
Phone Line
Meeting Lists
Sum
Literature
Travel/Gas
Sum
Midwest Zonal Form
Travel/Gas
Sum
Grand Total
Prudent Reserve
Fiscal 2014 Fiscal 2014
Approved Remaining
$300.00
$225.00
$400.00
$233.13
$500.00
$500.00
$500.00
$500.00
$300.00
($9.28)
$54.00
$0.00
$25.00
$25.00
$2,079.00 $1,473.85
$750.00
$568.39
$900.00
$690.07
$1,650.00 $1,258.46
$600.00
$600.00
$300.00
$245.50
$900.00
$845.50
$350.00
$350.00
$150.00
$150.00
$500.00
$500.00
$5,129.00 $4,077.81
$1,282.25
Parliamentarian: Jeremy T (Verbal)
Regional Conference Member: (Vacant)
Alternate Regional Conference Member: Tim B
Hello LAASC participants.
The Upper Midwest Region met on Dec. 29, 2013 at the Salvation Army in Bismarck. The meeting was
well attended except the Vice-Chair. The UMRNA is still in need of people to step up and do service work
at the regional level. Fellowship Development Chair position is still open.
I have the minutes from the Oct 13th meeting. The financial status of the region funds are $9,518.88
between Savings and checking. The region activities committee has their $2500 start-up fund and are
starting to plan Spiritual Refreshment. Please contact Tyler P. to see how u can be of service. The CAR
report is out and I am working on getting copies for LAASC GSR’s. The region is also intending on taking
part in the upcoming Midwest Zonal Service Symposium. Budgets will hopefully be brought and be
approved at the next meeting March 23 at noon in Fargo at the Comstock Memorial Union, Moorhead
State University, Room 208.
The Minot Events Committee is having a CHILLY JAM Jan 25th. Chili cook-off, speakers and comedian.
They would love to have LAA addicts attend.
On March 22, 2014 there will be a GSR Assembly about the CAR Report for everyone in the Lake Agassiz
Area.
I am including the report I brought to the UMRNA meeting.
Oct 13, 2013
UMRNA
The LAASC met last on Dec 21, 2013 at the 1st United Methodist Church in Fargo. All of the
meeting was dedicated to an awesome area inventory. All positions are filled except the RCM and the
activities committee. Contact Kim O. H & I is always looking for people to service. Females would be a
huge help, also someone to help with the clay county jail. Contact Drew M. For information on public
information in the LAASC please contact Joe M. Jon T. is the literature chair.
The LAASC concerns.
1. Accountability and transparency of the UMRNA. There has been no minutes or financial records
available to the LAASC since March 8th.
2. UMRNA Website.
3. Communication with the area to the region. Communication of the region to the LAASC area.
The LAASC would like to be informed and have a decision in matters that get voted on at the
region meeting.
Thank you for the opportunity to participate.
LAASC ALT. RCM
Tim B. 218-443-3199
Hospitals and Institutions Committee Chairperson: Drew M
Public Information Committee Chairperson: Joe M (Verbal)
Area Activities Committee Chairperson: Kim O
Area Activities Committee Treasurer: Josh S (No Report)
Literature Committee Chairperson: Jon T (Verbal)
Group reports:
Meeting Name
1.Women’s StepTradition Study
2. That’s It NA
GSR
Anieta P
Open Positions
-
Meeting Concerns/Comments
-
Erica W
- Alt. GSR
3. Break in the Day
4. Sherwood Men's Group
Lindsay P
Drew M
5. NA After Dark
6. Clean & Free
Kim O
Evan J
-Vice Chair, GSR,
Alt. GSR
-
- Monday - Add:
WhChair/CTime/JFT
Tuesday - Add: NDTR Remove: Sara
J as contact
Thursday - Add:
Open/CTime/WhChair/JFT
Sunday - Add: Lit Study (also copy
address from Tuesday meeting and
place it on Sunday as well.)
Remove: Topic
-
7. Poop in a Group
8. H.O.W.
9. It’s a Good Thing NA
10.Candlelight
11. Just For Today NA
Jeremy T
Adara G
Chris M
Aanders B
Jennifer K
12.NA Recovery By The
Lakes Group
- YEAH!! Don't Do drugs
-
Ed
- Chair
- Alt. GSR
- Alt. GSR, GSR
-Alt. GSR, Chair
-Vice-Chair, Alt
GSR, Sec.
-
13. Living In Recovery
14. Saturday Addict's
Meeting
15. One Page At A Time
Ryan O
Brett E
-
-
Drew M
-Alt. GSR
16. Just For Today
(Wahpeton, ND)
17. Living Clean
Jason G
-
- Meeting List needs to include
"Closed" as a specifier. A concern
was brought up about the area
Literature Committee being
hesitant/unwilling to sell literature
at an event and being unwilling to
accept help running the table at the
event.
-
Bob D
-
-
18. Clean and Serene Just
For Today
Charles A
-Lit. Chair
- This meeting is a Literature Study
2-3 PM on 5th Street. This group
would like to suggest the area have
more activities.
Part 5: Sharing Session
-
Old Topics- Tabled from Previous ASC
Topic
1. Area Inventory - Area Planning Projects
2. GSR Assembly
3. Area Boundaries Survey
Presented by
Zac T
Jon T
Nick L
Action
Discussed (Tabled)
Closed
Closed
4. Cooperation with Nar-Anon
5. H&I Budget
Frank H
Drew M
Closed
Closed
Topics Tabled for December - Area Inventory - Area Planning Projects
Motion: To table the discussion about Area Inventory until next month. Each GSR will bring the 9 topics to their
group and prioritize the list.
Made by: Kelsey E
Seconded by: Jenn K
Vote: Pass
Motion: To close the Area Boundaries issue and not discuss it anymore.
Intent: It is none of our business to make a discussion on this topic.
Made by: Jenn K
Seconded by: Adara
Vote: Pass
Part 6: Old Business
Motion:
Made by:
Vote: Yes- No- Abstention-
Seconded by:
Part 7: New Business
Motion:
Made by:
Seconded by:
(Sent back to the groups for voting in the coming ASC)
Position
LAASC Chair
Current
Trusted
Servant
Travis H
LAASC Vice
Chair
Secretary
Tylor S.
LAASC
Treasurer
LAASC RCM
LAASC Alt. RCM
Tyler K.
Nick L.
(Vacant)
Tim B.
LAASC
Jeremy
Parliamentarian T.
LAASC Scribe
Kelsey E
LAASC Area
Activities Chair
Kim O.
LAASC Area
Activities
Treasurer
P.I. Chair
Josh S.
Literature Chair
Jon T.
Guidelines AdHoc
Jeremy
T.
LAASC H&I
Chair
Drew M.
Joe M.
LAKE AGASSIZ AREA ELECTION SCHEDULE
Contact
Opens for
Nominations Meeting
Information
Nominations
Close for
Elections
(701) 212October
December
3rd Saturday7611
12pm. 1st
Presbyterian,
650 2nd Ave. N
Fargo
(701) 200August
----5406
(218)790January
February
----6425
(701) 730November
January
----1929
June
(218) 443February
April
---3199
(701) 388August
October
----0751
(701) 720July
September ----5218
(701) 318July
September Sunday
0226
5pm Fry’n PanFargo
(701) 214July
September Sunday
0257
5pm Fry’n PanFargo
(701) 219April
June
0604
(218)329March
May
1831
(701) 388--------Friday @7pm
0751
Atomic Coffee in
Fargo
(507)923August
2nd Sunday1467
3:00pm Atomic
Coffee Bdwy
Dwtn Fargo
Date
Elected
2/2013
---2/2013
12/2012
3/2013
10/2012
10/2013
9/2012
9/2012
3/2012
3/2013
10/2012
7/2013
**The Regional Conference Member position is a two year term with the RCM being opened in the even
years and the Alt. in the odd.
LAASC Area Planning Projects for 2014
1. Create Area Website
- Make a website that directly serves the Lake Agassiz Area.
2. Public Relations Lunch
- Schedule a Public lunch event and invite City Officials (political or not) and
Public professionals who deal with addicts regularly (knowingly or unknowingly)
to attend in order to establish NA as an active organization and create more
stable relationships with public officials.
3. Standard Report for Committees
- Have a specific set of criteria for committee chairpersons to address when
reporting on their progress in order to get the information in a more efficient
manner.
4. Group Reports Compiled at Group
- To have the GSR's take a GSR report with them when they leave ASC so
that they may have one to fill out at their next business meeting. They will then
have an accurate account of their groups conscience to report back to the Area
Service Committee, instead of attempting (possibly erroneously) to recall the
concerns or issues addressed at their groups business meeting from memory.
5. Program for "Adopt-A-Group"
- This is a cooperative aid system devised to give assistance to struggling
groups in our area by more secure groups that are flourishing.
6. Service Descriptions
- This is an objective that requires service positions to have more
documented procedural assistance information that would be available to
interested members of the fellowship and committee who may consider taking up
the particular service commitment. This objective's goal is to eliminate the
apprehension to apply and lack of acceptance and commitment to service
positions.
7. Mentorship for Service Positions Beginning at Nomination
- This policy amendment would attempt to generate more committed
trusted servants who are comfortable in their positions due to preparatory skills
and knowledge they have attained through training and mentorship prior to
service position execution.
8. Periodically Rotating ASC Location
- This objective would seek to make attendance at our Service Committee
more accommodating to other member in our area by bringing the meeting to
other various locations.
9. Outreach
- This objective is generally just an attempt to create stronger bonds
between us and the outliers of our area that we currently lack communication
with because participation in recovery and cooperation in service increase the
unity of the fellowship.