[BWNA] Re: [BWNA-Board] Proposal for BWNA

[Rob Vaughn]

Dennis makes an excellent point, but I can assure you that I have checked with
and discussed the minutes issue, and any NA can decide what form to use, and
should the Board decide that "minutes shall be put in writing and made
available to the public" on paper/pen as we have for years, then we are in
complete compliance, and have no requirements under law to do anything MORE
than just that.

Note that saying that other means of recording minutes MAY be allowed does not
mean that they ARE mandatory, rather instead they are optional, and as such,
do not need to be used, or in this case, can be limited or restricted.

I hope everyone can see how these diffrerences, although seemingly minor, make
a huge difference in this issue and the proposal that is being put in front of
the board.

Thanks again to Jim and Dennis for the information and feedback!

Cheers, Rob

>For the sake of full disclosure before any vote is taken, the Standards boo=
>klet that Jim provides a link to below may give him a leg to stand on to co=
>ntinue his recording activities.  In the section of the booklet that descri=
>bes open meetings, on page 44 it says that "minutes shall be put in writing=
> and made available to the public."  Earlier in this section, the booklet d=
>efines "writing" as "any means of recording information, electronic or non-=
>electronic."  Although I think that we should go ahead with a discussion of=
> Albert's proposed amendment and my alternate amendment, I think we need to=
> take the above information into consideration.
>
>Thanks,
>Dennis