District Sixteen Minutes

Introductions: Todd T., DCM; Lois P., Corrections Co-Chair; Doug M., Alternate DCM; Vern F., Vision 4 U GSR; Tom H., Archives; Doug C., Secretary; Steve S., Vision 4 U member; Sue M., Center Group GSR; Missy J., Literature Chair; Denise B., Treasurer; Jenny S., Cooperation with the Professional Community Chair.

Encourage district members to attend Area service events (passes Area service calendar). The next Area service event is the Area Committee meetings on Saturday, May 12th.

Delegate's Workshop - We discussed the 4th edition of the Big Book, new pamphlets, the role and function of our International Convention, and other issues.

The DCM will attend District 3's next district meeting to discuss a possible joint workshop.

Sent copies of our new District Meeting Schedule to Minneapolis and St. Paul Intergroups. Both received it.

Decision - Treasurer will place an order to print 400 District Meeting Schedules.

Minutes for 3-15-01 approved.

Address Change for Dennis B.:
901 7th Street
Farmington, MN 55024
651-460-3506

The DCM has been paid the balance owed him.

New checks have been printed without the name "Alcoholics Anonymous" printed on the checks.

The treasurer has expense report forms to submit expenses for reimbursement.

The District is paying for 4 Grapevine subscriptions that are coming due - for the Faribault and Northfield Public Libraries and high schools. The District supports continuing to pay for these subscriptions. The DCM will contact our District Grapevine Chair to see if he can ask the Area Grapevine Chair about 1/2 price Grapevine subscriptions available through the Area.

The treasurer has given Seventh Tradition presentations to four of the Districts seven groups listed in the meeting directory.

The group voted to take the Women's Jail Annex meeting for July - September.

One of the group's check donations to the District is missing.

Sponsorship pamphlet - the group voted to delete the part about having 2 sponsors, and delete the part about not taking the sponsee's inventory unless asked.

The group voted to donate an extra $100 to the District to help cover the cost of sending the DCM to the West Central Regional Service Conference.

The group will be holding a group inventory on Tuesday, April 24th at 7pm.

The group will have a speaker meeting on Tuesday, May 8th.

Attendance is up. We've begun planning our annual Gratitude Picnic.

Sponsorship pamphlet - the group voted to delete the part about having 2 sponsors, and keep the part about not taking the sponsee's inventory unless asked.

The group voted to make an extra donation to the District.

Attendance is down to around 15, from 20-25.

(passes proposed Jail Annex meeting format) Our suggestion is to delete "study from the Doctor's Opinion and the first 4 chapters of the Big Book" and replace it with "study from the Big Book". District agreed to accept this change to the Jail Annex meeting format.

Jail Annex meeting, July - September: Center Group will cover the women's meeting, Vision 4 U will cover the men's meeting.

Lois P., Corrections Co-Chair, will ask Mike L. is he could come to the next District meeting to discuss how the weekly Prison meeting could be made available to District 16 members.

The chair is reviewing the CPC workbook and materials sent from our Delegate.

Report from the Delegate's Workshop: Our Area Literature Committee agreed to support the current process for reviewing the proposed story changes for the 4th edition of the Big Book - let our trusted servants do their job, the proposed changes don't need to be brought before the entire General Service Conference for approval. Our committee would like to leave the existing prefaces from the 3rd edition, while adding a new preface for the 4th edition. We also want to add the short form of the 12 Concepts and GSO's web address to the 4th edition.

Decision - District Unity Picnic scheduled for Sunday, July 29th, 2001. The groups are asked to suggest a topic for the speakers.

Suggestion - that the District combine with another nearby district to hear the Delegate's report.

CPC and PI chairs will discuss picking a date for a PI/CPC luncheon in September.

The DCM will attend District 3's next district meeting - they will try to pick a date and topics for the proposed workshop to be held with District 3. AA pamphlets give ideas for possible topics.

Decision - the District would like our District Meeting Schedule posted on District 16's page of the Area web site.

The alternate DCM will find out which Area servants would like to receive a copy of our District meeting minutes.