The Unity of Alcoholics Anonymous is the most cherished quality our Society has ... We stay whole, or A.A. dies.

*Reprinted from Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, p. 129 

with permission of A.A. World Services Inc.

DISTRICT 16 NEWS

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The Missouri State Convention Committee is wanting to incorporate to obtain not for profit business status in the state. The information for their plan follows:

STATE CONVENTION CORPORATION PROPOSAL

 

To facilitate the smooth operation of the Missouri State AA Convention, the State Convention Committee would do the following:

1. The Committee itself would not change its function, composition, election procedures
or anything else to which the Areas are accustomed.

2. The Committee would create a Missouri Nonprofit Corporation which would be
responsible to the Committee. For purposes of this proposal, let’s call it "Missouri State
Convention Committee". Incidentally, this name is available for use.

3. Directors for the Corporation would be selected from members of the State Convention
Committee who were rotating off the State Convention Committee. Each year, one of the
Committee members would rotate from the Committee to the Corporation.

4. State Convention Committee, Inc. would have a three person Board of Directors to be
selected by the State Convention Committee. Each director would serve for three years and
each Director’s term would be staggered so that, in any one year, one director would be
elected. The two Areas would alternate having a majority of the directors so that, in any
particular year, two directors would be from one Area and one from the other. The next year
the reverse would occur. For example, in year one, two directors would be from the Western
Area and one from the Eastern. The next year’s director would come from the Eastern area and
during year two, two directors would be from the Eastern Area and one from the Western. To
implement this, the initial directors must be elected for a three year, two year and one year
term.

5. State Convention Committee, Inc. would have a President, Vice President and Secretary
Treasurer. These could be, but need not be, Directors. They would be elected by the Board of
Directors.

6. State Convention Committee, Inc. would obtain a taxpayer ID number, seek to qualify as

a 501(c)(3) organization and, after qualification, obtain an exemption certificate for Missouri Sales Tax purposes.

 

7. The function of the Corporation would be to perform whatever functions deemed

necessary by the Committee which would include contracting with the hotel, filing tax returns, obtaining insurance or whatever other tasks require a legal entity.

 

 

MISSOURI STATE CONVENTION

Reasons for Legal Status

9/07/09 Presented by Ed M. / John E., MO State Convention members of the ad hoc committee on Legal Status

 

1. To operate within the laws of the State of Missouri

2. Obtain a Non-Profit status designation as a legal entity in MO.

3. To allow us to make filings of our income statements as a legal entity
as now required by the amount of our operating income

4. Obtain a valid tax ID number for the Committee to use in contracts and
purchasing and payment of bills.

5. To optimize purchases by taking advantage of tax exempt status - Thus
foregoing state, sales and federal taxes on our purchases

6. To be able to purchase liability insurance under this new entity

a. To cover the liability actions of the committee and its signees.

b. To indemnify the hotels and other entities requiring insurance
coverage to make valid contracts.

c. To cover Areas 38 and 39 in their liability risks both physical and
financial in the operation of convention business.

7. Make contracts in the name of the legal entity not in the name of the
individual A.A. Members who hold the position of Chairman and
Treasurer, freeing them of this legal entanglement.

8. This will allow us to open bank accounts that stay constant, not expiring
at the end of a Treasurers term of office under an ongoing EIN number.

9. This structure will allow us the opportunity to have an oversight board
to assist in contract negotiations and long range planning of the entire
convention. This would also allow a structure for orienting members as
they rotate on and off of the committee; and also onto the board.

A.A. Program Reasons for Seeking Independent Status

 

1. To operate within the directives and guidelines of the A.A. Traditions,
Specifically Tradition Six