[Businessmtg] Disbursement of Excess Funds

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Biz-Pals, 

  

Since the vast majority of our current funds in excess 

have been build up over the past 4-5 years with the clear 

understanding that the funds in excess of $1,301 were 

expected to be donated, I feel that we have been holding 

these funds for far too long. Further, holding them or any 

part of them (excess funds, not our Prudent Reserve) for 

as-yet unapproved and unfunded ideas skirts our responsibility 

to make good on our past errors in not having disbursed excess 

funds in the first place. 

  

We ought to make amends on these errors - that is make good 

on our unpaid debts since we had agreed to make these donations, 

just not exactly where they would go - then move forward, and 

not continue with these errors in place. 

  

~ ASP agreed by Group Conscience  to make these donations. 

~ Members donated knowing excess funds over our P.R. were to be donated. 

~ We know that the OLA is not an option as an alternative to the WSO. 

~ There are no other options appropriate to an Al-Anon Family Group 

  [except perhaps the arbitrary choosing of some Area or LDC which have 

  their own support structures.] 

  

Also, I don't hear a stalemate in opinions which would indicate a lack 

of consensus on these points. I hear from the shares I've received and 

which focus on the topic under discussion that most favor donation 

of excess funds to the WSO. Perhaps an informal poll of the Business Meeting 

members would bring to light whether we are close to consensus on this or how 

far away we may be. Then we'd know whether further discussion and possible voting 

is warranted.  This is a perfectly legitimate request since we are not using 

Robert's Rules, but KBDM (Knowledge Based Decision Making) in our ASP Business 

Meeting. 

  

The unanswered question on the table is: To what entity are our donations of funds 

in excess of our stated Prudent Reserve go? 

  

Hugs to all, 

Jerry 

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