[Businessmtg] Al-Anon (reply to Beverly)

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Chairing is a key role on any voluntary Management Committee. The Chairperson must ensure that the Management Committee functions properly, that there is full participation during meetings, that all relevant matters are discussed and that effective decisions are made and carried out.



On Jul 29, 2017, at 9:12 PM, Sandie Parkker <sandieparkker at gmail.com> wrote:

>> 
>> Hi everyone.  This is Beverly.  I want to thank each and everyone for
>> attempting to repair/fix/mitigate and get everything back on track.  I
>> understand this so well in my own life outside of program.  I want it done
>> and I want it done now.....not happening.  For me, using program, GOD and
>> time is what works, also finding my part in things.  I will present my part
>> here.
>> 
>> This problem the meeting is having needs to follow the suggested meeting
>> formats to deal with this situation.  This is Alanon.  We need to deal with
>> it the Alanon way.  I mean *no *disrespect to *anyone, *when I say what
>> need to say, truth.
> 
>> That being said I would like to add the following:  keeping it simple:
> 
>>     A). These questions are not part of our current agenda and the chair
>> of the business meeting is failing to do the job responsibly
>> 
>>            by creating it and allowing it to continue.

The agenda can be adjusted at any time during the meeting by the Chairperson.  

Secondly no other discussion was scheduled for the agenda as with the number of open positions the process could have taken the entire month.  As there were no resumes the majority of discussion was on the positions themselves.  Questions were asked and answered.  

The only way one can determine the direction of this meeting is by asking questions.  
> 
> B).    The group needs to reach a group conscience on whether to have a
>> group inventory. The list administrator is not part of the decision or
>> makes up questions.   The is the members of the group's responsibility.
D. The Chair is a full member & participant in the Business Meeting and may post messages just like any other member of the meeting.





>> 
>> C).  We need to have a group conscience in order for us to have an
>> inventory.  The way to do this is for someone to bring it up as an agenda
>> topic in the *next* business meeting.  To have a group conscience. 

Of the replies that I have received which are only from from a small fraction of the subscribed members of the Business Meeting most are in favour of or have sugested having a Group Inventory. ,
> 
> D). The way to do this is it needs to be added to the agenda for the next
>> BM, by a member, other than the LA.  The LA may be *given* requests for
>> topics to be added to the next BM agenda.

The Chair is a full member & participant in the Business Meeting and may post messages just like any other member of the meeting. 
>> 
>> E).    Then in the next BM, the group gets to decide the HOW to do the
>> inventory, by a group conscience.  There are several ways to do this
>> located in the guideline.
Every member in this group is welcome to make suggestions on how to carry out a Group Inventory. However it is up to the Cbairperson go decide how the inventory Would be carried out. 
>> 
>> F).   According to the Alanon program principles which were adapted for
>> this online group meeting I would like to say the following about the two
>> initial inflammatory posts both J and S made about St. in the beginning of
>> this business meeting.
>> These posts were very distracting and created a lot of dissension among
>> members.    They detracted from our primary spiritual aim of unity.
>> 
>> I would like to formally report these two people and their posts to the
>> steering committee, where it needs to be handled.   And if it can't be
>> resolved there, then an outside Alanon source, World Service Organization,
>> may need to be notified to bring in assistance.

Questions were asked as to why there are so many open positions and the were answered.  I have not seen any inflammatory remarks. I apologize if my remarks were construed as inflamatory. 

Al-Anon World Service Office will say "Talk to each other, reason things out." 
> 
> Thank you for letting me share.
> Peace
> 
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