[Businessmtg] ***** TOPIC CHANGE *****

[travelynne2]

I fully support adding a group representative as described below. 
Hugs,
Lynne

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> On Sep 19, 2021, at 11:18 PM, Steve Rankin <steve at serenitysys.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi ASPers,
> OK, the discussion of the changes to the Secretary and Web Master positions
> on the Steering Committee have concluded, and as I mentioned in a separate
> email, we have a consensus on that portion, and that portion only, of the
> Steering Committee's recommendations to update Motion #4.
> Please do not post any further discussion on the Secretary /Web Master
> portion of the Motion #4 update topic.
> We are now going to move on to the discussion of the new service position at
> ASP - the Group Representative.
> For those that are new to ASP and/or the discussions about updating Motion
> #4, it is worth noting that prior to the 2021 World Service Conference, ASP
> like all electronic meetings were officially designated as "meetings" and
> were not accorded the rights of Al-Anon "Groups".  The result was that
> electronic meetings have never had any voice or vote in the world wide
> fellowship of Al-Anon.  
> The Delegates at this year's World Service Conference (WSC) passed two major
> motions that change all of that.  The first motion was to recognize the
> registered Al-Anon electronics meetings as Groups, and the second motion was
> to edit the Al-Anon Service Manual to remove all references to electronic
> meetings as different from face-to-face Groups.
> See: https://al-anon.org/pdf/HighlightsOfWSC2021.pdf
> Administrative details are a works in progress, but the new reality is that
> after over 25 years as a "meeting" without representation, ASP is now an
> Al-Anon Family Group, just like any of our face-to-face home groups, and has
> the right to elect a Group Representative who will represent us to the
> greater fellowship.
> The description of the update for the Group Representative position can be
> found here: https://tinyurl.com/j3557b7s . 
> In response to points made during discussions over the last few months on
> the Group Representative issue, I've done some word smithing to that portion
> of the comparison table.  For the record, the latest version of the
> recommendation is:
> ==============================
> Group Representative
> * The general duties and responsibilities of the Group Representative are
> described in the current version of the Al-Anon Service Manual.
>     * Represents ASP in Virtual Area or other service arm as established by
> the Al-Anon World Service Conference and/or World Service Office.
>     * Attends meetings of the Virtual Area, World Service Office and/or
> other service arms.
>     * Reports to members of ASP regularly via the Business Meeting, and if
> desirable or appropriate to the general membership of ASP via an
> announcement in the recovery meeting.
>     * Is eligible to serve in position(s) beyond Group Representative as
> established by the Al-Anon World Service Conference and/or World Service
> Office.
> * Holds a seat on the ASP Steering Committee with voice and vote.
>     * Reports regularly to the Steering Committee on issues of interest to
> ASP.
>     * Coordinates with Secretary to maintain ASP webpage with information.
>     * May incur reasonable expenses similar to face-to-face Group
> Representatives, which shall become the responsibility of ASP.  The Steering
> Committee shall develop adequate policies regarding the budgeting, reporting
> and reimbursement of Group Representative expenses.  
> ==============================
> 
> Discussion is now open on the changes to Motion #4 to accommodate the new
> service position of Group Representative.
> Hugs,
> Steve 
> 
> 
> 
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