[Businessmtg] Elected position discussion

[Lynne]

Hi everyone,

I appreciate all of the discussion and ideas so far!! I wanted to summarize what I have heard to this point and offer some questions that we could discuss further. This is only the first of 3 business meetings that we will be discussing this issue, so we have time to delve into this. 

1. There is support for reducing the previous ASP service for elected trusted servants from 1 year to 6 months, although some would prefer the List Admin, Secretary or Treasurer to still have 1 year prior ASP service. 

***Question for further discussion: Why would people be in favor of 1 year Vs 6 months for specific positions? 


2. There is support for including other Al anon service as part of the service requirement in addition to or in lieu of time at ASP (multiple combinations have been suggested). 

***Question for further discussion: Why was prior Al anon service not originally part of the requirements for ASP elected trusted servants? What are the pros and cons of this? 


3. There is a suggestion to count participation in the business meeting toward the ASP service requirement for elected trusted servants. 

***Question for discussion: Has this been considered previously? What are the pros and cons of this? 


4. There is concern that the 3 year commitment for elected trusted servants is too long and could put off prospective people who might otherwise apply. 

***Question for further discussion: What is the reason for the 3 year commitment and what are the pros and cons of lowering this? 


5. There is a suggestion to lower the ASP participation requirements for the appointed positions to allow a possible faster path to service as an elected trusted servant. 

***Question for further discussion: I think there might be conflicting guidelines for this between 1 year and 6 months. Could someone who has been here for a long time offer some clarity?  

Please let me know if I left something out. 
Hugs,
Lynne

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