Monkey Business

Are Ya Ready for A Business Meeting?

It will start at 8:35 p.m. this Friday Night, after our bodacious, normal, supportive, meeting.

Here's the Final Agenda:  

Item 1 


CJV is scheduled facilitator.  Open meeting with Serenity Prayer.  Need a volunteer to be secretary and take notes.  


Item 2
Meeting Structure and Organization:
As a new meeting, our structure has been somewhat informal.  The meeting's founder was carrying out most duties in her particular style.  In the past few months, others have stepped up, lending a new flavor to the meeting.  Currently, our officers are:

1. Meeting Manager (MM)  the person who signs for the keys and serves as the main contact for the church.  We need a backup MM.  JM fills the role currently
2. Meeting Secretary-(MS) group voted at Sept. 16 business meeting to rotate this job.  Facilitators must have three months in ACA and sign up to lead the meeting for a month at a time.
3. Meeting Treasurer:   ideally, we need a backup treasurer as well to allow us to open a meeting checking account.  KL is our current treasurer.
4. Literature Manager:   the LM is responsible for any meeting books and handouts the group owns and provides to members. KD is our literature person.
5. Communications Coordinator:  the CC updates blog, runs business meetings, updates phone lists, contacts newcomers by email, takes newcomer calls because his/her number appears on the ACA WSO website, and if necessary, shares about the meeting in the community.    CJV did most of these jobs electronically, i.e. via the blog, emails, etc.  The next CC can eliminate the blog and do it all by paper.  It's up to the group and the volunteer who fills in when she steps down.
6. Group Rep:  The GR attends the Phoenix Intergroup meetings and reports back to OSH.  So far, we have not had anyone fill this role.  

Action needed:  Fill the next three months secretary lineup, the backup MM, CC and GR positions, and restructure responsibilities as needed.

Item 3:  Utilizing the kitchen for a social "meeting after the meeting."  


A Proposal that I, the treasurer, K L, begin a  minimum of a quarterly "meeting after the meeting" social time, directly after the group convenes that evening.  Emphasis will be on group cohesiveness, relationship growth, and further conversation beyond formal meeting constraints. This may include fun and self expression as we have an opportunity to enjoy recovery with our fellow travelers. We may alternate the "post meeting coordinator" as decided by group conscience in the meeting, per ACA guidelines. Continuation of the post meeting events are contingent on interest of group members. A budgeted amount of $10.00 per event for refreshments/beverages, with a one time additional $5.00 start-up cost to off-set basic supplies, would be needed from our bank. 


Action needed:  take a vote