Standing Items
1. Serenity prayer
2. Establishment of Quorum
3. Approval of August minutes viewtopic.php?t=1070
4. Incorporation Committee
5. Webmaster Report
6. Literature Committee Report
Upcoming Items
7. Election of new GSC Chair and vote of thanks for the current chair who is stepping down.
8. Meeting handbook approval / delayed until September.
9. Motion: To discuss the vote held at the previous meeting (see minutes) regarding the Guidelines for Writing About Higher Power.
10. Motion: To form a Spirituality Committee to explore the language used to express our collective spiritual identity and experience of higher power that is inclusive, expansive and collective. Olivia would be willing to Chair this committee, and Johanna would be willing to Co-Chair.
11. AOB
GSC Agenda and Notes 11 September 2022
Forum rules
* The business of the General Service Conference is discussed. We make decisions by group conscience, guided by higher power. Those elected as a trustee or delegate can vote on all GSC matters. GAAIS staff can vote on issues related to their area.
* Back and forth discussion of different perspectives is appropriate. We strive to be respectful of all.
* Anonymity reminds us to place principles before personalities.
* The business of the General Service Conference is discussed. We make decisions by group conscience, guided by higher power. Those elected as a trustee or delegate can vote on all GSC matters. GAAIS staff can vote on issues related to their area.
* Back and forth discussion of different perspectives is appropriate. We strive to be respectful of all.
* Anonymity reminds us to place principles before personalities.
Re: GSC Agenda and Notes 11 September 2022
Attending: Adrienne, Scott, Olivia, Shmully, Tim, Kev, Xander, James, van Robin, Paul, Jeff, Johanna, Ian
Literature committee: list of projects in spreadsheet shown at gaais.org/litcom
Incorporation committee: Moving ahead again, set to meet Saturday Sep 17
7. Election of new GSC Chair and vote of thanks for the current chair who is stepping down.
Big thanks to Ian for serving as chair!
Adrienne is nominated and accepts. Group votes: 10 ayes, 2 abstains
8. Meeting handbook approval
Motion: GSC approves the latest draft as the official handbook version 1, with many thanks to all the hard work so far, and make it clear within it that we welcome any suggestions of improvements that are handled by the lit comm on an ongoing basis, to be incorporated into future editions.
10 ayes, 2 nays
Chair tables topic until next time to see if we can come to consensus.
Tabled until next time:
9. To discuss the vote held at the previous meeting (see minutes) regarding the Guidelines for Writing About Higher Power.
10. To form a Spirituality Committee to explore the language used to express our collective spiritual identity and experience of higher power that is inclusive, expansive and collective. Olivia would be willing to Chair this committee, and Johanna would be willing to Co-Chair.
Literature committee: list of projects in spreadsheet shown at gaais.org/litcom
Incorporation committee: Moving ahead again, set to meet Saturday Sep 17
7. Election of new GSC Chair and vote of thanks for the current chair who is stepping down.
Big thanks to Ian for serving as chair!
Adrienne is nominated and accepts. Group votes: 10 ayes, 2 abstains
8. Meeting handbook approval
Motion: GSC approves the latest draft as the official handbook version 1, with many thanks to all the hard work so far, and make it clear within it that we welcome any suggestions of improvements that are handled by the lit comm on an ongoing basis, to be incorporated into future editions.
10 ayes, 2 nays
Chair tables topic until next time to see if we can come to consensus.
Tabled until next time:
9. To discuss the vote held at the previous meeting (see minutes) regarding the Guidelines for Writing About Higher Power.
10. To form a Spirituality Committee to explore the language used to express our collective spiritual identity and experience of higher power that is inclusive, expansive and collective. Olivia would be willing to Chair this committee, and Johanna would be willing to Co-Chair.