12/4/22 Sunday GSC Meeting
Chair (Scott, subbing in for Adrienne)
Notetaker (Paul S - Los Angeles)
full comments
Attendance: Scott (trustee), Tim S (trustee), Andy, Jeff (trustee), Johanna (trustee), Shmully (OOMG), Paul S. (Los Angeles), Xander (EGGA)
8 total (quorum)
+8 min: reading of october minutes
vote to approve: 5 aye, 2 abstain
+11 min: Incorporation Committee (Johanna)
Going well
+12 min: webmaster report (scott)
Up 18% traffic, but still below where it was in the past - perhaps because of domain change name?
Whatsapp group made regarding Search Engine Optimization - many good things discussed
+14min: Literature Committee Report (scott)
Continues to keep meeting. Pamphlets have been worked on, undergoing a formal approval process. Waiting until all are finished so that they can all undergo the approval process together
“At some point we should consider if we should do it all at once and then give it to the fellowship for approval, or do it in small chunks?”
+16min: Treasurer Report (no treasurer at the moment)
Choosing a new treasurer
Scott has been serving as backup treasurer since the position was formed. He can continue to act as backup treasurer. No work has been done, but he does have access to the materials in case action does need to be taken
+19min: Returning items
TABLED: Guidelines for writing about higher power: This item was approved 8-0 at the September meeting with no requirement to send this out to the groups. The current question is whether or not to revisit that decision.
Moved to next meeting since we don’t have quorum (at this point in the meeting)
+24 min: New Items
Literature publishing decisions regarding copyrighting and format(s) to publish the Handbook. Once GAA International Services is incorporated, GAAIS will handle such details. In the meantime, do we want to discuss and possibly make decisions? Or leave it to GAAIS once it is incorporated?
+45min:
+45 min: Proposal (VOTE) - That we figure out how to publish the handbook under an individual's name until GAAIS is incorporated and copyright can be transferred.
Do we have any volunteers or criteria for who?
Vote: 7 Ayes, 1 abstain (passes)
+57 min: Proposal (VOTE): Proposal: 1. Put an explanation in a preface of why it's copyrighted to an individual and that it will be transferred to GAAIS once incorporated. 2. Ask delegates to distribute it to groups explaining the same.
Vote: 8 ayes (passes)
TASK: Put an explanation in a preface of why it's copyrighted to an individual and that it will be transferred to GAAIS once incorporated. (Jeff)
TASK: Ask delegates to distribute it to groups explaining the same. (Scott)
TABLED: Guidelines for writing about higher power: This item was approved 8-0 at the September meeting with no requirement to send this out to the groups. The current question is whether or not to revisit that decision.
TABLED: Co-chair. Do we want a co-chair position, someone who can (1) sub for the chair, (2) take notes, and (3) possibly rotate into the chair position.
Announcements
Next GSC meeting postponed to 15th Jan, 2023