Proposed by Maelle and Jim R
Issue:
We move that the SMR Business Meeting be held on the 15th of each month, after the regular meeting in the main room.
Background:
When the “Strengthening My Recovery”-Mtg. began conducting its group business, we held the Business Meetings on Mondays. At that time, with most of the world being in Covid lock down, that was acceptable since almost everyone was staying home.
With people starting to return to regular work and school times, members noted they could no longer attend. Thinking that a weekend day might provide greater attendance, the Business Meeting was moved to Sundays. However, attendance was not noticeably improved.
By fixing the SMR Business Meeting to a set day of the month group business will be conducted on different days of the week throughout the year.
Here is a sampling of Business Meeting days, if the practice were in place today:
Wednesday, Oct. 15th
Saturday, Nov. 15th
Monday, Dec. 15th
Sunday, Jan. 15th
With this type of schedule more members might have the opportunity to attend.
Comments will be open until October 17th
7 thoughts on “Motion 25-7: Conduct Business on the 15th of the Month”
Genius
Current pattern is good.
It’s easier to remember 3rd Sunday of week than 15th
Maybe we could do the business meeting in place of the regular meeting. This would allow for more people to attend. .
The same date and time of the month makes sense.
We could update the announcement (website, etc), host reading to include this and, as part of the reading every day.
For example:
group conscience voted to have our business meeting once a month on the 15th. Our business meeting is in place of our 7:30am meeting.
We have done this in order to allow more members to participate with decisions / practices, needs of the group, and to allow adherence to Tradition 2.
There will be no regularly scheduled SMR meeting on the 15th of the month. All are welcome.
Give it a couple months to begin, so people are aware and can plan accordingly.
Push back might be, “we can’t not have a meeting,”. I would ask: what is the purpose of the group? Do we want more members involved in helping mold the group, or just a few? Are we following Tradition? How will having more members involved serve the group, ACA as a whole, and how will it help our own healing?
As group we offer daily meetings. People would know in advance, Members would not have to take more time out of their day or miss events, work, etc.
Food for thought.
Does this proposal mean that the after-meeting would be cancelled on those dates, as it is stated, “after the regular meeting in the main room”?
Does the main room mean the same meeting room used for all meetings vs. a breakout room specifically designated for a business meeting?
I read the motions bottom-up and just saw the answer to my question in 25-8.
Apologies.
Is there a problem with the business meeting being on Sundays? I have concerns about conducting business on (what is for most people) a workday. If Sunday is a concern because of church, it could be on Saturdays.
I like this suggestion.