Join us – Meetings daily from 7pm-2am PT. 

Rules per GC and general guidelines to keep meeting on track:

  • 2-minute time limits
  • Each member may share a second time only after everyone who wants to share has shared a first time.
  • Please keep discussion pertaining to the topic at hand.
  • Motions to Amend/Vote/Table a proposal are encouraged to keep the meeting going.
    1. Elle:  Taking notes
    2. Jennifer A:  Timekeeper

New Business

  • Treasurer’s Report – by Al G. – Approved
    • $10,044.75 checking account
    • Total: $10,044.75
  • Outreach Committee Presentation (allotted time 30 minutes) – by Sam T.
    • Announcement in Script:  PASSED
        • Request Link Creation – @Steve K
          • FAQ page – Created and Send to @ Steve K to Publish
    •  Budget:  PASSED
      • Outreach Committee is allotted 25% of our disposable funds and its budget is replenished quarterly – every 3 months.  That would equal ~$2,500 today, for this deposit.  Check account.
      • Access to GUTS prepaid card:  PASSED
        • Members with access:
          • Treasurer:
            • Al G.
          • 2 People on Outreach Committee (ORC):
            • Sam T
            • Edward
      • Prepaid debit card:  $2,500 PASSED
        • Search for a company to utilize for prepaid cards
      • Utilizing Google Sheets:  For bookkeeping – i.e., to keep track of members receiving literature/coins, expenses and receipts for Treasurer.  Expensify can track expenditures.  – PASSED
    • Books/Coins
      • Coins:  Package PASSED
        • 30/60/90 / 6 months / 9 months / 18 months / Anniversaries
          • Coin price @ $8.50 per coin
        • 24 Hour Virtual Coins – PASSED
      • Literature:  Package PASSED
        • Big Book/12&12
          • Book price @ $24.85 per book
  • Elections – by Al G./Steve K.
    • Steering Committee (2 positions):
      • Chazzy  – Voted In
      • Elle – Voted in
    • Scheduler:
      • Mona
    • Scheduler Assistant:
      • Sally
    • 12 Traditions/12 Steps meetings:
      • Mary Mc
    • Training team member (2 open positions):
      • Del – Voted in
      • Mark P. – Voted in
    • Outreach Committee Member:
      • Danielle A.
    • Women With GUTS Co-Chair (2 positions):
      • Donna
      • Jocelyne (Jocelyne voted back into service and added as co-chair)
  • Select Person to do Group inventory – Thom B PASSED 
    • Follow up with Sally

Tabled for Next Meeting

  • Business Meeting Chair/Business Meeting Co-Chair/Steering Committee Co-Chair
  • Discussion around the need for a scheduling software – Does the group wish to allocate funds to this cause?
    • Topic Tabled
  • Outreach Committee Leftover Topics:
    • H&I? – Tabled
    • Free Literature? Or at a discount?  Or on a case-by-case basis?  – Tabled
    • Shipping logistics – Tabled
      • Shipping Address needed and Phone number
        • UPS: PO BOX?
        • Members will need to provide basic info, including address to mail to.
      • International Shipping? – Tabled

Old Business:  From August Meeting

  • Request for speaker meeting- 6 requests so far – Day/Time/Chairperson
  • Outreach Chip Meeting
  • Potential Men’s meeting TBD
  • Request for funds to be allocated for an AA get together
  • Proposal to write a specific, GC approved script to be used when chat gets unruly.
  • Strikes against service members. Proposal to either
    • Abandon strikes all together.
    • Leave it to the group to issue strikes on a case-by-case basis.
    • If we have decided on this already, it isn’t in writing anywhere. Proposal to put it in writing on the website to guide future Steering Committee’s, and to prevent future attempts to enforce Group Conscience, as it has been done in the past.
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