Business Meeting Short Format

Chair Opens the meeting with the ‘We’ Version of the Serenity Prayer (or prayer of choice)

Volunteer reads the Business Preamble

Find a secretary if one is not committed

Roll Call 

Previous Minutes 

  • Read by person who took them or current Recording Secretary or Chair or a Volunteer 
  • Q&A 
  • Motion to approved as read or as amended 

Call for New Agenda Items (for future discussion) 

Reports 

  • Treasurer  (if needed)
    • Report 
    • Q&A 
    • Motion to Approve Report 
  • GSR (group services representative) 
    • Report 
    • Q&A 

Elections – Fill Vacant Positions, as needed (no need to vote if volunteers meet position requirements). See long form for more info.

  • Chair – 6 month term length, experience in business meetings and worked Step 5 is preferred 
  • Recording Secretary – no term length, no qualifications (emails completed minutes)

Old business 

New Business 

Motion to Close – Chair Closes the meeting with the ‘We’ Version of the Serenity Prayer (or prayer of choice)

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