The ASP Service Structure

Business Meeting

• Open to all members of ASP
• The Group Conscience of ASP on issues not specifically delegated to the Steering Committee
  • Establish general meeting policies by substantial unanimity of subscribed membership of Business Committee
  • Changes to ASP core policies require 2/3 majority of subscribed membership of Business Committee
  • Secretary may impose 2/3 majority requirement on any significant or controversial issue
• Meets via a mailing list separate from the ASP recovery meeting mailing list
• Elects the members of Business Meeting to the Steering Committee
• Trusted Servants of the Business Meeting
  • Secretary
    • Chairs the Business Meeting
    • Records Group Consciences of the Business Meeting
  • Treasurer
    • Administers the 7th Tradition at ASP by Passing the Basket monthly
      • Accepts donations from ASP members
      • Deposits funds received in a bank account
      • Disburses funds as necessary to pay ASP financial obligations
      • Reports monthly to Steering Committee and Business Committee
  • OLA-IS Rep
    • ASP representative to OLA-IS (Online Intergroup)
    • Reports monthly to Business Meeting

Steering Committee

• Responsibilities
  • Contract with necessary service providers
    • Domain name registration
    • Mailing List hosting
    • Web Site hosting
  • Administer all technical affairs of ASP
  • Implementation of ASP policy & practices
  • May make autonomous decisions when needed
  • Report to Business Meeting monthly
    • Suggested changes to policy & practices
    • Generalized report of actions taken
• Members elected by the Business Meeting   [3-year term; Panel refers to year elected to office]
  • List Administrator  [Panel A]
    • The primary leadership position of ASP
    • Chairs the Steering Committee
      • Primary spokesperson for the Steering Committee
      • Deals directly with members of ASP regarding ASP policy & practices
      • Makes autonomous decisions regarding ASP affairs, when needed
      • Keep others on Steering Committee thoroughly informed of all communication involving or representing the Steering Committee
    • Responsible for technical administration of the ASP mailing list
    • Meeting Contact
      • Primary contact person with WSO
      • Online meetings are not "Groups" and therefore do not have GRs
    • Serves for three years
  • Secretary  [Panel B]
    • Chairs the Business Meeting
    • Responsible for the Daily Chairpersons in the ASP meeting
      • Appoints Daily Chairpersons to 6 month position
      • Instructs/trains Daily Chairpersons
    • Alternate List Administrator #1
  • Greeter Chairperson  [Panel C]
    • Chairs the Greeter Committee
      • Appoints Greeters
      • Instructs/trains Greeters
      • Oversees greeting process
    • Alternate List Administrator #2
  • Web Master  [Panel C]
    • Maintains ASP web sites
      • Primary ASP web site open to the public
        • Source of information about ASP for non-members
        • Primary gateway for joining ASP
      • Secondary ASP web site for ASP members only
        • Source of administrative and business information to ASP members
      • Mailing list server site
        • Subscription status access for ASP members
        • Archive access for members
    • Alternate List Administrator #3
  • Treasurer  [Panel A]
    • Administers the 7th Tradition at ASP by Passing the Basket monthly
      • Accepts donations from ASP members
      • Deposits funds received in a bank account
      • Disburses funds as necessary to pay ASP financial obligations
      • Reports monthly to Steering Committee and Business Committee
  • OLA-IS Rep  [Panel B]
    • ASP representative to OLA-IS (Online Intergroup)

    ..."Members of AA who are members of Al-Anon are not eligible to serve in positions that could lead to the development of Al-Anon policies, as well as those positions which represent an Al-Anon meeting to the greater Al-Anon fellowship, or those positions that are directly responsible for the Al-Anon message carried to the outside world.  In applying this long-standing Al-Anon policy to the ASP online meeting, it has been determined that members of AA who are also members of ASP are not eligible to serve as Officers of ASP or on the ASP Steering Committee. "