Motion 4

The ASP Service Structure

Adopted by unanimous group conscience on Feb 24, 2006

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 as 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
          • 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)

Updated April 24, 2023 4:30 PM EDT (formatting only).