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ASP Business Meeting <\/strong><\/h1>\n

What is it and what is the format?<\/strong><\/h1>\n

NOTE: This page is an unofficial description of our Business Meeting format and\"\" procedures written by a past List Administrator. To avoid confusion, some portions have been edited to comply with current group consciences and practices of ASP. Please understand that this page does not define or create policy\/procedures. It is merely intended to provide our members with another opportunity to understand how our Business Meeting functions. Steve R., Founder of ASP<\/em><\/p>\n

The Business Meeting is where all routine business issues are discussed and group consciences taken at the A Serenity Place online Al-Anon meeting.<\/p>\n

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  1. The Chairperson will announce in the recovery meeting one week before the beginning of the next Business Meeting, that the Business Meeting\u00a0 will be starting in one week and give a start date.\u00a0 All members who wish to\u00a0participate in that discussion will need to join the Business Meeting prior to that date.<\/li>\n
  2. Any member of ASP may attend the Business Meeting.<\/li>\n
  3. Once the discussion starts the Business Meeting will close and only those subscribed will be able to participate in the discussions and vote on the topic at hand.<\/li>\n
  4. The Business Meeting meets starting the 1st\u00a0<\/sup>of every other month, starting in January.\u00a0\u00a0 This gives each member, including your trusted servant\u2019s time off to tend to the rest of their lives.<\/li>\n
  5. The Business Meeting is led by the Chairperson (either the ASP Secretary or ASP List Administrator,\u00a0 depending upon availability).<\/li>\n
  6. The Steering Committee determines the agenda of the Business Meeting from items submitted by members in\u00a0attendance at the Business Meeting.<\/li>\n
  7. The Business Meeting discusses one and only one topic at a time.\u00a0 It is the duty of the Chairperson to keep the meeting participants focused on the topic at hand.<\/li>\n
  8. The Business Meeting is using the KBDM process on a trial basis.\u00a0 If this process doesn\u2019t appear to be working properly, the Chairperson may switch the Business Meeting to the traditional style based loosely on Roberts Rules of Order.\n