GSA Phone Bridge Intergroup Special Voting Meeting Agenda
September 8, 2019
5-6pm EST
712-432-5229; 4320188#

“This we owe to GSA’s future; to place our common welfare first, to keep our Fellowship united. For on GSA unity depend our lives, and the lives of those to come.”

Meeting will be held on September 8, 2019; 5-6pm EST on the Phone Number and Pin above.

Open with the Unity Pledge, Serenity Prayer and reading of the 12 Traditions.

In Attendance:            ____ GSRs

                                       ____PBIG Trustees and Officers

ONLY BUSINESS: Vote on the following WSC Motions

2019 GSA WSC Amended Motions

1. BOT/GSC1. The Board of Trustees moves that GreySheeters Anonymous World Service publish a Clarification of GreySheet Abstinence The pamphlet will be written by the GreySheet Committee.
2. BOT/GSC2. The Board of Trustees moves that GreySheeters Anonymous World Service publish a Guideline for Sponsors The Guideline for Sponsors pamphlet will be based on the Clarification of GreySheet Abstinence. Content will be written by the GreySheet Committee.

NOW: BOT/GSC1. The Board of Trustees moves that GreySheeters Anonymous World Service publish a report on  the Clarification of GreySheet Abstinence pamphlet. The pamphlet will be written by the GreySheet Committee.

3. The Archives Committee moves that GreySheeters Anonymous World Service approve the Guide to Local Archiving document (Attachment 1).
4. The Archives Committee moves that GreySheeters Anonymous World Service approve the updated Oral History document (Attachment 2).
5. CC/WSSC1. The Website Subcommittee (of the Communications Committee) moves that GreySheeters Anonymous World Service hire a professional to create a basic GreySheeters Anonymous World Service Style Guide and a basic set of templates based on the Style Guide.

CC1. The Communication Committee moves that GSAWS establish a stand-alone Website Committee as a committee of the WSC composed of elected delegates to the WSC with support from volunteers. The new Website Committee would be composed of the members of existing Website Subcommittee of the Communication Committee, additional delegates willing to serve, and GSA members willing to serve as non-voting volunteers. The Communication Committee has consulted with the Structure Committee which concurs with this recommendation.

6. The Conference Committee moves that GreySheeters Anonymous World Service Conference adopt the GreySheeters Anonymous World Service Conference Charter (Attachment 1) and make it effective for the World Service Conference 2020 starting immediately after World Service Conference 2019 closes.

ConC1. The Conference Committee moves that GreySheeters Anonymous World Service Conference has the Structure Committee review and work on the GreySheeters Anonymous World Service Conference Charter (Attachment 1) and make it effective for the World Service Conference 2020 starting immediately after World Service Conference 2019 closes.

7. The Conference Committee moves that World Service Conference 2020 be held September 18-20, 2020 at the Cenacle Retreat Center in Chicago.

ConC2. The Conference Committee moves that WSC be held in 2020. Possible dates: October 16-18, 202, October 23-25, 2020, October 31-November 2, 2020.

ConC3. The Conference Committee moves that the next WSC be held at the Cenacle Retreat Center in Chicago.

8. The Conference Committee moves that the document entitled The Process for Reading, Amending, and Approving Draft Minutes for 2019 and Subsequent World Service Conferences of GreySheeters Anonymous be adopted as the official process for approving the World Service Conference minutes. (Attachment 2)
9. The Finance Committee moves that GreySheeters Anonymous World Services schedule future World Service Conferences no sooner than one year in advance of when the fellowship holds in reserve the cost of the conference, minus one year’s worth of additional contributions.
10. The Finance Committee moves that GreySheeters Anonymous World Services revise the individual yearly contribution limit to no more than 10% of our total operating budget (cap would currently be $2,000), and estate contributions to a single contribution of $5,000 received only from a GreySheeter.
11. The Finance Committee moves that GreySheeters Anonymous World Services adopt the following policy and procedures to assure fellowship notification of financial decisions before spending the fellowship’s money [to increase direct accountability to the fellowship]: Any adjustments greater than $1,000 to any previously approved [single] budget category [OR multiple adjustments totaling more than 25% of the total budget] would be presented to the fellowship to vote on.
12. The Finance Committee moves that GreySheeters Anonymous World Services approve the development of Financial Policies and Procedures in conjunction with the Structure Committee as part of a developing service manual.
13. The Literature Committee moves that GreySheeters Anonymous World Service approve the concept of a new long-form piece of literature similar to Alcoholics Anonymous’ “Living Sober.” The current working title is “Living Abstinent.” Living Abstinent.
14. The Literature Committee moves that GreySheeters Anonymous World Service approve a change to the Conference Approved Literature process to define long-form literature as any literature that is 2000 words or more and short-form literature as any literature of less than 2000 words. See Attach 2 CAL Process with recommended changes.
15. The Literature Committee moves the GreySheeters Anonymous World Service approve the concept of new long-form literature similar to Alcoholics Anonymous’ “Daily Reflections.” One Meal at a Time in GreySheeters Anonymous.
16. The Structure Committee moves GreySheeters Anonymous World Service ‘adds a tagline’ to the wording GreySheeters Anonymous. We recommend “Can’t Stop Eating?” as a permanent tagline.
17. Service Manual: Inverted Triangle update (revision)
18. SM, Add the Phone Bridge Intergroup when defining an Intergroup.
19. SM, World Service Attendance
20. [The Structure Committee moves that GreySheeters Anonymous World Service approve the 12 Concepts of GSA as adapted with permission from Alcoholics Anonymous.

SC/NSC1: The Nominating Subcommittee (of the Structure Committee) moves that GreySheeters Anonymous World Service establish a stand-alone Nominating Committee, i.e., one that is not a subcommittee of any other World Service Conference committee.

SC/NCS2: The Nominating Subcommittee (of the Structure Committee) moves that GreyySheeters Anonymous World Service adopt the following method of nominating candidates for the Board of Trustees of GreySheeters Anonymous World Service including its officer positions.

SC/NSC3: The Nominating Subcommittee (of the Structure Committee) moves that GreySheeters Anonymous World Service nominate the following qualified candidates for election to the Board of Trustees for the rotating class and officer positions listed.

Expires in 2022:

President:                Grainne M. TX

Vice President:         Laura D. CT

Treasurer:               Joyce S. KS

Secretary:                Sandie M. CA

Expires in 2021:

Asst Treasurer:         Joey M NYC

Asst Secretary:         Lee T NY

Trustee:                  Habby B. Iceland

Expires in 2020:

Trustee:                  Ofer, Israel

Trustee:                  Sara S. France

Class B Non CE:        Alan S. CA/AA, NYC

 

Close with the Responsibility Pledge & the “We” version of the Serenity Prayer.

“I am responsible…when anyone, anywhere, reaches out for help I want the hand of GSA always to be there. And for that – I am responsible.”