Show Me Group Conscious Meeting Minutes
Tuesday April 9, 2024 - 7:15 PM
In-Person / Zoom (620-218-0121, pw: showme)
OPENING:
Called to order by the Chair: Justin W. @ 7:16pm.
Opened the meeting with the Serenity Prayer.
Read from The AA Group Pamphlet pg.28
Trusted Servants Roll Call – 10 of 13 Primary / 7 of 9 Alternate
REPORTS OF TRUSTED SERVANTS
● GSR - Christy D. reported the following:
o Christy attended the Area Assembly in The Colony
▪ She participated in the Grapevine committee.
▪ We sent the Area Delegate to New York well-informed.
o There is a District Meeting coming up this weekend.
● Secretary – Rob G. reported the following:
o The additional online method for submitting motions/topics is in place, and flyers with QR codes are posted in multiple locations in the group.
▪ Thank you that members are using this, and it is making it easier for the flow of topics into our meetings.
o Motion to approve the minutes of the March GC meeting made by Meranda and seconded by Bill.
● Treasurer – Bill H. reported the following:
o Contributions exceeded expenses in March by a little over $1245.
▪ Quarterly contributions were made to the service organizations, with the exclusion of GSO which is being retained in a reserve within our checking until at some future date when we agree to release back to GSO. See the posted report for details.
o Motion to approve the Treasurer’s Report made by Lane and seconded by Christy.
● Quartermaster – Susie H. reported the following:
o All is well.
● Building Maintenance – Lane B. reported the following:
o Nothing to report.
o Somebody made an inquiry about an issue with the front door. Upon investigation it is unclear what that issue may be. Please come forward or let Lane know if you are the one that noted the issue anonymously. Thanks!
● Literature – Dee T. was absent but pre-submitted her report to the secretary as follows:
o Literature continues to be restocked on the shelves.
o If anyone knows of anything else we need, please let me know.
● Treatment – Nigel M. reported the following:
o The meetings are going very well.
o We are getting a good response with people coming to Show Me when they are out of treatment.
o We have a lot of members participating.
● Corrections – no trusted servant to report
● Events Coordinator - Brandi B. reported the following:
o Nothing to report.
● Grapevine - Amanda S. reported the following:
o Nothing to report.
● Public Information (PI/CPC) – Steve A. reported the following:
o Nothing to report.
● Intergroup – Michele R. reported the following:
o They had the Chili Cookoff - it was awesome.
o 77th State Convention is coming up June 21-23rd in Dallas.
o Intergroup’s site has a lot of information about upcoming events around the area.
o More information can be found at https://www.aadallas.org
● Webservant – Chris J. reported the following:
o Nothing new to report.
OLD BUSINESS
A. Elections – most primary positions have been filled, but there are a lot of alternate positions still open. The results sheet is posted on the bulletin board.
a. One open position was filled.
i. Aaron B. nominated for Alt. GSR by Christy D. and seconded by Bill H.
Position Term Sobriety Requirement Name Years Sober Ayes Nays
Alt. GSR 2 years 2 years Aaron B. 21 28 0
B. Committee on Trusted Servant Position Duties and Responsibilities.
a. Christy D - Will be meeting this coming weekend.
C. Open Doors Motion - Micheal J.
Steve A reported that they are still working on this and are not yet ready to bring it back from the table. The motion remains tabled in the clarification stage until the next GC meeting
NEW BUSINESS
Motion - Meetings to be autonomous - Michele R.
There were several members that asked for clarifications.
Three different members requested Michele to withdraw the motion, and she did not withdraw.
Rob G suggested the following adjustment/amendment to the motion wording and Michele agreed and adopted the amendment.
i. We will form an Autonomous Meeting Committee to research and propose potential structure and a detailed report.
At this point, clarification was closed and we moved to discussion.
During discussion, there was a motion to extend the meeting by 15 minutes which was approved 16 Ayes to 3 Nays.
After some short discussion there was a call to question. Rob re-read the motion as proposed (see A.c.i above) and a vote was taken.
i. Ayes => 7. Nays => 14.
A member spoke from the minority opinion, but there was no motion by the majority to reconsider.
Motion failed.
Discussion Topic - Issue with street person. - (multiple reporters and kept anonymous)
We have a person that is using our facilities to cook, eats snacks that others are bringing for the group, panhandles, asks for rides (even to go buy beer). He is disrupting the meetings and is creating conditions that cause members to feel unsafe. He has been spoken to multiple times by members about this, and it has continued anyway. This is also creating an issue with how Show Me could be perceived because of his behavior around the building and potential negative impact on businesses.
After some discussion, it was agreed that if this happens we should be asking them to leave, and are encouraged to call the police if any issues arise. After we call the police more than once, we can issue a no-trespass order as well.
The following New Business items were not addressed, and will be on the New Business for the next GC in May.
Motion - Update the meeting formats - Susie H.
i. Updated meeting formats for Open Hybrid, Open Speaker Hybrid, Newcomer, and Closed meetings are posted on the bulletin board and handouts will be available. These changes are similar in nature to the previous changes for the Open Hybrid that was approved in the March GC meeting.
Discussion Topic - Move Newcomer meeting to 6pm on Sunday - Shannon F.
Discussion Topic - Acquire a water pitcher with a carbon filter so that group members can serve themselves tap water. Filter to be replaced every 3 months by the quartermaster. Yearly expense of under $30 and a one-time purchase of under $50 for the filters and pitcher, respectively. (author/sponsor unknown)
i. This may fall under an existing position budget such as quartermaster or maintenance.
Discussion Topic - There is work remaining to be done to the marker board on the section with Trusted Servants, etc. We need to follow up on ETA for completion of this item.
ADJOURNMENT:
The Meeting was adjourned at 8:31pm. The motion was made by Mia and seconded by Susie.
Closed the meeting with the Lord’s Prayer.
The next Trusted Servants meeting will be at 7:15P on Tuesday, May 7, 2024.
The next Group Conscience meeting will be at 7:15P on Tuesday, May 14, 2024.