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Steering Committee Minutes

LAUREL RECOVERY STEERING COMMITTEE MINUTES September 18, 2021

STEERING COMMITTEE NOTES 9-18-21

Minutes to be Approved by the Steering Committee October 16, 2021

Attendees:  Theresa OC., Vincent C., John R., Ms. Nettie T., Cal B., Sharon C., Jeanne O., Lynnell M.,  Mike N., Bruce, and Angela G.

LR Steering Committee Meeting called to order at 10:09 AM with the Serenity Prayer.

A motion was made and seconded to approve the August 21, 2021 minutes. The minutes were approved.

Chair’s Report – Theresa O.C.

  • Picnic to be held on September 19, 2021- bathroom keys secured
  • New chairs donated to LRC

Vice Chair’s Report – Vincent C.

  • Back to Basics held in person from 10-11 on October 2, 9, 16 and 23
  • Books for Back to Basic donated to LRC for participants

Treasurer’s Report – Lynnell M.

  • Nicki will be stepping down from the alternate position
  • Jay to take on treasurer’s position; Lynell to become alternate vote and motion approved by LRC Steering committee
  • Treasurer’s report; motion to approve

GSR – Sharon C.

    • Relocating, will need new rep.
    • Position to be advertised at meetings
    • No in-person meetings for GSR, remaining on zoom currently

WAIA – Jeanne O.

  • WAIA meetings will remain virtual for 2021; vote to transition to in-person vs zoom in February 2022
  • Sponsorship conference Saturday 24, 2021
  • Volunteers needed to work in office from 4-7PM and Sunday shifts, volunteers to respond to chats, and 12 step volunteers needed.
    • WAIA is requesting that volunteers for 12 step calls sign up directly through their website (directions are in the WAIA minutes posted to LRC’s site)
    • H&I opportunities available – Baltimore VA has open meetings; email will be sent to the reps regarding the opportunities

H&I – Brandon C. (not present)

  • No Report

Supplies – Michigan Mike

  • Chips are fully stocked
  • Meeting in a Pocket to be ordered by Jeanne; offer to new comers free of charge
  • Big Book supply is fully stocked; secretaries are keeping track of inventory and will inform Jeanne when supplies are low.
  • Mike to pick up food, supplies, utensils, etc. for the picnic

Chips – Shawn M. (not present)

  • Chips are fully stocked

Publications & Literature – Jeanne O.

  • Will order 100 Meeting in a Pocket.
  • Will do another inventory shortly.

Secretary Coordinator – Lisa C.

  • Lisa to step down from secretary of the Thursday evening meeting; Kevin L. to become secretary after group conscience was conducted
  • Monday night 8:30 meeting now In-person only, due to low attendance at the Zoom meeting.
  • Virtual meetings
    • Techs to update anniversary board for virtual meeting
    • Jeanne to send new anniversaries to tech representatives

Website – John R.

  • Doing good, nothing to report.
    • Statistics uploaded to LRC site
    • John to grant permission to Angela to upload minutes to the LRC site

 

Secretaries: –

  • Nothing to Report.

New Business:

  • Thanksgiving dinner held at LRC from 1:30-4:30; voted, motion approved
  • New GSR rep needed, will advertise at meetings both virtual and in-person

The meeting was adjourned at 10:42 A.M. with the Serenity Prayer and Lord’s Prayer.

Steering Committee Minutes

LAUREL RECOVERY STEERING COMMITTEE MINUTES August 21, 2021

STEERING COMMITTEE NOTES 8-21-21

Minutes Approved by the Steering Committee September 18, 2021

Attendees: Theresa OC, Lisa C, Jeanne O, John R, Cal B, Margaret M, Nettie, Vincent, Michigan Mike.

LR Steering Committee Meeting called to order at 10:00 AM with the Serenity Prayer.

A motion was made and seconded to approve the July 17, 2021 minutes. The minutes were approved.

Chair’s Report – Theresa O.C.

  • Reminder to have Secretaries turn off coffee pot.

Vice Chair’s Report – Vincent C.

  • Brought up need for sanitation wipes to be used after the meetings to clean as we are back in COVID-19 surge.
  • Motion was made and seconded that Secretaries ask for volunteers (should add to the announcements in Secretary binder) to help wipe down the tables and chair arm rests at the conclusion of the meetings with sanitation wipes. Motion approved.

Treasurer’s Report – Lynnell M. – Not Present

  • Lynnell sent report out in email.
  • Motion to accept Treasurer report. Motion was seconded and approved.
  • Nicki has decided to move permanently to South Carolina and will not be able to continue as Treasurer 2 position.
  • Motion was made for Jay to assume Treasurer duties and Lynnelle would assume 2nd position. Motion was seconded and approved.

GSR – Sharon C. not in attendance.

  • Not in attendance.

WAIA – Jeanne O.

  • Sponsor Conference is going to be held at end of September. Will post flyer when available.
  • Not much else going on.

H&I – Brandon C. (not present)

  • No Report

Supplies – Michigan Mike

  • Will buy envelopes and wipes.
  • Mike and Theresa to coordinate picnic supplies and logistics.
  • Mike will arrive at site at 10am to set up.
  • Lisa C. to bring cups.
  • Vincent to bring cooking pads to use instead of aluminum foil.

Chips – Shawn M. (not present)

  • John R mentioned that we will be buying 10 chips of each 1-6 years.

Publications & Literature – Jeanne O.

  • Will order 100 Meeting in a Pocket.
  • Will do another inventory shortly.

Secretary Coordinator – Lisa C.

  • Meetings are going well.
  • Lisa C will rotate her Thursday night meeting if someone else wants it.

Website – John R.

  • Doing good, nothing to report other that the what was on the email sent out earlier.
    • Notification of PG County Mask Requirements was placed on the website where In-Person meetings are announced
    • Picnic flyer was added this month
  • Adding Margaret to email group.

Secretaries: –

  • Nothing to Report.

New Business:

  • Dance TBD, maybe winter around Holiday Season. Will depend on where we are with the pandemic. Talk again next meeting.
  • Might want to add an Entertainment Activity Coordinator to organize movie nights or other activities for the group to participate in. Again, will talk next meeting and see where we are pandemic wise.
  • We are seeing an uptick in Zoom bombers, so it is important to have a dedicated tech to be able to focus on counter measures.

The meeting was adjourned at 10:35 A.M. with the Serenity Prayer and Lord’s Prayer.

Steering Committee Minutes

LAUREL RECOVERY STEERING COMMITTEE MINUTES JUly 17, 2021

STEERING COMMITTEE MINUTES 7-17-21

Minutes Approved by the Steering Committee August 21, 2021

Attendees: Theresa OC., Vincent C., John R., Lisa C., Ms. Nettie T., Cal B., Sharon C., Jeanne O. and Angela G.

LR Steering Committee Meeting called to order at 10:07 AM with the Serenity Prayer.

A motion was made and seconded to approve the June 19, 2021 minutes. The minutes were approved.

Chair’s Report – Theresa O.C.

  • Organize picnic – vote approved to host picnic
  • Secretaries remind meeting attendees to turn off the coffee pot; possibly place sign
  • New in person meetings: Young people’s meeting @8:30PM on Monday and Wednesday speaker meeting @8PM
  • No virtual meetings have closed

Vice Chair’s Report – Vincent C.

  • Nothing to report.

Treasurer’s Report – Lynnell M. – Not Present

  • Nicki (alternate) to return to MD late July

GSR – Sharon C.

  • No in person meetings yet

WAIA – Jeanne O.

  • June 2021 – Draft
  • WAIA meetings are currently still virtual
  • Volunteers needed to work in office from 4-7PM and Sunday shifts, volunteers to respond to chats, and 12 step volunteers needed.
    • WAIA is requesting that volunteers for 12 step calls sign up directly through their website (directions are in the WAIA minutes posted to LRC’s site)
    • Jeanne will make a flyer to be placed on the LRC bulletin board regarding WAIA’s request for volunteers.
  • WAIA is hosting a sponsorship conference. Information can be found in the WAIA minutes posted to LRC’s site.

H&I – Brandon C. (not present)

  • No Report

Supplies – Michigan Mike

  • Tissues, paper towels needed. Mike to inventory, purchase and deliver needed supplies.

Chips – Shawn M. (not present)

  • No Report

Publications & Literature – Jeanne O.

  • Jeanne will order more Meeting in a Pocket (100 copies)
  • Copies of the Meeting in the Pocket will be handed out to newcomers free of charge
  • Did second inventory of literature in early June.
  • Approved literature available for sale at LRC is displayed in glass showcase.

Secretary Coordinator – Lisa C.

  • In-person meetings all okay
  • Virtual meetings
    • If a tech is unable to fulfill their duties, concerns are to be brought to Lisa’s attention.
    • No need for a ‘Virtual Coordinator’; secretaries can communicate status updates as well as concerns directly to Lisa.
    • Jeanne has been collecting number of attendees for virtual meetings
    • Slight drop in attendees on Sunday
    • Jeanne is available to train techs for virtual meetings

Website – John R.

  • Links for virtual and in person meetings schedules are listed on LRC’s site.

Secretaries: –

  • Nothing to Report.

New Business:

  • Picnic at Laurel Lakes, held either September 19th or 26th
    • John Kish to discuss with Theresa the application process
    • Vincent to cook
    • Picnic open to all (family, friends and other AA groups)
    • LRC has a cooler, will provide plastic ware, water, hotdogs and hamburgers, etc.
    • Each guest to bring a dish.

The meeting was adjourned at 9:47 A.M. with the Serenity Prayer and Lord’s Prayer.

Steering Committee Minutes

LAUREL RECOVERY STEERING COMMITTEE MINUTES JUne 19, 2021

STEERING COMMITTEE 06-19-21 MINUTES

Minutes Approved by the Steering Committee July 17, 2021

Attendees: Vincent C., John R., Mike N, Lisa C., Rebecca J., and Jeanne O. — 6 voting members established quorum

LR Steering Committee Meeting called to order at 9:00 AM with the Serenity Prayer.

A motion was made and seconded to approve the May 15, 2021 minutes. The minutes were approved.

Chair’s Report – Theresa O.C.

  • Not present

Vice Chair’s Report – Vincent C. Presided over meeting

  • Follow-up for Theresa with discussion about picnic for gathering LRG, rather than another chip ceremony – see new business
  • May 2021 minutes discussed, motion made to accept, and approved

Treasurer’s Report – Lynnell M., Nikki S.

  • Financial report sent to Laurel Recovery email.
  • A motion was made and seconded to approve the Treasurer’s Report.

GSR – Sharon C.

  • Not present

WAIA – Jeanne O.

  • WAIA Minutes May 2021
  • Report of bullets from June 2021 meeting: funds are still needed for expenses, encourage donations; Sponsorship conference tentative for September
  • Volunteers wanted for WAIA expanding opening hours

H&I – Brandon C. (not present)

  • Brandon and Thomas working with PrGeoCo Salvation Army location and have taken A.A. to them

Supplies – Michigan Mike

  • Tissues, paper towels needed. Mike to inventory, purchase and deliver needed supplies.

Chips – Shawn M. (not present)

  • Great chip ceremony

Publications & Literature – Jeanne O.

  • Did second inventory of literature in early June. Noticeable drop in number of Big Books.
  • Secretary Coordinator to add page — reflecting number of books sold and given away– to in- person meeting book
  • No literature had been ordered yet. Jeanne to add 24 Big Books to order, pick up, and deliver to Laurel Recovery.

Secretary Coordinator – Lisa C.

  • In-person meetings all okay
  • Virtual meeting update by virtual tech team member
  • Discussion on whether ALL meetings under secretary coordinator. No changes made.

Website – John R.

  • Stats report listed on website
  • Sessions by the Sea registration information added to site

Secretaries: –

  • Nothing to Report.

New Business:

  • Picnic – July or August? September? This group tabled discussion, to be revisited at next steering committee meeting.
  • Back to Basics sessions status – ½ through. More books needed, to contact Lynnell.
  • Steering Committee Meeting venue – request made again that Steering Committee meetings be virtual, to enable virtual secretaries and techs to attend. Discussion. Motion made again that Steering Committee meetings, going forward, be in-person at the LRG location. Vote: 4 yes, 1 no, and 1 abstain. Final result: All are welcome to attend Steering Committee meeting, but it will remain an in-person meeting at the Laurel Recovery Group physical location.

The meeting was adjourned at 9:40 A.M. with the Serenity Prayer and Lord’s Prayer.

Steering Committee Minutes

LAUREL RECOVERY STEERING COMMITTEE MINUTES May 15, 2021

LRC-minutes-May-15-2021

Minutes Approved by the Steering Committee June 19, 2021

Attendees: Angela G., Sharon C., Colleen B., Vincent C., Cal B., Jim S., John K., Karen C., Lisa C., Lynnell M., Margaret F., Margaret M., Theresa OC., Michigan Mike, John R., Jaime I.

LR Steering Committee Meeting called to order at 10:00 AM with the Serenity Prayer.

A motion was made and seconded to approve the April 17, 2021 minutes. The minutes were approved.

Chair’s Report – Theresa O.C.

  • Consider having a picnic as opposed to the chip ceremony now that meetings are open and individuals can pick up chips in person.
  • Next Steering Committee meetings to be held in person. Voted – motion approved.

Vice Chair’s Report – Vincent C.

  • Nothing to Report

Treasurer’s Report – Lynnell M., Nikki S.

  • Financial report sent to Laurel Recovery email. LRC’s monthly expense is approximately $2,000.00 per month, currently collecting $1,400.00 with approximately $5,000.00 in savings. CashApp not necessary, will continue using Zelle and add a sign to post for in person meetings for attendees to utilize Zelle if they do not have cash at the meeting.
  • Credit card has been obtained. Lynnell and John to work on paying for the Zoom accounts using the LRC credit card.
  • A motion was made and seconded to approve the Treasurer’s Report.

GSR – Sharon C.

  • Working on obtaining a new treasurer

WAIA – Jeanne O.

  • April 2021 Meeting Minutes
  • Funds are still needed; encourage donations
  • Meeting in a pocket available for ordering – Jeanne to order 50 initially.
  • Sponsorship conference tentative for September
  • H&I to resume.
  • John has been communicating with tech support to ensure LRC meetings are listed on the site.

H&I – Brandon C. (not present)

  • Nothing to report
  • WAIA to resume in person meetings for H&I.

Supplies – Michigan Mike

  • Styrofoam cups at LRC. Lynnell to obtain ownership to avoid fees for disposable.

Chips – Shawn M. (not present)

Publications & Literature – Jeanne O.

  • Inventory of closet conducted; no need for additional literature as of now.
  • 50 to be ordered for LRC.

Secretary Coordinator – Lisa C.

  • Each meetings (online and in person) have secretaries
    • Vincent – covering 3 meetings, currently looking for new members to take on meetings. Will assign and have a group conscience. Must have 6 months.

Website – John R.

  • Stats report listed on website
  • WAIA has LRC meetings updated and listed

Secretaries: –

  • Nothing to Report.

New Business:

  • Vincent to coordinate Back to Basics to be held at LRC starting in June, Saturdays at 10 am
  • Organize a picnic – Tabled until June

The meeting was adjourned at 11:55 A.M. with the Lord’s Prayer.

Steering Committee Minutes

LAUREL RECOVERY STEERING COMMITTEE MINUTES April 17, 2021

LRC-minutes-April-17-2021

Minutes Approved by the Steering Committee May 15, 2021

Attendees: Angela G., Cicely N., Nikki S., Colleen B., Stacy R., Arle, Margaret M., Jeanne O., John R., Lisa C., Margaret F., Michigan Mike, Nettie T., Theresa O.C., Karen C., Thomas J., John K., Cal B., Jay F., Mary G., Lynnell M.

LR Steering Committee Meeting called to order at 10:01 AM with the Serenity Prayer.

A motion was made and seconded to approve the March 20, 2021 minutes. The minutes were approved.

Chair’s Report – Theresa O.C.

  • Coffee served at meetings (paper cups only) as the guideline for MD does not prohibit drinks.
    • Secretaries should enforce mask mandate.
    • Consider not having coffee as it will encourage people to not wear masks at all times.
    • Individual meetings are determining whether coffee can be served.
    • Motion made to NOT serve coffee, unplug machine and place sign on it to NOT use.
  • Masks MUST be worn at meetings; some people have not complying with the mask mandate
  • Psychos R Us is now in person only.

Vice Chair’s Report – Vincent C.

  • Not present – No Report

Treasurer’s Report – Lynnell M., Nikki S.

  • Financial report sent to Laurel Recovery email; $700.00 collected. Larger portion comes from virtual meetings.
  • Nikki to add additional apps for online donations.
  • A motion was made and seconded to approve the Treasurer’s Report.

GSR – Sharon C.

  • Nothing to Report.

WAIA – Jeanne O.

  • March 2021 Meeting Minutes
  • Meeting in a Pocket to be developed for distribution
  • Sponsorship conference tentative for September
  • Chat training 4/19/21 @7pm, must have 1 year sobriety. Location on the website.
  • Opportunities for virtual H&I meetings
  • LRC meetings not listed on the app

H&I – Brandon C. (not present), alternate Thomas J. present

  • Nothing to report
  • WAIA is looking for groups to take on sponsorship of particular institutions.

Supplies – Michigan Mike

  • Nothing to Report.

Chips – Shawn M. (not present)

Publications & Literature – Jeanne O.

  • Inventory of closet conducted; no need for additional literature as of now.
  • When Meeting in a Pocket is available, LRC should order.

Secretary Coordinator – Lisa C.

  • Meetings are going back to in person. If you are secretary for virtual, you will be expected to be the secretary of the in-person meeting. If the secretary is not able to fulfill the in-person role, a group conscience must be held.
  • Angela – Thursday night BB meeting will need new secretary once transition to in- person meetings occur.

Website – John R.

  • Stats report listed on website
  • WAIA does have LRC meetings listed.

Secretaries: –

  • Nothing to Report.

Liaison to in person meetings – Ed P. Not Present

  • No Report

New Business:

  • Jason – coffee in meetings.
  • Get personalized cups
  • Remove Styrofoam cups – Stacy R.
  • Use paper cups per Maryland law in 2020 – John R.
  • Michigan Mike to remove and replace cups
  • Jeannie O. – continue virtual when COVID restrictions lift. Obtain a credit card to purchase Zoom license for LRC. Will need a virtual tech team.
  • Colleen B., in favor of virtual meetings remaining open.
  • Stacy R., opportunity to help more with continuing virtual meetings
  • Arle – maintain virtual meetings; reaching more people with virtual meetings. Financially generating more money for LRC.
  • Jim S., virtual meetings have better attendance.
  • John R., motion to suspend pulling virtual meetings until Maryland completely lifts all restrictions – motion passed. Form a committee to run the virtual meetings. Secretaries to fulfill role as zoom tech as well – withdrawn. Schedule meeting to transition virtual responsibilities by the next steering committee.
  • Margaret F., motion to make a zoom tech an officially recognized service position. Seconded by Jeannie. Rescinded until after next steering committee.
  • Theresa – Vote: virtual/in person meeting liaison removed; steering committee members will serve as liaison for virtual/in person meetings. Passed.

The meeting was adjourned at 11:42 A.M. with the Serenity Prayer.

Steering Committee Minutes

LAUREL RECOVERY STEERING COMMITTEE MINUTES March 20, 2021

LRC Steering Committee Minutes 3-20-21

Minutes Approved by the Steering Committee April 17, 2021

Attendees: Angela G., Eddie P., Jeanne O., John R., Lisa C., Margaret F., Michigan Mike, Nettie T., Theresa O.C., Vincent C., Thomas J., John K., Cal B., Sabrina

LR Steering Committee Meeting called to order at 10:02 AM with the Serenity Prayer.

A motion was made and seconded to approve the February 20, 2021 minutes. The minutes were approved.

Chair’s Report – Theresa O.C.

  • Positions listed from the elections.
  • Jeanne currently has two positions

Vice Chair’s Report – Vincent C.

  • Attended in person meetings; safe social distancing, masks worn.
  • Particular meeting voted to have coffee in the meeting.
    • Steering committee vetoed that in accordance with the current CDC guidelines. Discussion tabled until April after review of current CDC guidelines (Angela G. to bring to next Steering Committee meeting).

Treasurer’s Report – Lynnell M.

  • Theresa O.C. provided report on behalf of Lynell M.
  • A motion was made and seconded to approve the Treasurer’s Report.

GSR – Sharon C.

  • Nothing to Report.

WAIA – Jeanne O.

  • February 2021
  • WAIA will now have monthly meetings to discuss how to spend excess funds (next meeting 3/24/21 @ 6pm)

H&I – Brandon C. (not present), alternate Thomas J. present

  • Currently visits to institutions are still suspended.
  • Some institutions have begun virtual meetings.

Supplies – Michigan Mike

  • Nothing to Report.

Chips – Shawn M. (not present)

Publications & Literature – Jeanne O.

  • Inventory of closet to be conducted by Jeanne O.

Secretary Coordinator – Lisa C.

  • Nothing to Report.

Website – John R.

Secretaries: –

  • Nothing to Report.

Liaison to in person meetings – Ed P.

  • Request to open more in person meetings @ 5:30 7 days a week.

New Business:

  • Recruit additional secretaries to host more in person meetings; John R. to send out electronic request for additional secretaries. Volunteers to contact Ed.
    • All in person meetings to adhere to current CDC & PG county guidelines
  • Jeanne O., proposed to make in person Liaison a formal position with Ed as secretary. Motion Seconded and approved.

The meeting was adjourned at 10:52 A.M. with the Serenity Prayer.

Steering Committee Minutes

LAUREL RECOVERY STEERING COMMITTEE MINUTES February 20, 2021

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Minutes Approved by the Steering Committee March 20, 2021

Attendees: Angela G., Ben & Marta C., Cal B., Eddie P., Jay F., Jeanne O., John R., Karen C., Kevin A., Lisa C., Lynnell M., Margaret F., Michigan Mike., Nettie T., Nikki S., Sharon C., Teri F., Theresa O.C., Vincent C.

LR Steering Committee Elections commenced at 9:30 AM.
Elections Results are as follows:
Chairperson: Theresa O.C.
Vice Chairperson: Vincent C.
Secretary: Angela G.
Alternate Secretary: Thomas J.
Treasurer: Lynnell M. (Two-year commitment)
Alternate Treasurer: Nikki S.
GSR: Sharon C. (Two-year commitment)
WAIA Representative: Jeanne O.
WAIA Alternate Representative: Kevin A.
H&I Representative: Brandon C.
H&I Alternate Representative: Thomas J.
Publications & Literature Representative: Jeanne O.
Supplies Representative: Michigan Mike
Chips Representative: Shawn M.
Secretary Coordinator: Lisa C.
Webmaster: John R.

LR Steering Committee Meeting called to order at 10:03 AM with the Serenity Prayer.

A motionwas made and seconded to approve the January 16, 2020 minutes. The minutes were approved.

Chair’s Report – Theresa O.C.

  • No Report.

Vice Chair’s Report – Vincent C.

  • No Report.

Treasurer’s Report – Lynnell M.

  • A motion was made and seconded to approve the Treasurer’s Report.

GSR – Sharon C.

  • Nothing to Report.

WAIA – Jeanne O.

H&I – Brandon C.

  • Weekly visits to facilities have been suspended.

Supplies – Michigan Mike

  • Nothing to Report.

Chips – Shawn M.

  • Nothing to Report.

Publications & Literature – Jeanne O.

  • Nothing to Report.

Secretary Coordinator – Lisa C.

  • Nothing to Report.

Website – John R.

Secretaries: –

  • Nothing to Report.

New Business:

  • The Chips and Literature positions will be split on the website (they are currently listed together).
  • The 12-Step Chair position will be removed.
  • Lisa C, Secretary Coordinator, will contact current meeting secretaries and encourage the rotation of meeting secretaries.
  • Nikki S., secretary for the Friday 6:00 P.M. Daily Reflections meeting, mentioned that their group will let the speaker talk for over 20 minutes, because sometimes people are less inclined to share. They will also explore reading the extended version of the Serenity Prayer.
  • A motion was made and seconded to approve increase the in-person meetings to evenings – Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 5:30 P.M.
  • A motion was made and seconded to approve have Eddie P. be the liaison between the in-person meetings and the Steering Committee.

The meeting was adjourned at 10:45 A.M.

Steering Committee Minutes

LAUREL RECOVERY STEERING COMMITTEE MINUTES January 16, 2021

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Minutes Approved by the Steering Committee February 20, 2021

Attendees: Cal B., Jeanne O., Jerry D., John R., Lisa C., Lynell M., Margaret M., Michigan Mike., Nikki S., Sabrina S., Sharon C., Theresa O.C., Vincent C.

LR Steering Committee Meeting called to order at 10:00 AM with the Serenity Prayer.

A motionwas made and seconded to approve the December 19, 2020 minutes. The minutes were approved.

Chair’s Report — John R.

No Report

Vice Chair’s Report — Jerry
 No Report

Treasurer’s Report – Lynnell M.

  • A motion was made and seconded to approve the Treasurer’s Report.

GSR Report – Sharon C.

Nothing to report.

WAIA Report – VACANT

The position is still vacant.

 H&I Report – Michigan Mike

Weekly visits to facilities have been suspended.

Supplies – Marta C.

Nothing to report because although in-person meetings are held at LR supplies are not being used.

Chips & Literature – Nikki and Larry

  • LR has many chips due to the recent chip purchase.

Secretary Coordinator – Julia
John R. is filling in for Julia H. for the Sunday 5:30 PM Living Sober meeting. Julia H. will resume chairing the meeting when her schedule changes in January 2021.

Website — John R.

12-Step Chair — Brian B.

  • No Report

Secretaries –
No Report

New Business —

  • A motion was made and seconded to approve the electronic election format for the upcoming annual election of LR’s Steering Committee members on Saturday February 20th at 9:30 AM. The following addendum was made on the website under minimum requirements: Committee members should have either a minimum of 1 year of sobriety or concurrence from the existing Committee.
  • A new position titled Assistant Treasurer will be added to the roster of positions. The position of Treasurer is voted every two years. This new position was created in order to help with this transition.
  • A tradition checklist has been added to the website. It consists of a list of questions covering each tradition and will be updated each month. The questions were originally published in the AA Grapevine in conjunction with a series on the Twelve Traditions that began in November 1969 and ran through September 1971.

The meeting was adjourned at 10:48 A.M.

Steering Committee Minutes

LAUREL RECOVERY STEERING COMMITTEE MINUTES DECEMBER 19, 2020

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Minutes Approved by the Steering Committee January 16, 2021

Attendees: Cal B., Jeanne O., Jerry D., John R., Joan B., Lisa C., Lynell M., Michigan Mike., Nettie T., Nikki S., Sharon C., Theresa O.C., Vincent C.

LR Steering Committee Meeting called to order at 10:00 AM with the Serenity Prayer.

A motion was made and seconded to approve the November 21, 2020 minutes. The minutes were approved. However prior to being approved a change was made to the New Business section of the November minutes as follows: Jeanne asked that the secretaries be able to announce that their meeting is open, to let participants know.

Chair’s Report — John R.

A Big Book Recovery Calculator was posted on the website – a sobriety or clean date calculator to determine how long a member has been clean and sober.

Vice Chair’s Report — Jerry
 No Report

Treasurer’s Report – Lynnell M.

  • A motion was made and seconded that LR approve the Treasurer Report.

GSR Report – Sharon C.

Nothing to report.

WAIA Report – VACANT

The position is still vacant.

 H&I Report – Michigan Mike

Weekly visits to facilities have been suspended.

Supplies – Marta C.

Nothing to report because although in-person meetings are held at LR supplies are not being used.

Chips & Literature – Nikki and Larry

  • LR has many chips due to the recent chip purchase.

Secretary Coordinator – Julia
John R. is filling in for Julia H. for the Sunday 5:30 PM Living Sober meeting. Julia H. will resume chairing the meeting when her schedule changes in January 2021.

Website — John R.

12-Step Chair — Brian B.

  • No Report

Secretaries –
No Report

New Business —
A motion was made and seconded that LR hold a meeting marathon on New Year’s Eve 2020. The meetings will run from 9:05 PM on 12/31/2020 until 1:00 AM 1/01/2021. Jeanne O. and Nikki S. will coordinate the booking of secretaries for the meetings.

The meeting was adjourned at 10:24 A.M.