Agenda: Steering Committee Monthly Meeting

The meeting was called to order at: 10:00 a.m. by Brian D. and opened with the Serenity Prayer

Attendees: Brian D.(ol), Kevin L. (ol), Jay F., Jeff K., Scott P., Andrew R., Suzy Q, and Jeanne O.

Approval of Meeting Minutes from August 16, 2025: Jeanne O’ made motion to accept the meeting minutes from August 16, 2025, seconded by Jeff K., and the minutes were accepted by the Steering Committee

REPORTS

Chairperson-Brian D. –no report at this time

Treasurer Report: Jay F

Jay F. presented the August 2025 report.

• Gave August report
  • Contributions were good, possibly at least in part due to contributions to LRG from members for the upcoming picnic
  • Next month the expense for the picnic will be reflected, but that will be offset by the targeted contributions
  • Discussion about prudent reserve, which is normally to cover about 6 months’ projected expenses

Alternate Treasurer Lisa C. –not present, no report

Approval of Treasurer’s Report from August 2025: Motion made by Jeanne O’ to accept the August 2025 Treasurer Report, seconded by Jeff K.  The report was accepted by the steering committee.

General Services Rep (GSR) Report— Gianna not present (information by Jeanne O’)

• • WAGSA had a Special Assembly on September 8^th to vote on PAIs (Proposed Agenda Items) to be forwarded to the General Service Office from Area 13 to be considered for the next General Service Assembly in April 2026
  • There will be a special assembly in October for Area 13’s Area Inventory

Washington Area Intergroup Association (WAIA) Report– no WAIA representative

• WAIA report is on the website.

Hospitals & Institutions Report: Jaime I. not present– information from Jay F.

• Volunteers are still signing up to participate in meetings to Howard County Hospital.
• Jay F. is still taking meetings to Ordinance Road on the 4^th Thursday of every month
• Suzy Q will be attending a 2^nd annual day-long workshop on October 11 hosted by Area 29. The workshop topic is on visiting women in prisons.

Chips— Kevin L

• We have almost a full inventory of chips, for which $216 was spent
• The “pass on your old chips” can is in place, some chips have been contributed, and the announcement will be put in the Secretary’s book

Publications Report–Jeff K.

• For budget reasons, supply and purchases have been conservative, with 5 Big Books on hand. The steering committee agreed to add 10 more hardcover Big Books, 5 soft cover Big Books, and 25 “Meeting in a Pocket” booklets to the inventory

Supplies–Marta C. -=- not present, report reflected in Treasurer’s and Picnic Committee’s reports.

Secretary Coordinator–Shawn G. — not present

• Shawn has been active with the Picnic Committee
• Per Suzy Q., the Sunday 9AM secretary position will change after a new secretary is elected at a group conscience meeting to be held on Sunday, September 21^st.

Virtual Meeting Coordinator–Jeanne O

• The online meetings are following the rotation-of-service guidelines. The Monday 5:30 PM online secretary position will change after a new secretary is elected at a group conscience meeting to be held on Monday, September 22^nd

Website–John R. — not present,  submitted report

• Report was sent out to the Steering Committee.

OLD BUSINESS

• Jeff K.: The new TRADITIONS meeting for Monday evenings at 7PM began on September 8^th as planned. The attendance was low, and the meeting is in the WAIA listing and will continue to be announced at the other Laurel meetings.
• The 2025 PICNIC
  • Supplies have been purchased as planned and a last-minute inventory of supplies and set-up plans were discussed. Suzy provided list of items that had been overlooked last year (foil, grilling tools, large trash bags, etc.), and they have been worked into the plans for tomorrow.
  • Timing of heating-up the grill (1030AM) was put in place.
  • Mike of the Tuesday 5:30 meeting will be the cook
  • Volunteers will clean up

NEW BUSINESS

• The landlord has asked if we are interested in renting out use of our space to another organization to use for a class sometime when we are not using it. The steering committee voted to not allow the room to be used by an outside entity, for financial, anonymity and affiliation considerations–as per the traditions–and the time conflicts with LRG meeting scheduling, as well.
• The secretary of the Plain Language Big Book meeting is requesting reimbursement for 5 PLBBs that he provided from another source. The steering committee approved the request, and reimbursement can be made upon receipt of his invoice.
• Jeff K has volunteered to be the Steering Committee Alternate Chairperson, and Scott P. has volunteered to take the notes of the Steering Committee meetings, with Suzy Q volunteering to do the electronic input of the meeting minutes onto the website. The Steering Committee voted Jeff, Scott and Suzy into the Alternate Chair and Secretary positions.
• Jeff K proposed that the Laurel Recovery Group Steering Committee name would better reflect Tradition Two (trusted servant) and spiritual principles if it were renamed the “Laurel Recovery Group Service Committee.” The suggestion was voted in unanimously, and on October 1, 2025 the name “Laurel Recovery Group Service Committee” will be official.

The meeting was closed by Brian D. with the Serenity Prayer at 10:50 AM.

Respectfully submitted, Jeanne O’, acting temp secretary