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Category: Motions

  • Motion 25-4 The New Feelings Slide

    This is being proposed by CJ Vote is open, please scroll to the end Issue and Background: The SMR membership has agreed to an updated ‘Feelings’ slide. The following slides have been brought forth as possible choices. The current slide is offered for comparison. There will be a comment phase, followed by either some editing…

  • Motion 25-3: Trusted Servant Empowerment

    Proposed by: Jim R, Lisa M, Staci, Wendy, Boaz, Rene, and Vivienne Vote is open, please scroll to the end Issue:Trusted Servants who serve as Breakout Room Hosts and Newcomer Greeters must be empowered to act confidently, in accordance with group conscience guidelines, when confronted with aggressive or bullying behavior. Training and documentation should explicitly…

  • Meeting Script Review 2025

    Welcome to the updating of the SMR Meeting Script. When a revision was undertaken in 2021, it took about 4 or 5 months to complete the task. There are a lot less changes expected this time, still, understand that the process will be thorough and will take a few months. To explore the history of…

  • Motion 25-2: Daily Meeting Script Review

    This motion has been adopted The motion received 100% approval. There were 22 votes, all in favor of the motion. This proposal is being offered by Jim R Issue: I move that the script we use at our SMR meeting be reviewed, edited and brought before the membership for voting; that the method of updating…

  • Motion 25-1: Unity Prayer with ‘pause’

    This Motion was not adopted. 24 members voted on this proposal. 3 declared that they had no opinion. Of the remaining votes, 7 members (33%) agreed with the proposal, 14 members (67%) disagreed. The option of conducting a Town Hall forum to discuss the issue further was not agreed to. This proposal is being offered…

  • Motion 24-15: The Language around ‘Training’

    The Motion has not been adopted The motion received 30% approval. There were 32 votes in total – 9 yes; 21 no; 2 no opinion. Only 7 members thought that the proposal should be discussed at a ‘town hall’ forum. The proposal raised consciousness around word choice and the power of language. This proposal is…

  • Motion 24-14: A Revised ‘Feelings’ Slide

    The Motion has been Adopted The motion received 87% approval. There were 31 votes – Yes: 27, No: 4 A working group to explore the content and layout of an updated Feelings slide will be able to convene. All interested members are invited to participate. This proposal is being offered by Cat. Issue: I move…

  • Motion 24-13: A New Set of Meditation Slides

    The Motion has been Adopted –To submit your slide please use this link Slide submission until February 20th, 2025 The motion received 92% approval. There were 28 votes. 3 members had no opinion. Of the remaining 25 votes – Yes: 23, No: 2 We will repeat the process that was used originally – calling for…

  • Motion 24-12: A Position Against WSO Listing of Hetero-only Meetings

    The Motion was NOT Adopted. The motion received 50% in favor. There were 22 votes. Yes: 11; No: 11. As to a Town Hall discussion on the subject, 22 members voted. 9 members responded yes, and 13 responded no. There will not be a discussion on the matter. Thank you to everyone who participated in…

  • Motion 24–11: Personal Safety Pages

    The Motion has been Adopted. The motion received 95% approval. There were 24 votes – Yes: 23, No: 1. The option of a Town Hall discussion is not considered since the motion has passed. Thank you to everyone who participated in the decision. Motion: The Safety Policy Study Group is proposing we add two pages…

  • Motion 24-10: Creation of a New Contact List

    This motion is being brought by the Safety Policy Study Group after the Town Hall on July 14th, 2024 that resulted from the passage of Motion 24-5. Voting will be open until September 5, 2024 Motion 24-10:  We move that SMR offer a new Contact List, which will be recreated annually. Further, we move that…

  • Motion 24 – 9: On Curtailing Obscenities in Our Chat

    This Motion DID NOT PASS. The final vote was 52% in favor. [24 Yes / 22 No] Members were not in favor of having a Town Hall to discuss the issue. [20 Yes / 23 No] This motion is being recommended by Liz S Issue: I move that we have a policy of no obscenities…

  • Motion 24 – 8: Town Hall gathering on Sunday, June 30, at 9am ET, focused on the concerns around group behaviors.

    https://staging.acamorning.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Motion-24-8_-A-Town-Hall.pdf These are questions that arose during the Town Hall. The minutes will be posted soon. Please continue to add your comments about these issues. Comments will remain open on this post. Agenda for the meeting ACA Town Hall Discussion Behavior Towards & By Trusted Servants: June 30, 2024 ~ MEETING ~ The meeting is…

  • Motion 24 – 7: Change the Saturday Self-Care Reading

    This motion has been adopted. There were 46 votes, 42 yes and 4 no. The motion received 91% in favor. This motion is being recommended by Elly Issue: I move that we change the Saturday Self-Care reading to the following adapted passage from the ACA Big Red Book, as written in the following background. VOTE:…

  • Motion 24 – 6: A Town Hall discussion of the SMR Business Meeting script

    This motion passed with 13 yes vote no votes opposed. This motion is being offered by the Business Meeting STUDY Group. Issue:  As a final step in developing a script for our monthly Business Meeting, we would like to: The script is offered below in the Background. VOTE Background: Over the past year, the Business…

  • Motion 24 – 5: Clarification of Contact List Policies

    This motion was adopted. There were 19 votes with 17 Yes votes, 1 No vote, and 1 blank vote. Motion passed with 89% Yes votes on June 5, 2024. The Town Hall has not yet been scheduled. Watch the Latest News section of this site for more information. This motion is being recommended by the…

  • Motion 24 – 4: Names and Images information in the Daily Script

    The motion was adopted. There were 26 votes with 4 No votes and 22 Yes votes which is 85% yes. Votes were tallied June 5th, 2024. The measure can be revisited March, 2025. This motion is being recommended by the Safety Policy Study Group (formerly Safety Working Group) Issue:  We move that the Names and Images…

  • Motion 24-3: DRAFT: Business Meeting Procedures

    The Motion was NOT Adopted. There were 14 votes. Those in favor: 4; Those opposed: 10; Those with no opinion: 0. The motion received 29% in favor. As to a Town Hall discussion, 13 members voted. 7 said yes, 6 said no. While that may not actually meet the 50%+1 threshold for having a Town…

  • Motion 24-2: The SMR Proposal Process

    The Motion was Adopted. There were 20 votes. Those in favor: 20; Those opposed: 0; Those with no opinion: 0. The motion received 100% in favor. As to a Town Hall discussion, 18 members voted. 11 said yes, 7 said no. While that measures 61% in favor, a Town Hall discussion is presently only held…

  • Motion 24-1: Changing the Business Meeting from Mondays to Sundays

    This measure passed. There were 37 votes with 26 people voting Yes, I agree. The form below was used for voting from March 21st to April 4th, 2024 Original Motion Motion 24 – 1: Changing the Business Meeting from Mondays to Sundays This motion is being recommended by the Business Meeting Study Group.  Issue:  We make the…