July 14, 2026 Business Meeting Minutes

Treasurer's Report

Mike M. presented the Treasurer's Report.

A Zoom service charge of $18.35 was reviewed. Mike L. clarified that the service charge was for the Zoom account. Zoom income and expense totals were also reviewed. Mike M. indicated that he will update the treasury records accordingly. Motion: Kevin D. moved to approve the Treasurer's Report.

Moved by Kevin D.. 2nd by Mike L.. Motion carried..

Temporary GSR Appointment

Kevin D. asked to temporarily serve as the group's General Service Representative (GSR) for the remainder of 2026.

At the end of the year, Kevin will decide whether the role is a good fit and whether he is able to fulfill its responsibilities. If so, he will put his name forward for consideration for the official two-year GSR term.

Motion: Mike L. moved to approve Kevin D. as the temporary GSR for the remainder of 2026.

Moved by Mike L.. 2nd by Laura.. Motion approved..

Group Contributions (Splits)

Chuck discussed that many AA groups establish a formal distribution policy for Seventh Tradition funds by determining quarterly percentage splits among AA service entities.

Mike L. made a motion to begin developing a formal distribution policy.

During discussion:

Paul D. asked whether Alcoholics Anonymous provides any guidance regarding contribution percentages. No one present was aware of any official guidance. Laura suggested that the group develop its own recommended distribution percentages. Mike M. volunteered to work with Chuck to prepare a proposed percentage-based distribution plan for consideration at a future business meeting.

Moved by Mike L.. 2nd by Mike L.. Motion carried to have Chuck and Mike M. develop a proposed distribution policy to present at a future business meeting..

Meeting Share Time

The group discussed the current statement in the meeting format:

"Please be mindful of the length of your share and keep it to fewer than 5 mins."

Kevin D. suggested removing the phrase "fewer than 5 mins" from the meeting format.

During discussion, Billy suggested that the language could instead recommend shares of six minutes or less.

Motion: Kevin D. moved to amend the meeting format by removing the phrase "fewer than 5 mins" from the statement, "Please be mindful of the length of your share and keep it to fewer than 5 mins."

Moved by Kevin D.. 2nd by Mike L.. Motion passed. The meeting format will be updated to remove the phrase "fewer than 5 mins." (9 in favor, 0 opposed.).

Meeting Format Updates

Mike L. reported that he has been updating the Sunrise Semester meeting formats and asked what process should be followed to officially approve the revisions.

It was noted that the newly approved change regarding share length would be incorporated into the updated formats.

Motion: Mike M. moved to approve the updated meeting formats, incorporating the approved revision regarding share length.

Moved by Mike M.. 2nd by Paul D.. Motion approved..

Action Items

Mike M. will update the Treasurer's Report to reflect the Zoom service charges and totals. Chuck and Mike M. will develop a proposed Seventh Tradition distribution (splits) policy for presentation at a future business meeting. Mike L. will update the meeting formats to remove the phrase "fewer than 5 mins" from the sharing guidance.

Old Business

No old business was brought forward.

with the There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned..

Commitment schedules

Voted at this meeting for the following month’s service slots.