Welcome to Online Recovery Area Service Committee Business Meeting.
We meet on the second Saturday of each quarter (Jan., Apr., July, Oct. at 12:00 noon Eastern time | 5:00 pm UK time for the purpose of doing the business of C.A. for the Online Recovery Area. As a member of C.A. you are most welcome to attend.
The Online Recovery Area provides an alternative Area service committee structure to online groups who want to create the fellowship they crave. The Online Recovery Area through its Area website, https://onlinerecoveryarea.org, will reach out suffering addicts online and direct them to the Area’s Member Groups so that the Groups can do what the Groups do best —“Carry its message to the addict who still suffers” (Tradition Five).
Everyone should have an Area Agenda, which outlines the business of the day. “New business” motions or items can be posted in the CHAT to Chair.
Only Group GSRs or their alternate (if the Group GSR is not present) and Area elected Committee Chairs can vote. Non-voting C.A. members may voice an opinion.
All reports and group announcements are to be submitted to the Secretary in writing.
Questions and comments during the meeting should be directed to the Area Chair.
Please ask questions if there is something you don’t understand.
The area business meeting usually lasts about 60 minutes.
All proceedings at the area committee meeting will be done with respect, tolerance and kindness towards one another. Speaking out of order, side conversations and obscenities will not be tolerated.
And, as a reminder for those of you who are elected trusted servants, please respond in a timely manner to Committee phone and email inquiries.
Lastly, remember to check in regularly at https://onlinerecoveryarea.org for all AREA information, meeting lists, upcoming area and group events.
We use Roberts Rules of Order as outline in the WSM
| Motion | A proposal to be discussed and voted on. |
| Seconded | All motions must be seconded before they can be discussed or voted on. |
| Discussion | Any C.A. member attending can give their opinion on what is being discussed. |
| Quorum | A quorum shall be defined to be 2/3 of the votes of all Member Group GSRs present at roll call for that particular meeting. It is the Chair’s responsibility to verify that a quorum is present whenever there is a vote on any motion. A quorum is not necessary for discussion, debate, or committee reports. |
| Minutes | Records that are kept of what happens at the meeting. |
| Duties & Responsibilities | This describes what the committee does. |
| Procedure | This describes how the committee does it. |
| Committee | A group of C.A. members with a specific service purpose. An example is “Hospitals and Institutions” Committee which would be responsible to area and our members. |
| Elections | The Chairperson shall call for elections where necessary or as the agenda specifies. The procedure shall be to ask for nominations from the floor. All C.A. members in attendance can vote. |