Lotus moderated the meeting

neveah took the minutes  

Serenity Prayer

*Our Code of Ethics: 

To keep each of our meetings safe and productive, we:

Communicate our views honestly and respectfully on issues raised, especially controversial ones. We do not raise our voices, stoop to sarcasm, cuss, or try to bully others into our way of thinking.

Are tolerant when we differ. We share our meeting time fairly so that each of us has an equal opportunity to comment.

Are willing to put our egos aside when our opinions do not win favor with others. We are able to let go, trust our group conscience, and strive for the “unity and harmony that our Fellowship requires for the successful accomplishment of its primary purpose. Our service structure exists to support us” (per concept 6, from our draft ‘Framework for Living’) and works for the greater good.

Encourage one another by doing our part to maintain a safe and supportive atmosphere.

These points have proved to be our blueprint for success. We ask your cooperation in continuing these traditions as we work together in the coming months. Thank you for contributing your time and talents. Your Twelfth Step work is deeply appreciated!

(*used with permission from the Conference Literature Committee) (04/05/22)

Rules of Order:

Robert's Rules of Order are to be used in biz Meetings (3/11/99). Also: Please note how Robert’s rules of order are to be used: “In the interest of tackling all of the items on this agenda and allowing everyone the opportunity to speak on the extremely important topics, suggest the following format in this meeting: Each topic under New Business will begin with a motion being made: That motion will then either be seconded or set aside. Upon the motion being seconded, discussion will begin. During discussion, only friendly amendments will be accepted to the motion. An amendment will be considered a friendly amendment if the original provider of the motion concurs with the amendment. Everyone will be allowed one share on each motion presented. Each share will be limited to 3 minutes in length. The end of discussion will be the point at which a vote is taken. A vote was taken on following this format and the Motion passed. (2/15/07)

Announcements

November is SLAA Gratitude Month. Please give as you can to SLAA FWS, either directly at https://slaafws.org/donate or through our own 7th Tradition webpage: https://slaaonline.org/money/ (mark donation "Gratitude Month")

Flyer info on SLAA FWS November Gratitude Month:  https://slaaonline.org/pdf/November_Is_Gratitude_Month_2023.pdf

Approve November agenda - APPROVED

Approve October minutes - APPROVED

Approve Treasurer's report - APPROVED

Lotus (Treasurer): We donate regularly to FWS (headquarters of SLAA) and for some reason last month and this month keep getting missed. They retroactively finally got our September donation, but not October yet. I contacted them and we are trying to get to the bottom of it. 

Read and review Liaison report - READ

Op Applications

None

To see the requirements to be an Op, please go to our Operators webpage at https://slaaonline.org/ops/duties/  - there is a lot of info on it there.

For info: We have had a lot of problems with a predator lately. Usually there are two Ops leading the meeting. One is always checking on new or unfamiliar names. Generally, their internet connection to make sure it's not vpn or proxies, which are cloaked. For our protection we are always vigilant and query folks we don't know to keep our room safe. Ty for that :) If you spot anything or have any trouble with someone, don't hestitate to let us know. Also, our office is always available to report things to as well and usually very responsive in a timely manner. So thank you to all Ops. We are your trusted servants.

Old Business

None

New Business

None

10 min Open Forum

NOTE: January 2026 is SLAA Online's 30th Birthday!

neveah reported status of January Speaker Shares volunteers so far:

Jan 1st, neveah @ 12pm est

Jan 7th, jules @ 12pm est

Jan 23rd, Anne @ 12pm est

Jan 30th, Lotus @ 12pm-2pm est, which is going to combine her speaker share and a step workshop

NOTE! To put something on our agenda,  if you do have any ideas, you can send it in to the office: slaaonline@yahoo.com two weeks before the biz meeting and we will discuss!

Serenity Prayer

Meeting adjourned