Report and Charter Committee Report - January 2025
Trusted ServantReport and Charter January 11, 2025
The Committee started at 9:02 with 11 in attendance.
The committee first took up 2022-04-02-006 Agenda Item Report and Charter: Update the scope of the Area Secretary (Area 41 Service Handbook page 11) to add item iv. “Send out an electronic Area 41 highlights communication to the Fellowship, suggested within two weeks of each Assembly, to include the results of the voting items and the voting items for the upcoming Assembly.” The motion was moved to a vote for the next Area Meeting 9-1.
Good news, as the January Newsletter reflects, we have an updated Map. There was a motion to accept 10-0. A printable map should be available on the website in color in the future.
New business. Agenda Item 2025-01-11-016 Report and Charter: Name change for the “Reunion” to “Delegate’s Report and Service Summit.” Item was discussed and the Items was tabled, pending the Finance Committees decision on another Reunion Item.10-0.
We discussed issues with the Newsletter. An Amende was made. We reiterated our support for the Newsletter Chair. Agenda Item 2024-07-13-008. Explore Spanish Translation. The items was discussed. We reviewed again the responses from other Areas, as to how they handle translation. We plan to have a Zoom meeting in the interim with Tech and Communications, AARC, the delegate and the District 31 DCM. The Item was tabled.
The Committee is planning to meet on February 9th at noon on Zoom.
One member was browsing through past actions and stumbled upon Item 2007-01-13 001. The item addresses Area highlights and is not in line with the practices of today. We discussed it and the committee is making contact the officer this Item assign the highlights.
Zack has translated the Area 41 handbook into Spanish. Erica volunteered to help with the effort to proofread. We are also asking the District 31 DCM to take a look at it.
We closed at 11:48 with the Responsibility Statement. Items Still in Committee
Agenda Item 2025-01-11-016 Report and Charter: Name change for the “Reunion” to “Delegate’s Report and Service Summit.”
Agenda Item 2024-07-13-008. Explore Spanish Translation
