Area Assembly Agenda - January 2027

The agenda for the January 9–10, 2027 Area 41 Assembly is provided below as a PDF for viewing, printing, or download.

For accessibility and to support browser-based translation, the agenda content is also provided as webpage text below the PDF.

Agenda Text

Saturday, January 9, 2027

Please reach out to the Area Chair at chairperson@area41.org if you have any questions about the agenda. The agenda is subject to change! Sessions with (H) below will be available hybrid.

8:00 – 8:45 AM (H)	First Timers’ Orientation	Important for First Time Attendees!
9:00 – 9:45 AM (H) Wordly interpretation available	Area Inventory Results Presentation: What Did We Hear and How to Implement the Feedback
9:45 – 10:30 AM (H) Wordly interpretation available	A Common Purpose, A Higher Standard: Building a Healthier Culture of Service
10:45 – 11:45 AM (H) Wordly interpretation available	Area Committee Meeting: Officers, Committee Chairs, Service Positions, and DCMs
	GSR School
11:45 – 1:45 PM	Lunch *On Your Own*	Refuel & Recharge
1:45 – 2:45 (H) Wordly interpretation available	Workshop – Who’s in Charge Around Here: Authority, Responsibility, and Delegation in A.A. Service
	Workshop – Heard, Considered, Resolved: Understanding the Journey of an Area 41 Agenda Item
	Workshop – Beyond the Meeting: How Groups Can do 12th Step Service in the Community

All GSR’s are strongly encouraged to attend the committee meeting (above) of their choice

3:00 – 5:00 PM	Area Committee Meetings (H)
Committee / (Service Position)	Chairperson	DCMs Assigned
Accessibilities, Accommodations, Treatment, & Remote Communities	McKenna K.	7/14/28
Agenda / (Workshop)	Nick K. (Lisa V.)	6/21/30
Archives / (Archivist)	Charles C. (Brian R.)	9/10/18
Cooperation with the Professional Community & Public Information	Brandy N.	1/16/22
Corrections	Aubrie R.	3/20/24
Finance	Char S.	19/26/29
Grapevine	Steve S.	5/13/23
Literature	Jenny R.	2/11/12
Report & Charter (Newsletter, Registrar)	Zach I. (Jaiden W., Mark S)	4/8/32
Technology & Communications (Audio/Visual, Webmaster) Wordly interpretation available	Ann R. (Cory E., Sarah R.)	15/25/31

5:00 – 7:30 PM	Dinner *On Your Own*	No Motions, Just Dinner!
7:30 – 8:30 PM	Open A.A. Speaker Meeting

Sunday, January 10, 2027

8:00 – 8:50 AM	Open A.A. Breakfast Meeting
9:00 – 11:30 AM (H) (break midway through) Wordly interpretation available	Reports and Q&A -District Committee Members (DCMs) -Officers -Area Committees - including additional committee considerations for agenda items still in committee -Service Positions -Ask it Basket	Ask It Basket QR Code
11:30 AM – 12:30 PM ish (H) Wordly interpretation available	Area 41 Business Meeting -Roll Call -Old Business -Agenda Items Moved to Vote -New Agenda Items Presented	Make your voice heard!

OLD BUSINESS: Voting Item (1)

(VOTE) Agenda Item 2022-03-02 005j (Report & Charter from FUNction Ad Hoc): Update Area 41 Handbook under Section 6: General Committee Procedures to add “All documents should have the most recent revision date on them.”

Background: Including revision dates on Area 41 documents:

• Prevents multiple conflicting versions from circulating
• Preserves an accurate service history
• Helps trusted servants know whether a document is current
• Makes future revisions easier to track

New Agenda Items Assigned To Committee (2):

Agenda Item 2027-01-09 001 (Agenda): Elect the host district for the 2028 Area 41 State Convention.

Background: From the Area 41 Service Handbook State Convention Guidelines: “The Area 41 Assembly will elect a Host District(s) each year to be responsible for preparing and conducting the Area 41 State Convention. Any district(s) in the Area may bid to host the State Convention, which is typically held at the same facility as the Area Assemblies. The State Convention is traditionally held during the first part of June. Bids should be presented to the Area Assembly for selection at an Area 41 Business Meeting more than twelve months prior to the State Convention in question.”

Agenda Item 2027-01-09 002 (Finance): Approve the 2028 Area 41 Budget.

Background: This is a placeholder agenda item for the 2028 Area 41 Budget. When the Treasurer and Finance Committee complete the budget, the details will be printed in the Area Newsletter prior to vote.

Agenda Items Still In Committee (15)

Agenda Item 2022-04-02 005m (Accessibilities, Accommodations, Treatment, and Remote Communities from FUNction Ad Hoc): That Area 41 establish a procedure to ensure that all shared

Area documentation, publications, and communications are translated into Spanish.

Agenda Item 2022-04-02 005n (Report & Charter from FUNction Ad Hoc): That Area 41 make District Committee Member (DCM) reports available on the Area 41 website rather than printing them in the Newsletter.

Agenda Item 2022-10-09 014 (Technology & Communications): Create an Email Subscription Service

Agenda Item 2023-04-15 008b (Technology & Communications): Create guidelines and answer Traditions questions for future Area 41 purchases of electronic equipment. Determine who Area 41 should purchase electronic equipment for, how the items should be handled, used, protected, stored or passed along. Address questions of ongoing costs (subscriptions, maintenance, etc.) have not been addressed.

Agenda Item 2026-05-22 004 (Report & Charter): Allow for the option to vote electronically with virtual platforms during all area voting.

Agenda Item 2026-04-11 006 (Report & Charter): Review recent changes to Area 41 service material and documentation posted on www.area41.org without requiring logging into Member Services, and create a policy for what requires logging in vs being publicly available.

Agenda Item 2026-07-11 002 (Literature and Finance): Establish Cash on Hand, Inventory, and Operating Balance Guidelines for the Literature Committee

Agenda Item 2026-07-11 003 (Grapevine/La Viña and Finance): Establish Cash on Hand, Inventory, and Operating Balance Guidelines for the Grapevine / La Viña Committee

Agenda Item 2026-07-11 005 (Agenda): That Area 41 to review the current level of participation at the General Service Conference, ensuring that the Area’s continued involvement is contingent upon a service environment that adheres to A.A. principles and safety standards.

Agenda Item 2026-07-11 006 (Agenda): That Area 41 determines whether to send a Delegate to the upcoming General Service Conference Panel 77, based on an evaluation of the Conference environment and its alignment with our Area’s spiritual principles, safety responsibilities, and the strategic exercise of our collective power.

Agenda Item 2026-10-10 001 (Report & Charter): Establish as policy that substantial unanimity (two-thirds vote) be required for proposals that would alter the voting membership of the Area Assembly.

Agenda Item 2026-10-10 003 (Agenda): Request that the General Service Conference establish a formal process through which the Fellowship may petition the Conference for review of significant Conference actions through the General Service structure.

Agenda Item 2026-10-10 004 (Agenda): Request that the General Service Conference establish a recurring review of existing Conference actions at intervals determined by Conference.

Agenda Item 2026-10-10 006 (Report & Charter): That the book The A.A. Service Manual/Twelve Concepts for World Service (BM-31), hereafter referred to as the “Service Manual,” be included in the General Service Representative (G.S.R.) Kit and the District Committee Member (D.C.M.) Kit at no cost.

Agenda Item 2026-10-10 007 (Agenda): Change the procedure for floor actions to mirror the General Service Conference process and not require a motion to hear the emergency and instead allow a motion to decline to consider. A motion to decline to consider would require substantial unanimity to pass.