Trustee Meeting Rules and Procedures Committee

Purpose
To compile, maintain and amend a manual that will outline the rules and procedures for the Trustee meetings of Gamblers Anonymous.

Chairman of the Committee: Herb B. - Area 5
Co-Chair: Bill B. - Area 15

This is a standing committee.

Rules and Procedures Manual Changes as of Kansas City '09

• Section 5, Changing a Procedure
  Changing Literature
  Rules and Procedures provisions and changes do not automatically change existing literature.
  Decision of the Chair

• Section 7, Committees
  Committee Mission Statements
  Committees that wish to change their mission statement must seek approval of the Board of Trustees before doing so.
  Decision of the Chair

• Section 9, Discussion on Item
  A person may speak on an item for a second time only after everyone who has not spoken once has spoken.
  Decision of the Chair

• Section 9, Discussion on Item
  A person may speak a maximum of 2 times on an item.
  Decision of the Chair

• Section 15, Literature Approval Process
  Moving parts of text in approved literature to another part of the same piece of literature requires only 1 vote.
  Decision of the Chair

• Section 19, Motions
  The maker of the motion cannot speak against the motion.
  Decision of the Chair

• Section 30, Trustee Website
  Reference Material
  The By-Laws will be posted on the Trustee website as a reference tool.
  Agenda item

• Section 30, Trustee Website
  Reference Material
  The Guidance Code will be posted on the Trustee website as a reference tool.
  Agenda item

• Section 30, Trustee Website
  Who may submit an item to the Trustee Line
  The Trustee Line is only open to submissions by current and past Trustees, current officers of the Board of Trustees, the current Chairman of the Board of Regents and the International Executive Secretary.
  Agenda item

• Section 31, Voting
  Counting votes - decisions requiring a simple majority
  The Chair of Co-Chair will accept either unanimous votes or overwhelmingly one-sided votes on agenda items without requiring a hand count. If a vote appears fairly close by a show of hands, the person currently chairing the meeting shall ask for a hand count.
  Agenda item

• Section 31, Voting
  Counting votes - decisions requiring a two-thirds majority
  All votes requiring a two-thirds majority will be counted.
  Decision of the Chair

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