Summary of Minutes of Glasgow South

 Intergroup Meeting 6th February 2010

 

Helen G. ( Chairperson) opened the meeting with the Preamble, read out the guideline Aims of Intergroup and welcomed all present.

 

Apologies were noted and the Minutes of the last meeting in December were adopted as a true record.

 

25  Members were in attendance.

 

Pat McC gave the Secretary’s report and advised that NSO has received notice that the Council Premises at 1 Coburg St Gorbals are required for other  Council purposes and AA will NO longer be able to use them. Pat had made substantial representation to have this decision reversed but was knocked back. All future Intergroup meetings will be held in Langside Halls and Pat was in touch with the AA Groups to help find alternative premises for them.

 

Pat has received Minutes of the Glasgow Region AGM of 8th November and 10th January and these would be attached to the Intergroup Minutes sent to Groups.  

 

Service reports from liaison officers in the following areas ;- Prisons, Telephone Service, Courts and Social Services, Literature, Electronic Communications (EC), Roundabout and Region Matters. (Due to absence of Liaison Officer no reports were submitted for Public Information, Health and Archives.) James G. (Treasurer) gave the finance report and presented the Balance of Accounts for February ‘10. In the period Glasgow South Groups contributions and Intergroup “Dues and Fees” received were £3476of which £2800 was sent to Region.

 

Copies of these Accounts would be sent out with the full Minutes

 

Main matters arising were:- Prison Service :- New enhanced disclosures are now required for all sponsors and speakers. They won’t get in to prisons without it. Glasgow South on Telephone Service 25th Jan to 1st Feb 70 calls responded to and 2 new responders joined. Cath (Courts etc) Sheriff Court and Social Service offices  re-stocked with AA Literature. Chris (Literature) informing Groups about  AA Literature service and ordering procedures to enhance sales. Josh (Roundabout L.O.)advised members to encourage Groups to write articles.

Region Meeting Minutes to be made available sooner to Intergroups. ( As stated above Region Minutes for 8th November and 10th January would be sent out attached to the full Intergroup meeting Minutes.

 

Helen thanked all for coming and closed the meeting in the usual way.

 

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