Month: June 2014

Area 53 Panel 65 Elections

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Last Updated on August 3, 2020 by Area 53 Web Team

The agenda for the September 14, 2014, assembly will follow the suggestions found in Chapter Four of The AA Service Manual in the section titled “A Typical Election Assembly.” All voting members of the Area Assembly are eligible to vote for the Panel 65 (2015-16) officers. The most important voting members of the Area Assembly are the Group Service Representatives – GSR.

The election will be chaired by a past delegate, who will open the session by reviewing “A Typical Election Assembly” and “The Third Legacy Procedure” from the service manual. The Panel 65 Delegate will be chosen first, followed by Alternate Delegate, Area Chairperson, Alternate Area Chairperson, Treasurer, Alternate Treasurer, Secretary, Alternate Secretary, Registrar and Alternate Registrar.

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Information Segment: Opening a Group Checking Account

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Last Updated on June 28, 2014 by Area 53 Web Team

At the June 1, 2014 assembly, Stephen S., Area Chair, Panel 63 (2013-14), presented on the topic “Opening a Checking Account.”

Background
Opening a checking account in the name of a group, district or standing committee is no longer a straight forward process. Federal regulations now require groups to supply an “ID number” before they can open a checking account. Area 53’s DCM Committee has expressed confusion and frustration over how to obtain an acceptable number, and requested that an Information Session on the subject be presented at an Area Assembly. Because there has been a range of group experiences trying to open checking accounts, we decided to add a Sharing Session once the information has been presented.

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