The proposed topic was what to do with excess funds collected from our weekly collections.
The proposal is that quarterly the secretary would divide the excess into 30%/30%/40% or something similar, going to the Intergroup, ISO, and the church.
One person pointed out that typically we’ve reserved basket 2 for Intergroup; Basket 1 is for rent and literature. Any excess would then be sent along to either the ISO. That same person further pointed out that ISO has been struggling financially lately and that it would be beneficial to share with them as much as we can.
A proposal was put forward that, in keeping with a tradition that heretofore has served us well, we would divide the collections as follows:
- Basket #2 continues to be purely for Intergroup. (Another member pointed out that the Intergroup regularly sends portions of their proceeds to ISO.)
- Basket #1 will be for rent, as our tradition states, and any excess will, on a quarterly basis, be divided into equal parts with 50% going to the church and 50% going to ISO directly.
The motion passed unanimously, and this will be the tradition for the future until such time as the group conscience dictates otherwise.
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