Elected Service Positions
“For our group purpose there is but one ultimate authority - a loving God as He may express Himself in our group conscience.”
The Principle of Rotation
“The Principle of Rotation is an absolutely essential part of maintaining a healthy and effective AA group. Here is part of what the AA Service Manual says about it: "Traditionally, (service) rotation ensures that service positions, like nearly everything else in A.A., are passed around for all to share. We forgo personal prestige for any A.A. work we do to help alcoholics. Many outgoing service position holders find it rewarding to take time to share their experience with the incoming person. Rotation helps to bring us spiritual rewards far more enduring than any fame. With no A.A. “status” at stake, we needn’t compete for titles or praise — we have complete freedom to serve as we are needed."
Annual Elections
Global Eye Opener annual elections are held on the first business meeting of the year.
Under the laws for a “Mutual Benefit Corporation,” the Chair, Treasurer and Secretary are designated as Officers. For all practical and spiritual purposes, all elected positions are but trusted servants; they do not govern.
Officers
Group Chair
Email: chair@globaleyeopener.org
Term of service: 1 year
Suggested length of sobriety: 2 years
Duties:
Chairs monthly business meetings
Prepares agenda for monthly business meetings based on input from the group
Assists treasurer with group finances
Assists secretary with group communications
Group Treasurer
Email: treasurer@globaleyeopener.org
Term of service: 1 year
Suggested length of sobriety: 2 years
Duties:
Prepares treasurer’s report for monthly business meetings
Monitors group finances, including the group bank account
Pays group expenses promptly and makes contributions to AA service entities as decided in business meeting
Files annual U.S. federal & state government documents
Coordinate with other servants to keep payment methods current
Assumes responsibilities of a U.S.-based bank account signatory, such as physically visiting a bank location and providing the bank with personally identifying information such as SSN, address, etc.
Persons outside the U.S. may not be able to fill this position
Group Secretary
Email: secretary@globaleyeopener.org
Term of service: 1 year
Suggested length of sobriety: 1 year
Duties:
Distributes agenda prior to business meeting in coordination with the Chair
Takes minutes at monthly business meetings
Distributes minutes after business meeting
Monitors the group email account
Responds to emails as necessary (or forward to another group member to assist in responding)
Manages email list in coordination with the Web Servant
Other Annually-Elected Positions
Intergroup Representative
Email: intergroup@globaleyeopener.org
Term of service: 1 year
Suggested Length of Sobriety: 1 year
Duties:
Acts as messenger between Global Eye Opener (GEO) and Online Intergroup of AA (OIAA)
Represents GEO to OIAA and votes on behalf of GEO
Reports on OIAA activities at the GEO business meeting
Advises GEO of upcoming OIAA votes. Solicits suggestions and consensus when issues of importance are being considered
Ensures GEO info listed at the Online Intergroup of AA is up to date
Coin Servant
Email: coins@globaleyeopener.org
Term of service: 1 year
Suggested Length of Sobriety: 1 year
Duties:
Send coins to group members who request them
Make periodic announcements in the meeting about the availability of this service
Purchase and keep inventory of coins and cards
Report expenses to Treasurer and submit receipts for reimbursement
Service Coordinator
Email: service@globaleyeopener.org
Term of service: 1 year
Suggested Length of Sobriety: 1 year
Duties:
Select the daily chairs each month
Help the daily chairs learn how to fill the rest of the service positions for that day of the week
Be familiar with all daily service roles
Offer training to members for daily service positions
Setup automatic monthly service reminder emails to those that have signed up
Web Servant
Email: web@globaleyeopener.org
Term of service: 1 year
Suggested Length of Sobriety: 2 years
Duties:
Manage website, servants email system, members email system, domain registration, video meeting system, mail receiving service, voice phone service and other technology platforms as needed
Monitor technology expenses
Coordinate payment methods with Treasurer and ensure billing systems are current
Retrieve monthly invoices, statements and receipts and archive them for access by the Treasurer
Assist Secretary with maintaining email list and document archive
Assist Chair with operating the news and announcements system
Assist Service Coordinator and Overflow Coordinator with operating the reminder emails system
Provide tech support and training to other servants as needed
Update the service rosters one week before the end of each month
Maintain confidential and secure list of all accounts, passwords and access codes
General Service Representative (GSR)
Email: gsr@globaleyeopener.org
Term of service: 2 years
Suggested length of sobriety: 2 years
Duties:
The GSR is the link between the group and “A.A. as a whole.” This link becomes a channel through which news, information, opinions and ideas can flow back and forth. Importantly, this also gives the group a voice in the affairs of the Fellowship.
Regularly attends district meetings and area assemblies and conveys any thoughts, concerns or wishes from our group’s members back to the district.
Regularly make reports to the group.
Participates in district and area service meetings to learn about all that A.A. and general service have to offer to help carry the A.A. message.
Works with the group treasurer to develop Seventh Tradition support for the General Service Board, the area and the district.
Keeps the group up to date on the latest A.A. literature and service material.
Supplies the DCM or district registrar with up-to-date group information, which is relayed to G.S.O.
Receives the G.S.O. bulletin Box 4-5-9; and keep the group abreast of A.A. activities all over the world.
Keeps the alternate GSR informed and involved with all the latest information for the group.
Alternate General Service Representative (Alt GSR)
Email: gsr@globaleyeopener.org
Term of service: 2 years (same term as GSR)
Suggested length of sobriety: 2 years
Duties:
Serves on those occasions when the GSR is not available and is usually elected to the same two-year term as the GSR.
Shares in the responsibilities of the GSR.
May be asked to give reports to the group.
May be interested in more opportunities to serve on various committees.
May attend district meetings and area assemblies along with the GSR (although an alternate may vote only when the GSR is not present).
May get more involved in general service by attending and volunteering at workshops and other service events in the district and area.
Grapevine Representative
Email: grapevine@globaleyeopener.org
Term of service: 1 year
Suggested Length of Sobriety: 6 months
Duties:
Make sure that the group has a subscription to Grapevine
Let the group know when the latest issue has arrived
Suggest ways in which Grapevine and La Viña can be used for Twelfth Step activities
GVRs can encourage participation in Grapevine (articles, letters, anecdotes, and jokes are always needed by the magazine)
Host GEO Grapevine meetings, which build their discussions around Grapevine articles