Hello Area 46!
Sorry about the lack of Finance Committee posts during Feb & March. I truly appreciate this chance to be of service and to help support A.A. as a whole and I have been slacking.
As the treasurer and I get used to our positions and responsibilities we continue to work together so that I can aggregate the information of the actual monies spent and used in our twelfth step work to support the area, districts and groups in their work. This reviewing of information allows me to gain insights into what we should need next year as I build the budget for 2023.
Prior to the preconference assembly there were a few items brought to our attention that needed to be fixed for the 2022 assembly. These amendments were made to the budget, explained and, discussed during the committee meeting. A motion proposed to be brought up later in the day. Once the committee meetings were completed the assembly moved on to the business section of the day. That motion was made during the new business section of the business meeting on Saturday. There was a little bit of discussion and some ideas were brought up that we will explore during the Monthly Finance Committee meetings (held the 4th Thursday of every month at 7:30 pm., all are welcome!!). As far as the Finance Committee goes that was the majority of our fun during the assembly.
On the subject of the Area becoming a NFP (Not for Profit) organization. We continued to read through the emails from the prior chairs and have reached out to the legal council the prior chairs had found who has agreed to continue to look into the matter for us. However the legal perspective needs our financial records to be reviewed by a CPA and for the CPA to provide an independent view of the Area. Once of the committee members was able to get in touch with the same CPA from 2019 and they will gladly take a look at our financial records once the 2022 tax season has come to a close. As I write this it is 4/15/22 and the CPA will still need another week or so to clear their desk and be ready for the Area’s information. We hope to have more information by mid May.
The assembly finance committee report will be in the ELF to help give those readers a reason to read that section 🙂
Thank you once again for the chance to be of service
Please join us for the Finance Committee meetings each month on the 4th Thursday at 7:30 PM
Mike K.
2022-2023 Finance Chair