GSRC Group Inventory Subcommittee

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Motion to establish a GSRC Group Inventory Subcommittee

Vote Results: Passed on 4/11/2021 as Amended - Vote of Acclamation

The GSR Committee hereby establishes a Group Inventory Subcommittee.

What Is a Group* Inventory:

(* To create ease in reading, the word “Group” is used in this Motion to include UA Groups, Intergroups, World Service Level Committees and General Service Boards.)

A Group Inventory is a helpful vehicle for expressing Traditions 1 & 2. It is often used by 12-Step Groups to periodically assess the Group’s strengths and weaknesses. It also will indicate what actions need to be taken to serve the mission and vision of the Group.

The core of the group inventory are responses from the group members to the questions provided to them.

The Group Inventory helps the Group to make decisions based on Group Conscience to address concerns of its members before its unity is disrupted. It helps the Group members and its leadership to be in good, healthy relations with each other and those they serve.

Similar to the 4th and 10th Step Inventories we take as individuals, the Group Inventory helps us to see the Group’s assets as well as weaknesses. Building upon our Committee’s strengths is an effective way to develop the GSR Committee and carry the message of UA recovery.

The duties of the GSRC Group Inventory Subcommittee are as follows:

A. Make the following decisions by group conscience vote:

1. Elect a Secretary or Co-Secretary(s).

Below are the suggested qualifications for this position:

1. Meets the qualifications of the GSR as specified by the GSR Committee Motion, passed in 2017 and subsequently amended.

2. Completed up to step 9 in the UA fellowship; and

3. Are GSRs, who are not the current GSRC Chair, Co-Chair or Vice-Chair

Note that prior experience in a Group Inventory would be helpful; it is not required.

2. Elect a Chair (Optional)

1. The same qualifications for the Secretary and Co-Secretary(s) apply to the Chair position.

3. Select a neutral, trusted facilitator who is not a current GSB member, a current or past GSRC Chair, Co-Chair or Vice-Chair, or a current GSR.

The facilitator will make sure that a positive tone is maintained and that a fair discussion is held at all times.

4. Choose a meeting date and time for the Group Inventory Meeting of the full GSRC, in consultation with the GSRC Chair and Co-Chair(s), to be approved by the whole GSRC.

5. Develop a Group Inventory format, after reviewing formats from other Fellowships, including the inventory questions that will be emailed to the GSRs.This format will then be discussed and approved by Group Conscience vote of the full GSRC.

B. The Secretary, Co-Secretaries, and Chair of the Group Inventory Subcommittee will consolidate and organize all of the written suggestions and comments from GSRs into one document and develop a proposed action plan. These documents will be reviewed and approved by the subcommittee members, and then emailed to all GSRC members for their review, discussion, and vote.

C. Once the GSRC has completed the Group Inventory process, the Group Inventory Subcommittee will create a format and other recommendations that can be used as suggested guidelines for UA Groups. A motion to establish guidelines for the Group Inventory will be approved by the full GSRC and then proposed at a World Service Conference.

Background: Disruption and lack of participation in groups, committees and boards can be resolved through the inventory process. This motion was drafted based on a review of pamphlets on Group Inventories from seven 12 Step Fellowships