DOCUMENTS
STRUCTURES AND GUIDELINES FOR DISTRICT TWO
DISTRICT TWO PREAMBLE
RECOVERY, UNITY AND SERVICE
These are the Three Legacies off our AA experience. Our leaders are but trusted servants, they
do not govern. God, as He may speak in our group conscience, is our sole authority. World
Service is the heart of our Third Legacy. Our meetings are informative and educational. They are
held so that the Committee Members, GSR’s and all interested members may be better
equipped to carry the message of World Service back to their home groups and individual
members, thus giving a better understanding to our purpose, our hopes and our work.
DISTRICT TWO AREA 14 NORTH FLORIDA STRUCTURES AND GUIDELINES
PREFACE
These by-laws are not intended to replace the current A.A. Manual. Most of these by-laws
come directly from the A.A. Service Manual. Each General Service District is autonomous and
these by-laws are used to assist in clarifying matters which pertain specifically to District Two
and our relationship with the North Florida Area Conference.
DEFINITION
District Two is an On-Line General Service District that has no geographic boundaries. District
Two A.A. Groups are also registered with the General Service Office as well as the North Florida
Area Conference. The District elects every two years a slate of Officers and the term they serve
is concurrent with the General Service Conference and North Florida Area Conference panels.
The District Two Slate of Officers are:
1) District Committee Member (Who also serves as Chairperson)
2) Alternate District Committee Member
3) Secretary
4) Treasurer
District Two holds monthly meetings which are Chaired by the District Committee Member. In
the event the District Committee Member is absent the meeting is then chaired by the
Alternate District Committee Member.
All references to the A.A. Service Manual in these by-laws as well as sharing at district meetings
will be to the most current revision.
Elections that are held are either by written ballot or show of hands, with a majority needed to
elect. The district may also choose to follow Third legacy Procedure which requires a two-thirds
majority. The members who can vote in District Two are:
1) All District Two Slate of Officers
2) All General Service Representatives or their Alternates (Only One Group-One Vote)
3) All Service Committee Coordinators
AGENDA FORMAT
All meetings open with the Serenity Prayer.
Roll call is taken to establish quorum for voting. The quorum percentage will be 15% for all
members eligible to vote.
Monthly Tradition or Concept Report (2 Minutes)
District Secretary Report (Approval of Minutes from previous month)
District Treasurer Report
District Committee Member Report
Service Committee Coordinator Reports
General Service Representative Reports (2-5 Minutes)
Old Business
New Business
Roundtable Discussion
Close meeting with Responsibility Declaration
All Meetings are run using Robert’s Rules of Order as amended by the General Service Conference and the North Florida Structures and Guidelines
DISTRICT TWO MEETING DOCUMENTS
AGENDA
DISTRICT 2 / AREA 14 NORTH FLORIDA DISTRICT MEETING MARCH 15, 2025
Serenity Prayer and Opening Remarks Scott G.
Roll call to establish Quorum for Voting Danny F.
Name, Service Position, Home Group,
District, GSO Area (Voting or Non-Voting)
MONTHLY TRADITION (TRADITION III) Danny F.
DISTRICT SECRETARY REPORT Danny F.
DISTRICT TREASURY REPORT Sarah D.
DISTRICT COMMITTEE REPORT * Danny F. /Scott G.
(DCM Report posted in Agenda Email)
DISTRICT SERVICE COMMITTEE CHAIR REPORTS SERVICE COMMITTEE CHAIRS
Accessibilities Coleen O.
Corrections Scott G.
Webmaster Bob C.
A.A. Grapevine Open
GSR REPORTS
Please keep report 2-5 minutes. If sending Monthly Reports please send to: fitzgeraldjames0490@gmail.com
ONLINE SERVICE COMMITTEE REPORTS
Please keep report 2-5 minutes. If sending report please send to fitzgeraldjames0490gmail.com.
Jeff Z. GIA (Get Into Action) Committee
Jeff B. GLM (Grapevine /LaVina Working Group)
OLD BUSINESS
Review proposed change (Motion) to Area 14 Structures and Guidelines that will be voted on at the next North Florida Area Conference Assembly in April,2025.
NEW BUSINESS
Accept nominations for A.A. Grapevine/LaVina District 2 /Area 14 Service Committee Chair.
Increase District 2/ Area 14 Treasury Prudent Reserve.
Contributions to GIA (Get Into Action) and GLM (Grapevine LaVina Working Group) Service Entities.
CLOSE WITH RESPONSIBILITY DECLARATION
NEXT MEETING IS APRIL 18,2025 10:00 AM EST
MEETING ID 828 4629 5757
PASSCODE 515489
District 2/ Area 14 North Florida Website address is:
aanorthfloridadistrict2.org
DISTRICT 2 /AREA 14 NORTH FLORIDA MINUTES FEBRUARY 15,2025
Kris P. our DCM, opened the meeting with the Serenity Prayer.
Kris expressed gratitude for Online meetings and Groups, as well as our own District 2. Kris recently had a Twelfth Step opportunity when she led a suffering alcoholic (From PA) to the Grape Nuts meeting. The potential A.A. member attended their meeting and hopefully she has found sobriety.
Those who attended the meeting (Roll Call) were: Kris, Danny, Scott, Bob, Coleen, Trish, Jeff B., Jeff Z., Darlene, Vickie, Nevil, Shirley
MONTHLY TRADITION
Danny had Trish read Tradition II. Danny also asked for a volunteer to do a report on Tradition III and Scott volunteered
DISTRICT SECRETARY REPORT
The minutes from January 18,2025 were visually shown (On Screen). The Secretary Report was passed with no corrections.
DISTRICT TREASURER REPORT
Sarah was absent. Kris gave the Treasurer Report. Treasury report was passed with no corrections.
DISTRICT COMMITTEE REPORT
Kris reported that she attended the January 2025 North Florida Area Assembly weekend which is now held in Lake Mary, Florida. Kris is a member of the Area 14 Growth Committee and there was considerable discussion concerning “Dark Districts”. Kris gave a description of what a “Dark District” is in a Delegate Area in the U.S. and Canada. The Growth Committee will be holding a workshop on February 26, 2025 at 6:30 PM EST. Kris also discussed the motion that will be voted on at the April 2025 Area 14 Assembly. She encouraged all of the GSR’S to take the proposed change to the Area 14 Structures and Guidelines back to their Groups.
DISTRICT SERVICE COMMITTEE REPORTS
Accessibilities- Coleen is still searching for active A.A. service members to sit on her committee. Coleen also has been working closely with the local Accessibilities Committee in District 14 / Area 14 North Florida and attending their monthly meetings.
Corrections-Scott said that an Area 14 Corrections Committee Chairperson has recently joined the Area Roster. Scott is trying to reach out to the Area 14 Chairperson so that he may learn their identity and contact information.
Webmaster- Bob reviewed the District 2/ Area 14 Website (On Screen) and showed all of the new features he recently added. The District 2 Website address is: aanorthfloridadistrict2.org.
GENERAL SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE REPORTS
Upstart Women’s Group- Darlene reported that their Home Group now has Monday evening Traditions Meeting at 6:30 PM EST. Darlene also mentioned that their Group voted to use only General Service Conference- approved Literature at their meetings.
Grape Nuts Group- Shirley reported that their meeting Format is to read A.A. Grapevine stories and open discussion after reading. The Group also will switch their format if a Newcomer arrives at their meetings and proceed to Step One. The Group has also had a large influx of new A.A. members at their meetings.
Rule 62 Group- Vickie reported that their Group just recently celebrated 25 years. Their format is an A.A. Traditions discussion with one of the 12 Steps discussed the last week of the month.
Gainesville Eye Opener Online- Nevil reported that their Home Group has also shown a large influx of new A.A. members. Their Group has also recently voted to use only A.A. General Service Conference- approved Literature at their meetings. An As Bill Sees It Meeting format was recently added as well as an Open Speaker meeting the 2nd Sunday of each month.
Survivors Group- Trish reported that their Home Group now has a Thursday Open Speaker meeting on the first Thursday of each month. The remaining Thursdays a Beginners meeting was added. The Group is also forming an Ad Hoc Committee to deal with Security Issues concerning Safety at their meetings, The Group is also looking into a different way of sending A.A. contributions to honor our 7th Tradition.
ONLINE SERVICE COMMITTEE REPORTS
GLM (Grapevine/ LaVina Working Groups)- Jeff B. gave an extensive report on how their Working Group encourages A.A. groups to elect A.A. Grapevine Representatives and they will train the new representative on their new Service Position There are Training Videos available and other tools for the new representative to access.
GIA (Get Into Action) Committee – Jeff Z.is now the Chairperson for this Committee. They recently held a workshop titled “Closing the Gap” where 43 members were in attendance. The Committee is also planning more events after the A.A. International Convention which is held in July of this year.
OLD BUSINESS
None
NEW BUSINESS
Kris discussed the Motion concerning the change to the North Florida Area Structures and Guidelines to be voted on at the April 2025 NFAC Business meeting.. See DCM Report for further details.
THE NEXT MEETING IS ON MARCH 15,2025 AT 10:00 AM EST
MEETING ID 828 4629 5757
PASSCODE 515489
Respectfully Submitted.
Danny Fitzgerald, District Secretary
District 2/ Area 14 North Florida
Email: fitzgeraldjames0490@gmail.com
352.281.5180 Mobile Phone
352.224.5047 Residence Phone