QUALIFICATIONS OF UA TRUSTEES

These Qualifications Were Passed at the WSC 2021 As Part of the Motion to Establish Guidelines for GSB Trustee Elections from the UA WSC Floor.

(Motion Passed WSC 2021)

Following are the qualifications of the Class A and Class B Trustees, which were set forth by the GSB in 2018 and by a previous GSB, with amendments provided by the World Service Conference 2021:  

• • At least 21 years of age.

  • A period of one year of solvency as self-defined.

  • Able and available to serve a 2-year term and an additional 3-months as ex-officio during the transition period at the end of the two-year term.

  • Living so far as possible within the Twelve Steps which constitute the Underearners Anonymous program. (Applies to Class A Trustees only.)

  • Have a working knowledge of the Twelve Traditions and Concepts for Service.

  • Attended at least one World Service Conference as a group’s General Service Representative (Applies to Class A Trustees only.)

  • Has demonstrated a consistent commitment of service in UA at individual meeting levels or higher (i.e. GSR, GSB committees, etc.) (Applies to Class A Trustees only.)

Additional Requirements passed on Monday, October 22, 2018 during a regular Monthly meeting of the UA GSB:

• • Completed UA's 12 Steps with a UA Sponsor who has done the same in UA. (Applies to Class A Trustees only.)

  • Currently working with a UA sponsor, living and modeling all 12 Step principles and continuing to attend UA meetings on a regular basis. (Applies to Class A Trustees only.)

  • Have a working knowledge of and demonstrate the UA 12 Traditions & UA or AA 12 Concepts for World Service and operate within these principles. 

  • Communicate cleanly, clearly, and respectfully in all discussions.

  • Demonstrate strong collaboration and teamwork skills.

  • Practice the spiritual principles of humility and willingness in all their affairs.

  • Willing to do the work necessary to support the functioning of the UA GSB.

  • Each Board Member selects and participates (in whatever capacity prudent) on a committee or special project and completes tasks as needed in that area. (e.g., Traditions Committee, First Responder, Phone and Tech Committee, Finance Committee, Public Information Committee, Literature Committee, Service Structure Committee.)

  • Willing to commit to doing 10-12 hours a month of service.

  • Willing to read and follow the UA GSB Bylaws, and to get assistance from others, if necessary, to facilitate understanding.

SELECTION OF UA TRUSTEES

This process was established at the WSC 2021 As Part of the Motion to Approve the World Service Conference Charter

of Underearners Anonymous.

(Motion Passed WSC 2021)

• • The GSB Trustees and Officers may be selected by one or all of the following three methods at a World Service Conference or a Special Convocation. 

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    • (a)  The GSB may elect Trustees and Officers, who will be able to serve after they are ratified by the annual World Service Conference or a Special WSC Convocation, per guidelines c. (1) through c. (6) above.

    • (b)  A GSB Trustee and Officer Nominating Committee, which is a World Service Conference-Approved Committee, may conduct a search for Trustees, and their approved Trustee and Officer nominees may be elected by a majority of the registered voters of the annual World Service Conference or a Special WSC Convocation. 

    • (c)  Trustee candidates may volunteer or be nominated from the floor of the World Service Conference, provided that they are GSRs or had prior experience as UA GSRs. 

  • Each such candidate will present their candidate statement at the ratification or election proceeding. This statement includes:

    • Their service history;

    • Their time availability;

    • Their goals related to serving as a Trustee or Officer;

    • Their conception of the roles of the World Service Conference, the World Service level committees and the GSB in UA;

    • Their experience, strength and hope about the UA Traditions, especially Traditions One, Two, Eight and Nine, and collaboration with the World Service level Committees, the UA Groups and Intergroups, in service to UA as a whole.

• • The voting members will have an opportunity to ask the Trustee and Officer Candidates questions at the ratification proceeding.

• • The names of the voters and how they voted will be kept confidential by the trusted servants involved in counting the vote, as well as by the recording secretary.

• • Timing of the Special Convocation: If the Board calls for a Special Convocation to ratify a GSB Officer or Trustee, the Convocation needs to meet within 60 days of the request to the WSC Planning Committee, unless there is a World Service Conference within 90 days of the request.