Common errors include: Typos and other errors in the Steps, Traditions, and Concepts. Group definition is not up to date. (If the service body’s bylaws simply point to the correct section of OA Inc. Bylaws, Subpart B, the service body will not have to update their bylaws if the definition of an OA group in … Continued
Region trustee liaisons may use the following questions to determine whether service body bylaws are in agreement with OA Inc. Bylaws, Subpart B: Are the registration requirements for the service body met? Are the Twelve Steps included or referred to? Are the Twelve Traditions included or referred to? Are the Twelve Concepts of OA Service … Continued
Permission for any exception in qualifications for valid reasons, if deemed credible by the trustees, may be received by application to the World Service Office. Source: OA Inc. Bylaws, Subpart B, Article VIII, Section 3c) 1
A service body’s name is part of their bylaws or summary/statement of purpose. Therefore, to change the name: The bylaws or summary/statement of purpose document needs to be amended by a group conscience that is conducted according to agreed-upon procedures. Once this is done, the amended document is sent to the World Service Office for … Continued
Prior to 2021, national service boards (and by implication language service boards) were permitted only outside Canada and the US (2020 version of OA Inc. Bylaws, Subpart B, Article VIII, Section 2). The 2021 bylaws, as amended, do not include this restriction. Source: OA Inc. Bylaws, Subpart B, Article VI, Section 1b and 1c
Amendments to Article I (Twelve Steps) and Article II (Twelve Traditions) of OA Inc. Bylaws, Subpart B may only be adopted if: The amendment receives a two-thirds vote of the World Service Business Conference delegates as required for other amendments, They are also ratified by three-fourths of the registered Overeaters Anonymous groups who respond within … Continued
Conference committees established by the Board of Trustees may be disbanded by the board if the committee is not working or meeting outside of World Service Business Conference for more than one year. This is done by a motion to disband the committee being placed on the agenda for the next World Service Business Conference … Continued
Yes, delegates are to have at least one year of current abstinence and at least two years of service beyond the group level. Additional suggested attributes are listed in the Overeaters Anonymous, Inc. Business Conference Policy Manual, Continuing Effect Motion 1988a. (Note: The Business Conference Policy Manual and OA Bylaws are found in the Document … Continued
Notice of the desired change must go to the intergroup’s/service board’s current region, the region the intergroup/service board would like to join, and the Board of Trustees. The board submits a motion to World Service Business Conference to amend OA Inc. Bylaws, Subpart B, Article VI, Section 1e of the bylaws. Source: OA Inc. Bylaws, … Continued
A service body must submit a copy of their bylaws for review: At the initial registration of the service body, Whenever bylaws and/or the summary/statement of purpose are updated or revised, and When the OA Inc. Bylaws, Subpart B is modified in ways that are no longer in agreement with the service body’s bylaws. Source: … Continued