Los Angeles Intergroup Purpose
The purpose of Los Angeles Intergroup is to promote the unity within the Intergroup, to provide a forum for the exchange of ideas, to be aware of and serve the needs of member Groups and to carry the message of Overeaters Anonymous to the compulsive overeater who still suffers, by:
- Furthering the OA program in accordance with the Twelve Steps, Twelve Traditions, and Twelve Concepts of OA.
- Maintaining a Communication Center for the Intergroup.
- Providing a format for selection of Board Officer nominees.
- Providing unity of Groups and organization of Groups within the Intergroup.
- Conducting various recovery events that help further the aims of the Intergroup and member Groups.
Delegate Role
The Delegate role is a vital service position that serves the group conscience of the intergroup. As a Delegate, you represent the group conscience of your meeting and follow the 12 traditions of OA to the best of your ability, placing principles before personalities. The Delegate commitment is to attend the Delegate meeting once a month, which is 60-90 minutes, report back to meetings with the delegate announcements, and discuss items and vote on behalf of your meeting’s group conscience. Delegates have an opportunity to bring new business to the intergroup so that we may serve the fellowship’s needs. The Delegate’s primary purpose is to uphold traditions 4 and 5, that all meetings should remain autonomous and to carry the message to the compulsive overeater who still suffers.
Delegate Meeting Code of Conduct:
- During the monthly delegate meeting, if a delegate has a question, they will use the Raise Hand function on Zoom.
- If we have disruption in the meeting, the Chair will let the person know they are out of order.
- If it continues, we use the mute button to restore order to the meeting.
- If it continues, we put that person in a waiting room.
- If it persists, we can excuse the person from the meeting.