Statement of Purpose
“To maintain, support and oversee all IT related matters in the Online Service Area of
Cocaine Anonymous, and cooperate with other OSA committees.”
OSA IT Committee Duties & Responsibilities
• That the OSA communications platform (s) be administered through the IT committee and
to be of technical support to the groups and the other Area committees
Committee Structure
All Committee members play a vital role in the committee and can vote. There is no
clean time requirement to be a member of a standing committee. All that is required is a
willingness to serve.
Chairperson
Suggested requirements
- Two years continuous sobriety
- One year of active service in OSA
- Two–year commitment
- Familiar with IT and related subjects/applications
- A working knowledge of the 12 traditions and Robert’s rules of order
Description of duty
• Presides over the meetings and arranges agenda
• Only votes in case of a tie
• Responsible for the correspondence through the committee email
• Uploads committee reports, agendas, and committee minutes to OSA
Communications platform (s)
• In absence of a committee Secretary or volunteer, compiles the minutes for
the committee
• Encourage being of service on the committee
• Interact with groups, other committees and the area officers
• Coordinates tasks of the committee
• Represents the committee on the area business meetings and submits a
written report at least one week prior to it.
• Responsible for the scheduling, and execution of area decisions regarding
area video conferencing platform (s),
• Responsible for the administration of the OSA Video conferencing platorm
(s), as well as its related email account (s), including updating the access
information whenever necessary. Area Chair and Area Vice Chair have login
credentials and act as backup.
• Strives to have a working knowledge of the 12 Concepts, The World Service
Manual, OSA Manual, and The OSA Bylaws
• Responsible for the administration of area communications platform (s). Area
Chair, Area Treasurer, and web servant have login credentials and act as
backup.
• Is the admin of the committee’s subgroup on the OSA storage platform(s),
and admin for the OSA messaging platform(s)
• Teaches the roles and responsibilities required of the Chair position to the
Vice Chair
Vice-Chairperson
• The same Qualifications as Chairperson
• In absence of Chairperson performs the duties of the Chairperson, except for the administration of the area zoom accounts and Groups.io
• Coordinates tasks of the committee
• Is a moderator in the committee’s subgroup on the OSA storage platform(s), and
assists the Chair in maintaining the committee’s subgroup on the OSA storage
platform(s)
Secretary
• Six months continuous sobriety
• Three months of active online service in C.A.
• One year commitment
• Keeps accurate minutes of each meeting
• Keeps a record of all the committee Officers’ election dates