INTERNATIONAL SERVICE ORGANIZATION OF
SEXUAL COMPULSIVES ANONYMOUS
BY-LAWS
The International Service Organization (ISO) of Sexual
Compulsives Anonymous (SCA) was founded in February 1990 by delegates
representing SCA meetings. The purpose of the ISO is to further the recovery of
those who suffer from sexual compulsion. The ISO endorses SCA's 12-Step recovery
program, adheres to its 12 Traditions and aims to serve as the trusted servant
of the Fellowship.
Article I. Delegates
Section 1. The International Service
Organization is composed of
delegates representing as many SCA meetings as possible. Meetings may choose to
send their own special delegates or -- where there is an intergroup -- be
represented by delegates selected by the intergroup. ISO delegates who are
part of an intergroup delegation each have as many votes as the number of
meetings listed by the intergroup divided by the number in the delegation. For
example, each of the three delegates sent by an intergroup which lists 12 SCA
meetings has four votes. Delegates serve for two years. It is suggested that
delegates and alternates have six months on their sexual recovery plan.
Article II. Officers
Section 1. The ISO Chair, Inreach Coordinator, Outreach
Coordinator, and Fiduciary Coordinator are elected for two-year terms by a
majority of votes cast by delegates. The Inreach Coordinator and Fiduciary
Coordinator are elected in even numbered years: The Chair and Outreach
Coordinator are elected in odd numbered years. The officers do not have to be
delegates. Two years of SCA membership and six months on a sexual recovery plan is suggested for being an officer.
Officers cannot hold more than two consecutive terms and may be removed by a
two-thirds vote. The officers are responsible to ISO and will report to it at
the annual meeting and on a regular basis.
Section 2. The ISO Chair's duties include signing
legal
documents on behalf of ISO, convening meetings, administering daily business and
setting the order of the agenda for the ISO meetings. The ISO Chair is a voting
member and chair of the Executive Committee. The ISO Chair is a participating
member of the three Standing Committees but holds no vote on them and may not
chair them.
Section 3. The Fiduciary Coordinator's duties include ensuring
that the responsibilities of the Fiduciary Committee are met and advising ISO
when there are vacancies. The Fiduciary Coordinator is a voting member and chair
of the Fiduciary Committee, and may sit on other committees as a non-voting
member.
Section 4. The Inreach Coordinator's duties include ensuring
that the responsibilities of the Inreach Committee are met and advising ISO when
there are vacancies. The Inreach Coordinator is a voting member and chair of the
Inreach Committee, and may sit on other committees as a non-voting member.
Section 5. The Outreach Coordinator's duties include ensuring
that the responsibilities of the Outreach Committee are met and advising ISO
when there are vacancies. The Outreach Coordinator is a voting member and
chair of
the Outreach Committee, and may sit on other committees as a non-voting member.
Article III. Other Directors
Section 1. ISO has two Outside Directors who are members of the
larger community with an interest in helping the sexual compulsive who still
suffers. The Outside Directors are not sexual compulsives and do not qualify for
membership in Sexual Compulsives Anonymous under its Third Tradition.
The Outside Directors are elected for two-year terms by
a majority of votes cast by delegates. Outside Directors cannot hold more than
two consecutive terms and may be removed by a two-thirds vote. One Outside
Director is elected in odd numbered years and the other in even numbered years.
The Outside Directors are participating members of the three Standing Committees
but hold no vote on them and may not chair them.
Section 2. ISO has a Director at Large who is a member of Sexual
Compulsives Anonymous but is not an Officer as defined in Article II. The
Director at Large is elected for a one-year term by a majority of votes cast by
delegates. The Director at Large cannot hold more than four consecutive terms
and may be removed by a two-thirds vote. The Director at Large is a
participating member of the three Standing Committees but holds no vote on them
and may not chair them.
Article IV. Committees
Section 1. ISO has an Executive Committee and three Standing
Committees: Inreach, Outreach and Fiduciary. ISO appoints the chair of each
Standing Committee, who in turn appoints members to his or her own committee
with the guidance and support of ISO. The members of each Standing Committee are
expected to consult regularly with one another in mutual support in their area
of service. In coordination with ISO, each Standing Committee is responsible for
defining policies within its area of responsibility and for working with other
Standing Committees to define policies when responsibilities overlap. No person
may vote on more than one committee.
Section 2. The Inreach Committee is responsible for contact
between ISO and the Fellowship as a whole. It maintains contact information for
Intergroups, or where there is no Intergroup, individual meetings. It solicits
and develops SCA literature. It gathers information on perceived needs of
meetings, particularly in the exchange of ideas for SCA literature and in
support for isolated meetings. It serves as the primary communication channel
between ISO and the various Intergroups and meetings.
Except for the Outside Director positions, it solicits
nominations for vacancies as they occur in the Executive Committee or the
Standing Committees.
It is responsible for sending out notification of the
ISO annual meeting at least 90 days in advance to the Executive Committee and
ISO delegates.
Section 3. The Outreach Committee is responsible for contact
between ISO and those outside the Fellowship. It deals with requests from the
media and the justice system.
It responds to hospitals and other institutions and
handles relations with other 12-Step Fellowships as well as professional
associations. It takes responsibility for messages sent to ISO, whether by
postal mail, electronic mail, telephone or other means. It solicits nominations
for vacancies as they occur in the Outside Director positions.
Section 4. The Fiduciary Committee is responsible
for the daily
business of ISO. Its chair maintains ISO's financial records and is responsible
for its budget and for its bank accounts, whose signatories are designated by
ISO. It publishes and distributes ISO-approved SCA literature in a timely
manner. It manages literature sales and inventory. It handles legal records,
including copyrights of ISO literature. It maintains the ISO Archives. It
produces minutes of ISO and Executive Committee meetings. One year's membership
in SCA is suggested for joining the Fiduciary Committee.
Section 5. The Executive Committee consists of the ISO Chair,
the two Outside Directors, the Director at Large, and the three Standing
Committee chairs. The Executive Committee is responsible for working with the
Standing Committees to define ISO policies and to ensure that the committees
fulfill their responsibilities. Between annual ISO meetings, the Executive
Committee may act officially on behalf of ISO by a two-thirds majority vote,
except that it may not amend these bylaws.
Article V. Meetings
Section 1. A convention of ISO delegates meets in person at
least once a year. Location will rotate among intergroup cities able to
accommodate the meeting.
Article VI. Amendments
Section 1. These bylaws have been approved on February 22, 2009,
at the annual SCA ISO convention in Los Angeles, California; and may be amended
by two-thirds of the votes cast by the ISO delegates.
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