Committee Minutes September 12, 2001

Financial Report - Keith Skeivik

• Checking $871.60
• Credit at Scout Shop $30.00
• Petty Cash $137.01
• Savings $1908.06
• Outstanding commitments of $600.00

Wreath Sales

• Incentives for selling
  • Highest sales per week
• Logistics for distribution after drop off at school
  • Organization at the school
  • Coordinating troop efforts to get them delivered to customers' house

Troop Discipline Policy

Guiding Principles adopted December 16, 1996:

• The discipline plan is intended to be self-enforced by the Scouts, with assistance from adult leaders.  Scouts must therefore understand the policy and commit to honoring it.
• Actions beyond verbal warnings are administered by the Scoutmaster or an adult in charge of the meeting or activity
• As suggested by the points below, there is a great deal of discretion in this policy.  This is intentional as many incidents of inappropriate behavior have extenuating circumstances that require a thoughtful and measured response.
• Parents of offending Scouts will be contacted by the Scoutmaster or adult in charge before initiating an action to send a Scout home or suspend a Scout.  The rationale for this action is to inform a parent of the behavior and subsequent discipline action of the troop.
• The policy is effective upon its mailing to every Scout and their parent or guardian
• Every Scout and their parent or guardian are expected to sign the policy.

Proposal for amendment developed at the September 12, 2001 meeting:

• Rules of the Troop are the Scout Oath and Law!  Scouts and their leaders must set an example and be consistent in the application of the discipline policy.
• Unacceptable behaviors include, but are not limited to; lying, stealing, fighting or failing to follow directions.  It is also inappropriate to 'talk back' to leaders, or be unkind to any other Scout. 
• When a Scout intentionally violates a rule, or exhibits and unacceptable behavior, the Leader will not yell or lecture.  The Leader will obtain the Scouts attention and inform the Scout of what action (or inaction) the Scout took that is in question.  The Leader will also inform the Scout of the consequences of continuing to perform that action.  Consequences are at the Leader's discretion and may include, but are not limited to; a verbal warning, a phone call to the Scout's guardians, or a dismissal from the current and/or future meeting or event.
• A severe violation of a rule or behavior, particularly where the safety of a Scout is concerned, may result in the immediate removal of the offending Scout from the meeting or event, and is at the Leader's discretion.
• In the event the inappropriate behavior continues the Scoutmaster, in consultation with the offending Scout's Patrol Leader and two other adult leaders, may suspend the Scout from the Troop for a specified period of time. 
• Leader as described above includes any adult or Scout who is in a position of leadership; such as a Scoutmaster, Assistant Scoutmaster, Patrol Leader, or an adult leading a meeting or event.

Troop Equipment Policy

• Keith Skeivik has offered to draft an equipment policy
• Proposal that the Committee would review requests to borrow the Troop's equipment
• Failure to follow guidelines would results in the person or group's ability to borrow the equipment in the future
• Do other troops have a policy?

Troop Meetings

• Currently at 6:30 on Mondays
• Is 1.5 hours too long?  No, if the meeting includes a merit badge activity
• TLC/PLC Meeting dates will be the 2nd Monday of the month.  That will place them after the Round Table meetings held on the first Thursday of the month.

Camping

• Need volunteers for the September outing

Rallying the Troops

• Review of the efforts taken to have the Scouts choose the activities they want to pursue.

Website

• Still under development
• Scheduled to bring a demo to the November Committee meeting for approval to post on the internet

Merit Badge

• Nothing to report at this meeting