Troop 100 Committee Meeting Minutes

Date: 8-7-06                                                                Called to Order: 7:07 PM

 

 

Committee Member                                                     Troop Leaders

Committee Chairperson – John Smith__X_                  Scoutmaster – Michael Acosta__X__

Co-Committee Chairperson - ___V__                          Asst. Scoutmaster – George MacFarlane_X_

Advancement Chairperson – John Smith _X__            Asst. Scoutmaster – Michael Mierswa_X_

Secretary – Lisa Smith _AE                                          Asst. Scoutmaster – David Fawks_A_

Liaison/Outdoor Activities – Sean Griffin __X            Asst. Scoutmaster –George Michael Gray_X_

Fundraiser – Michael Tweed _X__                                Asst. Scoutmaster – Mike Glass_A_

Treasurer – Steve LaBossiere _X__                               Asst. Scoutmaster – Todd Cooke__A__

Member – Beverly Carrington __A_                              Asst. Scoutmaster -  Tony Broussard__A__

Member – Toni Gray __A__                                          Asst. Scoutmaster -  Laura Corella_X_

 

APPROVAL MINUTES: Minutes Approved by all present.

 

Call for Committee Reprts (submit written reports to secretary)

Scoutmaster – Two meetings were cancelled due to the floor being waxed. Move the Adventure Island outing to the following Saturday which is the 19th of August. Cost will be approximately $25.00 per scout with the discount, which you need a minimum of 25 people.

 

Treasurer – The checking account has $1818.18. There is no breakdown of expenditures this month. Steve will have this squared away next month with a full report. There is separate accounts with a little money in each for some of the scouts who have been here a while. Some of the scouts have left the troop some scouts are still active. The committee will revisit this issue next month and decide what should be done in this matter.

 

Liaison – Sean Griffin awaits the completion of the calendar so the events can be permitted.

 

Advancements – Board of reviews are in progress. We are tentatively scheduled for the 31st of August to have a Court of Honor. We had two meetings cancelled by the church for waxing of the floor. Needless to say this is beyond our control. Hopefully this will not force the Court of Honor to be postponed. I will do everything I can to see we make that date. I am continuing to try and get the blue cards back from the scouts who went to summer camp. Giving the cards to the boys is an exercise to help teach them responsibility. All scouts will get credit for the merit badges they have earned at summer camp, even if they can’t find their blue cards.

 

Fundraising – Poinsettia Sale will begin the 30th of October after the popcorn sale. Delivery of the poinsettias

Will be December 9th. A turn in date for orders and money will be determined at a later date by Mr.Tweed.

 

Newsletter – The current newsletter has been posted on the website and will sent to Mr. Acosta for conversion to a PDF format and then e-mailed to everyone in the Troop. Some hard copies will be available at the troop meeting.

 

Roundtable – The scouting program Kick-Off was on August 3rd, Mike Acosta was in attendance and received all the information the Troop needs for the year as far as Council and District events. Roundtables will resume on September 7th at Oak Park School at 7:00 PM. All scouters are invited to attend and get involved.

 

Old Business: There seems to be a good percentage of people who feel strongly about phone calls over email for our primary form of communication. With that said we need to establish a small group of individuals who will be willing to make these phone calls. Any volunteers? With further discussion it was agreed that the phone tree would be utilized for the scouts starting with the Senior Patrol Leader and following the chain of command. The information will also be e-mailed. Laura Corella and Mike Tweed will make phone calls to the parents with information to follow up just so that everyone is in the loop and everyone is informed with the most up to date information.

 

New Business: Troop Calendar is now completed and a rough draft is attached with these minutes. John Smith will get the calendar to Dave Kirk our webmaster so that it gets posted to the website. The issue was raised about the Troop possibly moving with the Pack to St. Thomas Moore in the Gulfgate section of Sarasota. After a lengthy discussion on the survival of the Troop without the Pack in the same location there was a vote by the committee. The committee voted 3-0 and 1 abstained in favor of the move. The decision was unanimous based on the feeling of survival without the Pack as our feeder organization. Further information on this possible move will be relayed to everyone as things occur.

 

Business for next Committee Meeting: Discuss the personal bank accounts of the older scouts who have left the troop and the scouts that are still active with the troop. Further developments with the possible move of the Troop and the Pack.

 

Motion to adjourn_________, Seconded_________, Approved. Meeting adjourned at _9:37 PM.