Troop Committee Meeting
June 12, 2002

Attendees: Mia Emslie, Tom Schob, Sharon Hood, Patrick Burns, Dave
Knust,
  Rick Montgomery, Steve Juett, Bill Scott, Bonnie Branch, Bill
Merriman,
  Pat Kelly, Richard Carter, Rita Bonds, Larry Herrin, Craig Christensen
Scouts: Jesse Benavides
Chair: Mark Steger
Minutes: Mark Steger

1. Calendar
     Jun 17&24, 5:00-6:30 PM: TFC swimming sessions at RBFC
     Jun 22&29 9 AM - noon: Swimming merit badge for 2nd year Scouts
     Jul 14-20: Summer Camp
     Jul 24: Troop Committee meeting
     Jul 27: Troop tent sale
     Aug 14: Troop Committee meeting
     Aug 19: First troop meeting of 2002-2003 year: Pool Party
     Aug 24: Troop meeting to get patrol gear ready for fall campouts

2. Treasurer 
     o May report
        - 10 month YTD income is $41498. Expenses are $32556.
          Several large expenses, like Summer Camp registrations, are
still
          outstanding. The final budget is still expected to be in
balance.

     o Inputs for 2002-2003 budget.
        - Next year's budget may require about a 10% increase in
expenses
          and income for items affected by the growing size of the
troop.
        - A new storage shed and a fundraiser for it, that were both
          budgeted for in 2001-2002, but not fulfilled, will remain in
the
          budget for 2002-2003. 
        - Revenue from the sale of the troop tents will be put into the
          general fund and used replacing aging equipment (chuck boxes,
          cooking utensils, etc.)
        - Background checks on adult leaders will cost $25-$200 total,
          depending on service used, which will be decided after 
          consultation with RBFC.

     o Opportunity for Scouts to earn money
        - Pat Kelly has accepted an offer to maintain the lawn between
the
          street and fence at the property on the southeast corner of
Plano
          Rd and Arapaho Rd. Money earned from collecting trash and
mowing
          the grass will be deposited in the Scout accounts of those
Scouts
          who volunteer for this opportunity.

3. PLC - Jesse Benavides
     o The 2002-2003 camping program recommended by the PLC was approved
       by the Committee

       Sep 28 - Water camp (Fox)
       Oct 26 - Colban Farm: Biking/Fishing (Pedro)
       Nov 16 - Backpacking (Pyro?)
       Dec    - Winter Camp (need adult campmaster)
       Jan 25 - Ft Sill, OK (Badger)
       Feb 14 - Family Camp at Ft Parker SP (Baloo Bear)
       Mar 22 - Herrin's ranch: Marksmanship (Moose?)
       Apr 11 - Camporee (Baloo Bear)
       May 3  - Rapelling (Shark)
 
4. Roundtable - Ed Nichols
     o No Roundtable meetings during Summer

5. Campouts - Craig Christensen
     o Summer Camp - Mark Steger
       - Troop has 55 Scouts and 7 adults planning to attend.
       - We possibly need more drivers to camp. Returning should be OK.

     o Northern Tier - Rita Bonds
       - Troop has one crew leaving June 17, 2002. 2003 is undetermined.
     o Sea Base - Charlie Hood and George Kerr
       - Troop has one boat leaving July 4, 2002. None for 2003.
       - Paula Powell volunteered to coordinate a boat for 2004.
     o Philmont - Mark Steger
       - Troop has two treks reserved for June, 2003

     o Tents and chuck boxes
       - A tent sale will be held July 27, organized by Craig
Christensen.
         Scouts will need to provide their own tents for campouts.
Scouts
         will be encouraged to pair up, either by sharing the cost of a
         tent or by trading off who brings their tent to each campout.
       - Chuck boxes and cooking equipment will be replaced before the
         first fall campout. Craig Christensen will work with Bill
Scott,
         Larry Herrin, Bill Merriman and others interested in deciding
the
         style and size of the new chuck boxes. A troop meeting will be
         held Saturday, August 24 for the patrols to take inventory of
what
         equipment each patrol has and clean, repair or replace missing
or
         defective equipment.

6. Meetings - Dave Knust
     o A preliminary 2002-2003 calendar was distributed and will be
       fleshed out for the July 24 Troop Committee meeting.  Pass on to
       Dave any dates you have for the calendar. (OA, Roundtable, Troop
       Committee, Junior leader training, Oak Leaf training, Golden
Acorn,
       Adult leader training, etc.)

7. Leadership - Tom Schob
     o Scout leadership positions for 2002-2003 have been filled, with a
       few issues.

8. Advancement - Bonnie Branch
     o Eagles - Pat Kelly
       - Eagle Courts of Honor for Scott Kelly (June 29) and Jirah Cox
         (July 13) are being planned.
       - Brenden Kerr and Jay Herrin's completed their projects. They
and
         Scott Steger and CJ Carter are writing their reports. 
       - Ben Scott, Steven Schob, Jeff Collins, Travis Carter, Ben
Nichols,
         Scott Bonds and Jordan Hoff are working on their project plans.

     o MB counselors
       - The troop is in need of assistant merit badge counselors for
next
         year. This is an easy way for new parents to get involved. It
         requires a minimum commitment of time (only four meetings) and
         most parents already have the skills needed to teach these
merit
         badges (for example, citizenship). You will work with an
         experienced adult leader, so don't let lack of experience hold
you
         back.  Please consider volunteering.

9. Committee - Mark Steger
     o Adult leaders
       - Mark Steger passed out lists of current adult leaders and asked
         for volunteers to fill openings. The list was also sent by
email.
         We especially need assistant merit badge counselors (see above)
         and mentors for the junior leader positions (e.g, someone to
work
         with the Scout historian). Most of these positions require only
a
         minimum commitment of time. If you can volunteer, please let
Mark
         Steger know.

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The next Troop Committee meeting will be July 24 at RBF.

Troop web site: http://www.bsa.net/tx/t81

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Mark Steger