Troop Committee Meeting
July 24, 2002

Attendees: Ed Nichols, Tom Schob, Rick Montgomery, Bob Centola, Frank
Roth,
George Kerr, Dan Lassiter, Sharon Hood, Charlie Hood, Bill Scott, Mark
Sanders, Larry Herrin, Mia Emslie

Scouts: None
Chair: Mark Steger
Minutes: Mark Steger

1. Calendar
     TBD:    Troop tent sale
     Aug 14: Troop Committee meeting
     Aug 19: First troop meeting of 2002-2003 year: Pool Party
     Aug 24: Saturday patrol meetings to get gear ready for fall
campouts

2. Treasurer - Sharon Hood
     o Brookhollow Bank changed its name to Regions Bank
     o June report
        - 11 month YTD income is $42,393. Expenses are $39,651.
          Troop is on track to break even for the year.
     o Proposed budget.
        - Sharon Hood presented the budget for 2002-2003.
        - Dues will increase from $60/year to $65, in part to cover a $3
          increase in BSA national dues.
        - A fundraiser is in the budget to cover the cost of a troop
          storage shed.  PLC is in charge of organizing T-shirt sales
for
          this fundraiser.
        - A troop tent sale is in the budget, with proceeds earmarked
for
          purchasing other troop equipment. Date is to be determined.
        - The troop committee unanimously approved the proposed budget.

3. PLC
     o No report

4. Roundtable - Ed Nichols
     o No Roundtable this month

5. Campouts - Craig Christensen
     o Summer Camp review
       - 54 Scouts attended and 9 adults (5 for the whole week)
       - 1 Scout staffed Summer Camp (Travis Carter)
       - 16 Scouts achieved Tenderfoot rank; 1 Scout made Star
       - 1 Scout was tapped out for OA (Hunter Christensen)
       - Troop won regatta, raft race, best campsite awards
       - Troop plans to reserve same campsite, same week (7) for 2003

       - Troop financials were in the black, with the surplus to be
rebated
         to adults who staffed camp, in accordance with past practice.
         Rebates will be in proportion to the number of nights attended,
up
         to a maximum of the fee paid for their son to attend camp.
Troop
         committee approved this policy for handling surpluses for
         long-term camps (Summer Camp and Winter Camp) in order to help
         attract sufficient adult attendance to make camps possible.

     o Northern Tier review
       - The troop sent one crew this summer on this canoe trip in
Boundary
         Waters of northern Minnesota. Trip was a success.
       - Next opportunity is Summer, 2003, in case an adult wants to
         volunteer to organize a crew.

     o Sea Base review
       - The troop sent one boat this summer on this sailing/snorkeling
         trip in the Florida Keys. Trip was a success.
       - Next opportunity is Summer, 2004. Reservations will need to be
         made Feb 3, 2003. Paula Powell will organize.

     o Philmont - Mark Steger
       - Troop has 27 people signed up for our June, 2003 treks. We can
         send 24.
       - Next installment of fees is due Oct 1, 2002.

     o Updates to 2002-2003 camping program
       Sep 28 - Water skiing: Lake Cypress Springs (Fox)
       Oct 26 - Fishing/Biking: Colbaugh Farm (Pedro)
       Nov 16 - Backpacking: location unknown (Moose)
       Dec 27 - Winter Camp (Baloo Bear - Ed Nichols)
       Jan 25 - Military: Ft Sill, OK (Badger)
       Feb 14 - Family Camp: Ft Parker SP (Baloo Bear)
       Mar 22 - Marksmanship: Herrin's ranch (Pyro)
       Apr 4? - One day patrol competitions (?)
       Apr 11 - Camporee (Baloo Bear)
       May 3  - Rapelling (Shark)

     o Tents, chuck boxes and other patrol gear
       - Craig Christensen planned a tent sale for July 24, but Craig
was
         not present to report progress on this. Tent sale will be
         rescheduled for another time.
       - Craig Christensen plans to set new standards for chuck boxes,
         perhaps replacing our existing bulky and heavy boxes.  Craig
was
         not present to report progress on this plan.
       - The troop plans to hold patrol meetings Saturday, August 24 to
go
         through troop and patrol gear to prepare for upcoming Fall
         campouts.

6. Meetings - Dave Knust
     o Calendar
       - Dave was not present to pass out updated copies of the troop
         calendar for 2002-2003. Expect these by the August troop
committee
         meeting.

7. Leadership - Tom Schob
     o Scout leadership
       - Tom passed out updated sheets showing Scout troop leadership
         assignments for Fall, 2002.

8. Advancement - Bonnie Branch
     o Eagles - Pat Kelly
       - Jirah Cox had an Eagle Court of Honor.
       - Brenden Kerr passed his Eagle Board of Review.
       - Jay Herrin and Scott Steger completed their project reports.
       - CJ Carter is writing his project report.
       - Ben Scott, Scott Bonds, Steven Schob, Jeff Collins, Travis
Carter,
         Jordan Hoff are working on their project plans.

9. Committee - Mark Steger
     o Background checks on adults
       - RBFC requires and BSA strongly recommends that troops perform
         criminal background checks on adult volunteers. No decision has
         been made yet on what service to use for this check. Craig
         Christensen is talking to RBFC about this.

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Mark Steger