Scout master's wife on committee

[John-581]

I am looking for some guidance outside of our circle of scouting and would like some input from other troops.  I am trying to find out if there is a BSA policy regarding this and/or if anyone has run into any issues with this.

Let me give a little background.  We have a husband and wife that were involved in our troop.  He was an Assistant SM and she is on the committee.  Our advancement chair has stepped down and asked her to take over.  She gladly accepted the position and is learning the ropes just fine.  

After summer camp the committee voted to remove our current SM as we didn't feel he was able to fulfill the position.  Our new SM is the husband of the now advancement chair.  

What I am wondering, is if anyone knows that this is not allowed and or if you have had any experience with such a situation.

Thanks
John
Asst Committee Chair

[frasert]

No BSA rules that state family members holding these positions.
Advancement and SM roles bring shared in one family is fine. It may tax the
family a lot depending on troop size and activity levels. Be careful of the
Family Scouting Burnout here.

Not a good idea is SM and Committee chair.  Separation of church and state,
however BSA does not stop that either.

Tim Fraser
T1459 Alpharetta, GA

-----Original Message-----
From: TMTUG@... [mailto:TMTUG@...] On Behalf Of
jkaforbes
Sent: Friday, September 25, 2009 12:03 PM
To: TMTUG@...
Subject: [TMTUG] Scout master's wife on committee

I am looking for some guidance outside of our circle of scouting and would
like some input from other troops.  I am trying to find out if there is a
BSA policy regarding this and/or if anyone has run into any issues with
this.

Let me give a little background.  We have a husband and wife that were
involved in our troop.  He was an Assistant SM and she is on the committee.
Our advancement chair has stepped down and asked her to take over.  She
gladly accepted the position and is learning the ropes just fine.  

After summer camp the committee voted to remove our current SM as we didn't
feel he was able to fulfill the position.  Our new SM is the husband of the
now advancement chair.  

What I am wondering, is if anyone knows that this is not allowed and or if
you have had any experience with such a situation.

Thanks
John
Asst Committee Chair




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Yahoo! Groups Links

[Kenneth-44]

John,

Given that your question is more of an Administrative issue, and not a TroopMaster Software related issue, I'd say you probably need to address the Group over at Boy-Scout-Talk Yahoo Group.

This Group is basically for technical support for software related issues with TSI's advancement tracking software.

Here's the link you need:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Boy-Scout-Talk/

See you there...

Ken
SM-Troop 57
MC-Pack 57


--- In TMTUG@..., "jkaforbes" <jkaforbes@...> wrote:

>
> I am looking for some guidance outside of our circle of scouting and would like some input from other troops.  I am trying to find out if there is a BSA policy regarding this and/or if anyone has run into any issues with this.
>
> Let me give a little background.  We have a husband and wife that were involved in our troop.  He was an Assistant SM and she is on the committee.  Our advancement chair has stepped down and asked her to take over.  She gladly accepted the position and is learning the ropes just fine.  
>
> After summer camp the committee voted to remove our current SM as we didn't feel he was able to fulfill the position.  Our new SM is the husband of the now advancement chair.  
>
> What I am wondering, is if anyone knows that this is not allowed and or if you have had any experience with such a situation.
>
> Thanks
> John
> Asst Committee Chair
>

[John-581]

I posted the question here so as to get as much input as possible.

--- In TMTUG@..., "Ken" <khartman@...> wrote:

>
> John,
>
> Given that your question is more of an Administrative issue, and not a TroopMaster Software related issue, I'd say you probably need to address the Group over at Boy-Scout-Talk Yahoo Group.
>
> This Group is basically for technical support for software related issues with TSI's advancement tracking software.
>
> Here's the link you need:
>
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Boy-Scout-Talk/
>
> See you there...
>
> Ken
> SM-Troop 57
> MC-Pack 57
>
>
> --- In TMTUG@..., "jkaforbes" <jkaforbes@> wrote:
> >
> > I am looking for some guidance outside of our circle of scouting and would like some input from other troops.  I am trying to find out if there is a BSA policy regarding this and/or if anyone has run into any issues with this.
> >
> > Let me give a little background.  We have a husband and wife that were involved in our troop.  He was an Assistant SM and she is on the committee.  Our advancement chair has stepped down and asked her to take over.  She gladly accepted the position and is learning the ropes just fine.  
> >
> > After summer camp the committee voted to remove our current SM as we didn't feel he was able to fulfill the position.  Our new SM is the husband of the now advancement chair.  
> >
> > What I am wondering, is if anyone knows that this is not allowed and or if you have had any experience with such a situation.
> >
> > Thanks
> > John
> > Asst Committee Chair
> >
>

[Thomas Fudala]

Ask your Charter Representative.


Tom Fudala
 
http://www.linkedin.com/in/tomfudala 



--- On Fri, 9/25/09, jkaforbes <jkaforbes@...> wrote:


From: jkaforbes <jkaforbes@...>
Subject: [TMTUG] Re: Scout master's wife on committee
To: TMTUG@...
Date: Friday, September 25, 2009, 12:17 PM


 



I posted the question here so as to get as much input as possible.

--- In TMTUG@yahoogroups. com, "Ken" <khartman@.. .> wrote:

>
> John,
>
> Given that your question is more of an Administrative issue, and not a TroopMaster Software related issue, I'd say you probably need to address the Group over at Boy-Scout-Talk Yahoo Group.
>
> This Group is basically for technical support for software related issues with TSI's advancement tracking software.
>
> Here's the link you need:
>
> http://groups. yahoo.com/ group/Boy- Scout-Talk/
>
> See you there...
>
> Ken
> SM-Troop 57
> MC-Pack 57
>
>
> --- In TMTUG@yahoogroups. com, "jkaforbes" <jkaforbes@> wrote:
> >
> > I am looking for some guidance outside of our circle of scouting and would like some input from other troops. I am trying to find out if there is a BSA policy regarding this and/or if anyone has run into any issues with this.
> >
> > Let me give a little background. We have a husband and wife that were involved in our troop. He was an Assistant SM and she is on the committee. Our advancement chair has stepped down and asked her to take over. She gladly accepted the position and is learning the ropes just fine.
> >
> > After summer camp the committee voted to remove our current SM as we didn't feel he was able to fulfill the position. Our new SM is the husband of the now advancement chair.
> >
> > What I am wondering, is if anyone knows that this is not allowed and or if you have had any experience with such a situation.
> >
> > Thanks
> > John
> > Asst Committee Chair
> >
>

[popeclint]

I am with Tim. We have had a few hubby/wife team and they have worked well
for or troop.

Clint Pope
Covered Bridge District Roundtable Commissioner
I used to be a good ole Bobwhite 92-55
Marietta GA Troop 757



--
To talk beneath the moon
To sleep beneath the sun
To live in the land of going to do
And die with nothing done.

[Kenneth-44]

John,

Trust me, you'll get plenty of feedback from Boy-Scout-Talk Yahoo Discussion Group...LOL

That is where this topic belongs anyway.

Ken

--- In TMTUG@..., "jkaforbes" <jkaforbes@...> wrote:

>
> I posted the question here so as to get as much input as possible.
>
> --- In TMTUG@..., "Ken" <khartman@> wrote:
> >
> > John,
> >
> > Given that your question is more of an Administrative issue, and not a TroopMaster Software related issue, I'd say you probably need to address the Group over at Boy-Scout-Talk Yahoo Group.
> >
> > This Group is basically for technical support for software related issues with TSI's advancement tracking software.
> >
> > Here's the link you need:
> >
> > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Boy-Scout-Talk/
> >
> > See you there...
> >
> > Ken
> > SM-Troop 57
> > MC-Pack 57
> >
> >
> > --- In TMTUG@..., "jkaforbes" <jkaforbes@> wrote:
> > >
> > > I am looking for some guidance outside of our circle of scouting and would like some input from other troops.  I am trying to find out if there is a BSA policy regarding this and/or if anyone has run into any issues with this.
> > >
> > > Let me give a little background.  We have a husband and wife that were involved in our troop.  He was an Assistant SM and she is on the committee.  Our advancement chair has stepped down and asked her to take over.  She gladly accepted the position and is learning the ropes just fine.  
> > >
> > > After summer camp the committee voted to remove our current SM as we didn't feel he was able to fulfill the position.  Our new SM is the husband of the now advancement chair.  
> > >
> > > What I am wondering, is if anyone knows that this is not allowed and or if you have had any experience with such a situation.
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > > John
> > > Asst Committee Chair
> > >
> >
>

[simitroop303]

I would avoid having them both as signers on the checking account. Other than that there should not be a problem with it. If you think there may be a problem because the Board of Review's job is to evaluate the effectivness of the program you can always ask that she not sit on the BOR's. Explain the conflict and I think two active scouters would understand. Our Advancment Chair does not usually sits on BOR's because of his schedule.

[Bill Nelson]

When our Troop first started, the SM and Committee Chair were husband and
wife, and I think their dedication was the foundation of our success. We
started with 6 Scouts and 7 years later we're pushing 100. No BSA
prohibitions, and it's actually up to the Charter Organization as to whether
they are happy with it, as the Charter Organization and COR are responsible
for leadership.

Bill Nelson

 

From: TMTUG@... [mailto:TMTUG@...] On Behalf Of
Clint Pope
Sent: Friday, September 25, 2009 1:30 PM
To: TMTUG@...
Subject: Re: [TMTUG] Re: Scout master's wife on committee

 

 

I am with Tim. We have had a few hubby/wife team and they have worked well
for or troop.

Clint Pope
Covered Bridge District Roundtable Commissioner
I used to be a good ole Bobwhite 92-55
Marietta GA Troop 757



--
To talk beneath the moon
To sleep beneath the sun
To live in the land of going to do
And die with nothing done.

[Greg Hetzler]

Welcome them.

Sign me

Married 25-years, and always cancel each other's votes.

:  )

 

 

Greg

ghetzler@...

[phone]

 

From: TMTUG@... [mailto:TMTUG@...] On Behalf Of
jkaforbes
Sent: Friday, September 25, 2009 1:03 PM
To: TMTUG@...
Subject: [TMTUG] Scout master's wife on committee

 

 

I am looking for some guidance outside of our circle of scouting and would
like some input from other troops. I am trying to find out if there is a BSA
policy regarding this and/or if anyone has run into any issues with this.

Let me give a little background. We have a husband and wife that were
involved in our troop. He was an Assistant SM and she is on the committee.
Our advancement chair has stepped down and asked her to take over. She
gladly accepted the position and is learning the ropes just fine.

After summer camp the committee voted to remove our current SM as we didn't
feel he was able to fulfill the position. Our new SM is the husband of the
now advancement chair.

What I am wondering, is if anyone knows that this is not allowed and or if
you have had any experience with such a situation.

Thanks
John
Asst Committee Chair