Troop 81 Committee Meeting Minutes - August 15, 2001

Attendees: Pat Thompson, Bill Scott, Bonnie Branch, Craig Christensen,
  Dennis McCarthy, George Kerr, Ed Nichols, Dan Lassiter, Bob Rielly,
  Richard Carter, Floyd Hodges, Larry Herrin

Scouts: Ben Scott, Casey Hodges
Chair: Mark Steger
Minutes: Mark Steger

Agenda
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1. Treasurer - Pat Thompson
     o July 12-month YTD financials were presented.
       Income: $32,623.  Expenses: $34,074.
       Variance from budget: deficit of $1451.04
     o 2001-2002 budget was presented.
       Projected income is $39,100. Projected expenses are $39,100.

       Dues are set at: 
         - $60/yr per Scout
         - $55/yr per Scout for two or more Scouts from the same family
         - $40/yr if a Scout will be inactive for a semester due to band,
           athletics, etc.
	 - Dues are due at the August 20 pool party.

       The committee approved the budget, with the following
       amendments:
         - $5100 income/expense for two treks to Northern Tier
	 - $1500 income fundraiser for a storage shed
	 - $1500 expense for a storage shed
	 - $1100 expense for supplies (increased from $600)
	 - $800 expense for contingencies (decreased from $1300)
   
2. PLC - Matt Teplow
     o No report
   
3. Roundtable - Ed Nichols
     o The troop needs to plan training opportunities
       - Junior Leading and Golden Acorn for Scouts
       - Safety Afloat, Safe Swim, Scoutmaster Fundamentals, and Youth
	 Protection for adults.
   
4. Campouts - Richard Carter
     o Sep 07 Campout (Ben Scott)
         - Location is Overlook Park on Lake Cypress Springs
	 - Major activities are swimming and water skiing. Other activities
	   include TFC and camping merit badge.
	 - Cost is $26, plus grub money (estimated $10, plus $5 lunch on
	   Sunday). Fees are due August 27.

     o Sep 28 Campout (Casey Hodges)
         - Location is Slippery Falls Scout Ranch in Oklahoma
	 - Major activities are swimming and canoeing. Other activities
	   include TFC and camping merit badge.
	 - Cost is $15, plus grub money as set by patrols.
	   Sunday). Fees are due September 24.

     o October campout will be at Lake Ray Roberts.
     o The troop needs adult volunteers to lead Winter Camp.
     o January campout has been moved to January 26-27. Location is USS
       Lexington in Corpus Christi. Cost is estimated to be $100-140.

5. Meetings - Bill Merriman
     o Bill passed out updated calendars. More items still need to be
       added. Final copies will be passed out at the August 20 swim party.
     o Bill passed out updates to the standard agendas for weekly troop
       meetings (pre-campout, post-PLC and regular meetings).

6. Leadership - Tom Schob
     o No report
   
7. Advancement - Bonnie Branch
     o Eagles - Pat Kelly
       - Matt Scott and John Mowrey passed their Eagle boards of review.
       - Matt Lassiter passed his Eagle Scoutmaster Conference.
     o Signup for merit badge classes will be August 27. Information will
       be passed out to patrol counselors at the August 20 pool party.
   
8. Committee - Mark Steger
     o Bylaws
       The proposed troop bylaws that were presented at the June committee
       meeting were amended as suggested at that meeting. The revised
       proposal was emailed to committee members in June as an attachment
       to the minutes of that meeting. No changes to the proposed bylaws
       have been received or made since then. The committee unanimously
       approved their adoption by the troop.

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The next Troop Committee meeting will be September 19 at RBF.

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