Re: how does an exec meeting work?

On Fri, 28 Apr 2006 14:28:02 +0100, Paul Harris
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In message <W1o4g.1632$EM5.1324@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, poison dwarf
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Our exec seems to be stricter than a lot of those I've read about here.

Couple of questions:
1) I'm told I'm a defacto member of exec, but I'm not allowed to attend the
meetings, is this right?

No, they are wrong all Section Leaders are ex-officio members and you
are entitled to attend.

2) when should minutes be produced, no-one is willing to give me a copy of
any of the past meetings.

No hard and fast rule, normally one would say in a timely fashion which
I would interpret as being at the very latest in time for the next
meeting. As a member you are entitled to a copy of the minutes.

3) How do you operate regarding getting money from group?

we asked for a ball park figure of how much was available for tent
replacement,
instead we've been told to find out what we like and they will
decide whether or not suitable and if to get them! Makes a change from last
time when they told us that they had been looking on our behalf but hadn't
found any suitable. Not one of them has had to be involved in active camping
since they were in shorts half a centery ago!

If they are not being co-operative then I would suggest you should work
out what you need and then submit a budget showing what you would like
to spend rather than asking how much is available. It is not their
decision to choose suitable equipment they should be working out how
they will fund your needs. It sounds like the GSL needs to get a grip
of the Chairman and members of the Exec. May I suggest you take a look
at the following fact sheets and possibly print some off and give them
to the GSL.

FS330077 The Group Executive Committee
FS310100 The Role of a Group Scout Leader - An Introduction
FS140042 Group Development

FS330063 Role Description for a Group Scout Leader
FS330037 Role Description for a Group Chairperson
FS330064 Role Description for a Group Secretary
FS330065 Role Description for a Group Treasurer

As a sometime GSL, I can confirm that Paul is entirely correct.
However you're in an odd position -lucky or unlucky, depending on howe
you look at it!- in having an exec at all. Most groups I know struggle
to get anyone interested enough to participate.
THAT always worried me, and still does, as it leaves the finances
evidently open to abuse, either real or imagined.
OTOH all you want is the money (and the freedom to spend it as you
wish, of course.

Again as a sometime GSL, is it your GSL who's saying all this b*ll*x?
Or is it the chairbeing? My then chairbeing was very prone to doing
what it wished, and if I (in private and before a meeting) suggested
anything outside the chairbeing's likely intentions, I was greeted
with resignation threats. One day I accepted.
Bill
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