ATTENDEES

PRELIMINARIES

1. Summer camp (Mark Steger)
• Camp was attended by 50 boys and 5 adults, with 3 more adults attending 2 or 3 nights.
• Boys earned 96 merit badges and had 19 partials.
• Overall assessment of Camp Constantin program was good, with exception of merit badge signup for sailing, skiing, and motorboating, which was poorly handled. Incidences of homesickness, illness, and injury were down compared to last year. Morale was high and the boys in general enjoyed camp.
2. Financial Report (Pat Thompson)
• May financial summary was distributed.
• 9-month YTD income is $21,710. YTD expenses are $20,561. Variance from budget is a surplus of $704.
• Pat moved that the troop accelerate its payment on our pledge to RBFC, contingent on expected receipt of accounts receivable. Motion passed.
• Bonnie Branch has a card for tax exempt purchases from Office Depot.
3. Eagle Scout Report (Lou Hocker)
• Travis Thompson completed his Eagle project.
• No progress on projects from Jeff Collins, Jirah Cox and Chris Kelly, who have completed drafts.
4. PLC (CJ Carter)
• CJ distributed a preliminary roster of scouts filling troop positions for next year.
• 2000-2001 campout schedule was distributed. Schedule includes dates for SPL/SM approval and presentations to PLC, troop committee, and full troop. Both APL and APL of the responsible patrol will be asked to present to troop committee. Campout schedule:
• Sep: Water Skiing (Viper)
• Oct: War Games (Scorpion)
• Nov: Mountain biking (Stag)
• Dec: Winter camp (Balloo Bear)
• Jan: Military base (Flaming Arrow)
• Feb: Family camp (Balloo Bear and PLC)
• Mar: Camporee (Dragon)
• Apr: Rapelling (Lightning)
5. New Scouts - no report
6. Membership/Position changes - no report

OLD BUSINESS

1. Philmont (Pat Kelly) -
• Troop did not get a trek for 2001.
2. Seabase (Ellen Steger via Mark Steger)
• Troop is on the wait list for 2001 and expects to clear.
3. Scoutmaster Selection Committee
• Craig Cox reported that Pat Kelly has requested that a successor be identified by the beginning of the scout year, with Pat serving until after Family Camp, when he would step down and his successor take over. A selection committee made up of Ed Nichols, Bill Merriman, Bonnie Branch and Craig Cox has been formed.
• Craig will request that his own successor be found after a new scoutmaster is named.
• Pat Thompson asked that a successor for troop treasurer be found soon to work with him on next year's budget.
4. Strategic Goals and Organizational Alignment
• Craig has received no feedback yet to his strategic planning worksheet. Opinions on the strengths, weaknesses and opportunities for the troop were again solicited.
5. Charter Change
• Troop charter has required that either the committee chair or the scoutmaster be a member of RBFC. RBFC agreed to relax this requirement. In future, the minimum requirement is for the charter organization rep to be an active member of the troop.

NEW BUSINESS

1. Calendar (Bonnie Branch)
• Draft calendar was distributed and reviewed. Final calendar will be distributed to the troop in the fall.
• Fall schedule begins Aug 7 with a PLC meeting. First full troop meeting will be the pool party and adult mentor training on Aug 14.

FUTURE AGENDA TOPICS

1. Next Troop Committee meeting will be August 9 at RBFC.