The_Rule_Book - Brooklyn Scouts, Wellington

2011 Edition
(c)
(d)
(e)
The Group Council is responsible to bring to notice, with evidence of
eyewitnesses, any acts of gallantry performed by any member of the Group.
The meetings of the Group Council are informal but businesslike. Proper group
understanding and co-operation should be the aim and items discussed will
include matters of policy affecting the Group as a whole, programmes of
Sections involving overlapping interests, new activities, financial arrangements
between the Sections and the Group Committee, equipment required or to be
shared between Sections, the staffing of the Sections, training, and the progress
of members of the Club, Pack, Troop and Unit within the training programme. In
fact, anything that requires discussion for the benefit of the Group as a whole.
The training, programme and activities of Youth members is the responsibility of
the Group Council. The Group Committee is concerned with administration of the
Group and support of Adult Leaders.
101. THE GROUP COMMITTEE
(a) Every Group must be supported by a Group Committee, which should be
responsible to the Group Leader and shall assist him or her with the
management and administration of the Group.
(b) The constitution and appointment of the Group Committee in the case of an
Affiliated Group is set out in Rule 97 hereof.
(c)
(d)
(e)
The Group Committee should consist of at least five adult persons, elected at an
annual general meeting. Subject to approval by the Group Leader the Committee
may, by ordinary resolution, co-opt additional members at any time.
The Chairman, Secretary and Treasurer or Secretary/Treasurer, shall be elected
by the Group Committee from its elected members at its first meeting after the
Annual Meeting.
The Group Leader, Assistant Group Leader, Venturer Leader, Scout Leader, Cub
Leader and Kea Leader are ex-officio members of the Group Committee and shall
be entitled to vote at its meetings. Assistant Venturer Leaders, Assistant Scout
Leaders, Assistant Cub Leaders and Assistant Kea Leaders shall be allowed to
attend Group Committee meetings but have no vote.
In the absence of the Venturer Leader, Scout Leader, Cub Leader or Kea Leader,
the Assistant of the absent leader may vote. It is recommended, however, that
the Group Leader represent all the Adult Leaders of the Group on the Group
Committee, it being usually unnecessary for Leaders who are concerned with the
training of Scouts to involve themselves in administration.
(f)
Any resolution passed by the Group Committee is subject to confirmation by the
Group Leader who may set aside the resolution if he or she feels that it is in the
best interests of the Group to do so.
(g) The duties of the Group Committee are: -
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
In consultation with the Group Leader, to provide the Group with the
necessary Adult Leaders.
To arrange a suitable meeting place for members.
To control and administer the Group finances.
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