Role of Crew Committees

[Beavah]

Yah, diannasav in her other thread was talkin' about crew committees.

 

I was just wonderin' what others experience was.

 

'Round here, crew committees really don't do much. In a typical well-run crew, most of what is typical committee function is just done by the youth.

 

Seems like committees sorta fade, from cub committees that tend to do all the planning, to troop committees that do the logistical support, to crew committees that... ???

 

 

[John-in-KC]

Beav,

 

IF (and please take this with a grain of salt) I understand my State's statutes correctly, 21 is the threshold age to be accountable for management of a non-profit groups funds. Goes right along with the age to hold a bond for any purpose, profit or non-profit.

 

So, where I live, the Venturer Treasurer has to have a second name on the checkbook, that of an over-21 to be accountable.

 

Otherwise, I see a Crew Committee as consultants on the "nuts and bolts" of various planning and support.

 

If I remember the demographics, the median age of Venturing is actually right at 17. Ramps up nicely from 14, falls off precipitously around 19 1/2.