Scoutmaster Teddy 58 Posted Friday at 06:05 PM Share Posted Friday at 06:05 PM (edited) Has anyone served in a council that dropped their Commissioner Service? I would like to know what position the council chartered the previous commissioners into and how it affects commissioners working for their Doctorate in Commissioner Science. I am a thesis or project away after serving 9 years in the field - UC, CSRT, BSRT, DC and BS and MS in Commissioner Service. How hard would it be to ask a neighboring council to extend a commissioner position to me? Is it even possible? I have another council's units within a few miles. Thank you for replies. I'm feeling stressed and desperate for a solution. Please repost in another forum if needed as I wasn't sure if this needs to be in Council Relations. Edited Friday at 06:48 PM by Scoutmaster Teddy typo Link to post Share on other sites
fred8033 1615 Posted Friday at 07:16 PM Share Posted Friday at 07:16 PM Is your council dropping commissioner service? I assume yes, but I wanted to explicitly ask. Link to post Share on other sites
Tron 117 Posted Friday at 07:18 PM Share Posted Friday at 07:18 PM How does a council drop commissioner service? The commissioner corps is a fundamental part of the mission of the districts and councils to serve the units. 3 Link to post Share on other sites
Scoutmaster Teddy 58 Posted Friday at 07:27 PM Author Share Posted Friday at 07:27 PM (edited) 17 minutes ago, fred8033 said: Is your council dropping commissioner service? I assume yes, but I wanted to explicitly ask. It’s a possibility. No vote has occurred yet but it’s popular with the Council Exec Board and the Council Commish. Edited Friday at 07:35 PM by Scoutmaster Teddy Link to post Share on other sites
fred8033 1615 Posted Friday at 07:40 PM Share Posted Friday at 07:40 PM (edited) @Scoutmaster Teddy ... I'm not sure what you would do. I wish you the best though. Perhaps another council would welcome the help. IMHO, best method is to work thru your existing connections. @Tron ... I can conceive of other solutions. ... Commissioner service WAS fundamental 30+ years ago. Not anymore. Now, few attend roundtable as they get their resources online: training, schedules, contacts. ... Unit commissioner performance has always been hit and miss. ... Then add that councils have cost to support commissioners, such as expecting a paid staff member to attend roundtables. ... Then, add that many of our lives are busier as we've lost time to web, cell phones, etc. I can easily see a different path. Edited Friday at 07:41 PM by fred8033 Link to post Share on other sites
satl8 23 Posted Friday at 08:21 PM Share Posted Friday at 08:21 PM I'm not sure if your answer is in the link below or not but Grand Canyon Council did something similar a while back. I never got into the Commissioner side of things. GCC 3.0 1 Link to post Share on other sites
mrjohns2 605 Posted Friday at 08:41 PM Share Posted Friday at 08:41 PM I do see a pretty high overlap in our council between commissioners and the district committee. Not in the work, but the people. Link to post Share on other sites
Scoutmaster Teddy 58 Posted Friday at 11:31 PM Author Share Posted Friday at 11:31 PM 3 hours ago, satl8 said: I'm not sure if your answer is in the link below or not but Grand Canyon Council did something similar a while back. I never got into the Commissioner side of things. GCC 3.0 Thank you for the link. Our SE mentioned that council. Link to post Share on other sites
Double Eagle 128 Posted Saturday at 02:12 PM Share Posted Saturday at 02:12 PM Haven't heard of a council without commissioners. I know finding unit commissioners is pretty tough these days. Heck, Eagle Scouts are easier to find. Having been a commissioner since 2001, I've seen ups and downs between the 11 councils I've worked with. I would like to see a reason for more interest in the service. We also had commissioners on paper that did nothing. That didn't help the image of commissioners either. Link to post Share on other sites
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