District Commissioner (Scouting)
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| Owner | Boy Scouts of America | ||
| Country | United States | ||
| Founded | 1910 | ||
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Website http://www.scouting.org/scoutsource/Commissioners.aspx |
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Commissioner Service is the group within the Boy Scouts of America that provides direct service to each Scouting unit (pack, troop, team, crew or ship). Commissioners are experienced Scouters who help chartered organizations and unit leaders to achieve the aims of Scouting by using the methods of Scouting. They help to ensure that each unit has strong leadership and they encourage training, promote the use of the unit committee and encourage a relationship with the chartering organization.
Commissioner service started with the first national Scout commissioners: Daniel Carter Beard, Peter Bomus and William Verbeck. Local commissioners formed the first councils and started the tradition of direct support to the Scoutmaster. A first-class council had a paid commissioner (now known as a 'Scout executive or council executive'), and could keep 15 cents of each 25 cent registration, while second-class councils with volunteer commissioners could keep five cents.
The National Commissioner is a member of the executive board of the National Council. The position was re-established in 1990, and is a four-year term of service.
The position of regional commissioner and area commissioner were created in 2007 and announced at the October 2007 National Executive Board meeting. These two positions were created "to support councils in the areas of membership, unit charter renewal, and training in support of commissioner service.".
The council commissioner is selected by the council. Assistant council commissioners are appointed by the council commissioner with approval from the council.
The district commissioner and assistant district commissioners are responsible for recruiting, training, guiding, and evaluating the commissioner staff. The district commissioner is part of what is called the key-three, the other two members being the district chairman and the district executive.
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