Crew Bylaws 1-2022
Bylaws 1-2022
Preamble – BSA Scout Oath
On my honor, I will do my best to
do my duty to God and my Country, and to obey the Scout Law; to help other
people at all times; to keep myself physically strong, mentally awake, and
morally straight.
Objective
I.
Membership Guidelines
II.
Program Guidelines
III.
Fund-raising
I.
Membership Guidelines
Membership shall be open to all young adults aged 14-21. No prospective member
shall be disqualified because of race, color, creed, or gender. All members
must be registered as a Venturer and agree to the Crew Bylaws.
a.
“Active participation” is defined as
participating in at least 75% of Crew meetings/activities during the period
being considered. Periods should be no less than two calendar months.
b.
Active members shall pay dues of $30.00 per year
to the Crew to cover general operating expenses of the Crew. These dues are due
to the Crew Treasurer at time of annual re-charter.
c.
Meetings:
i. General
Meetings: the 1st, 3rd, and when occurring, the 5th
Sunday of every month
ii. At
least one general meeting per month
iii. Activities
may take the place of meetings. This is to be decided by Crew Officers
iv. Officers
Meetings: at least once per month.
d.
Officers
i. The
elected officers shall be President, VP of Administration, VP of Programing, (Secretary
– REMOVED by Crew Vote on 1-16-22), and Treasurer. The President, with
approval of the Advisor, shall appoint Historian, Crew Guide, Quartermaster, and
other positions as needed. The duties of each Crew Leader shall be followed as
outlined in the Venturing Handbook.
ii. Nominations
for elected officers may be given in either of the two meetings before the
election or by general post in the BAND app. On the night of the elections,
nominations may be presented by any member from the floor. If the nomination is
seconded and the candidate agrees to serve, he or she must be included on the
ballot.
iii. Elections
shall be decided by simple majority.
iv. Normal
term of elected office shall be 6 Months (amended as of 1-16-2022) year from
date of election. No member shall serve more than 2 successive terms in the
same position.
v. No
officer shall hold more than one office at a time.
vi. Elections
shall take place at the second meeting in January each year and 6 months
following in July (newly added 1-16-22)
vii. To
be eligible for the role of Crew President:
1.
Be active in Crew 1910 for the previous 12
months
2.
Have completed National Youth Leadership
Training
viii.
To be eligible for all other elected roles:
1.
Be active in Crew 1910 for the previous 6 months
2.
Have completed National Youth Leadership
Training
ix. All
Crew officers must attend at least 75% of Crew meetings/events during a 2 month
period to maintain their office.
x. If
an officer does not attend the required amount of participation, or does not to
do his/her job, expulsion from office is possible. A majority of Crew officers
and the Crew Advisor must approve this expulsion.
xi. If
the President and Crew Advisor are related, an Associate Advisor will be named
to mentor and advise the Crew President.
e.
Crew Rules
i. All
Crew members agree to actively monitor Crew communications via the BAND app.
This includes keeping “notifications” turned on. Private Chats within BAND
should include at least one adult. No conversations within the Crew shall take
place outside the BAND app.
ii. All
Crew members and guests will respect other people’s property and opinions
iii. There
will be no fighting (verbal or physical)
iv. Keep
foul language to a minimum. No foul language is preferred
v. If
you cannot make it to a meeting, notify an officer or other Crew member, or
post on BAND.
vi. If
you get hurt, notify an adult immediately
vii. Respect
others when they are speaking: do not interrupt or have side bar conversations
during presentations.
viii.
Crew officers decisions are to be respected and
followed unless they will result in obvious harm.
ix. Sex,
illegal drugs, alcohol, tobacco use are not tolerated. Any action that violates
the Crew Bylaws is prohibited. If any Crew member is offended by behaviors of
another person, he may report it to the officers or Advisors for appropriate
action. The person reporting can count on discretion from the officers and
Advisors.
x. Consequences
can be as follows, depending on the severity of the harm caused:
1.
Verbal warning
2.
Written warning
3.
Notify parents
4.
Expulsion from the Crew
II.
Program Guidelines
a.
All Crew outings must meet KUMC Safe Sanctuary
Guidelines. This will cover BSA Youth Protection policies as well
b.
Crew 1910 may leverage Safe Sanctuary coverage
from other KUMC units at jointly attended events.
c.
All activities will be done under the various
rules of BSA Safe Scouting
i. All
Crew members will follow the buddy system during activities
d.
All outings will require an Activity Chair who
has volunteered to plan the activity. The activity chair is required to
complete the activity planning template on the following timeline to be
presented to at a Crew Officers meeting:
i. Single
day events: 1 meeting prior
ii. Overnight
events: 2 meetings prior
e.
Outings requiring overnight stays: the Crew will
be segregated by gender and a Sleeping/shower arrangement form will be submitted
to KUMC per its written policy.
f.
Commitments to Activities
i. Because
many Crew activities require a deposit for the group, once a member has
committed (verbal, written, or electronic) to participating in an activity,
full financial commitment is expected.
ii. All
Activities requiring payment must be paid in full no later than 1 week prior to
the event
iii. All
payments are non-refundable unless arrangements with the venue allow for this.
Any refunds will be directed to the members Scout Account.
iv. Failure
to stay current on payments may result in expulsion from the Crew.
III.
Fundraising
a.
All fundraising projects must be approved by a
majority vote of the Crew members present.
b.
Funds earned will first go to cover the event’s
cost.
c.
Remaining funds will be split as follows:
i. 50%
to the general Crew account
ii. The
remaining 50% will be deposited into the Scout account of each member of the
Crew who participated in the fundraising event
iii. Funds
earned through Crew activities are for use on future Crew activities and are
not transferable to other BSA units
iv. Scout
accounts not consumed while the member is active in the Crew will be zeroed out
and returned to the general fund of the Crew.
v. The
Crew Committee may, with majority vote, make general funds available for Crew
members who may be unable to afford events. Members should make their request
for funds in writing with amount and reason for the request to the Crew
Advisor.
Changes to Crew 1910 Bylaws
Changes/additions/deletions
to Crew bylaws must pass a simple majority vote by the active Crew membership
and then by a simple majority vote by the Crew Committee.
