Ozark Trails Council Boy Scouts of America #306

“The executive committee shall be composed of those persons who are the officers of the corporation, including the scout executive (who shall have no vote), and may include others appointed by the president. The executive committee of the executive board shall have and may exercise all the necessary powers of the executive board in the management of the corporation during the intervals between the meetings of the executive board, but in no event shall the executive committee act contrary to action theretofore taken by the executive board. Minutes shall be kept of all executive committee action and reported at the ensuing meeting of the executive board for its approval. Meetings of the executive committee may be called at any time by the president and shall be called by the president within 30 days upon the request of three or more members of the executive committee. It shall be the general practice of the executive committee to meet in those months in which the executive board does not meet (the full executive board meets six times each year). All meetings of the executive committee shall be held on at least 3 days' written notice by fax or electronic mail. A majority of the voting members of the executive committee shall constitute a quorum.”

“Bruce and sandra bell have a family relationship”

“Active members may elect the members of the governing body. Members at large and executive board members have a right to vote for members of the board and offices of our council. The executive board follows the rules and regulations of the boy scouts of america and administers the program, serving 11,093 youth and volunteers over a 32-county service area.”

“Active members may elect members at large, regular members of the executive board, and officers of the organization other than the scout executive.”

“Active members may vote at the annual meeting to receive and approve financial statements showing the financial position of the organization as of the close of its most recent complete fiscal year and the results of operations during such year, and transacting such other business as may come before the meeting. Active memers may vote in other regular meetings and special meetings, including proposals to merge or consolidate.”

“The form 990 is distributed to the executive committee for approval before it is filed.”

“A questionnaire is sent to each member of the executive committee. If a response is not received, the committee members are contacted however many times necessary to obtain a response.”

“The chief executive officer compensation and benefits package is discussed and approved by the compensation and benefits committee and then approved by the board every year.”

“Governing documents, the conflict of interest policy and financial statements are made available to the public upon request.”

“The total number of volunteers is derived from successful volunteer applications. Volunteers served as scout leaders for 7,993 children and they helped run seven boy scout districts and the council. Volunteer leadership was provided to all aspects of program administration.”

“The boy scouts of america was founded in 1910 and exists today to serve others by helping instill values in young people and prepare them to make ethical choices during their lifetime and achieve their full potential. Community-based organizations receive national charters to use the scouting program as part of their own youth work in the ozark trails council. These 389 groups have goals compatible with those of the bsa and include religious, educational, civic, fraternal, business and labor groups, governments, corporations, professional associations and citizens' groups. Program/activities: our youth participate in exciting indoor/outdoor activities for boys (ages 7-14) and for young men and women (ages 14-20). They are under the guidance of trained adult volunteers, who help them develop the life skills they need to become future leaders and active citizens in their communities. These skills include interdependence, ethical decision making, conflict resolution, self-esteem, literacy skills, values system, personal service to others, mentoring skills, drug awareness education, teamwork, fitness, positive teen-adult relationships, school-to-work skills, emergency preparedness, character education, and many more. Geographic reach: our council provides service to 32 counties and 86 communities in 2 states. Scouting youth national totals are close to five million members, with over one million adult volunteers. Scouting is national and international. Currently we have 8,416 youth members and 3,240 adult volunteer leaders in our council. Any youth or leader is eligible to join the scouting program if they are willing to subscribe to the bsa's declaration of religious principle, the policies and bylaws of the boy scouts of america, and the age/grade joining requirements. Funding: our council is an irc section 501(c)(3) non-profit organization funded by many different sources. These sources provide needed income to support the 32 counties, 86 communities, 7,993 youth and 3,100 leaders that we serve full time. Our college-educated and trained professional staff manages 3,100 volunteers annually to provide leadership development, operation of council facilities and needed specialized programs at a cost of $238.52 per youth. We receive income from ten areas: annual friends of scouting campaign, project sales, special events, sales of supplies, corporations and foundations, product sales, activities, outdoor educational environmental facilities, united way, and investments. Council expenses from our annual budget can be broken down as follows: 84.81% to program expenses; 10.90% to fundraising expenses; and 4.29% to administration expenses. These percentages are based upon time studies conducted on our staff. An audit is held each year, requested by our council volunteer executive board as part of our policy of solid fiscal management practices.”

“Transfer to endowment fund -129,017.”

“The organization did not change its process in the last year for oversight of the audit of its financial statements and selection of an independent accountant.”