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Previous Action
From time to time over the past several decades, the
Indianhead and Viking councils have undertaken joint projects and have even
discussed combining operations. There was little pressure to do so, however,
since the two headquarters cities and their surrounding suburbs and communities
were perceived as independent trade areas. Over the past ten years, however,
those things have changed a great deal, leading to a decision to formally
evaluate consolidation of the two councils. Starting with current actions
and looking back to the fall of 2000, these have been some of the key steps in
the process:
March 30, 2005- Voting members as of 2/15/05 were certified with a Blue placard upon registration at the membership meeting, and consolidation vote is conducted after a presentation by the study committee,
including results of the voting member survey- voting was conducted by a show of placards.
85% of those present approved the plan.
February 23, 2005- Annual Meeting Notice, voting member survey form, and Summary of Plan of consolidation, including temporary
(legal) name of the consolidated council, was mailed to all voting members.
February 16, 2005 - Each council's board of directors reviewed the final
report of the task force, considered volunteer Scouter feedback and decided
to call for a meeting of all voting members for March 30.
February, 2005 - Fireside chats at district roundtables and other
committee meetings.
January 8, 2005 - Council Coordinated Committees - more than 300 Scouters
from both councils - review consolidation discussions.
January, 2005 - Fireside chats at Scout Service Centers, roundtables, and
committee meetings.
December 15, 2004 - Each council's board of directors met to review
input from volunteers and work of consolidation task force.
November, 2004 - Fireside chats with roundtables and special purpose
gatherings
November 17, 2004 - Chairman's Cabinet (Indianhead) and Executive
Committee (Viking) discuss detailed consolidation planning.
November 13, 2004 - Presentation to College of Commissioner Science on
the decisions made by the boards, and distribution of a survey form to continue
collection of volunteer ideas, priorities, and concerns.
October 30, 2004 - Presentation to University of Scouting , held
separately in both councils,on the decisions made by the boards to formally
discuss combining the councils, and distribution of a survey form to continue
collection of volunteer ideas, priorities, and concerns.
Late October, 2004 - Survey form is made available to all Scouters via
the website and mailings. Meetings and discussions held in district and
council committee meetings.
October 20, 2004 - Each council's board of directors votes to authorize
task force to move from the conceptual stage to the practical planning stage
for a consolidated council, and to seek volunteer feedback on the plan details.
Fall 2004 - Stakeholder feedback from the community and all Scouters is
sought via e-mails, interviews, 20,000 notices in newsletters, 5,000 targeted
letters, operating committee meetings, open-forum meetings, a special-focus Web
site, etc.
August 2004 - Second joint meeting of the boards of directors includes a
report from the task force on the consolidation model being used to evaluate
what level of collaboration is best.
February 2004 - Each council board agrees that the reports of the
strategic planning teams support the creation of a Joint Councils Task Force,
with professional facilitation, to look further into the questions of how best
to manage collaborative needs.
Fall 2003 - Strategic planning teams are convened in each council to
examine whether collaborations will need some form of formal governance, and
whether fully combining the councils would be more effective than ongoing
collaboration.
Summer 2003 - First joint meeting of the boards of directors is held to
report on the status of the joint projects.
Fall 2002 - Eight formal project agreements are signed by each board, and
lists of collaborative programs, events, and marketing projects also are
expanded, in addition to projects formally underway.
Spring 2002 - Discussion of collaborative agreements allowing each
council to share costs of technology: equipment, software development, Web site
creation, and more leads to commitment of resources
Spring 2001 - Key leadership of each board expands the list of
collaborative projects to include marketing and communication in support of Cub
Scout recruitment, and more.
Fall 2000 - Key Leadership of each board begins to meet regularly to
discuss controversy over the Supreme Court decision and to ensure consistent
messages to the community.
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