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https://www.reuters.com/legal/transactional/boy-scouts-bankruptcy-judge-ousts-mediator-questioning-impartiality-2021-12-07/

The judge just removed a mediator from the mediation, could she similarly remove a group from the mediation?

https://casedocs.omniagentsolutions.com/cmsvol2/pub_47373/d9237f32-7111-40dc-90b9-459fa7587e6b_7589.pdf

Just baffling, Kevin Carey was her former colleague. Glad to hear that Greene will not be Settlement Trustee,

Good point. Certainly other Scouting organizations have use celebrities to bring attention to their programs and become the face of their Scouting: - Scouts of Canada Chief Scout is tv's "Survivorman" Les Stroud. - I did not know that UK Chief Scout Bear Grylls recently spoke at UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow. https://www.scouts.org.uk/news/2021/november/chief-scout-bear-grylls-speaks-at-the-un-climate-change-conference-cop26-in-glasgow/ - since 1974, the Chief Scout of the Boy Scouts of the Philippines has been the President of the Philippines Should we have a non-celebrity, "normal" Chief Scout where scouts are the face of our Scouting. Hmmm.

Yes. My point was, if there are confirmation arguments, IMHO the U.S. Trustee will be near the front of the line.

Scoutmaster image Add to Responsibilities: IMO, frequently uploaded candid photos of Chief Scout with scouts. Maybe something online, Where is the Chief Scout? Sends out a Holiday/New Years Greeting/Challenge to Scouts.

But wasn't the U.S. Trustee against sending this plan out for a vote and confirmation?

Reminds me. IMHO, the Chief Scout is NOT a suit.

Wow @InquisitiveScouteryou have given much thought to this. Maybe your scouter hat should be a thinking cap? Give some thought to accessibility, i.e. , local events. Not many scouts attend Jamborees or HA bases.

Yes some thought needs to be given to who selects and nominates the Chief Scout and the Chief Scout's relationship with Program Development.

@InquisitiveScouter please tell us more of your prospective tenure as Chief Scout. What input, oversight should Chief Scout have over Handbook?

"It is not clear how much each survivor would get if the settlement is confirmed at a Dec. 13-14 hearing in Indianapolis. There currently isn’t enough money to fund the entire settlement, with at least one insurance carrier still disputing the amount it should pay. But the proposal that survivors overwhelmingly voted to approve allows for a partial settlement, and negotiations with the holdouts will continue ahead of the confirmation hearing. ... In exchange for accepting the settlement, the survivors will agree to end legal claims against USA Gymnastics, the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee and Bela and Martha Karolyi. Lawsuits by the survivors, including Olympic champions Simone Biles and Aly Raisman, have been on hold since USA Gymnastics filed for bankruptcy in December 2018, but they would be allowed to proceed again should USA Gymnastics exit bankruptcy without a deal." https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/olympics/2021/12/03/settlement-end-litigation-between-usa-gymnastics-nassar-survivors/8854581002/

IMHO, it would be cool to encounter the Chief Scout, distinctly yet plainly uniformed, on the trail or at camp.

We NEED a public spokesperson for our Scouting program, a Chief Scout, akin to Bear Grylls with the UK Scouting Association. Some requirement ideas: Leader Enthusiastic and active (young!) adventurer and scout program supporter. Has vision of future and how scouting can contribute. Someone who has the creds to challenge scouts. Can make time commitment. Good public and online (youtube, TikTok, etc., oh and scouter.com ) personality and role-model. NOT a BSA employee. Nominated by scouts and scouters (yeah voting/survey is not a core competency ). Confirmed by Commissioners (not NEC, Not NEB, not a PR firm) An example candidate. Well you look, he's all that AND an assistant scoutmaster too! or maybe candidate , a former scout, Cub Scout volunteer. No doubt there are more! Thoughts on need, requirements, responsibilities of a Chief Scout. My $0.03 (inflation) P.S. Mike Rowe has been mentioned in the past, maybe he's aged out?

12/03/2021: However... U.S. Trustee Objection to Third Amended Chapter 11 Plan of Reorganization proposed by USA Gymnastics and Additional TCC of Sexual Abuse Survivors The Plan should not be confirmed as the non-consensual third-party releases violate the Bankruptcy Code and Seventh Circuit law, and the Bankruptcy Court lacks constitutional authority to adjudicate, and thus impose releases of, the state law Abuse Claims at issue. Moreover, the Debtor’s release of many of the estate’s claims for little to no financial contribution does not satisfy the applicable standards under section 1123(b)(3)(A) and directly harms the Abuse Claimants and other creditors. The U.S. Trustee requests that this Court deny confirmation of the Plan. https://casedocs.omniagentsolutions.com/cmsvol2/pub_47282/0040a202-5e2a-48b7-99a5-f6df629ea023_1734.pdf Case 18-09108-RLM-11 Dockets: https://cases.omniagentsolutions.com/documents?clientid=CsgAAncz%2b6bcQ9xJsUS6kVRkbXTeWvylnPGR%2fbOwF7Mdnp%2bg4lFF6ZDffFn1%2bVXZdb3DCv1%2f7g0%3d&tagid=1034&noFrom=18-09108-RLM-11

12/02/2021: Certification of Ballot Report https://casedocs.omniagentsolutions.com/cmsvol2/pub_47282/7a169928-8e6d-4ee4-8fd3-394f0ff17b5d_1732.pdf page 11, Class 6 Claims (partial screenshot). I had thought there were 525 claimants but Professor Jacoby has the number at 510. Votes received 505 of which 476 were determined valid, 29 invalid.

Of CEO's, CSE's, From the Charter and Bylaws of the BSA as proposed Nov 30, 2021 in the Plan Supplement link below https://casedocs.omniagentsolutions.com/cmsvol2/pub_47373/9e63149b-24cd-4cf1-b209-74d0d9854bbd_7515.pdf Corporate Officers Section 2, Clause 2 "The President and Chief Executive Officer shall be appointed by and shall serve at the pleasure of the Executive Board. The Chief Executive Officer shall be a voting member of the Executive Committee, oversee the National Operations Leadership Committee, and be an ex-officio nonvoting member of all other committees except the Governance and Nominating Committee, where the Chief Executive Officer shall serve as staff advisor. If the Chief Executive Officer is a commissioned professional, he or she may also hold the title of Chief Scout Executive. If the Chief Executive Officer is not a commissioned professional, the Chief Executive Officer shall have the authority, rights, privileges of the Chief Scout Executive. However, the Executive Board may commission the Chief Executive Officer and thereafter the Chief Executive Officer shall also hold the title of Chief Scout Executive." What is the point of a "Chief Scout Executive"? Isn't the Chief Scout traditionally a volunteer commissioned professional and an Executive a paid employee? I found no job description for CSE in ByLaws only that as stated above the Executive Board may decide to add this title to CEO regardless of background. Can we drop the meaningless title of Chief Scout Executive and bring back Chief Scout? Similarly, I don't understand the need for "President", "Chief Executive Officer" seems sufficient and is specified in the Bylaws. The Bylaws have no specification regarding the position of President. The Index is not in sync with the update. For example, the Index lists Vice presidents , 13. There is no mention of any Vice, presidents or otherwise, in the Nov 30, Bylaws. My $0.01,

Assuming unique Chairs, the math is suspect as there are 7 Standing Committees Governance Standing Committees Clause 7. The governance standing committees shall be: Audit and Enterprise Risk Management Committee; BSA Mission, Reputation, and Strategy Committee; Development Committee; Diversity Committee; Finance Committee; Governance and Nominating Committee; and Human Resources Committee. 12 members including: National Chair , National Chair-elect, National Commissioner, Immediate Past National Chair, Standing Committee Chairs (7), Chief Executive Officer, and two members-at-large = 14?

...and IMHO, seemingly wearing too many hats within BSA.

73 members is beyond what Bylaws states which IMHO are still too high. 12/01/2021 proposed ByLaws of BSA Article III. The Executive Board, Section 2 Membership The Executive Board of the Corporation shall consist of: Regular Members Clause 1. Beginning at the first national annual meeting following the effective date of this provision, the Board shall consist of not more than 48 members who shall be elected at the annual meeting of the Corporation for 3-year terms, except as provided in Section 3, Clause 1. Ex officio members shall not be included in the regular member total.

Plan Supplement Documents (620 pages as lettered Exhibits below) https://casedocs.omniagentsolutions.com/cmsvol2/pub_47373/9e63149b-24cd-4cf1-b209-74d0d9854bbd_7515.pdf A. Amended BSA Bylaws (as proposed Nov 30,2021, changes still under consideration) B. Assumed Contracts and Unexpired Leases Schedule C. Rejected Contracts and Unexpired Leases Schedule D. Form of Document Agreement E. Name of Creditor Representative F. Reorganized BSA Directors and Officers G. Form of Leaseback Requirement Agreement H. Names of the Initial Members of Settlement Trust Advisory Committee I. Name of the Initial Special Reviewer J. Draft of Hartford Insurance Settlement Agreement K. Draft of TCJC Settlement Agreement L. Form of TDP Expedited Distribution Release M. Form of TDP Conditional Chartered Organization Release N. Form of TDP Non-Conditional Chartered Organization Release O. Form of TDP Final Determination Release P. Form of Restated 2010 Bond Documents Q. Form of Restated 2012 Bond Documents R. Form of Restated Credit Facility Documents S. Form of Restated Security Agreement T. Form of Foundation Loan Agreement U. Form of BSA Settlement Trust Note V. Form of DST Agreement W. Form of DST Note X. Revised Expected Local Council Settlement Trust Contributions (originally filed as Exhibit C to the Disclosure Statement) Y. Blackline of Revised Expected Local Council Settlement Trust Contributions to Exhibit C to the Disclosure Statement

12/1/2021: Directors and Officers of Reorganized BSA The Debtors’ current National Executive Board members that served prior to the Effective Date will retain their positions as board members of Reorganized BSA and continue to serve in such positions on the Effective Date, with the addition of one member. In particular, pursuant to the Amended BSA Bylaws, following the Effective Date Reorganized BSA shall appoint a qualified survivor of abuse in Scouting to the National Executive Board, who shall be recommended for appointment by the Settlement Trust Advisory Committee. This individual will be identified at a later date following the establishment of the Settlement Trust. The National Executive Board members include: 1. Tanya Acker 2. Glenn Adams 3. David Alexander 4. Lisa Argyros 5. Bray Barnes 6. Scott Beckett 7. David Biegler 8. Howard Bulloch 9. Dan Cabela 10. Ray Capp 11. Dennis Chookaszian 12. David Clark 13. Keith Clark 14. Ron Coleman 15. Wes Coleman 16. Phil Condit 17. Joe Crafton 18. Rick Cronk 19. John Cushman 20. Charles Dahlquist 21. Devang Desai -Eagle Scout, attorney, NEC and NEB member, NEB’s Audit and Risk Management Committee, NEC’s Bankruptcy Task Force (BTF) casedoc link , https://scoutingalumni.org/leadership-staff/ 22. Douglas Dittrick 23. John Donnell 24. L. B. Eckelkamp Jr. 25. Craig Fenneman 26. Jack Furst 27. Robert Gates 28. Gordon Gee 29. John Gottschalk 30. Jenn Hancock 31. Brett Harvey 32. Aubrey Harwell 33. Janice Bryant Howroyd 34. Ray Johns 35. Ron Kirk 36. Lyle Knight 37. Frank McAllister 38. Drayton McLane 39. Dave Moody 40. Ellie Morrison 41. Jose Nino 42. Skip Oppenheimer 43. Dan Ownby 44. Doyle Parrish 45. Lou Paulson 46. Tico Perez 47. Wayne Perry 48. Jeanette Prenger 49. Frank Ramirez 50. Steve Rendle 51. Bob Reynolds 52. Jim Rogers 53. Nathan Rosenberg 54. Bill Rosner 55. Jim Ryffel 56. Alison Schuler 57. Michael Sears 58. Wes Smith 59. Scott Sorrels 60. Bill Stark 61. Randall Stephenson 62. David Steward 63. Thear Suzuki 64. Brad Tilden 65. Rex Tillerson 66. Frank Tsuru 67. Jim Turley 68. Steve Weekes 69. Gary Wendlandt 70. Jim Wilson 71. Tom Yarboro 72. Dr. Steve Zachow 73. Survivor of abuse in Scouting Note: Changes since July, 2021 EB member listing in casedocs. Kent Clayburn replaced by Lou Paulson and Abuse Survivor added. The Debtors’ current officers that served prior to the Effective Date will retain their positions as officers of Reorganized BSA and continue to serve in such positions after the Effective Date. 1. Chief Executive Officer and President, Roger C. Mosby 2. Chief Financial Officer, Michael Ashline 3. General Counsel and Secretary, Steven P. McGowan 4. Assistant Secretary and Deputy General Counsel, Joseph Zirkma Note: Corporate Officers is described in BSA Charter and Bylaws (Nov 30,2021 version) on page 7, National Executive Committee (12 members) 1. Dan Ownby 2. Scott Sorrels 3. Roger Mosby 4. Jim Turley 5. Michael Sears 6. Nathan Rosenberg 7. Skip Oppenheimer 8. Devang Desai 9. Alison Schuler 10. Thear Suzuki 11. Jack Furst 12. Brad Tilden Source link: page 24 https://casedocs.omniagentsolutions.com/cmsvol2/pub_47373/7fa16e42-d9c3-4214-84ce-569e998048f9_5763.pdf You may access a full and complete copy of the Reorganized BSA Directors and Officers, free of charge, at https://omniagentsolutions.com/bsa-plansupplement. Exhibit F

Good thought. With tools (especially knives): "What happens when your hand slips, where does the tool go?" "What happens when the piece or tool moves?" "Where do cuttings go?" This all goes to preparing your worksite to prevent an accident.

Same here, circa 1960's. In our junior high, boys took a 1/2 year in each of four shops: Wood, Metal, Graphic Arts (setting type, printing), and Power (electrical, small engine). We had the same restriction regarding lathe. Safety first. Our shop teachers were all no-nonsense men.