washed up ex-pro

The way to fix 2 Councils that are under-performing in membership is not a merger, you end up with all of the problems and none of the management skills to deal with them on a larger scale. It doesn't immediately stock a District Committee, either. Unless a mega Council is absorbing a tiny red headed neighbor, the real problems just get kicked down the road Most mergers I've seen (I lived thru one as a Pro) are financially driven. Camps, staffs and especially a SE is expensive to maintain - the finance model of the 1970's Council doesn't work anymore. I feel that the membership argume

It's the 3 M's, money, manpower and membership. In the professional ranks it's like a pyramid scheme with the local SE at the top. The board, the staff, the camp ...only exist to set him up for his retirement. Numbers are down in a District, off with a DE's head - many just fell off of the turnip truck so finding a new one is easy. If the problem gets bigger, fire a DD or a FD - make sure its the deadbeat burn out with nothing left to give, though. When all else fails, embark on a giant capital campaign to save the camp we might have to sell. That will distract for a good 2 or 3 years. Last re