MyIndianNameIsSpoon 1 Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 Not certain that this is in the right thread, but here goes: Let's say a scout unit's chartering organization is located in District A, but it meets in District B. Questions include: - what district is the unit a part of? - which district executive supports that unit? - at the time of recharter, is the unit supported by the staff of District A or District B? Finally, does National have any policy on this? The questions arise due to adjustment of district boundaries; among other things, some units believe they will no longer be able to participate in activities conducted by their former district, because of the way the lines were drawn. Thoughts? Questions? Thanks in advance for your input. Link to post Share on other sites
InquisitiveScouter 1656 Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 (edited) 44 minutes ago, MyIndianNameIsSpoon said: Not certain that this is in the right thread, but here goes: Let's say a scout unit's chartering organization is located in District A, but it meets in District B. Questions include: - what district is the unit a part of? - which district executive supports that unit? - at the time of recharter, is the unit supported by the staff of District A or District B? Finally, does National have any policy on this? The questions arise due to adjustment of district boundaries; among other things, some units believe they will no longer be able to participate in activities conducted by their former district, because of the way the lines were drawn. Thoughts? Questions? Thanks in advance for your input. The unit is in District A, the location of your CO. The CO owns the unit, regardless of where it meets. The DE for District A supports. At recharter, same as above... DE for District A. No, no National policy... the only thing remotely covering is that the council has geographic boundaries... and CO's located in those boundaries are chartered within that council. The council gets to determine its own geographic or functional boundaries for its districts. Edited March 27 by InquisitiveScouter 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Wëlënakwsu 57 Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 No idea what the BSA system allows.... but where do you want to be registered? I'd pursue that District. There may not be much practical difference to your District affiliation. DE support could vary between Districts, but often there is little difference between Districts. For training, events, etc... most Districts welcome participation from other Districts' Units. I'm in an area where 3 States and 5 Councils are close to each other. Not too long ago when I was a District Commissioner we had a Unit who was registered in Council A, CO was in Council B, usual meeting place was in Council C and they occasionally had meetings in Council D. I vaguely recall they were registered in Council A because many (30-40?) years prior their CO and meeting place were in A. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
scoutldr 732 Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 As stated above, your District is where the physical address of the CO is located. We had a situation where we got a new CO, which was physically in a different city and district, by about 100 feet. The SE made an exception for us, since the IH lived within our old district. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
MyIndianNameIsSpoon 1 Posted March 28 Author Share Posted March 28 Thanks to all for your responses! Link to post Share on other sites
fred8033 1593 Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 Not that rare. It happens. District boundaries are not a law or contract. It's just to simplify grouping of units and to balance numbers. If your unit fits better for one of many reasons in another district, work to advocate being in that district. Get the unit assigned to that district. Flexibility - Even if you can't get your unit reassigned to that district, you can still attend roundtable and often even events in the other district. It's all about what works best. For example, all your friends might attend in the other district. Or the other district's roundtable or events conflict with standing troop date commitments. Then, attending the other district might work better long term. Challenges - If not formally assigned to the desired district, your paperwork goes to the other district. Example, advancement and awards would go to the other district. Link to post Share on other sites
MyIndianNameIsSpoon 1 Posted March 28 Author Share Posted March 28 Appreciate the advice. The issue ties in to a council reorganization, adjusting district boundaries to balance volunteer resources. At times, there is an issue with being able to attend activities in other districts, due to size limitations of the chosen venue (camporees, klondike derbies). Link to post Share on other sites
InquisitiveScouter 1656 Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 Ahh... you are not limited to attending events in your District. You can go where ever convenience dictates. If anyone gives you the stink eye tell them you got permission from Scouter.com !! LOL 1 Link to post Share on other sites
MyIndianNameIsSpoon 1 Posted March 28 Author Share Posted March 28 . . . and who could possibly quibble with such a strong defense! LOL 1 Link to post Share on other sites
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