Patrol Leader’s Council

From Scouting

This is the leading body of the troop. Chaired by the SPL and Guided by the Scoutmaster(s), this body makes all the decisions that affect the troop in matters of program. After a meeting, the SPL and SM report the decisions to the committee, and to the rest of the troop. The council is responsible for program, rank advancement (tenderfoot through life, and merit badges) and ensuring a good relation with other scouting groups (relative Pack, OA Chapter, and other troops), their meetings are open to everyone in the troop (scouts and leaders), but mainly have:

SM, Committee Chair	Guide	Veto Power
SPL	Chair	Votes in a tie Breaker
PL	All Patrol Leaders (1 APLs may sub-in for a PL) representing their respective patrol. Permanent Voting ability	None
Junior Leader Positions: Instructor(s) Quartermaster(s) Scribe(s) – Main and Junior Webmaster Librarian Historian Chaplin Aid Order of the Arrow Troop Representative Bugler	Voting in certain situations	None
ASPL	Represent missing Junior Leaders in their absence and Chair’s the council in The SPL’s absence. When not an Acting SPL, this person has voting ability, when he is, he only votes in a tie.	None
Troop Guide, ASM(s), JASM(s)	Guides	None

PLC Members
Chair: SPL, Voters: PL Guide: SM, Troop Committee Chair, Troop Guide, ASM(s), JASM(s) Other: Instructor(s), Quartermaster(s), Scribe(s) – Main and Junior Webmaster, Librarian, Historian,Chaplin Aide, OATR, Bugler, ASPL