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Secretary

Secretary

Role Summary

The Secretary ensures that proper records are kept for the pack, manages communications infrastructure (email lists, website, Facebook, Google Drive), and keeps the pack’s administrative machinery running. The Secretary is the institutional memory of the pack — health forms, consent forms, membership records, meeting minutes, and correspondence all flow through this role.


Requirements

  • Age: 21 years or older
  • Registration: Must be a registered adult leader of BSA
  • Selection: Selected by the Pack Committee, approved by the Charter Org Rep
  • Required Training:
    • Youth Protection Training (YPT) — renew every 2 years
    • Pack Committee Challenge (online at my.Scouting.org)
  • Access: Full access to pack website and Facebook page (as needed)

Core Responsibilities

  • Keep informed of all Cub Scouting literature, materials, records, and forms
  • Help new den leaders access Scoutbook and other needed tools
  • Maintain an inventory of pack property
  • Handle correspondence for the pack (thank-you letters, reservation requests, supply orders)
  • Keep notes on business conducted at pack leaders’ meetings — record key decisions, follow-up items, and historical items (not verbatim)
  • Notify leaders of pack committee meetings and other activities
  • Provide den leaders with records and forms for meetings
  • Organize BSA Health forms for all Scouts and adults; maintain BSA Activity Consent forms
  • Maintain the pack website and Facebook page (or coordinate with the person assigned these tasks)
  • Maintain pack email distribution lists and Google Drive archives

Reports To / Works With

RelationshipRole
Reports toCommittee Chair
Partners withCommittee Chair, Cubmaster
SupportsDen Leaders (records, forms, Scoutbook access)
Coordinates withWebmaster (if separate from Secretary role)

Coordinator Positions

PositionFileCurrent Holder
Medical Forms Coordinatormedical-forms-coordinator/[vacant]
Webmasterwebmaster/[vacant]

Key Resources

ResourceLocation
Records and health formsrecords.md
Communications managementcommunications.md
Agent supportagent/README.md
Secretary Guide (BSA)docs/Training/Positions/Secretary/Secretary Guide.md
Training requirements../_shared/training-requirements.md
BSA policies../_shared/bsa-policies.md