How are commissioners selected?

Selection process and criteria vary depending on the position.

Unit Commissioners are appointed by the district commissioner with the approval of the council executive board.

Unit commissioners should—

• Have excellent people skills
• Have a Scouting background or be fast-track learners
• Know and practice Scouting ideals

Assistant District Commissioners are appointed by the district commissioner with the approval of the council executive board.

Assistant district commissioners should—

• Be able to recruit and work through a team of unit commissioners.
• Have excellent people skills
• Have a broad Scouting background or be fast-track learners
• Know and practice Scouting ideals

Roundtable Commissioners are appointed by the district commissioner with the approval of the council executive board.

Roundtable commissioners should—

• Be congenial and enthusiastic performers
• Have the ability to recruit a roundtable staff
• Have a good Scouting program background in the program for which they will run roundtables
• Be a good planner

District Commissioners are approved and appointed by the council executive board, with the concurrence of the Scout executive, on the recommendation of the district nominating committee.

District commissioners should—

• Be widely respected in the community
• Be an enthusiastic leader of adults
• Have the ability to recruit a complete team of commissioners for their districts
• Have the ability to guide and motivate commissioners to visit units regularly, identify unit needs, and help unit adults to meet needs
• Be a role model of Scouting ideals