Conduct the Scouting program according to its own policies and guidelines, as well as those of the Boy Scouts of America.
Include Scouting as part of its overall program for youth and families.
Appoint a chartered organization representative who is a member of the organization and who will coordinate all Scout unit operations within it. He or she will �represent it to the Scouting district and serve as a voting member of the local council. The chartered �organization head or chartered organization representative must approve all leader applications to ensure that the individuals meet the organization's standards as well as the standards of leadership of the Boy Scouts of America.
Select an organizing committee (minimum of three) of parents and members of the chartered �organization who will assist in the selection of leaders.
Provide adequate facilities for the unit(s) to meet on a regular schedule with time and place reserved.
Encourage the unit(s) to participate in outdoor activities and all programs of the council.

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Respect the aims and objectives of the organization and offer the resources of Scouting to help meet those objectives.
Provide year-round training, service, and program resources to the organization and its unit(s).
Provide training and support for the chartered organization representative as the primary communication link between the organization and the BSA.
Provide techniques and methods for selecting quality unit leaders and then share in the approval process of those leaders.
Provide primary general liability insurance to cover the chartered organization, its board, officers, chartered organization representative, and employees against all personal liability judgments. This insurance includes attorneys' fees and court costs, as well as any judgment brought against the individual or organization. Unit leaders are covered in excess of any personal coverage they might have, or, if there is no personal coverage, the BSA insurance immediately picks them up on a primary basis. Vehicles owned by the chartered organization and loaned to the unit will be covered on an excess basis for the chartered organization's benefit.
Provide camping facilities, a service center, and a full-time professional staff to assist the organization in every way possible.