Boy Scouts of America, What are the duties of the Charter Representative?

Answer 1

The BSA website has an oline training syllabus for the Charter Organization Representative that can be found here http://www.scouting.org/relationships/04-113/index.html. You can click on the various sessions and see the training content, which should answer your questions about the job responsibility.

Answer 2

Imagine, if you will, that your organization (Say, Fred Flintstone's Water Buffalo Lodge) decided that they need a program for the youth of their members.

They decide to bring in the Scouts as a 'turnkey' youth program. They examine the options and figure the Scouts are the best match to what they want.

The Buffalos find a few members to start running the program. They provide a meeting place, some start-up funds and supplies, and a person to be the 'go between' between the troop and the Buffalos- the Charter Organization Rep (COR).

(Now, in most cases, the troop has been running for a while and does its own leaders, meeting places, etc.)

The COR passes info back and forth between the CO and the unit leadership. If the unit needs something from the CO (a new flag, help finding a new place, etc.), or if the CO wants something like the Scouts to help with a pancake breakfast- the COR is the person carrying the message.

As far as the Scout office is concerned, the CO 'owns' the troop, and the COR is the point person for that.