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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 practices 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 nomination 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
Assistant Council Commissioners are appointed by the council commissioner with the approval of the council executive board. Assistant council commissioners should have some of the criteria for district commissioners and/or council commissioners.
A Council Commissioner is elected at the annual meeting of the local council after selection by the council nominating committee. The council commissioner should- Have the ability and proven experience to lead and meet objectives through a large structure of other people Become a role model of exceptional Scouting service to units throughout the council Be a person with a vision of how a good unit program helps youth stay in the program long enough to learn Scouting values Have the ability to develop a good working relationship with the Scout executive and professional staff advisory, characterized by mutual trust, mutual respect, and mutual recognition of each others role and competency
Commissioners must not be registered simultaneously as unit leaders. Some commissioners may be registered on a unit committee because they have a son in the unit or because of previous personal history in the unit, but their principle Scouting obligation should be with commissioner responsibilities. Commissioners may be currently registered in only commissioners position.