Where to go for more information:

The Standard Financial Reporting Manual - page 5-5

Things to be aware of:

• If a current Inventory Check List has been kept you will find it easy to determine what belongs to the Unit, and what should be there if you are taking over a Unit
• If Inventory Check Lists were shared in a District it could save all the Units money by not duplicating items that can be shared (books, resource manuals, etc.)
• If you require that all items on the Check List be signed out by a Guider or Parent it would be easy to find all items at the end of the year

Inventory Check List

• The inventory check list is a simple way to keep track of what the Unit owns
• You can use the form on page 5-5 of the Standard Financial Reporting Manual
• If you prefer, you can keep the list on a computer - but make sure you have a printed copy and a back up in case of system failure
• When you start the Inventory Check List simply list all the items that the Unit currently owns - books, equipment (tents, stoves, flags, toadstool, equipment or patrol boxes, etc.)
• Inventory Check List does not include supplies that are not permanent or long life items (craft supplies would not be included)
• The Inventory Check List should be reviewed at the end of the year to make sure all resources have been turned back into the Unit
• As new books or equipment are purchased the Inventory Check List should be updated
• As items wear out, or are lost, or damaged they should be removed from the next year's list, and a note made about why they were not carried forward