The executive board has a president, vice president, secretary, and treasurer and holds its own meetings to discuss troop matters. The board gathers ideas from all the members, then sorts, recommends, and coordinates activities. Girls should decide at the beginning of the year how to pass on ideas to the executive board and should be involved in carrying out all plans. The board sets up and maintains communication within the total troop, and between the troop and outside groups. The leader acts as advisor to the steering committee.
Town meetings are most effective with smaller troops.
The system usually requires a moderator who guides discussions, making sure that all the girls get a chance to speak and all ideas are considered. Moderators can be selected at random or chosen by interest or knowledge of the topic. Moderators can be rotated, and secretaries and treasurers can also be elected for certain periods of time. Task groups or committees may be formed to pursue interests or activities that cannot be handled by the total troop. Patrols can elect rotating leaders and assistant leaders and choose patrol names and symbols.