How does Rotary decide our qualifications for membership? Our RI dues? … Our meeting schedule? …Our membership and attendance requirements??  These bylaws which unite us as Rotarians  have evolved over time --- but did you know that we have a voice in whether to retain or change Rules, By-Laws and even the Constitution of Rotary International! 

 

Proposals are made through the RI Council on Resolutions and Legislation which meets annually to determine pending resolutions, and every three years to determine the fate of proposed legislation. Our District elects one of our Past District Governors to serve for a three-year term as our District Representative on the Council.  Proposals that are adopted then head to the RI Board of Directors for adoption. We see the results in the triennially published Manual of Procedure, Rules, Bylaws and RI Constitution.

 

I hold the Council Rep position currently, and PDG Steve Kuhn serves as Alternate Rep. Working together, we invite all District Rotarians to view and comment on pending resolutions and legislative proposals. Clubs can also propose resolutions and legislation “for the benefit of all concerned.”  

The two of us attended Rotary's Zoom Zone Institute session for COL Reps on Sept. 12, in prep for the work ahead. The best comment shared is that Rotarians should not be heard to say "they decided" this or that... really, WE together make those important policy decisions that will shape Rotary's present and future. .