| Every member of a Rotary club should attend its regular
meetings. A member shall be counted as attending a regular meeting of this club if
the member is present for at least 60% of the time devoted for the regular meeting
or makes up an absence.
Each member of a Rotary club, other than an honorary member must
- Attend or make up at least 60% of the club regular meetings in each half of the
Rotary year;
- Attend at least 30% of the regular meetings of his club in each half of the
Rotary year
The membership of a Rotarian, other than honorary member shall automatically terminate
if, without the consent of the board of directors for good and sufficient reason, the
member fails to attend or make up four consecutive club meetings.
If a member fails to attend as required above, that person's membership shall
automatically terminate unless the board of directors consents to such non-attendance
for good and sufficient reason.
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| Every Rotarian has the privilege and obligation of seeking
qualified members. In this way all club members can help their clubs achieve a full
representation of the business and professional life of the community.
When was the last time YOU proposed someone for membership in Rotary? Your fellow
Rotarians are counting on you to seek out young, qualified business and professional
leaders — men and women, alike — to propose for membership in your club. Don't let them
down.
Young people actively engaged in the same classification that your club loaned to
you, former Rotarians from other clubs, and even Rotaractors beyond the age limit for
Rotaract — all may be eligible for active membership in your club.
Propose these future Rotarians. You owe it to your club and to your community. Do it
today.
The basic procedure by which an individual is proposed for and elected to membership
in a Rotary club is:
- The prospective member's name is submitted to the board of directors.
- The board ensures that the proposal meets all of the classification and
membership requirements and approves or disapproves of the proposal. The proposer
is notified through the club secretary. (NOTE: Until this approval is granted,
prospects should not be informed that they have been proposed for membership.)
- At a Rotary Information meeting, the prospective member is informed of privileges
and responsibilities of Rotary club membership, asked to complete the application
card, and to give written permission to publish his or her name and proposed
classification to the club membership.
- Prospect's name is communicated to the club. If no objections are received by
the board within seven days following the publication of the prospect's name,
that person, upon payment of an admission fee, is considered to be elected to
membership and his or her name is reported to Rotary International.
Any active member of this club may propose for, and the club may elect to, active
membership five additional people who are actively engaged or have retired from
the same classification of business or profession as that of the proposer. These
individuals must have the qualifications required for active membership.
In addition, your club's membership efforts should benefit greatly from an important
change in policy effected by the 1995 Council on Legislation. Retired persons in your
community are now eligible for active membership in your club, even if they have never
previously been Rotarians, provided that they would have been eligible for membership
prior to retirement.
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