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Information About the Council on Legislation
To all Rotary clubs:
The Council on Legislation of Rotary International met 25-30 April 2010 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. In accordance with section 8.140.2. of the bylaws of RI, I am issuing this report on the actions taken by the Council, including the text of the 66 pieces of adopted legislation.
The legislation contained in this report is presented in the format used by the Council. It illustrates changes to the current constitutional documents of RI by underlining new text and lining through deleted text.
As you study these items of legislation, please bear in mind that each piece of legislation must stand alone as it was adopted. Each adopted enactment was drafted to achieve its individual purpose by amending the constitutional documents as they currently exist. Where two or more pieces seek to change the same section of a document, all overlapping and correlative changes will be made in the production of the 2010 Manual of Procedure.
At the end of this report is an “Opposition to Legislation Report Form.” In accordance with section 8.140.3. of the RI Bylaws, any club may use this form to record its opposition to any adopted enactment or resolution. Completed forms must reach RI Headquarters in Evanston by 30 August 2010. If, by that time, the required number of votes in opposition have been filed regarding any item of legislation adopted by the Council, that item will be considered suspended. A ballot will then be prepared and distributed to each club within one month of the suspension. The ballot will submit the question of whether the action of the Council should be sustained in regard to the suspended item of legislation. The ballot will be conducted according to the provisions of sections 8.140.5., 8.140.6. and 8.140.7. of the RI Bylaws. Based on the results of the ballot, the suspended item will either be nullified or reinstated.
Please note that a club should complete and return the form at the end of this report only if it wishes to oppose some action by the Council. If a club does not wish to oppose an action of the 2010 Council on Legislation, no action is required.
