Rotary International
(a) 150 enactments
(b) 49 resolutions
As of today orientation(21 April) , the major enactments will include the following subjects;
1. Club Administration
2. Attendance
3. Club Meetings
4, Membership
5 Districts
6. Object of Rotary, Avenues of Services And Annual Theme
7. RI Officers & elections
8.RI Governance & Operations
9. RI Finances & Per Capital Dues
10. Meetings
11. Legislative Procedures
COUNCIL GETS READY TO MEET IN CHICAGO
Delegates from Rotary's 532 districts will gather in downtown
Chicago next week, 21-26 April, to consider changes to the policies that
govern Rotary International and its member clubs.
The Council on Legislation meets every three years to debate proposals
submitted by Rotary clubs, districts, and the RI Board of Directors. The
Council has the power to pass resolutions and to make changes to the
Constitution of Rotary International, Rotary International Bylaws, and
the Standard Rotary Club Constitution.
Every district sends a representative to the Council, and every club and
district may propose legislation. The 174 pieces of legislation being
debated during this year's Council were received at Rotary
headquarters by the due date of 31 December 2011.
Over its 79-year history, the Council has developed from a single
plenary session at the international convention to an autonomous
legislative entity.
Created in 1933, the Council was envisioned as an advisory body to
assist with the review of enactments and resolutions proposed at the
annual convention. It first convened as part of the 1934 convention, as
Rotarians struggled with a worldwide depression, threats to world peace,
and rising unemployment.
By 1954, the Council was well established, and Rotarians decided to
allow for longer intervals between legislative sessions, adopting a
biennial framework for voting upon enactments and resolutions. The next
deliberations were held at the 1956 convention.
The 1970 convention further modified Rotary International's
legislative process when it decided that the Council should no longer
serve in an advisory capacity but instead become RI's official
legislative body, considering proposals to amend the RI Constitution and
Bylaws and the Standard Rotary Club Constitution. Four years later,
delegates decided that the Council would meet triennially, still in
conjunction with the convention. Finally, in 1977, the Council adopted
an enactment to meet separately from the convention.
Technological advances have also had a profound impact on the Council.
In the 1970s, delegates wore large headphones to hear the proceedings in
their own languages. Today's delegates have access to compact
simultaneous interpretation equipment. And the use of a single
interpreter has given way to multiple interpreters working out of booths
on the side of the Council chambers. Electronic voting was introduced in
2001.
Over the decades, the Council has debated virtually every nuance of RI
policy and every detail of membership and attendance rules. While
individual Rotarians may not always agree with its decisions, one thing
is clear: The Council is Rotary's primary agent for change, allowing
the organization to evaluate its relevance in today's rapidly
evolving world, reflecting shifts in lifestyles, priorities, technology,
and business.
Below is a brief list of some of the more notable Councils:
· The 1980 Council on Legislation supported Rotary's
efforts to immunize children against polio. A year earlier, the RI Board
had approved the first Health, Hunger and Humanity (3-H) grant, funding
a five-year effort to immunize 6 million children in the Philippines
against polio. The effort eventually led to the PolioPlus program,
launched in 1985. Realizing such a commitment would require the
collective will of Rotarians everywhere, the Board proposed, and the
1986 Council adopted, a resolution endorsing Rotary's commitment to
immunizing the world's children against polio. Subsequent Councils
have continued to support polio eradication as Rotary's top
priority.
· The 1989 Council on Legislation vote to admit women into
Rotary clubs worldwide remains a watershed moment in the history of
Rotary. It followed a decades-long effort from all over the Rotary world
to allow for the admission of women, including several close votes at
previous Council meetings. Read more about women in Rotary
<http://www.rotary.org/en/
px> .
· The 1950 Council is remembered for adopting "Service
Above Self" and "He Profits Most Who Serves Best" (later
reworded "One Profits Most Who Serves Best") as Rotary mottoes.
Read more about Rotary mottoes
<http://www.rotary.org/en/
gust.aspx> .
· The 2001 Council is often noted for the amount of
legislation received -- more than 1,000 proposals -- with over 600 being
published and considered by the delegates.
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