The Rotary Club of Jupiter-Palm Beach Gardens

(District 6930, SE Florida)

  Meets every Tuesday, 7:30am at the Doubletree Hotel (click for directions)

The Gardens Rotary welcomes all Rotarians and Guests to our meetings

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  1. Membership rules:
     
     
    Proposals: MD Comment: Comments from Others Vote:
    51) To request the RI Board, to consider researching new categories of membership - this proposal, from the Netherlands, would add "Non-Rotarian friends of Rotary" as a new classification for membership.
         		 First, the proposed classification seems self-contradictory.  Second, if they are truly friends of Rotary, then let's induct them in their proper classification.  

    52) To amend the provisions for qualification for membership - proposal from Argentina would qualify, in the Constitution, the qualities of a good prospective Rotarian.
         		 I don't see anything new here, just that we would be adding it to the Constitution and making ourselves less able to change in the future.  

    53) To preclude clubs from limiting membership based on sexual orientation - this proposal from two clubs and two districts in the USA would add "sexual orientation" to the list of criteria for which membership could not be withheld.
         		 What ever happened to "don't ask, don't tell" ??  
    54) To request the RI Board to consider emphasizing the qualifications for membership - this proposal from Japan seeks to terminate from membership all persons who lack discretionary authority in their jobs.
         		 Each club can set its own standards.  I don't think we need a world-wide edict.  
    55) To amend the provisions for qualification for membership - this proposal from Sweden seeks the exact opposite as #54 above.  It would embrace all Rotarians who are good representatives of their business or profession regardless of discretionary authority.
         		 This amendment gives clubs more flexibility to set their own goals and standards.  


    56) To allow individuals who interrupted their professional activity to care for their children to be active members - this would apply the same standards to such people as are applied to retired persons.

    		    

    57) To allow Rotary Foundation alumni to be active members - Actually, Rotary Foundation alumni can already be Rotarians.  This would eliminate the other requirements if they are Foundation alumni.
         		 The vast majority of Foundation alumni don't need this help.  Let's just make them Rotarians in the normal way.  
    58) To amend the classification limitation - this proposal from two clubs in New York, can only be used by professional competitors to exclude potential Rotarians from membership. What an incredibly bad idea!  The whole purpose of the classification system is to insure diversity.  It was never meant to exclude good people from Rotary.  


  2. Membership of Rotaractors:
     
     
    Proposals: MD Comment: Comments from Others Vote:
    59) To request the RI Board to consider proposing legislation to the next Council on Legislation to encourage Rotary clubs to automatically admit Rotaractors as provisional members - this proposal, from Argentina, would also exclude such Rotaractors from dues for a period of six months. See my comments on Foundation alumni at #57 above.  We don't need to make special provisions for anyone.  


  3. Proposed membership categories:
     
     
    Proposals: MD Comment: Comments from Others Vote:
    60) To request the RI Board to consider proposing legislation to the next Council on Legislation to create a new category of membership: spouse membership - this proposal, from Brazil, would create a "joint" membership for a married couple. Spouses of Rotarians who are interested in Rotary, should join Rotary themselves (if qualified).  If not interested, they don't need to be dragged into Rotary by this proposal.  
    61) To create a new category of membership: corporate representative membership
    		I don't think I even need to comment.  This is just a bad idea.  


  4. Other membership items:
     
     
    Proposals: MD Comment: Comments from Others Vote:
    62) To request the RI Board to consider providing a new membership kit - This proposal, from India, would require that RI create and distribute a kit to all new Rotarians. 
         		 Most clubs already do this, so why put the burden on RI?  

    63) To request the RI Board to consider providing tokens of appreciation to Rotarians indicating duration of membership
    		Clubs are already free to do this.  Why do we want to rely upon RI rather than rely upon ourselves?  


  5. Terminated members:
     
     
    Proposals: MD Comment: Comments from Others Vote:
    64) To provide that when a terminated member applies to a new club the reasons for termination shall be considered
         		 This seems like a good idea.  
    65) To amend the provisions for terminating a member
         		 This only requires that the Board consider the Four-Way-Test when voting to terminate a member for cause.  
    66) To amend the provisions for termination of membership - This proposal, from Russia and Sweden, would completely rewrite the rules for termination.
         		 This is overly complicated and apparently accomplishes nothing.  
    67) To request the RI Board to consider creating a computer database that lists the name of all terminated Rotarians and the reasons for termination
         		 The administrative burden, and possible legal liability of maintaining such a data base make this proposal impractical to say the least.