CLUB BUSINESS

At our Club Meeting, Tonight, February 11, we will have three business related matters to address:

In 2020, Rotary International provided new required revisions for the Constitution and Bylaws of Rotary clubs. When our club was chartered, we used the bylaws of our sponsoring club, Edina Morningside, and adopted those for our charter.  Since that time, our club board has worked on a unique mission with accompanying values as well as settling into our own organizational structure.  The Board is bringing forward a revision to effectively accomplish this as a young cause-based club.  PLEASE REVIEW THE PROPOSED CONSTITUTION HERE / PROPOSED BYLAWS HERE.  A word of appreciation to Bethany Danner, Doug Kuplic, and Mark Shockey for drafting the revisions.

 

The Rotary Club of Minnesota Veterans operates with a Board of Directors.  We currently have three open positions that need to be filled. Contact President, Jeff Staads, 715-559-1030 if you are interested in serving or if you would like to nominate another club member for these positions. Here are the responsibilities of the open positions:

 

President Elect -  It shall be the duty of the Vice President/President-Elect to prepare for his or her year in office and to preside at meetings of the Club and the Board in the absence of the president and to perform other duties as ordinarily pertain to the office of vice-president.   This position will become President for the 2022-2023 Rotary year and then serve as the Past President / Foundation Board Liaison the following year. 

 

Secretary -  It shall be the duty of the Secretary to keep membership records; record attendance at meetings; send out notices of Club, Board, and committee meetings; record and preserve the minutes of such meetings; report as required to RI, including the semiannual reports of membership on 1 January and 1 July of each year; and perform other duties as usually pertain to the office of Secretary.  After a year, this position will become President Elect, and then President for the 2023-2024 Rotary year in the 4-year officer rotation.

 

Program & Social Chair - It shall be the duty of the Program & Social Chair to schedule speakers for meetings and social gatherings for the club. We currently host one regular club meeting a month on the 2nd Thursday and a service event or social on the 4th Thursday of the month. a committee may be formed with other club members to accomplish this responsibility. Chairs serve a 2-year term on the Board.

 

The approval of the Club Documents requires a quorum and a 2/3 vote to adopt.  The elections require a majority of member votes for the candidate.  The voting will take place on February 11 at our Zoom meeting - please do your best to attend as we must have a quorum of 12 members present.