CHAPTER I

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D. Outcomes
Assemblies may provide the club's board, specific committees, or the club as a whole with
information that may be used for official decisions taken by the board or club on related matters.
Assemblies provide opportunities for education and may stimulate the member’s interest in new
opportunities for service. (February 2003 Mtg., Bd. Dec. 279)
Source: February-March 1983 Mtg., Bd. Dec. 248; Amended by February 2003 Mtg., Bd. Dec. 279
7.060. Club Adherence to Attendance Rules
Club leaders should emphasize to club members and prospective members:
1. the value and significance of regular attendance;
2. the 50 percent attendance requirement in Standard Rotary Club Constitution Article 12,
Section 4;
3. the importance to the club and the community of active participation by each member in all
club activities without placing undue emphasis on 100 percent attendance. (June 2007 Mtg., Bd.
Dec. 226)
Source: November 1995 Mtg., Bd. Dec. 83; Amended by November 2004 Mtg., Bd. Dec. 59; June 2007 Mtg., Bd. Dec. 226
7.060.1. Attendance Credit
The Board interprets Article 9, Section 1(a)(3) of the Standard Rotary Club Constitution
to allow credit for one make-up for each day a member attends a RI meeting, such as a
district conference, provided the days claimed for attendance credit fall in periods during
which a make-up would otherwise be acceptable. (February 2003 Mtg., Bd. Dec. 194)
Source: November 1983 Mtg., Bd. Dec. 96; Amended by February 2003 Mtg., Bd. Dec. 194
7.060.2. Recording and Reporting Club Attendance
Club secretaries shall send their monthly membership/attendance reports to their
respective governors within 15 days of the last meeting of the club each month, without
waiting for make-up cards. (November 2004 Mtg., Bd. Dec. 59)
Source: May-June 1980 Mtg., Bd. Dec. 354; Amended by November 2004 Mtg., Bd. Dec. 59. Affirmed by October-November 1980
Mgt. Bd. Dec. 107
7.070. Requests for Leave of Absence
Clubs should inform members of the provisions in the club bylaws which permit a member to
apply to the club board for a temporary leave of absence when faced with a problem of
maintaining attendance. (November 2004 Mtg., Bd. Dec. 59)
Source: November 1991 Mtg., Bd. Dec. 115; Amended by November 2004 Mtg., Bd. Dec. 59