COL Results - Passed Items

To allow attendance credit for a 30-minute interactive club website activity

To allow attendance credit for a meeting of a Rotary fellowship

To amend the attendance rule concerning outposted assignments

To exclude from attendance records any member whose absence is excused

To exclude from attendance records any member whose absence is excused

To clarify procedures related to district consideration of club-roposed legislation

To clarify the provisions for the suspension and nullification of Council action

To revise the numbering system of the RI Constitution to make it internally consistent and to replace Roman numerals with Arabic numbers in all of the constitutional documents

To remove expired interim provisions from the RI constitutional documents

To make technical amendments to the provisions regarding filling a vacancy in the office of president-elect by nominating committee procedure

Technical legislation to clarify interpretation of the constitutional documents

To amend the provisions for a change of club name or the locality of the club to require a two-thirds majority of those members present and voting at a regular meeting of the club

To extend the time limit for pilot projects to six years

(as amended) To provide for the merging of clubs

To amend the provisions for continuation/termination of membership of an active member on moving from the locality of the club

To allow clubs to elect into active membership a transferring or former member even if the transferring or former member' s classification is filled and to exempt clubs from paying prorated per capita dues for these members

To request the RI Board to consider adopting the Model United Nations Assembly (MUNA) as an official RI Program

To increase the number of Trustees from 13 to 15

To endorse The Rotary Foundation's marketing plan "Every Rotarian, Every Year " (amended from original publication by proposer)

To request the RI Board to consider allowing the formation of districts with a minimum of 40 clubs

To amend the process for changing district boundaries

To request the RI Board to consider permitting the incorporation of districts

To allow district conferences to be held outside district boundaries without authorization of the RI Board

To request the RI Board to consider amending the policy concerning the president's representative at district conferences

To request the RI Board to consider modifying the requirements of the district conference

(as amended) To revise district financial reporting requirements

To amend the purposes of RI

To provide for a strategic planning process for RI

To endorse the Strategic Plan's Goals and Objectives

(as amended) To request the RI Board to consider realigning the zones in 2004

To request the RI Board to consider implementing electronic transactions between Rotary clubs, Rotary districts and RI utilizing an Internet business solution

To request the RI Board to consider increasing its support of local public relations initiatives

(as amended) To remove gender-specific terminology from the RI secondary motto

To emphasize the cultivation of a life which exemplifies Rotary's commitment to ethics in business and to seek out members who exemplify these standards

To request the RI Board to consider increasing information about Intercountry Committees

To amend the provisions for the selection of governor

To provide that the general secretary shall be the only officer to receive compensation

To require that the RI annual report show all reimbursed expenses paid to and payments made on behalf of the president, president-elect and president-nominee and the office of the president

To require that Council on Legislation representatives and members of the nominating committee for director be elected by a majority vote

To amend the duties of the president, executive committee and general secretary

(as amended) To amend the rules for selecting the president-nominee

To require that clubs pay per capita dues for a minimum of ten members

To request the RI Board to consider revising the Manual of Procedure and proposing legislation to the next Council on Legislation to simplify the constitutional documents and revise the Council on Legislation process

(as amended) To request the RI Board to consider investigating whether to conduct the Council on Legislation by video conferencing

To require district endorsement of club legislation

To allow a candidate for council representative to be nominated by any club in the district

To prohibit presidents-elect from beginning their terms of office if they have not attended the PETS and district assembly

(as amended) To create the title of incoming president of a club

To provide mediation guidelines

To request the RI Board to consider developing mediation guidelines

To increase per capita dues

To amend the provisions for rejoining a Rotary club

To amend the provisions for termination of membership for non-payment of dues

To modify the criterion for selecting honorary members

To provide that the Foundation annual report show all reimbursed expenses paid to and payments made on behalf of the chairman and incoming chairman of the Trustees

To amend the provisions requiring the adoption of the annual statement of district finances

To clarify the duties of the council of past presidents

To require a review of zone boundaries every eight years

To amend the provisions relating to vacancies in RI Board membership

To revise the qualifications for governors- nominee to include serving as a charter president

(as amended) To change the date by which the district must select the governor-nominee

To amend the provisions regarding concurrences to challenges

To amend the provisions for nominating governors

To require presentation of the five-year forecast at zone institutes

To allow the RI Board to not transmit deficient legislation to the Council on Legislation

To remove the provision for certain past general secretaries to be members of the Council on Legislation

To request the RI Board to consider urging districts in high income countries to donate scholarships to districts in low income countries

To request the RI Board to consider requesting the Trustees to consider selecting more scholars from developing countries for Rotary World Peace Scholarships

To request the RI Board to consider recommending to the Trustees to consider allocating additional funds to the humanitarian programs

To request to the RI Board to consider recommending that the Trustees relax the building restrictions for Matching Grants to care for AIDS orphans

To request the RI Board to request the Trustees to consider implementing electronic submission and processing for Foundation programs

To request the RI Board to consider requesting the Trustees to provide electronic funds transfer for programs and online donations

To request the RI Board to consider encouraging clubs to offer professional support to youth who start their own businesses and to support the Youth Employment Network (YEN)

To request the RI Board to consider encouraging Rotary clubs to adopt "Rotary Educating for Life" as an educational paradigm

To request the RI Board to only consider requests for disaster/relief aid as reported by the governor of the district affected by the disaster

To request the RI Board to consider establishing a network linking all clubs interested in Menu of Service Opportunities

(as amended) To request the RI Board to consider recognizing Rotakid Clubs for children ages 8-12

To request the RI Board to consider changing the minimum number of members for a sponsor club to 20

To request the RI Board to consider adding a History/Archives Committee in the Club Service Avenue

To request the RI Board to consider creating a permanent Rotary Foundation Support Committee at the club level

To request the RI Board to consider having clubs work to enhance the professional character of Rotary

To request the RI Board to consider proposing legislation to the next Council on Legislation to amend the provisions for termination of membership

To request the RI Board to consider allowing two members per classification in the formation of new clubs

To request the RI Board to consider adding a geographic indicator to district numbers

To request the RI Board to consider sending district governors any RI mailings to Rotary clubs and individual Rotarians

To request the RI Board to consider recommending to the president-elect that the timing of certain appointments be reviewed

To request the RI Board to consider adopting Rotary Leadership Institutes as a pilot program of RI

To request the RI Board to consider entering into an arrangement with one of the major worldwide web domain registries for a bulk buy of domain names for Rotary clubs

To request the RI Board to consider continuing to publicize successful club projects

To request the RI Board to consider amending the current policy on disclosing the membership list

To request the RI Board to consider including Mandarin as an official language of RI

To request the RI Board to consider preserving the original language of historically important statements and writings in Rotary

To request the RI Board to consider requiring that "Rotary International" be written in capital letters

To request the RI Board to consider arranging visits to heads of state by RI delegations on 23 February 2005 as part of the centennial celebration

To request the RI Board to consider reducing the cost of organizing the convention with the view of reducing the registration fee

as amended To request the RI Board to consider appointing a committee to study whether regional meetings could be consolidated

To request the RI Board to consider various ways to keep RI meetings accessible to all Rotarians

To request the RI Board to consider refraining from publishing the names of members of the nominating committee for RI president until after the committee has met

To request the RI Board to consider amending the RI travel policy