D5930 has selected a Council Representative
Every district selects a representative to serve at the Councils on Resolutions and the Council on Legislation that take place during their Council term from 1 July 2017 through 30 June 2020. The Council representatives will represent their district at the:
- 2017, 2018, and 2019 Councils on Resolutions
- 2019 Council on Legislation
At Our District Conference this past weekend, we elected our representative. Congratulations to PDG Arthur Zeitler of the Corpus Christi Rotary Club.
Proposed enactments seek to change Rotary’s constitutional documents - the RI Constitution, RI Bylaws, and the Standard Rotary Club Constitution. If approved by the COL, enactments become effective July 1st of the following Rotary year.
Proposed resolutions express opinions and make recommendations to the Board. They do not seek to amend RI Constitutional Documents but other RI policies, procedures and programs. If approved by the COR, proposed resolutions are referred to the RI Board for consideration.
Please contact your COL representative PDG Art Zeitler at azrotary5930@gmail.com, if you have a resolution or enactment you or your club would like to propose.
Representatives’ Duties
Duties of a Council representative are as follows:
- Assist clubs in preparing proposed resolutions and enactments;
- Discuss proposed resolutions and enactments at district meetings;
- Be knowledgeable of the attitudes of Rotarians within the district;
- Give critical consideration to all proposed resolutions and enactments and effectively communicate his or her views on such proposals to the Councils;
- Act as an objective legislator;
- Participate in the Council on Resolutions;
- Attend the Council on Legislation for its full duration; and
- Report on the deliberations of the Councils to his or her clubs following the meetings of the Councils.
Representatives are also required to complete an online representative course and Council training at their 2018 Rotary Institute in preparation for the 2019 Council on Legislation. Their participation at the Institute is not funded by Rotary International.
Timeline for the 2017-2020 Council Cycle
A representative’s work spreads across their three-year Council term. The cycle is as follows:
| 30 June 2017 | Selection of representatives and alternates Resolution submission deadline |
| 1 July 2017 | Representative’s Council term begins |
| Late 2017 | 2017-18 Council on Resolutions (date to be determined) |
| 31 December 2017 | Enactment submission deadline |
| 31 March 2018 | Amendments to proposed enactments deadline |
| 30 June 2018 | Resolution submission deadline |
| September 2018 | Council on Legislation book published |
| Late 2018 2018-19 | Council on Resolutions (date to be determined) |
| February 2019 | Statements of Support and Opposition deadline |
| April 2019 (tentative) | 2019 Council on Legislation |
| 30 June 2019 | Resolution submission deadline |
| Late 2019 2019-20 | Council on Resolutions (date to be determined) |
| 30 June 2020 | Representative’s Council term ends |