As the District 9685 representative, I would like to inform Clubs of the next steps in the Council cycle.  The 2021 Resolutions have been voted on and results will be available through a link in e-news (published 18.11.21).  The 2022 Enactments will be presented for voting in a two-step process, 1) preliminary voting, known as vetting, and 2) the face-to-face meeting of the Council in Chicago in April 2022 (to be confirmed depending on the impact of COVID).  I have received your comments and feedback on the Enactments and these have informed my voting intentions, as will the debate on the legislation at the meeting.  There is an opportunity to provide statements of support and opposition to enactments prior to the April meeting.  Clubs are able to provide statements directly in line with the guidelines below.  Please let DG Lindsay and me know if you do submit a statement so we are aware of it.

 

Vetting
New for the 2022 Council on Legislation will be a vetting process for enactments. Vetting was adopted at the 2019 COL and the rules for it can be found in RI Bylaws subsection 7.070.6.

A set number of enactments, selected by the Council Operations Committee, will be considered by the representatives ahead of the COL. Those items that receive more than 80% of eligible votes in support of the item shall be considered on a consent agenda for the 2022 COL. Those items that receive greater than 80% of eligible votes opposing the item will be considered rejected by the Council and will not be considered further at the meeting of the COL. The purpose of the vetting process is to make the COL more efficient by more easily considering those items that have widespread support or opposition. The vetting process will be held online from 15 November to 31 December 2021, in a manner similar to the Council on Resolutions.

 

Statements of Support and Opposition to Enactments
Clubs and district conferences may use the online form to submit statements of support, opposition, or general comments regarding legislation. The online form can be found here: https://rotary.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3ELQ4uQxRoUn2Hs 

Club statements must be submitted or confirmed by the club’s president and district statements must be submitted or confirmed by the governor. 

Statements may be in support of, in opposition to, or as a comment on an item of legislation. You must explain why you are supporting, opposing, or wishing to make a general comment in the submission. Comments without substance, links to other materials, or comments that may be offensive will not be published at the discretion of the chair. For example, the statement “I support this item” does not include an explanation and would not be published.

The deadline for submitting statements is 10 January 2022 and they may not exceed 2,000 characters. A separate form should be used for each statement. Please note that it is Council services staff practice to merge substantially similar statements, with each submitter being listed on one statement.

Statements will be distributed electronically to all representatives before the Council.

 

Last month we held the third webinar in our “Engaging Members + Delivering Value” series titled “Expanding Our Reach.” During this webinar we spoke to participants who are sharing Rotary’s values with new audiences and creating different ways to engage people with Rotary. If you couldn’t attend, watch the recording (EN only), share with your club and have a conversation on ways you can expand your reach in your community.