M I N U T E S of the JUNE 2017 ROTARY INTERNATIONAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING One Rotary Center 1560 Sherman Ave., Evanston, IL 60201 USA GENERAL OFFICERS 2016–17 PRESIDENT VICE PRESIDENT John F. Germ Jennifer E. Jones University Tower, 651 E. 4th St., Ste. 600, 942 Kenwood Blvd., LaSalle ON N9J 3C5, Canada Chattanooga TN 37403 USA (Rotary Club of (Rotary Club of Windsor-Roseland) Chattanooga) PRESIDENT-ELECT TREASURER Ian H. S. Riseley Hsiu-Ming Lin P.O. Box 260, Black Rock, Vic. 3193, Australia 10 Fl., No. 10 Hsin-Sheng South Rd., Sec. 2, Taipei (Rotary Club of Sandringham) 10650, Taiwan (Rotary Club of Taipei Tungteh) EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN GENERAL SECRETARY Bradford R. Howard John Hewko 516 Grand Ave., Oakland CA 94610, USA (Rotary 1560 Sherman Avenue, Evanston, IL 60201, USA Club of Oakland Sunrise) (Rotary Club of Kyiv, Ukraine) OTHER DIRECTORS Mikael Ahlberg Saowalak Rattanavich Smörblomsgatan 5, 38630 Färjestaden, Sweden 204 Muangthong 2/3, Phattanakarn Rd. 53, (Rotary Club of Ölands Södra) Bangkok 10250 Thailand (Rotary Club of Bang Rak) Gérard Allonneau Hendreen Dean Rohrs 83 rue du Marchioux, DX Sèvres, 79200 Parthenay, 19233 69A Avenue, Surrey, BC, V4N 6K4, Canada France (Rotary Club of Parthenay) (Rotary Club of Langley Central) Jorge Aufranc Tadami Saito 31 Calle 17-02, Zone 12, 01010, Guatemala 125 Higashihata, Shigocho, Toyota, Aichi 470- (Rotary Club of Guatemala Sur) 0373, Japan (Rotary Club of Toyota) Manoj D. Desai Eduardo San Martin Carreño Arpan Hospital, 11 Sampatrao Colony, Alkapuri, Marques de Urquijo 6, 2º A, 28008 Madrid, Spain Baroda 390005, Gujarat, India (Rotary Club of (Rotary Club of Majadahonda) Baroda Metro) Corneliu Dincӑ José Ubiracy Silva Calea Bucureşti nr. 37, Bl. 21E Ap. 14, 200677 Av Boa Viagem, 2054 apto 601, 51111-000 Recife Craiova, Romania (Rotary Club of Craiova) PE, Brazil (Rotary Club of Recife) James Ronald Ferrill Noel J. Trevaskis 917 Hunting Ridge Rd., Martinsville VA 24112 72 Pacific Way, Tura Beach, NSW, 2548, Australia USA (Rotary Club of Martinsville) (Rotary Club of Bega) Peter Offer Karen Wentz 212 Kenpas Highway Coventry, Warwickshire 8673 Belle Mina Way, Knoxville TN 37923 USA CV3 6PB, England (Rotary Club of Coventry (Rotary Club of Maryville-Alcoa) Jubilee) CONTENTS 141. Minutes of the January 2017 Board Meeting ....................................................................................... 1 142. Ratification of Decision Made by the President .................................................................................. 1 143. Ratification of Decisions Made by the General Secretary ................................................................... 1 144. Decisions by Communication .............................................................................................................. 1 145. General Secretary’s Report to the Board and to the RI Convention .................................................... 2 146. Treasurer’s Report to the Board and to the Atlanta Convention ......................................................... 2 147. Communications from the Trustees ..................................................................................................... 2 148. Petitions to the Board........................................................................................................................... 2 149. Updates to the Rotary Code of Policies ............................................................................................... 3 150. Designation of Conveners and Sites for 2017–18 Director Nominating Committees ......................... 3 151. Election Review Committee Report .................................................................................................... 4 152. Regional Investigation Reports ............................................................................................................ 4 Operations Review Committee Report (153–162) 153. Compensation Advisory Responsibilities ..................................................................................... 4 154. Club and District Insurance Program Review ............................................................................... 5 155. Rotary Projects and Activities ...................................................................................................... 5 156. RI Director and President Nomination Procedures ....................................................................... 6 157. President/President-elect Disqualified Persons Review ................................................................ 6 158. Governance Issues—Clarifying the Separate Roles of Volunteer Leaders and Staff ................... 6 159. Governance Issues—Institutionalizing Open Board Discussions ................................................. 6 160. Governance Issues—Committee Continuity ................................................................................. 7 161. Governance Issues—Avoiding Inappropriate and Disproportionate Influence of Individual General Officers ............................................................................................................................ 7 162. Governance Issues—Promoting Collegiality in Decision-Making Among Volunteer Leaders and Senior Staff ............................................................................................................... 7 163. Zone Review Committee Report ......................................................................................................... 8 164. Constitution and Bylaws Committee Report ...................................................................................... 8 165. Constitutional Documents Review Committee Report ........................................................................ 8 166. Council on Resolutions Update ........................................................................................................... 8 Strategic Planning Committee Report (167–168) 167. 2019 Council on Legislation Enactment ....................................................................................... 9 168. Strategic Planning Committee Report: Vision Statement ............................................................. 9 169. Global Delivery Model Update ........................................................................................................... 9 170. Amendments to the RI Travel Policy .................................................................................................. 9 171. Proposed Board Governance Committee ............................................................................................. 9 172. Weapons and Rotary Clubs, Districts, and Other Rotary Entities ..................................................... 10 173. Updates to Constitutions and Bylaws for Club-Sponsored Organizations ........................................ 10 174. Joint Young Leaders and Alumni Engagement Committee Report ................................................... 10 175. Rotaract and Interact Committee Report ........................................................................................... 10 176. Youth Exchange Committee Report .................................................................................................. 11 177. Adult Harassment Policy ................................................................................................................... 11 178. Site Selection for 2023, 2024, and 2025 RI Conventions ................................................................. 11 179. Joint Committee on Partnership Report: Rotary International and the Institute for Economics and Peace Strategic Partnership Proposal ....................................................................... 11 180. Selection of Lead Facilitator for the Regional Coordinators Training Institute ............................... 12 181. District Leadership Plan Review ....................................................................................................... 12 182. Governor-nominee and Governor-elect Training Topics .................................................................. 12 183. Districting Committee Report ............................................................................................................ 12 184. Membership Committee Report ........................................................................................................ 13 185. Change to Club Report Dates ............................................................................................................ 13 186. Update on Clubs Formerly in District 3100 (India) ........................................................................... 13 187. Removal of District Governor-nominee ............................................................................................ 13 Communications Committee Report (188–190) 188. Regional Magazines—Egypt Coverage Change ......................................................................... 14 i CONTENTS 189. Regional Magazines Criteria ....................................................................................................... 14 190. Communications Committee Report: Provisional Regional Magazine License ......................... 14 191. Adoption of 2017–18 RI Budget ....................................................................................................... 14 RI and TRF Finance Committees Joint Meeting (192–197) 192. RI and TRF Finance Committees Joint Meeting Report ............................................................