Rotary Fellowship of Literacy Providers

 

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  BYLAWS FOR THE FELLOWSHIP OF LITERACY PROVIDERS Purpose of the Fellowship:

The purpose of the fellowship is for Rotarians to share ideas, information and techniques for improving literacy throughout the Rotary world.

Qualifications for Membership:

Must be a Rotarian, member of a Rotarian’s immediate family or a Rotary Club, an Interact Club or a Rotaract Club and have an interest in and a desire to improve the literacy skills of others.

Officers and Directors:

Chairman
Chairman-Elect
Chairman-Nominee
Secretary
Treasurer
Director-at-Large from each Country


Duties of Officers:

The Chairman shall set the agenda and preside at all general meetings of the membership and shall appoint Committee Chairs as appropriate.

The Chairman-Elect shall assume the duties of the Chairman in his absence and shall assist the Chairman in other duties as assigned. He must be prepared to step into the Chairman’s office upon the Chairman’s departure.

The Chairman-Nominee shall understudy the Chairman-Elect and shall be the Chairman of the Nominating Committee. It will be his duty to work with the Secretary in identifying prospective officers and in making recommendations to the membership for the new slate of officers and directors, as needed.

The Secretary will be responsible to the Chairman for the administrative conduct of the Fellowship.

The Treasurer will be responsible to the Chairman for the financial records of the Fellowship.

The Directors-at-Large will be charged with the responsibility of representing the membership of their respective countries.


Election of Officers:

New officers and directors will be elected in November for a three year term, to take office on the following July 1st. At the end of the three year term, the Chairman will pass the Chairmanship to the Chairman-Elect. The Past Chairman will then serve as his Country’s Director-at-Large for the next three years. At the same time that the Chairman leaves office, the Chairman-Nominee will assume the duties of the Chairman-Elect. A new Chairman-Nominee will be elected for that office and the cycle will continue. The Secretary, Treasurer and Directors-at-Large (except for the Directorship assumed by the Past Chairman) will also be elected every three years.

The election will be by ballot and may be conducted via e-mail, regular mail or at scheduled Business Meetings. Voting members must be in good standing and a majority vote of the membership will be necessary to be elected. Each member, in good standing will have one vote and may cast the vote by proxy.

Members, who have paid their dues and have completed their application for membership, will be considered to be in good standing.

Except for the Offices of the Chairman, Chairman-Elect and Chairman-Nominee, the other officers and directors may be re-elected.

Dues:

Dues, shall be USD$20.00 and will be used to cover the administrative costs of providing services to the membership.

Annual Reports:

An annual report will be sent out in September of each year by the current officers. The report will include a roster of the current membership, a financial statement showing the source and use of funds, a calendar of events, and summaries of any committee activities during the year and committee recommendations for the election of new officers and directors, if any.

Indemnification:

The Fellowship shall defend, indemnify and hold harmless Rotary International, The Rotary Foundation, their directors, trustees, officers, employees, agents and representatives, (“RI/TRF”) from and against all claims, including claims of subrogation, demands, actions, damages, losses, cost, liabilities, expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees and other legal expenses), awards, judgments and fines asserted against or recovered from RI/TRF, arising out of any act, conduct, omission, negligence, misconduct or unlawful act (or act contrary to any applicable governmental order or regulation) of the Fellowship, its directors, officers, employees, members, affiliates, contractors, agents or representatives. The foregoing includes, without limitation, injury or damage to the person or property of RI/TRF or any third party, irrespective of whether any policy of insurance exists.

Amendments:

Any member may propose a change to these bylaws. The officers will review the proposed change and make a recommendation to the membership. A majority vote of the membership is necessary to change these bylaws.

 		  

This fellowship is not an agency of or is controlled by Rotary International.

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