Rotary International

“Active members (a) the name of a prospective member, proposed by an active member of the club or by the membership development committee, shall be validated by the classifications committee and then submitted to the board of directors, in writing, through the club secretary. The proposal, for the time being, shall be kept confidential except as otherwise provided in this procedure. (b) the board of directors shall consider and approve or disapprove the application and shall notify the proposer, through the club secretary, of its decision. (c) if the decision of the board is favorable, the proposer shall inform the prospective member of the purposes of rotary and of the privileges and responsibilities of membership in the club. The prospective member shall then attend a rotary information presentation and, if interested in joining the lakeland rotary club, be asked to give permission for their name and proposed classification to be published to the club. (d) after a prospective member's name has been published, if no written objection to the proposal, stating reasons, is received by the board from any member of the club within ten (10) days, the prospective member, upon payment of an initiation fee and pro-rated dues, as prescribed in article v of these bylaws, shall be considered to be elected to membership. If any objection has been filed with the board of directors, it shall consider the same at any regular or special meeting of the board and shall ballot on the proposed member. If fewer than three (3) negative votes are cast by the members of the board in attendance at such regular or special meeting, the proposed member, upon payment of the prescribed admission fee and pro-rated dues, shall be considered to be elected to membership. Following the member's election to membership as herein provided, the club secretary shall report the name to the general secretary of rotary international. (e) the member shall be formally introduced as a new member at a regular meeting of the club. Honorary members the name of a proposed candidate for honorary membership shall be submitted to the board of directors in writing and the election shall be in the same form and manner as prescribed for the election of an active member provided, however, that such proposal may be considered at any regular or special meeting of the board and that the board may, at its discretion, waive any of the steps as set forth in section i of this article and proceed to ballot on the proposed member. If fewer than four (4) negative votes are cast by the members of the board in attendance at the regular or special meeting, the proposed member shall be considered duly elected.”

“Nomination of directors at the second regular meeting in december of each year, nominations shall be made as follows: a ballot containing the names of all who have been members of the rotary club of lakeland for a minimum of one (1) year and who are eligible for election to the board of directors (all members in good standing, except the president, the vice president, the president-elect, the president-elect-elect, and the current directors) shall be distributed to the members present. "member in good standing" shall mean current dues have been received and the member's club attendance record shall be above sixty percent (60%). Each member shall vote for six (6) members. The votes shall be tallied by a committee of past presidents appointed by the president. The six (6) members receiving the highest number of votes shall be declared nominated. A nominating committee, consisting of the president and the four (4) immediate past presidents who are still members of the club, then shall nominate two (2) additional members. Members nominated by the club shall be given the opportunity to decline such nomination, and in the event of such declination or if for any other reason a nominee is unable to stand for election, successive members receiving the highest number of votes shall be declared nominated. Members nominated by the nominating committee shall be given the same opportunity to decline. Provisions for absentee ballots shall be made by the board of directors. There shall be no proxy votes. Election and term of directors the eight (8) nominees shall be placed on a ballot in alphabetical order and an election held at the third (3rd) regular meeting in january of each year. Each member shall vote for four (4) members. The four (4) nominees receiving the highest number of votes shall be declared elected for a term of two (2) years, beginning the following july 1st. In the event of a tie, a run-off election will be held at the same meeting with the member or members necessary to fill the four (4) directorships declared elected. The board of directors shall make provisions for absentee ballots. There shall be no proxy votes.”

“A complete copy of the form 990 is provided to the organization's entire board of directors for review before it is filed.”

“The organization makes its governing documents and financial statements available to the public upon request.”