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Wed Apr 25, 2007 9:46 pm (PST) 

Council strong on polio eradication: Results from 24 April 

By Tonya Wager 
Rotary International News

CHICAGO - Rotary's parliament determined to hold fast with Rotary's 
commitment to eradicating polio in its second full day of voting at 
the 2007 Council on Legislation in Chicago, where representatives 
from 530 Rotary districts around the world gathered to discuss and 
vote on more than 300 items that affect all Rotary clubs.

RI Director Kwang Tae Kim proposed, on behalf of the Board of 
Trustees, to maintain PolioPlus as Rotary's corporate program of the 
highest order. "Until it is eradicated, we should not select another 
corporate program," he told Council members. "So far we have 99 
percent eradication. We have only one last percent."

Council members answered his call to action by passing the vote (07-
68) 463 to 36. "I'm delighted! I think what it shows is there's a 
huge majority of Rotarians still supportive of the program," said 
Robert S. Scott, chair of the International PolioPlus Committee. 
Rotarian "representatives voted overwhelmingly to continue support 
until polio is eradicated - actually until certification of 
eradication is attained."

Due to this decision, the Council referred several items of 
consideration to the board. Other items, such as water projects, 
hunger and poverty initiatives, and combating the spread of 
tuberculosis, were deemed as worthy projects by the Council and 
forwarded on for review, as they could not be considered as corporate 
programs.

Council members addressed almost 60 votes Tuesday, taking the total 
items of consideration to 117. 
 
Continuing Monday's theme, the Council discussed the key issues of 
how to bring in new members to Rotary and ways to keep the family of 
Rotary growing. 

In an overwhelming majority, Council members voted to allow clubs to 
elect into active membership Rotary Foundation alumni, even if the 
classification of the alumnus is filled. According to Jeffrey 
Cadorette, who represented District 7450 (Pennsylvania, USA), 
Foundation alumni have the ability to "move Rotary forward - they are 
the shining jewels." The enactment (07-330) passed with a 414-81 vote.

Staying consistent, the Council determined to allow Rotary Foundation 
alumni to be active members with a vote of 407-84 on item 07-57.

Another item (07-331), which passed by a vote of 271-219, amended the 
Standard Rotary Club Constitution to clarify that when a member is 
terminated, a club may still elect a new member within the terminated 
member's classification during any appeal period. This could be done 
as long as the number of active members in such classification is 
within the provided limitations, even if the club board decision 
about termination is reversed.

Courtesy: eFlash_Rotary

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