ATTENDANCE

Membership in a Rotary Club entails responsibility for regular attendance. Rules for attendance, make up for absence from your own club and excuse for non-compliance due to age and years of service are defined and observed worldwide. The membership of any member, other than an honorary member, shall automatically terminate if, without consent of the Board for good and sufficient reason (see below), a Rotarian fails:

1. To attend or make up 4 consecutive regular meetings, or
2. To attend or make up at least 60% of the regular meetings in the first or second six months of the Rotary year, or
3. To attend at least 30% of the regular meetings of the home club in the first or second six months of the Rotary year, or
4. To be present for at least 60% of the time devoted to the regular meetings.

Credit for make up attendance is granted by attending any Rotary Club meeting 13 days prior to the home club regularly scheduled meeting or within 13 days immediately following such meeting.

• Example: Club meeting date is Thursday the 17th.
• Make up: From Friday the 4th until Wednesday the 30th.

Committee or Board meetings, Round Table, STAR, indoctrination, past-presidents, or civic project meetings do not qualify as make up meetings.

Any Senior Active member who has reached the age 65 and with 20 or more years service or at age 70 with 15 or more years in one or more clubs may be excused from attendance requirements if applied for in writing and approved by the Board of Directors.

Attendance at District meetings (District Conference, PETS/Assembly) and International meetings (R I Convention, Regional Conference, or Officers' Institute) shall qualify a member for being present at his own club as do attendance at Rotaract, Interact or Village Corps meetings provided such meeting falls within the time frame as described by the Standard Club Constitution.

A member's absence shall be excused if caused by protracted ill health or by stay of more than two weeks in a country having no Rotary Clubs. Authorized leaves of absence granted by the Club Board of Directors exempt the member from attendance requirements but the excused member is counted for club attendance purposes.

All attendance rules apply to all Active, Additional Active, Senior Active and Past Service members as provided above.