".....Therefore there is an opportunity tochange the office of
the RI President from being headed by a Rotary volunteer to
becoming a paid position.
Somebody, probably from outside of
Rotary, that is in the 40s and hired for, for instance, four
years and sees this as a position in his/hers career and then
moves forward in life.
The position is not to replace the
General Secretary (GS). The President would be a “working
chairman” dealing with strategic issues and GS will continue to
handle the administration. This way we would have a President
who speaks the language of the younger generation, which we so
desperately wish to have as members in our Rotary clubs. There
is a Proposed Resolution 13-189 coming to COL dealing with this
topic...."
Read the
entire article, and also a commentary by
PDG Chris Offer, "We can presume some tinkering with Rotary's
Constitution and bylaws; I'd be very surprised if any decisive
changes come out of the Council..." |
