Rotary International Board of Directors meeting minutes - January 2019 https://my.rotary.org/en/document/board-minutes-january-2019 . The third 2018–19 RI Board of Directors meeting was held on 21–23 January 2019 in La Jolla, CA, USA. At this meeting, the Board reviewed 9 committee reports and recorded 56 decisions.........
Clubs and Districts
The Board
- continued its review of a global membership test project that is not club-based;
- reviewed 16 resolutions that were adopted by the 2017 Council on Resolutions;
Programs, Meetings, and Awards
The Board
- agreed to allow Rotarian Action Groups to establish separate charitable entities;
- authorized the general secretary to work with Toastmasters International to develop and launch a co-branded online product, to be made available first to Rotaract clubs, then non-club based participants and Rotary clubs;
- approved allowing content from the 2020 RI (Honolulu) Convention to be available via a livestreaming platform;
- tentatively selected Melbourne, Australia, as the site for the 2023 RI Convention;
- selected the individual and association to receive the Rotary Alumni Global Service Award and the Rotary Alumni Association of the Year Award;
- approved 75 recipients for the 2018–19 Service Above Self Award.
Administration and Finances
The Board
- approved President-elect Maloney's proposed 2019–20 Rotary committee appointments, including his selection of Olayinka Babalola (Nigeria) as vice president, David Stovall (USA) as treasurer, and Francesco Arezzo (Italy) as Executive Committee chair;
- approved a diversity, equity and inclusion policy statement for Rotary as follows:
As a global network that strives to build a world where people unite and take action to create lasting change, Rotary values diversity and celebrates the contributions of people of all backgrounds, regardless of their age, ethnicity, race, color, abilities, religion, socioeconomic status, culture, sex, sexual orientation, and gender identity.
Rotary will cultivate a diverse, equitable, and inclusive culture in which people from underrepresented groups have greater opportunities to participate as members and leaders.
- updated its policy on adult harassment and requested the general secretary to provide training resources to club and district leaders regarding maintaining harassment-free environments at Rotary meetings, events, and activities;
- agreed to submit to the 2019 Council on Legislation a statement of support for Council item 19-117: "To authorize the RI Board to take appropriate action to change RI's tax status";
- approved the 2019–20 district governors funding budget of US$9.3 million;
- approved spending from The Rotary Foundation unrestricted funds to increase the World Fund match from US$0.50 to $1.00 for every $1.00 of district designated funds contributed to the PolioPlus program, and further increased the annual maximum contribution from US$5 million to $10 million.
Source: Rotary International