NOTES FROM DISTRICT BOARD MEETING

The District 5650 webinar just concluded.  The 2014-15 financials were presented and approved for both the District and the Youth Exchange program.  The to-date 2015-16 financials for the District (operating budget) and the Youth Exchange were presented in detail and approved.  The District is in good financial shape and well within budget and reserve requirements.  The proposed 2016-17 operating budgets for both the District ($103,799) and the Youth Exchange program ($20,700) were approved as presented.  District Leadership - Madeline Madden was nominated and approved as the District Governor nominee.  District leadership for the next year thus is Gary Bren, District Governor; Tom Cardwell, District Governor-elect: and Madeline Madden, District Governor nominee.  The bulk of the meeting involved reviewing the rationale, process and proposals for a significant bylaws revision.  Primarily new bylaws were needed to allow district structural changes, modernize meeting methods, clean-up language for clarity and conform by-laws to present legal requirements.  A committee worked on the by-laws or most of the past year.  The proposed by-laws were open for comment in March.  After discussion, the new bylaws were passed with 100% of votes in favor.  The new bylaws go into effect immediately and will result in some changes at the District meeting in August.  District Governor Rod Bates encouraged one and all Rotarians to plan to attend the District Conference August 5 (eve.) and August 6 at the Cornhusker Hotel in Lincoln.  Speakers include Senator Bob Kerry and Senator Chuck Hagel.  All business being concluded, the webinar meeting adjourned at 8:20 PM.  -Roger Breed