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扶輪領導學院台灣分部
Rotary Leadership Institute Taiwan Division
扶輪社
THE CLUB
扶輪社是扶輪基本及最重要的單位。透過扶輪社提供服務
計劃，同時扶輪宗旨得以推動。雖然本質上其活動是自主
的，但每一扶輪社是要在國際扶輪公佈的模範扶輪社章程
(SRC)之下來運作，而在 1922 年 6 月 6 日之前所成立的扶
輪社除外。在此實例之後，扶輪社必需採用模範扶輪社章
程，但也可以曾在 1989 年 12 月 31 日前向國際扶輪理事
會提出變更者。模範扶輪章程只能在立法會議上作修正。
每一扶輪社可以選擇其各自的扶輪細則但必需與標準模範
扶輪社章程及國際扶輪章程及細則一致。國際扶輪建議的
一份扶輪細則範本，可在國際扶輪網站上找到，它是與扶
輪社領導計劃一致。有關立法會議修正版所建議之扶輪細
則，可在最新版的程序手冊中找到。扶輪社可以仍然選擇
扶輪社細則中四大服務途徑或也可修改細則來適合其扶輪
運作及傳統。以上之資料副本可由伊利諾州的伊文斯頓的
秘書處獲得或上網至 www.rotary.org 下載。
模範扶輪社章程 SRC 給予扶輪社理事會職權以便行使管理
該社之事務。那是由理事會而非全體社員來決定該社的活
動與管理其財務事務。理事會之決議是最後之決定，除非
在社員大會提出並經三分之二通過才能駁回。
模範扶輪社章程 SRC 提供社長、社長當選人、一位或多位
副社長、秘書、財務及糾察之選舉。如同扶輪細則所規定
後者三位可以是，也可以不是理事。有些扶輪社並沒有社
長當選人，但是應該要有，因為這不但符合了扶輪模範章
程同時要給即將接任的社長至少有 18 個月的時間去準備其
所擔負的重責。當扶輪社在增加提升社長當選人教育計畫
時，如果等到 12 月在下任社長接任時才來選出一位社長當
選人時，那將妨礙未來社長不能從此類的計劃獲益。
理事會，除了社長、社長當選人及副社長外，包括了依照
細則所指明的數位理事。許多扶輪社的理事會是由五位職
員、剛卸任社長以及 4-6 位理事共有 10-12 位成員所組成
的。當選為社長當選人的扶輪社員於 12 月自動成為理事會
的一員，但不得稱為社長當選人要直至他或她擔任社長前
一年才可稱為社長當選人。
扶輪領導學院手冊
RLI MANUAL
The club is the basic and most important unit of Rotary. It is
through the clubs that service projects are performed and the
Object of Rotary is furthered. Although essentially
autonomous in its activities, each club is governed by the
Standard Rotary Club Constitution (SRC) promulgated by
Rotary International, except those clubs admitted prior to
June 6, 1922. In the latter case, the club must use the SRC,
but may have presented variations to the R.I. Board prior to
December 31, 1989. The SRC can be amended only by the
Council on Legislation. Each club may adopt its own bylaws,
which must be consistent with the SRC and the Rotary
International’s Constitution and Bylaws. Rotary International
does recommend a form of club bylaws as found on the R.I.
website that is consistent with the Club Leadership Plan.
Modifications by the Council on Legislation to the
recommended bylaws will appear in the latest version of the
Manual of Procedure. Clubs may also choose to remain with
an alternate form of club bylaws based on the “Four Avenues
of Service”, or may modify the bylaws to suit club practice and
traditions. Copies of the above documents may be obtained
from the Secretariat in Evanston, Illinois or from the web at
www.rotary.org.
The SRC gives to the club board of directors the authority to
manage the affairs of the club. It is the board and not the
general membership, which determines the activities of the
club and manages its financial affairs. A decision of the board
is final except that it may be appealed to the membership who
may overrule the board by a two-thirds vote.
The SRC provides for the election of a president,
president-elect, one or more vice-presidents, a secretary,
treasurer and sgt.-at-arms. The latter three may or may not
be members of the board, as the club bylaws may provide.
Some clubs do not have presidents- elect, but should have,
not only to comply with the SRC, but to give an incoming
president at least 18 months to prepare for that important
position. As Rotary increasingly upgrades educational
programs for presidents-elect, waiting until the December
before the next president takes office to elect a
president-elect may prevent a future president from taking full
advantage of such programs.
The board of directors, in addition to the president,
president-elect and vice-president(s), consists of the number
of directors as the bylaws may specify. Many clubs have
boards of 10- 12 members with five officers, the immediate
past president and 4-6 directors. The Rotarian elected as
president-elect in December automatically becomes a
member of the board, but is not called the president-elect until
one year before he/she is to take office as president.
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