CLUB PRESIDENT

Role and Responsibilities

The elements of an effective club can help clubs increase their ability to meet their goals in each Avenue of Service. Streamlined processes, better communication, strategic planning and increased member involvement will improve club service. With efficient opperations in place, your club can become more effective in achieving the object of Rotary.

Your responsibilities as club president are summarized below.

• Registering for Member Access at www.rotary.org to obtain in your clubs administrative data from RI.
• Ensuring that your secretary and treasurer has registered to Member Access in order to keep membership and club data current.
• Conducting periodic reviews of all committee activities, goals and expenditures.
• Preside over meetings of the club and regular meetings of the board of directors.
• Communicating important information to club members.
• Providin gregular fellowship oppertunities for members.
• Developing, approving and monitorig the club budget while working closely.
• Working with district leadership to achieve club and district goals.
• Ensuring that a comprehensive training program is implemeted by the club and appointing a club trainer(s) to carry out the training, if needed.
• To see that each meeting is carefully planned, opened and adjourned on time.
• To hold regular club assemblies, the first as soon as possible after the appointment of committees.
• To attend district conference and to make certain that the club is properly represented at district conference.
• To attend the president-elect training seminar and district assembly as incoming president.
• To supervice preparation of club budget and proper accounting of club finances including an annual audit.
• To see that written reports by various committee chairpersons are presented to DG on the occasion of his official visit to the club.
• To male certain that important information obtained from RI, GML and other bulletins and literature from the secretariate and DG is passed on to members of the club.
• To confer with the incoming club president beforw going out of the office.
• To arrange a joint meeting of incoming and outgoing Board of Directors for the dual purpose of getting the new administration a good start and providing continuity of club administration.

Use the Club President’s Monthly Checklist (available at www.rotary.org) when planning your year as president and reviewing your responsibilities as president elect and president.