A dozen members (pictured) met last Thursday evening to explore some possibilities for our Club's Governance committees as we move into the coming Rotary year. One proposal that sparked a lot of discussion was the idea that we run our club Board meetings once a month at our weekly meeting time and include all members as participants. Governance committee chairs would be responsible for providing reports and proposals at each meeting to be discussed and voted upon by all members present. This would enable all members to feel involved in the decisions of the club and would ensure that each decision is considered by a sizable number of people. Some clubs in our district currently use this method to conduct club business. However, there are some drawbacks to this approach. Click, "Read more..."The biggest drawback is a lack of time if we are to continue to use our current method of running our meeting from 6.15 to 7.00pm and then heading off to a meal venue by 7.15pm. One option might be to have a take-away meal on the Board meeting night and allow the meeting to run later to enable sufficient discussion time e.g. to 8 or even 8.15pm. The method also demands that Committee chairs are well prepared with motions in the ready well before the meeting so that an agenda can be sent to all members at least 2-3 days before the meeting. Obviously small committees are going to have to meet beforehand to iron out details of each proposal, but they could meet via Zoom at any time convenient to the participants.