Get ready president

The Board is elected to manage the interests of the club as a whole and to work closely with you to achieve club goals. Your job, as President, is to plan and lead Board meetings. These should be held monthly or as per Club By-Laws.

• Circulate the minutes and actions from the previous meeting soon after the meeting
• Develop the agenda with the secretary and ask members of the Board for agenda items
• Agendas should include a review of the monthly report of club finances and approve all expenditures not accounted for in the club budget
• Allow enough time to address all items on the agenda
• Hold a special Board meeting if there are issues that need to be addressed between meetings
• Make sure you have a quorum as per your Bylaws 
• Approve or reject proposed members and communicate the decision to those who proposed the members, and to the membership candidates, within 30 days (club secretary communicates with the proposer)
• Review club policies in your Club By-laws to ensure they are being implemented as intended, and revise them if they are no longer current
• Consider innovative ways to make the club more flexible, vibrant, attractive to new members, and engaging to current members
• Explore the needs of your community and international communities to establish club goals

Near the end of your Rotary year, organise a joint meeting of the incoming Board of Directors with the outgoing Board.