ARTICLE V - DISTRICTS

Section

1.

The officers of a district shall be the District Governor, the

Secretary-Treasurer, and such Lieutenant Governors as deemed

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by th e C i r c 1 e K Di s tr i ct Bo a rd of Off i c er s . and the

sponsoring Kiwanis District Board of Trustees, with approval of

the Circle K International Board of Officers. A Circle K Dis-

trict may petition the Circle K International Board of Officers,

providing they have the approval of the sponsoring Kiwanis Dis-

trict Board of Trustees, to allow separation of Secretary-Trea-

surer into thP offices of District Secret~ry and District Trea-

surer. Such petition shall define the duties for each officer

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and the·, reasons for such a division. The officers of a district may include a District Editor, if deemed desirable by the Circle K Distri·ct Board of Officers and the Kiwanis District Board of Trustees, with the approval of the Circle K International Board of Officers.

Section 2. A district may operate under a council of representatives in lieu of lieutenant governors with the approval of the Kiwanis District Board of Trustees and the Circle K International Board of Offi- cers. In the event a council of representatives system is uti- lized, there will be only one (1) representative from each club.

Each representative must be an active member of a club in good standing in the District and shall be elected by the members of his club.

Section 3. (a) A district may operate under a dual system of both lieutenQ ant governors ·and a council of club presidents, subject to the approval of the House of Delegates of said district by a two-third (2/3) vote and upon concurrence of the Kiwanis District Board of Trustees. Each club shall have one re- presentative. with one vote.

( b)

Where

a di strict has been operating under a council .of club representatives and when necessary for a successful transi- tion from a system of council of representatives to a lieutenant governor system, a district may operate under a joint system for the time period deemed necessary by the Circle K District Board of Officers and in concurrence with the Kiwanis District Board of Trustees and the Circle K

International Board of Officers. Th;:s time period shall not exceed one (1) year.

Sect i on 4 • The D i s tr i ct Bo a rd of Off i c e rs sh a 11 co n s i s t of the Di st r i ct Governor, the District Secretary-Treasurer (or the District Se- cretary and the District Treasurer), the District Editor if one is elected and the elected Lieutenant Governors, or alternative- ly, the elected representatives from each club serving on the Council of Representatives.

Section 5. (a) The District Governor, the District Secretary-Treasurer (or the District Secretary and the District Treasurer), ~he District Editor (if there be one), and the Lieutenant Gover- nors, shall be elected at the annual district convention.

Each district officer shall be an active member of a Circle K Club which is in good standing with both said district and International. The basis of eligibility for nomination and .election, shall be their demonstration of leadership

ability. The District Editor may be elected or appointed, as prescribed in the bylaws of the district.

(b) If the District Bylaws so presc_ribe, Lieutenant Governors may be elected at ry;visional Caucuses held prior to the

annual district convention.

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Section 6. All officers shall begin their official duties imnediate·ly upon their induction into office at the conclusion of the annual district convention, and shall serve for one (1) year or until their successors are duly elected.

Section 7. The Standing Committees of the District, and the duties of the Standing Comnittees, shall be prescribed in the District Bylaws.

The District Governor should appoint Chairmen and assign members to these comnittees within thirty (30) days after the District Con vent ion.

Section 8. The governor may appoint assistants, individuals or special corrmittees, to serve at his discretion in helping him in his administrative responsibilities where it will improve the opera- tion of the district. It will be the responsibility of the governor to outline the areas of work of such assistants or com- mittees and their term shall expire at the end of each adminis-

trative year ·or at. such time as the governor determines, in his' year, that their responsibilities have been fulfilled.

Section 9. The annual convention of each district shall- be held at the time and place mutually agreed upon by the Bo~rd of Officers of the Circle K District, the sponsoring Kiwanis District Board of Trustees, and the Board of Officers of Circle K International. So far as is practical, the President of Circle K International, with the advice and consent of the Circle K International Board of Officers, shall assign an official representative to attend each District Convention. The dates and site of the convention shall be submitted to the Administrator of Circle K International not later than sixty (60) days prior to th.e· proposed convention dates, a-nd the Administrator, acting for the Internationa·1 Board of Officers, may approve the dates and site.

Section 10. Before the official opening of each district convention, the Circle K District Board of Officers, with Kiwanis counsel, shall adopt and publicize the rules of convention discipline. Infrac- tions of convention rules shall be adjudicated

by

the Circle K District Board of Officers, with the advice of the District Circle K Administrator.

Section 11. Each member club of a district, in good standing, shall be en- titled to two (2) delegates and two (2) alternate in any conven- tion of said district. The governor and other elected district officers shall be delegates-at-large. International Officers shall not be considered delegates unless certified as represent- ing their home club.

Section 12. The governor shall appoint· a Credentials Corrmittee and an Elec- tions Corrmittee, and such other committees as may be necessary for the conduct of said convention, each to consist of active members in Circle K clubs of the district.

Section 13. Within thirty (30) days of the completion of.the annual District

Convention, the Secretary or Secretary-Treasurer of said district

shall cause a report containing all official action taken by the

district convention to be sent to the Administrator and to the

Officer of Circle· K International assigned by the President to

counsel said district.

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Section 14. (a) Following his election, the District Governor, in conjunc- tion with the District Circle K Administrator, shall develop

a proposed income and expense budget and present the budget to the Circle K District Board of Officers for approval.

The budget shall then be presented to the sponsoring Kiwanis District Board of Trustees for approval.

The Expense portion of the budget shall include provision for a district publication, necessary Governor's and Secretary-Treasurer's (or Secretary's and Treasurer's) travel, and some allocation for district convention overhead expense. It should include provisions for necessary .and approved expenditures that Lieutenant Governors and any special comnittee or assistants might incur.

(b) The Kiwanis District Board of Trustees may determine and provide an allocation from Kiwanis funds for Circle Kopera- tions. This allocation and the district dues will provide the funds to support the district operation.

(c) At the beginning of each school year, but no later than October 1, the governor, in cooperation with the District Secretary-Treasurer·(or District Secretary) will notify all clubs of the amount of established dues. These dues are due October 1,. and shall be considered delinquent if not paid within thirty (30) days thereafter.

(d) The fiscal year of each Circl~ K District shall begin on the first (1st) day of October ?f each ca Tendar year.

Section 15. The governor may, with the advice and consent of the Kiwanis District Board of Trustees, establish operating procedures not specifically ~efined by this Constitution and Bylaws. In all other cases, the article set forth under District Structure in this Constitution and Bylaws shall be the only and final regula- tions for this aspect of organizational structure.

Section 16. The bylaws of a district may be amended by a vote of two-thirds

(2/3) of the delegates present and voting at any annual conven-

tion of the district, provided that ·written notice of such pro-

posed amendments shall have been given to each club in the dis-

trict at least thirty (30) days prior to the annual convention at

which proposals will be considered. All such amendments must be

consistent with the Constitution and Bylaws of Circle K Inter-

national and shall become effective- only after the approval of

(1) the Board of T~ustees of the sponsoring Kiwanis district and

(2) the Board of Officers of Circle K International, in that

order.

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