STANDING COMMITTEES
Exhibit B
Sec. 1. The basic committee structure shall include the following standing committees:
a. Youth Services j. Convention
b. Circle K Clubs k. Finance and Fund Raising
c. Key Clubs 1. Laws and Regulations
d. Citizenship Services m. Membership Development e. International Relations n. New Club Building f. Support of Spiritual Aims o. Past District Governors g. Major Emphasis Programs p. Public Relations
h. Administration q. Resolutions
i. Achievement
Sec. 2. The Governor shall be given the option of naming the committee or committees on the Major Emphasis Programs in terms of the programs themselves.
Nothing shall preclude the right of the Governor to name any additional commit- tees, under the provisions of Article IX on Special Committees, which would make it possible for the Governor to give direct and effective leadership, through such committee structure, to the goals and objectives which he has determined for his year with the approval of the Board of Trustees.
*Sec.3. Each standing committee except the Committee of Past District Governors shall be composed of at least five (5) members and shall serve for a term of one (1) year beginning on the first day of October. The Committee on Resolutions shall have as its members at least two past district officers, one of whom shall have served as District Governor. The Committee of Past District Governors shall be composed of Past District Governors of this district who are still members of clubs within the district and the quorum of the committee shall be a majority thereof. The chairmen of all committees and the members of all but the Committee of Past District Governors shall be appointed prior to October 1 by the Governor- designate. The Committees shall be responsible to the Governor and shall make such reports as he may direct. All chairmen and the members of committees ex- cept the members of the Committee of Past District Governors shall be subject to removal by the Governor.
2. Amend Article VIII to read as follows:
ARTICLE VIII
DUTIES OF STANDING COMMITTEES
Sec. 1. The Committee on Youth Services shall study, devise and suggest methods and means to assist boys and girls to adjust themselves to their environment and become adapted to the social, economic and moral demands which they may encounter and shall develop ways and means of assisting in the guidance of youth in the selection of proper and suitable vocations, as well as other areas which the com- mittee may deem pertinent. It shall endeavor to inspire the clubs to an increas- ing participation in these activities, and shall make proposals to the club of means whereby such purposes may be accomplished.
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Sec. 2. The Committee on Circle K Clubs shall assist Kiwanis clubs in establish- ing Circle K Clubs in universities and colleges, and shall promote the concept of continuing an effective sponsorship upon the part of the sponsoring Kiwanis clubs.
The committee shall also be responsible for the proper carrying out of the Circle K District organization's administrative functions in accordance with the Kiwanis District Board's approval.
Sec. 3. The Committee on Key Clubs shall assist Kiwanis clubs in establishing Key Clubs in high schools, and shall promote the concept of continuing an effec-
tive sponsorship upon the part of the sponsoring Kiwanis clubs. The committee shall also be responsible for the proper carrying out of the Key Club District organization's administrative functions in accordance with the Kiwanis District Board1s approval.
Sec. 4. The Committee on Citizenship Services shall study, devise and suggest methods and means whereby the clubs of the district can render effective commu- nity services. Areas of concern shall include agriculture, conservation, environ- ment, pollution, public and business affairs, safety, as well as other areas which the committee may deem pertinent. It shall inspire the clubs to an increasing participation in these activities, and shall make proposals to clubs of means whereby such purposes may be accomplished.
*Sec.5. The Committee on International Relations shall recommend methods of
implementing objectives relating to the development of friendship between nations, and the increase in understanding by residents of one country of the way of life, problems, and aspirations of the people of other nations. It shall make proposals to the clubs of approved means by which such purposes may be accomplished.
#Sec.6. The Committee on Support of Spiritual Aims shall encourage the clubs to cooperate on broad nondenominational lines with local religious leaders and groups in creating a greater public consciousness of the importance of religious and spiritual values, and shall urge each of the members of clubs in the district to support by precept and example the work of his own church in his own community.
Sec. 7. The Committee on Major Emphasis Programs shall study, devise and suggest methods and means to the clubs to assist them in implementing the current Major Emphasis Program(s) of Kiwanis International.
Sec. 8. The Committee on Administration shall recommend programs and procedures providing for the effective administrative functioning of clubs. Areas of concern include club meeting programs, music, inter-club relations, fellowship, house and reception, as well as other areas which the committee may deem pertinent, and shall make proposals to the clubs of means whereby such concerns may be implemented.
*Sec.9. The Committee on Achievement shall encourage all Kiwanis clubs in the dis- trict to prepare and submit achievement reports in accordance with the rule formu- lated by Kiwanis International and shall select outstanding reports for appropri- ate recognition.
#Sec.10. The Committee on Convention shall assist the Board of Trustees in formu- lating the official program and order of business for the conventions of the dis- trict.
Sec. 11. The Committee on Finance and Fund Raising shall prepare a budget of esti- mated income and expenditures for submission to the Board of Trustees, and shall
submit such other recommendations as may be requested by the Board of Trustees.
The committee shall also recommend to clubs ideas for local fund raising activities.
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*Sec.12. The Committee on Laws and Regulations shall examine the district bylaws and shall submit any recommendations concerning revisions thereof to the Board of Trustees and shall cooperate with the Board of Trustees in drafting proposed amend- ments authorized by the Board of Trustees, and shall make a report on all properly proposed amendments to the district bylaws to be acted upon by any convention, The committee shall also cooperate with the Board of Trustees in interpreting the
spirit of the district bylaws and in securing the proper observance of obligations, standards and practices arising thereunder including the adjustment of any griev- ances.
Sec. 13. The Committee on Membership Development shall cooperate with all of the clubs in this district in order to assist them: in the maintaining of an adequate membership of proper standards, in the proper orientation and induction of new members, in the utilization of all members, and in the promotion of the concept of regular attendance at club meetings.
*Sec.14. The Committee on New Club Building shall study the opportunities for introducing Kiwanis into new communities located within the district, and shall stimulate and cooperate with chartered clubs of the district in their efforts to enlarge the field of Kiwanis service by the building of new clubs.
*Sec.15. The Committee of Past District Governors shall consider and report to the District Board of Trustees its conclusion on all matters referred to it. It shall initiate subjects for consideration and report to said board its conclusions.
A summary of its proceedings shall be provided to each member of the committee, and to the District Governor and District Secretary. The committee shall meet at the time of the district convention and may hold other meetings at the call of the chairman.
*Sec.16. The Committee on Public Relations shall concern itself with the material and the media by which the public shall receive a true knowledge of the ideals, Objects, programs, and achievements of Kiwanis International and of the district
and the clubs thereof.
*Sec.17. The Committee on Resolutions shall consider resolutions submitted by the Board of Trustees of Kiwanis International, the Board of Trustees of the district, or by a chartered club, when submitted to the chairman in writing, thirty (30) days prior to the date of the annual district convention. The committee shall also have the authority to originate resolutions and to modify, combine, and edit all resolutions submitted to it.
Sec, 18. Each standing committee shall at all times cooperate with the appropri- ate committee of Kiwanis International in promoting in the clubs of the district any program suggested by such International Committee.
NOTE: * Wording identical to previous bylaws. Only change is a renumbering.
Entire section is quoted for the purposes of practicality and complete- ness.
# Involves only a change in name of committee and a renumbering. Duties of these committees do not change. Entire section is quoted for the purposes of practicality and completeness.
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3. Amend Article X, Section 6, to read as follows:
Sec. 6. Each chartered club in good standing in the district shall be entitled in any convention to three (3) delegates, two of whom shall be the president and president-elect. Each chartered club at the time of the selection of delegates for the convention may choose one (1) alternate for each delegate, including the president_ an4 t'h.e __ Qresident-elect.
Adopted by the delegates at a district convention on
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Signed
Governor District Secretary
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Exhibit C AMENDMENTS TO THE BYLAWS OF THE
KIWANIS CLUB OF _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ CREATING CHANGES IN THE COMMITTEE STRUCTURE
BE IT RESOLVED that the members of this club do hereby authorize the following changes in the club bylaws.
1. Amend Article VIII to read as follows:
ARTICLE VIII