Submitted to the Sixty-sixth Convention Bellevue Washington, May 13-15, 1983
PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO THE DISTRICT BYLAWS Submitted by the Kiwanis Club of Wenatchee
This amendment proposes to amend the Bylaws of the Pacific North- west District to provide for the creation of an additional standing committee, as a vehicle through which a separate and parallel service club for women will be developed under the Pacific Northwest Dis- trict umbrella of sponsorship and recognition.
Amend Article VIII, Section 21 by substituting a new section. Present Sections 21 and 22 shall be renumbered to become Sections 22 and 23. The listing of Standing Committees in Article VII, Section 1 ·shall be amended to include (u) Sponsored Clubs for Women.
Section 21. The Committee on Sponsored Service Clubs for Women shall study, devise and assist Kiwanis Clubs within the territorial con- fines of this District in the formation, promotion, organization and development of serarate service clubs for women; members of which will consist o women of good character and whose objectives shall be compatible with those of Kiwanis International.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO THE DISTRICT BYLAWS Submitted by the Committee on laws and Regulations,
This amendment proposes to amend the Bylaws of the Pacific North- west District to provide that all candidates for the office of Gover- nor-elect be· presented to the delegate assembly at the District Convention. Now, only two names can be submitted, and that after an elimination vote by the Committee on Recommendations for Nominations when more than two candidates are seeking office. This amendment would eliminate this Committee, (which is made up of one representative from each division), as well as the need for divi- sion caucus at the convention.
Amend Article XII, Section 1, of the Bylaws of the Pacific Northwest District by deleting a portion of paragraph 2 and all of paragraph 3.
The Official program of the annual convention shall indicate the time and pl~ce for the election of officers, and such times and places shall be subject to change only in accordance with the rules of convention
procedure. ·
delete Section 3 ·
Delete Article XII, Section 4 (a), (b), (c), (d), (e}, (f),. (g), (i), (j)
IMPLEMENTATION OF THESE PROPOSED BYLAWS
SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF KIWANIS INTERNATIONAL
NOTE::. THESE AMENDMENTS WERE. PASSED UNPNIMOUSLY BY THE DELEGATES, MAY 1 5 , 19 8 3 •
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PRESENT PROVISIONS ARTICLE XII
NOMINATION AND ELECTION OF OFFICERS Section l. The election of officers, except the Lieutenant' Governor, the Treasurer, and the Secretary, shall be held at the annual convention.
The Official program of the annual convention shall indicate the time for the district nominating conference and a later time for the election of officers, and the places for both, and such times and places shall be subject to change only in accordance with the rules of convention procedure.
The Committee on Recommendations for Nominations shall meet only when there are more than two candidates for any office.
Section 3. At times designated and announced by the District Gover- nor and at places designated and announced by the respective Lieutenant Governors, all at the site of and prior to the time of the nominating conference at the annual district convention, there shall be held a divisional meeting for each division in the district. If the Lieutenant Governor of any division is absent from the convention,·
the place of meeting and presiding officer thereof for this division shall be designated by the Governor.
Section 4. (a) All delegates in attendance at the convention from clubs within a given division shall be eligible to attend the meeting for that division; one third (1/J) of such delegates shall constitute a quorum at such meeting; and a majority of such persons present at such meeting shall decide all choices and questions in such meeting.
EXHIBIT C , p. 4_
(po 2 of amendments being proposed for submission to Pacific Northwest House of Delegates at 1985-Spring Convention.)
PROPOSED· AMENDMENTS - Page 2
PROPOSED AMENDMENT #5 LIFE MEMBERSHIP ADD Section 4, ARTICLE IV (MEMBERSHIP)
Section 4. (a) Any Kiwanian in good standing holding active or senior membership may be granted Uf e member status on payment of a fee· of one hundred fifty dollar~··
($150.00) to the district in not more than three (3) annual installments. No
life
membership status shall become· eff active until said fee is paid in full.(b) Upon a Kiwanian's attaining· the stat.us of life member, his club is thereby relieved of any further- dues obligation to the district for- that member. The member'~
financial obligations to his local club and Kiwanis International shall remain intact.
(c) Such life member status shall be in force during the time an individual holding it if , a member of any affiliated Kiwanis club.
(d) The: quota. of life members available in any administrative, year· shall be w•"'1er the· control. of the Board· of Trustees, Pacific· Northwest District.
(e) All
lif~
member· status fees paid. to the district shall be placed in restricted fund~by the-- district treasurer~ These funds will comprise a. dedicated principal whicr.
cannot. be· used !or operation of the district without a- two-thirds (2/ 3) vote of th€·
delegate, body at a. regularly scheduled convention of the district. The interest generated from these memberships shall become part of the budgeted income fol' each fiscal year-..
PROPOSED AMENDMENT #6 COMMITTEE FOR. SPONSORED WOMEN'S CLUBS ADD Section 21 ARTICLE. VIII (DUTIES OF ST.ANDING COMMITTEES)
Section 21.. ·rhe Committee· on Sponsored Service Clubs for Women shall study.
devise and.
assist
Kiwanis Clubs within the territorial confines of this district in tht:formation, promotion, organization and development of affiliated service clubs for (.
women;· members of which will consist of women of good character and whosE·
objectives shall be compatibl~ with those of Kiwanis International.
Roy H. Frank, Secretary
PACIFIC NORTHWEST DISTRICT
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KIWANIS INTERNATIONALPROPOSED AMENDMENT OF PROCEDURE 805.l(b)
Any of the following are authorized signatures for all accounts except for the Pens ion Trust Account: President, Treasurer, Secretary, Director of Finance, or Assistant Secretary for Administration.
The International Secretary may designate other assistant secretaries and/ or fiscal agents to sign on specific accounts.
EXHIBIT D PRESENT PROVISIONS OF PROCEDURE 805.l(b)
Any of the following are authorized signatures for all accounts except for the Pension , Trust Account: President,
Treasurer, Secretary, Director of Finance, or Assistant Secretary for Administration. The International Secretary . may designate other assistant secretaries to sign on specific accounts;,