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International Convention
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INTERNATIONAL OFFICERS ELECTION |
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International
President |
Dave A. Curry
Butte, Montana
(Silver Bow, Butte club)
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International
President-Elect |
Donald R. Canaday
Indianapolis, Indiana
(Meridian Hills, Indianapolis club)
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International
Vice-President |
Paul G. Palazzolo
Springfield, Illinois
(Springfield-Downtown club)
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Trustee
(3-year term – 2007-10) |
Bascom L. Allen, Sr.
(Region I – United States)
Starkville, Mississippi
(Starkville club)
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Trustee
(3-year term – 2007-10) |
Randolph Delay
(Region I – United States)
Houston, Texas
(Greater North Houston club)
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Trustee
(3-year term – 2007-10) |
Bernard W. Knott, Ed.D.
(Region I – United States)
Shenandoah Junction, West Virginia
(Shepherdstown club)
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Trustee
(3-year term – 2007-10) |
Eduardo T. Sedillo
(Region IV – Asia-Pacific)
Dumaguete City, Philippines
(Dumaguete Sandurot/Metro- Dumaguete club)
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Trustee
(3-year term – 2007-10) |
Peter Wüllenweber
(Region III – Europe)
Bayreuth, Germany
(Bayreuth club) |
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AMENDMENT TO INTERNATIONAL BYLAWS |
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(Please
click
for the
original text of all amendments
(PDF
format),
or the
text
can
also be found at
www.kiwanis.org/convention/,
under "Notes About Votes.")
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PASSED:
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AMENDMENT
#3,
INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL MEETING,
to
eliminate the requirement for the International Council to meet annually
while still allowing it to meet if needed.
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AMENDMENT
#7,
CORRECTION OF “MAGAZINE” REFERENCES,
to
change references in the International Bylaws from “magazine” and
“Kiwanis magazine” to “official publication."
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AMENDMENT
#8,
GLOBAL ISSUES OF OFFICIAL PUBLICATION,
to restore Kiwanis magazine to a balanced
budget
without a fee increase.
This will be accomplished by ceasing publishing global issues in
multiple languages with distribution worldwide and by using other means
to disseminate Kiwanis International messages. KIWANIS magazine will
continue to be distributed to English-speaking clubs in North America.
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PASSED, AS AMENDED :
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AMENDMENT
#1-
NEXT gENERATION kIWANIS,
to
allow Kiwanis the flexibility to create and test new forms of membership
and new ways to participate in Kiwanis service, consistent with the
Objects of Kiwanis, on a limited basis.
This
was additionally amended to add a new sentence at the end: “The
Executive Director shall make an annual report to the House of Delegates
covering any such Board actions taken or authorized and make an
evaluation of their current effectiveness.”
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AMENDMENT
#2,
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER,
to move
the duties of the “chief executive officer” in charge of day-to-day
operations from the International President to the Executive Director,
and change the title of “Executive Director to “Chief Executive
Officer”, with the position remaining under the supervision and
direction of the International President and the Board of Trustees.
This
was additionally amended by striking the words “work and” and by
striking the words “that are not in conflict with these Bylaws.”
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AMENDMENT
#6,
AMENDMENTS AND RESOLUTIONS DEADLINE,
to
change the deadline for submission of proposed amendments and
resolutions from April 1 to January 15 to allow more time for
consideration and review.
This
was additionally amended to make the deadline be February 15 (instead of
January 15) and to allow the committee to meet within 60 days.
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AMENDMENT
#14,
MAJORITY VOTE FOR NEW BYLAWS PROVISIONS,
to
provide what vote is necessary to add new provisions (Articles or
Sections) to the International Bylaws.
Amendment
#14
was amended by substitution, replaced entirely by the language of
Amendment #15, so that a 2/3 vote is required for new Articles and
Sections to be added to the International Bylaws.
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DEFEATED:
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AMENDMENT
#4,
NEW CLASS OF SHARED ACTIVE MEMBERSHIP,
to implement a new
classification of shared active membership
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AMENDMENT
#5,
NEW CLASS OF CORPORATE MEMBERSHIP,
to add a new
classification of corporate membership.
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AMENDMENT
#9,
BOARD SERVICE PROVISION,
to
require a minimum period of one year and one day between International
Board service as a Trustee and the announcement of candidacy for higher
office, and to allow a district to have one Trustee and one higher
officer on the International Board at the same time.
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AMENDMENT
#11,
CLUB VOTING BY MAIL,
to
require clubs to offer members the option to vote by mail (absentee
ballot) on club matters.
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AMENDMENT
#17,
BALLOTING FOR 2/3 VOTE,
to
allow alternative voting methods for amendments that have little or no
opposition, to expedite the meeting of the House of Delegates.
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WITHDRAWN:
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AMENDMENT #10,
INTERNATIONAL PRESIDENT’S DUTIES,
to
remove the aspect of chief executive officer from the duties of the
International President.
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AMENDMENT
#12,
PRO-RATED INDUCTION FEE,
to
provide a pro-rated membership induction fee for new members based upon
the annual membership dues and all other fees paid by current members to
Kiwanis International.
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AMENDMENT
#15,
2/3 VOTE FOR NEW BYLAWS PROVISIONS,
to
provide that two-thirds (2/3) of the valid votes cast be required to
enact any new Articles or Sections not currently stated in the
International Bylaws.
NOTE:
Since Amendment #14 was substituted entirely by Amendment #15, the
intent of #15 passed as #14, then #15 was technically withdrawn.
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NOT CONSIDERED DUE TO LACK OF MOTION FOR ADOPTION:
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AMENDMENT
#13,
INTERNATIONAL DUES FOR MEMBERS IN COMBAT,
to
relieve Kiwanis members who are in the military service and deployed to
a combat zone from payment of International dues (Amend Article XXII by
adding a new Section 4).
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REFERRED BACK TO INTERNATIONAL BOARD COMMITTEE:
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AMENDMENT
#16,
DISTRICTS OF SPONSORED ORGANIZATIONS,
to
ensure the geographical boundaries of all Service Leadership Program
(i.e. Circle K and Key Club) districts remain aligned with Kiwanis
districts and corresponding oversight by the appropriate Kiwanis
district board.
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RESOLUTION: COLLABORATION AMONG KIWANIS, ROTARY, LIONS, AND OPTIMIST
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The
resolution PASSED, with no revisions. |
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