Sylvester Neal

A. Alan Penn

For the 2010-11 Administrative Year, Sylvester Neal of the Pacific Northwest District was elected president, and A. Alan Penn of the Ohio District was elected vice-president without opposition.

New York PG Thomas DeJulio defeated Randy DeLay of the Texas-Oklahoma District for the post of vice president for the coming year. Much more information on that race is available.

Three seats were available on the International Board, and there were four candidates. Winning three-year terms on the board were John Johnson of the Georgia District, Oscar Knight III of the California District, and Susan Petrisin of the Michigan District. The fourth candidate was Stephen T. Hill of the New England District.

There were 14 amendments proposed:

1. Changing Region Numbers to Names

This amendment proposed calling the Kiwanis regions by names rather than numbers as they are currently.

Approved

For the second year, all voting at the convention
was done electronically.

2. Discipline of International Officers

This was designed to eliminate unintended contradictions regarding discipline of International officers and allow the International Board to bar someone from future office.

Approved

3. Criminal History Background Checks

The amendment would require additional criminal history background checks.

Approved

4. Top Staff Position Title

Changes the title of the Kiwanis Chief Executive Officer to Executive Director.

Approved

5. Optional district office of vice-governor.

Allows districts to add the post of vice-governor.

Approved

6. Club Convention Fee for International Conventions.

This amendment would have charged a flat fee to each Kiwanis club in the world to pay the cost of International Conventions, thereby eliminating the convention registration fee. There would be no registration fee no matter how many members a club sent to the convention.

The amendment as proposed was amended by the delegates to include a limit on the amount that could be charged to each club: $5 per member or $200, which ever is less, with lower limits from clubs in countries with lower standards of living. It was noted that the standard registration fee for next year's convention in Geneva, Switzerland, will probably be $450 per person, but that would be eliminated by the fee charged to each club.

Failed for lack of a two-thirds majority, with 1,470 votes in favor and 1,119 opposed.

7. Official Publications

Changes the language so that the organization's Official Publication is not limited to the Kiwanis magazine, but could include other types of publication.

Approved

8. Federation Convention Dates

Allows more flexibility in the establishment of Federation Convention Dates

Approved

9. Summarizing Preface to the Kiwanis Objects

An effort to add a preface clause and a summary to the Kiwanis Objects.

Defeated

10. Voting Privileges for New Clubs

An effort to prevent clubs less than one year old from being represented at district conventions.

Withdrawn

11. Club Delegates Based on Club Size

A move to allow districts to base the number of club delegates at a district convention on club size.

Withdrawn

12. Non-delegates in the House at International Conventions

Change would have allowed non-delegates attending the convention to sit on the floor of the house with delegates from their district.

Defeated

13. Dues Discount for Members age 65 or older by 50 percent

Would have provided for a dues discount for older members.

Failed for lack of a motion

14. New Class of Family Members

Would allow for a family to join Kiwanis as a family rather than as individuals.

Withdrawn as a result of an agreement by Kiwanis International to allow 5 districts to pilot family memberships.