Kiwanis International
Announcements

Results from the
2009 Kiwanis International Convention

Meet Your Kiwanis International Officers
Kiwanis International delegates elected officers for the 2009-10 Kiwanis year in Nashville at the Kiwanis International Convention.  They will officially take office on Oct. 1, 2009

• Paul Palazzolo, of Springfield, Ill. as Kiwanis International President 2008-10
  Paul Palazzolo, auditor of Sangamon County, Ill., and a licensed real estate broker, is past-distinguished president of the Kiwanis Club of Springfield-Downtown, Ill., served as governor of the Illinois-Eastern Iowa District in 1994-95, as district secretary and district treasurer and as president of the district foundation board. He is a life member of Kiwanis International and a Diamond-level George F. Hixson Fellow, Tablet of Honor recipient and Heritage Society member of the Kiwanis International Foundation.

• Sylvester Neal, Auburn, Wash., president-elect
  Sylvester Neal, a retired Alaska state fire marshal, has belonged to the Kiwanis Club of the Valley, Auburn, since 2003. He is a former member of the Kiwanis clubs of Anchorage and Fairbanks, Alaska, and was Kiwanian of the Year four times. He served as governor of the Pacific Northwest District in 2002-03, and is a life member of Kiwanis International.

• Alan Penn
  Medina, Ohio
  Vice President
  Alan Penn, a faculty member in the education department of the University of Akron, is a member and past-distinguished president of the Kiwanis Club of Medina Breakfast in Medina, Ohio, and a former member of the Kiwanis Club of Lakewood, Ohio.  He served with honors as governor of the Ohio District and was the district’s Key Club administrator for four years.  He Past Executive Director of the Ohio District Kiwanis Foundation.  He is a George F. Hixson Fellow, Tablet of Honor recipient and Heritage Society member of the Kiwanis International Foundation.

Amendments
The following amendments were passed at Convention in Nashville.

Amendment 1:
Club funds used to pay insurance premiums - passed  Effective date: October 1, 2009
This will allow clubs to pay insurance premiums out of either the Administrative or Community Service portions of their budget - or to use a combination of funds from both areas. 

Amendment 2:
Freezing tiered dues levels in qualifying countries - passed  Effective date: October 1, 2010

This amendment will:

• provide economic relief for clubs in countries qualifying for a lower dues tier;
• allow Kiwanis to continue to grow in developing nations during difficult economic times.

• Countries with per capita income of $10,000 US or more pay $42 US;
• Countries with per capita income of $5,000 US to $9,999 US pay $27 US;
• Countries with per capita income of $4,999 or less US shall pay $18 US

Amendment 3:
Common billing date of October 1 for all clubs - passed.  Will be gradually changed over a period of 3 years.

• Eliminates the confusion of 3 payment dates for clubs: dues, magazine subscriptions & insurance;
• Provides a timeline, over several years, to gradually move forward club payments that are currently due on March 31 and May 31;
        Findlay's billing date is March 31
• Saves time and paperwork for club secretaries and treasurers by reducing the amount of time, paperwork and mailings required to update rosters and submit dues;
• Aligns with future plans for online billing;
• Improves District's cash flow.

Amendment 4:
Eliminate the magazine exemption for spouses - failed

This would have done away with members' choice of accepting or declining a duplicate copy of the Kiwanis Magazine.  

Because it failed, members still retain the choice.

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