MD 17 DISTRICTS  LIONS

NEW	OLD	MEMBERS	CLUBS
KS-S	K1	1336	56
KS-N	K2	1434	52
KS-L	K3/4	1843	76
KS-I	K5/6	1578	66
KS-O	K7	1566	58

 

 

 

 

Transitional Status for a district is having fewer than 1250 members. This limits our representation at the international level and our expense reimbursement. At the Emporia Council meeting on November 5th , the long Range Planning Committee met with the District Governor's about redistricting Kansas . The Long Range Planning Committee had met and submitted a redistricting plan of four districts. Doing this would get the districts out of transition and give districts voting capability at a national level. It would also allow us to choose our own Governors rather than having them appointed. It also increases funding for our district budgets from LCI.

After the Governors carefully reviewed the four district plan, the District Governors came up with a plan of their own. DG Don Keihl and DG Denny Smith unselfishly agreed to merge the two western Districts vertically. This voluntary merger of the now Districts K3 and K4, would then total 1843 members, shown above as KS-L.

Then DG Sue Cooney and DG Arlo Medley then agreed to merge their Districts 5 & 6, giving this District KS-I 1578 members. DG David Hentges of K7 was not required to change boundaries as they have 1566 members already. Each Governor gave a few counties to K1 and K2 so that they would not have to merge to have over the 1250 members. Old K1 inherited three new counties: Marion, Chase, and Lyon. This really puts us back to the old K-E District. A few counties were also added to Governor DeAnne Heersche' K2 District, referred to above as KS-N to bring it to 1434 members.

Governor DeAnne and I have made a commitment to Long Range Planning that if we cannot keep on course we would agree to merge our Districts later which would then put it to a four District system. The neat part of this five district system is that it comes as a complete collaboration of the current District Governors and we are all in agreement on it.

I would appreciate any constructive feedback from K1 members to be e-mailed to me at dg@lions17k1.org