The District Board, led by an elected district governor, two elected officers and four appointed officers, is responsible for the administration of and assistance to the divisions within the district. In addition to their individual duties, the officers attend board meetings every two or three months as well as oversee all the Lieutenant Governors and support their respective club counterparts. Together, the District Board and all Lieutenant Governors comprise the District Council.
Each district governor is responsible for the overall operations of the district board. He or she facilitates all actions necessary for the betterment of the district, bringing into discussion with the board changes that he or she would like to make. He or she trains other district officers, appoints committees and assigns directives, builds and maintains relationships with other Kiwanis-family leadership and communicates district needs and desires to the international board liaison. The district governor is also indirectly responsible for all club presidents and vice presidents.
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The district secretary is responsible for regular, formal communication within the district board, between the district and international boards and between the district and division or club. He or she keeps and reports all district minutes and maintains all records for the district. These records include but are not limited to district service and fundraising totals, the annual district directory and club paperwork status. All these are important to each district's functioning as these records serve to mark the changes and progress within each district. The district secretary is also indirectly responsible for all club secretaries.
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The district treasurer is responsible for monitoring district finances, creating and filing all appropriate reports and coordinating dues collection. He or she also contributes to the district newsletter and supports club treasurers as well as monitors the payment of membership dues and communicates sufficiently to remind club members to submit them on time. The district treasurer is also indirectly responsible for all club treasurers.
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The district bulletin editor is responsible for coordinating, editing and distributing the district's official publication: The Empire Key. This includes ensuring adherence to Key Club graphic standards and notifying contributors of deadlines and requirements. The district bulletin editor is responsible for keeping track of and encouraging members to submit service spotlight articles throughout the year. He or she must create quality and aesthetically pleasing publications to represent the district in the proper light. The district bulletin editor is also indirectly responsible for all club bulletin editors.
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The New York District website runs under the District Webmaster's supervision and attention. He or she must update the website regularly while also helping other club webmasters in building websites. it is important that this position is held by someone who has strong computer and HTML skills. The District Webmaster serves as the technological problem solver. The district webmaster is also indirectly responsible for all club webmasters.
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The executive assistants in the New York District are responsible for keeping track of the work of lieutenant governors through the reviewing of biweekly updates. One chairs the Laws and Regulations Committee while the other chairs the Conference Committee.
New York District Lieutenant Governors
New York District is broken down into 28 divisions, each run by their own lieutenant governor.