Redistricting MD-20
Ensuring A Strong Future
Rev 07-22-10
Rationale
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Membership in MD-20 going down and down
5 of 12 districts are below 1250 members
MD-20 income dropping
Expenses limited to 2% annualized increase
but MD-20 will still be bankrupt in 5 years
Committee Composition
• The LRP Committee of 2008
• Successive CC’s
• State Secretary Treasurer
• The International Family
Our deliberations have been comprehensive, detailed and careful
3 consecutive Councils have been aware of our deliberations
and worked to reverse the membership losses utilizing the GMT and
MERLO Teams to return all 12 districts to full district status
We are well aware of the difficulties redistricting presents
We are well aware of the uncertainty and anxiety it produces
WE FIRMLY BELIEVE REDISTRICTING IS THE RIGHT PATH
WE FIRMLY BELIEVE IT IS IN THE BEST INTERESTS
OF ALL LIONS
WE BELIEVE IT IS VITAL FOR MD-20’S FUTURE
US Household Income
Assume $100,000 as an example
85,000
60,000
1995
2010
In 2010 inflation has reduced it to $80,380
What Can a Household Do?
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More Income
Less Expense
Both
Downsize
MD-20 Membership By District
Membership By District 2003-09
2,500
2,000
Number of Members
2003
1,500
2004
2005
2006
2007
1,000
2008
2009
500
0
N
E1
E2
W
Y1
Y2
O
District
R1
R2
K1
K2
S
MD-20 Membership 2003-2009
MD-20 Membership History
19,500
19,000
18,500
Membership
18,000
17,500
Series1
17,000
16,500
16,000
15,500
15,000
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
Year
2008
2009
2010
MD-20 Dues Income
$300,000
$280,000
$260,000
$240,000
$220,000
$200,000
1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009
Dues Increase
Year
Dues Increase
What Can MD-20 Do?
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Add Members - We have not been successful
Raise Dues - Anger membership/lose members
Reduce Expenses - We have; see next slide
Downsize Redistricting is downsizing
MD-20 Expenses
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1995 expenses were $ 418,000
2010 expenses are projected to be $ 434,915
This is a total increase of only 4.04%
Annual rate of increase is only 0.25%
This is much lower than inflation over the
same period of time
Redistricting is the only
viable, effective, long
term solution to the
situation MD-20 is in.
Benefits of Redistricting
• Financial - Each DG costs MD-20 about $7,000
• Each district will be strong with significant
membership
• Every Lion who otherwise qualifies can run for
international office
• Districts will have a larger leadership pool to
draw from
MD-20 Expenses for a District
DGE SCHOOL
$650.00
Council meetings
1st meeting
2nd meeting
3rd meeting
4th meeting
Room
$150.00
$300.00
$150.00
$150.00
Meals
$40.00
$40.00
$40.00
$250.00
Mileage
Total Council meeting
$750.00
$370.00
$150.00
$150.00
$1,270.00
International convention
$3,600.00
Miscellaneous admin expense
printing, policy manual constitution
VDG st Council meeting
COMMITTEES DG's REPRESENTED ON
$500.00
$400.00
$600.00
TOTAL
$7,020.00
Parameters Used In Developing
The Plan
• Start with a clean map - eliminate all
current district boundaries and start fresh
• Minimum district size of at least 1600 Lions
• County lines used as district boundaries
• Be as fair as possible to every Lion
• Be even-handed across MD-20
• Create a solution that will be successful and
sustainable for decades
Start With A Clean Slate
Clean Slate
Bermuda
The Beginning of a New Tradition
New District Names
• We recognize that with a new district
distribution some traditional associations
and identities will change
• We want to avoid any appearance of one
district “assimilating” another
• We feel the most important part of districts
is their effectiveness not their names
The New MD-20
District A
Cattaraugus
Chautauqua
Erie
Genesee
Niagara
Orleans
Wyoming
Total
Members
178
175
821
82
425
232
127
2040
District B Members
District C
Allegany
Cayuga
Chemung
Livingston
Monroe
Ontario
Schuyler
Seneca
Steuben
Tioga
Tompkins
Wayne
Yates
Broome
Chenango
Cortland
Jefferson
Lewis
Madison
Oneida
Onondaga
Oswego
St. Lawrence
361
106
96
184
455
183
75
107
235
139
106
187
88
2322
Members
166
189
74
205
98
201
210
306
168
363
1980
District D
Albany
Clinton
Columbia
Delaware
Essex
Franklin
Fulton
Greene
Hamilton
Herkimer
Montgomery
Otsego
Rensselaer
Saratoga
Schenectady
Schoharie
Warren
Washington
Members
98
156
134
34
113
111
120
45
59
31
64
102
30
365
32
37
44
156
1731
District E Members
District F
Dutchess
Orange
Putnam
Sullivan
Ulster
Bronx
Manhattan
Rockland
Westchester
442
576
122
388
226
1754
Members
District G
112
674
347
854
1987
Brooklyn
Queens
Staten Island
Members
1344
975
130
2449
District H Members
Bermuda
Nassau
Suffolk
126
1164
1386
2676
16939
The New MD-20
# Clubs In Districts
20 A
CLUBS
MEMBERS
64
2040
20 B
69
2322
20 C
68
1980
20 D
49
1731
20 E
60
1754
Total Members - 16,939
20 F
77
1987
20 G
79
2449
20 H
89
2676
The New MD-20 Map
Concerns About District Size
• It is strongly suggested that both VDGs be
fully utilized
• The DG does not have to visit every club
• Over 3 years the DG will have visited each
club if the visitation distribution is designed
correctly
How Do We Redistrict?
• Each current sub district over 1250 members votes to
approve the changes
• All sub districts over 1250 must approve by a simple
majority
• After approval at the sub district level a vote at the MD-20
Convention will occur
• A simple majority will approve the change
• The ratified proposal is sent to the International Board for
approval
• After Board approval the change will take place at the start
of the next Lions’ year - 2012-2013
Sub District Vote
• Each sub district over 1250 at the beginning of the
month of their convention is required to vote
• Normal convention voting announcements and
delegate qualifications must take place
• There may have to be a “special” convention to
complete on time
• We are asking your cooperation to complete this
process early in the year
• The committee will visit each district to explain
the proposal
MD-20 Vote
• All certified delegates vote from all 12
districts regardless of size
• A simple majority needed to pass
• We will ask for seminar time to fully
explain the proposal
Concerns We Have Considered
• Create a STRONG VITAL MD-20
• Be fair to all Lions
• Recognize district size and travel
– all districts will have major highways to
facilitate travel throughout the districts
• Use county lines for district boundaries
• We are aware of 2nd VDG concerns and
vulnerability - see next slide
VDG Concerns
• The current 1st VDG will serve as DG in
2011-2012
• We are acutely aware that in some of the
new districts there may be two 2010-11 2nd
VDGs ready to become DG in 2012
• This will not affect all 2nd VDGs
• We have a plan to amicably resolve the
situation - see next slide
Resolving the 2nd VDG Situation
• The two 2nd VDGs should begin NOW discussing
in a cordial, ethical and Lions like fashion who
will be elected DG first and who will wait a year They have 18 months to decide
• They will do this on their own without an election
within the new district
• The new district leadership, PDGs and
International Family will enforce the decision of
the Lions involved
The 2011 2nd VDG Election
• Anyone considering running for 2nd VDG
for the 2011-2012 Lions’ year should know
that this same process will be applied for
their moving up to 1st VDG
• The current candidates may begin their
discussions now or wait until after the 2011
MD-20 Convention.
• We suggest starting early
The 2012-2013 Cabinet
• The executive officers of the new sub
districts should begin discussing
appointments to the new cabinet early
enough to create a smooth transition
• It is suggested that in the case of a large
merger an equal number of Lions from each
of the old districts be appointed to keep
things amicable
Merging of Finances
• Each of the new districts will create a new
bank account and the funds of districts
merged will be distributed to them based on
the number of members merged
• Sub district dues will be transferred to the
resulting new district from the old based on
membership - less any accounts receivable
from the individual clubs
Summary
• This is a very difficult process with a lot of
emotion - WE NEED TO BE OBJECTIVE
• We all need to be STATESMEN AND
HAVE REAL VISION for the future
• This is not a time for parochialism
• We need to be most concerned with the people
and communities we serve rather than district
boundaries, names, or internal administration
As difficult and emotionally
charged as this process is we are
confident that the Lions of MD-20
have the courage, leadership and
vision to recognize the necessity
of making this change
QUESTIONS
INPUT
SUGGESTIONS