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District Lt. Governor
District Secretary
The secretary shall be installed at the district convention
and take office January 1.
Duties of the District Secretary
1. Serving as a member of the district cabinet.
2. Notifying cabinet members of district cabinet meetings.
3. Notifying clubs of all district meetings.
4. Keeping minutes of each district cabinet meeting and
other district meetings.
5. Providing a copy of the minutes of cabinet meetings to
all cabinet members and Ruritan National.
6. Keeping a record of the district convention including of‑
ficial minutes of the convention, record of attendance,
convention program, news clippings, and other items of
interest for permanent records of district.
7. Advising clubs of cabinet and district convention deci‑
sions affecting them.
8. Keeping a record of committee appointments.
9. Maintaining permanent district records and promptly
entrusting these records to next year’s secretary.
10. Handling correspondence requested by the district
governor.
11. Notifying Ruritan National Executive Director of zone
changes.
12. Assisting the district governor and other officers as
requested.
The lieutenant governor shall work closely with the
district and zone governors in all phases of Ruritan ac‑
tivity within the district. The district lieutenant governor
shall give special attention to weaker zones and clubs.
The district lieutenant governor shall be installed at the
district convention and take office January 1.
Duties of the Lt. Governor
(1) Becoming familiar with the national, district, and
club bylaws, the officers’ handbooks, and growth and
development material.
(2) Attending district officers’ leadership development
training in the fall and attending the Summer Leader‑
ship Conference at the Ruritan National Office.
(3) Serving as a member of the district cabinet.
(4) Substituting for the district governor whenever the
governor is unable to perform the duties of office.
(5) Assisting the district governor in supervising zone
governors’ performance of their assigned duties and
giving counsel and assistance as needed.
(6) Carrying out other duties assigned by the district
governor which may include the following:
a. Being responsible for having all clubs complete
community service reports and arrange for judg‑
ing of reports received. Do the same for Ruritan
of the Year nominations.
b. Being responsible for judging of the Ruritan of
the Year nominations.
c. Being responsible for publication and distribu‑
tion of a district directory by January 1 each
year
.
National Director
The national director assigned to a district is a full
voting member of the district cabinet. The director is not
a guest or honorary member of the cabinet, but shares
equal responsibility with other cabinet members in decision
making.
Duties of the National Director
1. Attending all cabinet meetings.
2. Assisting the governor in planning cabinet meetings.
3. Making a report of national board meetings and other
national meetings and interpreting national policies and
procedures at each cabinet meeting.
4. Seeing that district officers submit required reports
promptly.
5. Assisting the governor in dealing with difficult problems
in the district.
6. As a member of the Ruritan National Board, the direc‑
tor makes sure that no district activity or program
conflicts with national or club policies or bylaws.
Past District Governors
Duties and Responsibilities
The three immediate past district governors retain
membership on the cabinet to serve in an advisory
capacity and assist the Growth and Development Chair.
The Governor may give them additional assignments.
They are full voting members of the cabinet. (In the event
one or more of the governors who serve in the past three
years cannot serve, the three most recent past governors
should fill these posts.)
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