Suellen Haynes

ARTICLE VII
Convention Fund
Section 1. CONVENTION FUND TAX. To defray the administrative cost of an annual convention, a convention fund
per capita tax of two dollars ($2.00) is hereby levied upon each member of each club in the district provided, however, that
student members shall pay no convention fund per capita tax. Documentation of student members shall be made through
Lions Clubs International utilizing the approved criteria and application form. The convention fund tax shall be collected
and paid in advance in the same manner as described for the district administration fund in Article VIII, District
Administration Fund, Section 1, of the Bylaws of District 11-B1. The fund so collected shall be used exclusively for
defraying expenses of district conventions and shall be expended only by district checks drawn and signed by the cabinet
treasurer and countersigned by the district governor.
Section 2. REMAINING FUNDS. In any fiscal year, any balance remaining in the convention tax fund after payment of
all convention administrative expenses in that year shall remain in said convention fund and become available for future
convention expenses and be treated as income in any fiscal year in which expended or otherwise budgeted for payment of
such expenses.
Section 3. FEE COLLECTION. Such fee as the district governor shall set may be collected, under procedures set by the
district governor, from each delegate, alternate, and guest attending the district convention to defray the actual cost of
convention meals and entertainment.
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