What is the procedure for electing/appointing Area Governors for 2008/09?

The standard procedure will not work when 2 Divisions are combined and reconstituted into 3.

In the standard procedure current Area Governors ask Clubs and members in their Area for nominations for the coming year. If only one qualified nomination is received, that person is appointed. If 2 or more nominations come in the Area Governor holds an Area Council Meeting to conduct an election. If no nominations are received the District Governor is left with the responsibility of finding the incoming Area Governor.

I have prepared a page which sets out the new structure in a much more user friendly style than previous lists. Have a look at WA Toastmasters in 2008/09.

The standard procedure wont work this time

For example, look at new Area W16. The 4 Clubs are

Foothills - was in W28
Successful - was in W21
Southsiders - was in W21
Canning Vale - was or is in W28

Which Area Governor is responsible for finding a new Area Governor for W16?
Judith Allen? the current W16 Governor with no clubs from her current W16
Ross Wilkinson? current W28 Governor
Steve Barry? current W21 Governor
None of these?

Judith has been busy finding a Governor for P30 which now contains the clubs that were formerly in W16. Michael Malone is the current P30 Governor. Presumeably he is busy looking for a Governor for new I1, which contains most of the clubs currently in P30.

I’m not attacking the new structure. There are very good reasons why W16 clubs have moved into P30 and P30 clubs have moved into I1. Judith and Michael have an easy job in identifying their target clubs. However as I have shown in the new W16 it is combination of 2 clubs from W21 and 2 from W28. Ross and Steve can be relied on to work cooperatively here, since they both belong to Fremantle Gateway and Cannington Communicators, but their cooperation has little connection with the standard procedures.

My suggestion is that the District Governor supervises a non-standard solution to individual cases which need it. The new P20 stands out in this regard - 3 clubs, all from different current areas, plus a club which wont be chartered by June 30. There are other situations with somewhat less complex origins, particularly in our new Innercity Division.

Whatever is done, has to be done quickly, so that we have Area Governors in place for District Officer Training on Saturday, June 28.

Post your comment or your suggestions in the box below.

Durack and Victoria Quay in friendly rivalry

The top award for Clubs in the Distinguished Club Program each year is Presidents Distinguished Club. To gain that prestigious award, Clubs must have 20 financial members and get 9 or 10 of the 10 Goals.

Right now, Durack, in Area P30 of Perth Division, and Victoria Quay, in Area W21 of Western Division are equal on 8 Goals. They are the only clubs in the District with this number of Goals. To get their 9th Goal, Durack need to register 2 more CCs - Competent Communicators. To get their 9th Goal, Victoria Quay need to register one more new member. For both, their 10th Goal will come when the Club Officer Training registrations are posted. They both have fulfilled at least 4 Officers at each of the two Training modules, but the formal registration will take a few weeks (or months!!).

Of course it is always possible that Fremantle Gateway will leap up from 7 Goals to 9 and pip Durack or Victoria Quay on the post. This isn’t a big deal. Toastmasters International doesn’t award First Place to any club. It’s what you’ve got to on June 30 which counts.

You can see all the Distinguished Club progress results for all WA clubs at DCP0708

Member Award Stories

We have a new page on the website which features members who have achieved an award this year. It’s just begun, so there is only one story there right now, but it will build up rapidly because we have lots of members working for and achieving their personal goals in WA.

Have a look at the Stories Page

At Club Officer Training today, some members wanted a link to this Form, which is valid only until June 30, 2008.

You can find it under TM Award Applications in Information