1. The District Governor is an officer of Lions Clubs International and the chief executive of the district. Under the general supervision of the International Board of Directors, he/she shall represent the Association in his/her district. In addition, he/she shall be the chief administrative officer in his/her district and have direct supervision over the Region Chairs, Zone Chairs, Cabinet Secretary and Cabinet Treasurer (or Secretary-Treasurer) and such other cabinet members as may be provided for in the District Constitution and By Laws.

2. He/she shall further the purposes and objects of the International Association of Lions Clubs.

3. He/she shall supervise the organization of new Lions, Lioness and Leo clubs.

4. He/she shall preside, when present, over cabinet, convention and other district meetings.

5. He/she shall, by the time he/she takes, office, divide the district into regions of sixteen or less Lions clubs each (Note: The use of regions is optional at the District Governor’s discretion) and divide each region into zones of eight or less Lions clubs.

6. He/she shall, by the time he/she takes office, appoint a Region Chair for each region
(Note: The use of regions and Region Chairs is optional at the District Governor’s discretion) and a Zone Chair for each zone.

7. He/she shall, by the time he/she takes office, appoint a District Cabinet Secretary and District Cabinet Treasurer (or Secretary-Treasurer).

8. The District Governor shall appoint district committees and designate the chairs thereof and such other officers as deemed necessary for the furtherance of Lionism within the district.

9. He/she shall issue an official call for a District Convention and appoint committees and designate chairs thereof for operation and function of said convention.

10. The District Governor has the authority and it shall be his/her duty to remove from office any officer appointed by him who is derelict and/or negligent in his/her responsibility or for any other good and just cause in the best interest of Lionism. Negligence of elected district officers shall be handled in accordance with 2-S2 Constitution and By Laws, Article VII, Section 3 (d) (10).

11. He/she shall endeavor to attend all meetings of the Council of Governors and of the Boards of Directors/Trustees of which he/she is a member by virtue of his/her election as District Governor. (The District Governor of District 2-S2 is a director of the Texas Lions League for Crippled Children, District 2-S2 Humanitarian Relief Fund, and the Lighthouse of Houston; he/she is a Trustee of the Lions Eye Bank of Texas.)

12. He/she shall, during his/her term in office, make an official visit to each Lions club and meet with the board of directors of each Lions club in his/her district.

13. The District Governor shall see that a club officer training school is provided and that club officers are encouraged to attend the school.

14. He/she shall see that any amounts owed to Lions Clubs International by the district are paid and that any club accounts in arrears with Lions Clubs International are paid or otherwise resolved.

15. He/she shall refrain from any action encouraging unauthorized use of the Lions name, goodwill or emblem.

16. He/she shall see that all reports required by Lions Clubs International are properly and timely filed. Such reports include club Monthly Membership Reports, club reports of officers elected (PU-101), district reports of cabinet appointments, Zone Chairs’ reports of zone meetings held, minutes of cabinet meetings, reports of district elections, district convention report and reports of the District Governor’s visit to each club.

17. The retiring District Governor shall transmit to his successor all district funds, financial records, files and all other records and communications pertinent to the functioning and organization of the district.

18. He/she shall perform such other functions and acts as shall be required of him by the International Board of Directors through the District Governor’s Manual and other directives.