A meeting of the Association must be held at least once each year. Special meetings of the Association may be called by the president, a majority of the Board of Directors, or by Owners having ten percent (10%) of the votes in the Association. Not less than fourteen (14), nor more than sixty (60) days in advance of any meeting, the secretary, or other officers specified in the Bylaws shall cause notice to be hand-delivered or sent prepaid by First Class United States Mail to the mailing address of each Owner, or to any other mailing address designated in writing by the Owner. The notice of any meeting shall state the time and place of the meeting and the business to be placed on the agenda by the Board of Directors for a vote by the Owners, including the general nature of any proposed amendment to the Articles of Incorporation, Bylaws, any budget or changes in the previously approved budget that result in a change in assessment obligation, and any proposal to remove a director.

 

Except as provided in this section, all annual and special meetings of the Board of Directors shall be open for observation by all Owners of record and their authorized agents. The Board of Directors shall keep minutes of all actions taken by the Board, which shall be available to all Owners. Upon the affirmative vote in open meeting to assemble in closed session, the Board of Directors may convene in closed executive session to consider personnel matters; consult with legal counsel, or consider communications with legal counsel; and discuss likely or pending litigation, matters involving possible violations of the governing documents of the Association, and matters involving the possible liability of an Owner to the Association.

The motion shall state specifically the purpose for the closed session. Reference to the motion and the stated purpose for the closed session shall be included in the minutes. The Board of Directors shall restrict the consideration of matters during the closed portions of meetings only to those purposes specifically exempted and stated in the motion. No motion, or other action adopted, passed, or agreed to in closed session may become effective unless the Board of Directors, following the closed session, reconvenes in open meeting and votes in the open meeting on such motion, or other action which is reasonably identified. The requirements of this section shall not require the disclosure of information in violation of law or which is otherwise exempt from disclosure.

 

The meetings shall be held at such location selected by the Board of Directors. which is deemed by the Board to be reasonably convenient to the Properties.

 

 

The presence at the meeting of members entitled to cast, or of proxies entitled to cast, one tenth (1/10) of the votes entitled to be cast at the meeting shall constitute a quorum for any action except as otherwise provided in the Articles of Incorporation, the Declaration, or these By-laws. If, however, such quorum shall not be present or represented at any meeting, the Members entitled to vote thereat shall have power to adjourn the meeting from time to time, without additional notice other than announcement at the meeting, until a quorum as aforesaid shall be present or be represented.

 

 

At all meetings of Members, each Member may vote in person, or by proxy. All proxies shall be in writing signed by the Member, or his duly authorized attorney-in-fact, and filed with the secretary. Every proxy shall be revocable and shall automatically cease upon conveyance by the Member of his Lot. No proxy shall be valid after eleven (11) months from the date of its execution, unless otherwise provided in the proxy.

 

 

The Association shall have two (2) classes of voting membership:

Class "A" - Class "A" members shall be all Owners, with the exceptions of (1) the Declarant while the Declarant is a Class "B" member, and (2) the Owners of Lots described as exempt in the Declaration.

 

Class "A" members shall be entitled to one (1) vote for each Lot owned. When more than one (1) person holds an interest in any Lot, all such persons shall be members. The vote for such Lot shall be exercised as they by majority determine, but in no event shall more than one (I) vote be cast with respect to any Lot, nor shall any vote be divided. When more than one person holds an interest in any Lot, all such persons shall unanimously designate (in a writing delivered to the secretary of the Association) one of the persons (owning an interest in the Lot) to vote (in person or by proxy) the vote for such lot.

 

Class "B" - Class "B" member(s) shall be the Declarant (as defined in the Declaration) and shall be entitled to three (3) votes for each Lot owned. The Class -B" membership shall cease and be converted to Class "A" membership upon expiration of the Development Period. The Declarant shall become a Class -A" member as to any Lots owned by Declarant upon expiration of the Development Period.

 

The voting rights of any Owner may be suspended as provided for either in the Declaration, or in the Articles, or in these Bylaws of the Association.