Text Box: Rainy Lake Property Owners Association, Inc.
A Michigan Non-Profit Corporation


By-Laws

Article I		General

Sec. 1		Place of Meetings
		All meetings of the general membership shall be held in Presque Isle County in the State of Michigan.

Sec. 2		Annual Meeting of the members shall be held the first Saturday in July.  The Annual Meeting will be a forum for the membership to vote on issues relevant to the Corporation; additional purposes of the Annual Meeting shall be the election of the Board of Directors.

Sec. 3		Notice of Meeting of Members
		At least 30 days prior to the date set in Sec. 2 of this article, written notice of the Annual Meeting, stating the time, place and purpose of such meeting shall be mailed to each member entitled to vote at such meeting (see Article III, Sec 1).  Such notice shall also include, if known, a date, time and place for a delayed meeting in the event the regular meeting cannot for any reason be held as scheduled, and also a proxy form.
		The President may direct the Secretary to enclose with such notice other information, including (a) An accounting of income and expenses for the previous year, (b) Current Assessment Statement due from each owner as determined by the Board of Directors, which assessment is based on the calendar year budget and computed as set forth in the Amended Covenants and Restrictions at Section 6 thereof, and any other information deemed important to the members.

Sec. 4		Special Meetings of the Members of the Board
		A Special Meeting of the members may be called at any time by the President or a majority of the Board of Directors.  The method by which such a meeting may be called is as follows:  Upon receipt of a specification in writing setting forth the date and object of such proposed Special Meeting, signed by the President or a majority of the Directors, the Secretary shall prepare, sign and mail the requisite notice for meetings of the members at least six (6) days prior to such meeting.  The signature of the Secretary may be typed, stamped or printed.  The notice shall state the time, place and purpose of such meeting.  No business not mentioned in the notice shall be transacted at such meeting.

Sec. 5		Order of Business of Annual Meeting
		Provided there are no objections, the President may vary the order of business.  Roberts Rules of Order shall prevail insofar as parliamentary procedure is concerned.  Requirements of the meeting must include, but are not limited to:

Reading of proof of mailing or delivery of Notice.
Reading of Minutes of preceding meeting.
Report of the President.
Report of the Secretary.
Report of the Treasurer.
Transaction of other business.
Election of Board of Directors.
Adjournment.

Sec. 6		Organization of the Board of Directors
		At the place of holding the Annual Meeting of the Members and immediately following adjournment of such meeting, or at a different time and place if agreed to by a majority of the Directors, the Board shall convene for the purpose of appointing committees and transactions of any business property brought before it.







Article I		General  (cont’d)

Sec. 7		Regular Meetings of the Board of Directors and Notice
		Regular meetings of the Board of Directors shall be held not less frequently than every four (4) months, provided that one (1) meeting be held in August, one (1) in November, and one (1) in June.  The location and times of said meetings shall be posted at least thirty (30) days in advance on the Association’s bulletin boards located at the entrance of North Shore Drive and West Shore Drive.

Sec. 8		Special Meeting of the Board of Directors

By-Laws

Rainy Lake Property Owners Association, Inc.

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