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ARTICLE III - MEETINGS
Section 1, GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETINGS
General membership functions shall be held at a time and place to be established by the Board of Directors. Notice of the function shall be given to each member at least 24 hours in advance. Such notice shall not be deemed insufficient, if unable to establish contact with a member, if the Secretary attested that a good faith effort was made to contact the member. The Secretary or the secretary's designated agent shall be responsible for giving notice of general membership functions as recommended by the membership committee and approved by a majority of the Board. (The Board may conclude its own recommendations in the absence of a membership committee)
Section 2 - ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP MEETINGS
There shall be one annual or statutory meeting of the corporation to be held in January each year. Written notice of said annual membership meeting shall be given to each member entitled to vote, either personally or by mail or other means of written communication, charges prepaid, addressed to such member at such member's address appearing on the books of the corporation or given by the member to the corporation with an address for purposes of notice. If a member shall fail to supply the corporation with an address for purposes of notice, then that member shall be deemed to have waived his/her right to notice of said meeting. All notices shall be sent to each member entitled thereto not less than ten days nor more than fifty days before each annual meeting, and shall specify the place, the day, and the hour of such meeting, and shall state such other matters, if any, as may be expressly required by statute. At the annual meeting, reports of the affairs of the corporation for the previous year and the current year to date shall be considered, at the annual meeting, directors shall be elected, the year to date reports of the affairs of the corporation shall be considered, and any other business may be
transacted which is within the power of the members to transact.
Section 3, - SPECIAL MEMBERSHIP MEETINGS
Special meetings of three members, for any purpose or purposes what so ever, may be called at any time by the President or by the Board of Directors, or by petition of not less than one-fifth of the members of the corporation. Except in special cases where other express provision is made by statute, notice of such special meetings shall be given in the same manner as for annual meetings of the members. Notices of any special meetings shall specify the place, day and hour of such meeting and the general nature of the business to be transacted.
Section 4, MONTHLY BOARD MEETINGS
The Board of Directors shall meet on a regular basis at least monthly, at a time and location to be established by the Board of Directors. Agenda shall serve as advance notice. Notice shall not be deemed insufficient because the Secretary was unable to establish contact with a director, if the Secretary attests that a good faith effort was made to contact the director.
Section 5, - SPECIAL MEETINGS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Special meetings of the Board of Directors for any purpose shall be called at any time by the President or, if the President is absent or unable or refuses to act, by the Secretary or by any other director. Notice of such special meetings, unless waived by attendance threat or by written consent to the holding of the meeting, shall be given by written notice mailed at least 48 hours before the date of such meeting.
Section 6, WAIVER OF NOTICE (renumbered)
The transaction of any meeting of the Board of Directors, however called and noticed or wherever held, shall be as valid as though at a meeting duly held after regular call and notice, if a quorum be present and if, either before or after the meeting, each of the directors not present signs a written waiver of notice, or a consent to holding such meeting, or an approval of the minutes thereof. All such waiver, consents or approvals shall be filed with the corporate records or made a part of the minutes of the meeting.
Section 7, - QUORUMS (renumbered)
A majority of the total number of directors or members shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at a directors' or membership meetings, respectively, except to adjourn. Every act or decision done or made by a majority of the directors or members present at a meeting duly held at which a quorum is present shall be regarded as the act of the Board of Directors or membership, such as the case may be, unless a greater number be required by law or by the Articles of Incorporation. The directors or members present at the duly called or held meeting at which a quorum is present may continue to do business until adjournment, notwithstanding the withdrawal of enough directors or members to leave less than a quorum. Any business may be conducted at a membership meeting by a majority vote of members present, even if a quorum is not present, if the Board of Directors have previously voted by a majority vote of Board of Directors to conduct such business at a specified general membership meeting and notification has been given to the members in the same manner as for annual membership meetings.
Section 8, ADJOURNMENT (renumbered)
A majority of the directors or members may adjourn any directors' or membership meeting to meet again at a stated day and hour or until the time fixed for the next regular meeting of the Board or membership, such as the case may be.