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BYLAWS OF JAMESTOWN VILLAGE HOMEOWNERS' ASSOCIATION, INC. TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Article I IDENTITY, DEFINITION 1.1 Property 1.2 Definitions 1.3 Applicability 1.4 Office
Article III MEMBERSHIP
Article IV BOARD OF DIRECTORS SELECTION; TERM OF
OFFICE
Article V POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Article VI OFFICERS AND THEIR DUTIES Article VIII BOOKS AND RECORDS Article X RULES AND REGULATIONS
Article XI MISCELLANEOUS |
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BYLAWS OF JAMESTOWN VILLAGEHOMEOWNERS' ASSOCIATION, INC.IDENTITY, DEFINITIONS 1.1 Property - Certain real property situated in the County of Hennepin, State of Minnesota, and owned by Centex Homes Corporation, (Declarant) has been submitted to the provisions of a Declaration of Covenants, Conditions, Restrictions and Easements which is being recorded simultaneously herewith (the "Declaration") which affect the Property as that term is defined in the Declaration. See Exhibit A attached. 1.2 Definitions - In these Bylaws, wherever terms are used which are defined in the Declaration, the meaning of said terms herein shall be the same as is set forth in said Declaration except as such terms may otherwise be specifically defined herein. 1.3 Applicability - The provisions of these Bylaws are applicable to the Property and to the use, occupancy, enjoyment and operation thereof. 1.4 Office - The office of the Association and of the Board of Directors of the Association shall be located at the offices of Centex Homes Corporation, during period of Declarant Control. After Declarant Control, the office shall be located on the Property at a location to be determined from time to time. VOTING RIGHTS The Association shall have two classes of voting membership: Class A. Class A members shall be all those Owners as defined in §1.8 of the Declaration, with the exception of the Declarant. Each Class A member shall be entitled to one (1) vote for each Lot in which he holds the interest required for membership by §1.8 of the Declaration. When more than one person holds such interest in any Lot, all such persons shall be Members. The vote for such Lot shall be exercised as they, among themselves, shall determine, but in no event shall more than one (1) vote be cast with respect to any Lot. Class B. The Declarant shall be the sole Class B member and shall be entitled to three (3) votes for each Lot owned. Declarant shall be entitled to votes for Lots added pursuant to §4 of the Declaration at such time as the Supplementary Declaration referred to in §4.2 of the Declaration has been recorded. Class B membership shall cease and be converted to Class A membership upon the occurrence of the first of the following events:
MEMBERSHIP 3.1 Qualification - Ail Owners of one or more Lots of the Property (including the Declarant as to any Lots not conveyed by it) shall be Members of the association to be known as Jamestown Homeowners' Association, Inc. (the "Association"), a non-profit corporation organized and existing under the authority of Minnesota Statutes Chapter 317. 3.2 Annual Meetings - The first annual meeting of the Association shall be held on the second Monday in November, 1985. Thereafter the annual meetings of the Association shall be held on the second Monday in November of each succeeding year. At such meetings there shall be elected by ballot of the owners a Board of Directors in accordance with the requirements of these Bylaws and the Declaration. The owners may also transact such other business of the Association as may properly come before them. 3.3 Special Meetings - It shall be the duty of the President to call a special meeting of the Owners as directed by resolution of the Board, or upon written request of the members who are entitled to vote one-fourth (~) of all of the votes of the Class A membership having been presented to the Secretary, or at the request of the Federal Housing Administration ('FHA') or Veterans Administration ('VA") or its duly authorized representative. The notice of any special meeting shall state the time and place of such meeting and the purpose thereof. No business shall be transacted at a special meeting except as stated in the notice unless by consent of four-fifths of the Owners present, either in person or by proxy. 3.4 Notice of Meetings - It shall be the duty of the Secretary to mail a notice of each annual or special meeting, stating the purpose thereof as well as the time and place where it is to be held, together with a complete agenda, to each Owner of record, at least 21, but not more than 30 days prior to such meeting. The mailing of a notice in the manner provided in this Section shall be considered notice served. 3.5 Quorum - The presence at the meeting of members entitled to cast, or of proxies entitled to cast, one-tenth (1/10) of the votes of each class of membership shall constitute a quorum for any action except as otherwise provided in the Articles of Incorporation, the Declaration, or these Bylaws. If any meeting of Owners cannot be organized for lack of a quorum, the Owners who are present, either in person or by proxy, :may adjourn the meeting to a time not less than 48 hours from the time the original meeting was called. 3.6 Majority of Members - As used in these Bylaws, the term "Majority of Members" shall mean those Members having more than 50% of the total voting power of all Members present in person or by proxy and voting at any meeting of Members. The vote of a Majority of Members at a meeting at which a quorum shall be present shall be binding upon all Members for all purposes except where in the Declaration or these Bylaws or by law, a higher percentage vote is required. 3.7 Proxies - At all meetings of members, each member may vote in person or by proxy. Ail proxies shall be in writing and filed with the secretary. Every proxy shall be revocable and shall automatically cease upon conveyance by the member of his Lot. BOARD OF DIRECTORS SELECTION; TERM OF OFFICE 4.1 Board Members & Declarant Control - The affairs of this Association shall be managed by a Board of directors. Declarant shall have the right to control such Board as follows:
4.2 Term of office - At the meeting of the Members required at 4.1(c) above, the Members shall elect one Director for a term of one year, two Directors for a term of two years, and two Directors for a term of three years. At the expiration of the initial term of office of each respective Director, a successor shall be elected to serve a term of three years and at each annual meeting thereafter, the Members shall elect the necessary number of Directors for a term of three years. 4.3 Removal - After Declarant control has been terminated, any director elected by members of the Association may be removed from the Board, with or without cause, by a majority vote of the members of the Association. In the event of death, resignation or removal of a director, his successor shall be selected by the remaining members of the Board and shall serve for the unexpired term of his predecessor. 4.4 Compensation - No director shall receive compensation for any service he may render to the Association. However, any director may be reimbursed for his actual expenses incurred in the performance of his duties. 4.5 Action taken without a Meeting - The directors shall have the right to take any action in the absence of a meeting which they could take at a meeting by obtaining the written approval of all the directors. Any action so approved shall have the same effect as though taken at a meeting of the directors. 4.6 Nomination - Nomination for election to the Board of Directors shall be made by a Nominating Committee. Nominations may also be made from the floor at the annual meeting. The Nominating Committee shall consist of a Chairman, who shall be a member of the Board of Directors, and 2 or more members of the Association. The Nominating Committee shall be appointed by the Board of Directors prior to each annual meeting of the members, to serve from the close of such annual meeting until the close of the next annual meeting and such appointment shall be announced at each annual meeting. The Nominating Committee shall make as many nominations for election to the Board of Directors as it shall in its discretion determine, but not less than the number of vacancies that are to be filled. Such nominations may be made from among members or non-members of the committee. 4.7 Election. - Election to the Board of Directors shall be by secret written ballot. At such election the members or their proxies may cast votes as to each vacancy. There. will be no cumulative voting. Those person(s) receiving the largest number of votes shall be elected. 4.8 Regular
Meetings - Regular
meetings of the Board of - 4.9 Special Meetings - Special meetings of the Board of Directors shall be held when called by the president of the Association, or by any two directors, after not less than three (3) days notice to each director. 4.10 Quorum - A majority of the number of directors shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. Every act or decision done or made by a majority of the directors present at a duly held meeting at which a quorum is present shall be regarded as the act of the Board. POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS 5.1 Powers The Board of Directors shall have power to:
5.2 Duties It shall be the duty of the Board of Directors to:
OFFICERS AND THEIR DUTIES 6.1 Enumeration of Offices - The officers of this Association shall be a president and vice-president, who shall at all times be members of the Board of Directors, a secretary, and a treasurer, and such other officers as the Board may from time to time by resolution create. 6.2 Election of Officers - The election of officers shall take place at the first meeting of the Board of Directors following each annual meeting of the members. 6.3 Term - The officers of this Association shall be elected annually by the Board and each shall hold office 1 year unless he shall sooner resign, or shall be removed, or otherwise be disqualified to serve. 6.4 Special Appointments - The Board may elect such other officers as the affairs of the Association may require, each of whom shall hold office for such period, have such authority, and perform such duties as the Board may, from time to time determine. 6.5 Resignation and Removal - Any officer may be removed from office with or without cause by the Board. Any officer may resign at any time giving written notice to the Board, the president or the secretary. Such resignation shall take effect on the date of receipt of such notice or at any later time specified therein, and unless otherwise specified therein, the acceptance of such resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective. 6.6 Vacancies - A vacancy in any office may be filled by appointment by the Board. The officer appointed to such vacancy shall serve for the remainder of the term of the officer he replaces. 6.7 Multiple Offices - The offices of secretary and treasurer may be held by the same person. No person shall simultaneously hold more than one of any of the other offices except in the case of special offices created pursuant to Section 4 of this Article. 6.8 Duties - The duties of the officers are as follows: President
Vice-President
Secretary
Treasurer
All of the above duties can be delegated to other offices or individuals based on a Resolution of the Board. COMMITTEES The Board shall appoint an Architectural Control Committee, as provided in the Declaration, and a Nominating Committee, as provided in these Bylaws. In addition, the Board of Directors shall appoint other committees as deemed appropriate in carrying out its purpose. BOOKS AND RECORDS The books, record and papers of the Association shall at all times, during reasonable business hours, be subject to inspection by any member. The Declaration, the Articles of Incorporation and the Bylaws of the Association shall be available for inspection by any member at the principal office of the Association, where copies maybe purchased at reasonable cost. ASSESSMENTS As more fully provided in the Declaration, each member is obligated to pay to the Association annual and special assessments which are secured by a continuing lien upon the property against which the assessment is made. Any assessments which are not paid when due shall be delinquent. If the assessment is not paid within thirty (30) days after the due date, the assessment shall bear interest from the date of delinquency at the rate of 8% per annum or the highest rate allowable under state and/or federal law under similar circumstances, and the Association may bring an action at law against the Owner personally obligated to pay the same or foreclose the lien against the property, and interest, costs, and reasonable attorneys' fees of any such action shall be added to the amount of such assessment. No Owner may waive or otherwise escape liability for the assessments provided for herein by non-use of the Common Areas, Limited Common Areas or Easements or abandonment of a Lot. RULES AND REGULATIONS Additional reasonable Rules and Regulations concerning the use of the Lots and the Common Areas, Limited Common Areas and Easements may be promulgated and amended from time to time by the Board, provided such Rules and Regulations shall not contravene provisions of the Declaration, local Ordinances, or state and federal statutes and/or regulations. Copies of such Rules and Regulations shall be furnished by the Board to each Member not less than 10 days prior to the time when the same shall become effective. MISCELLANEOUS 11.1 Notices - All notices required hereunder shall be sent by United States mail with postage prepaid or personal delivery. Notices to the Association shall be addressed to "Board of Directors of Jamestown Homeowner's Association, Inc." at the post office address of the Association. or to such other address as the Board may hereafter designate from time to time by written notice. Notices to a Member shall be addressed to such Member's address in the P.U.D. or to such other address as may have been designated by such Member in writing to the Association. Ail notices to mortgagees of Units shall be sent to their respective addresses as designated by them from time to time in writing to the Association. If notices are mailed, all notices shall be deemed to have been given when deposited in the United States mail, postage paid, except notices of change of address, which shall be deemed to have been given when received. 11.2 Invalidity - The invalidity of any part of these Bylaws shall not impair or affect in any manner the validity, enforceability or effect of the remainder of these Bylaws. 11.3 Captions - The captions herein are inserted only for reference, and in no way define, limit or describe the scope of these Bylaws, nor the meaning of any provision thereof. 11.4 Gender, Number - The use of any gender in these Bylaws shall be deemed to include the masculine, feminine and neuter gender and the use of the singular shall be deemed to include the plural, whenever the context so requires. 11.5 Waiver - No restriction, condition, obligation or provision contained in these Bylaws shall be deemed to have been abrogated or waived by reason of any failure to enforce the same, irrespective of the number of violations or breaches thereof which may occur. 11.6 Amendments - These Bylaws may be amended by the Association in a duly constituted meeting for such purpose except that the Federal Housing Administration or the Veteran Administration shall have its right to veto amendments while there in Class B membership and no amendment shall take effect unless approved by Owners representing at least 75% of the Owners of the Common Elements. Evidence of such amendment shall be in the foe of a recorded certificate of the Secretary of the Association evidencing such fact.
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The foregoing Bylaws of Jamestown
Homeowner's Association, Inc., a Minnesota non-profit corporation, were
adopted by action of its Board of Directors on the this
27th
day of March
1985.
Attest: ____________________ Secretary STATE OF MINNESOTA ) COUNTY OF HENNEPIN ) The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this this 27th day of March, 1985, by Thomas M. Boyce, the Vice President, of Jamestown Homeowners' Association, a Minnesota non-profit corporation, on behalf of the corporation.
DRAFTED BY: Briggs and Morgan, P.A.
EXHIBIT A TRACT 1: Abstract Property. TRACT B: Registered Property. |
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