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BYLAWS OF CoCreate America's, Inc.

A Florida Nonprofit Corporation

Article 1

OFFICES

The principal office of the Corporation shall be in the State of Florida. The Corporation shall designate a registered office in accordance with law and shall maintain it continuously. The

Corporation may have offices at such other places within and without the State of Florida as the Board of Trustees may from time to time determine.

Article 2

MEMBERS

Section 1. Qualification. Membership is open to all persons over the age of eighteen (18) years who are interested in furtherance of the purposes of the Corporation. Membership is further open to any company or individual owning, using or interested in M.E. Series computer products.

Section 2. Manner of Admission. Membership shall be granted upon sponsorship by a member in good standing and completion of a Membership Application.

Section 3. Membership Classes. There shall be one class of Membership consisting of voting members. A Member may be removed only by an affirmative vote of at least seventy five percent (75%) of the Board of Trustees and only for cause, acts inconsistent with Membership or conviction of a felony and only after an opportunity to be heard (unless the Member's whereabouts are unknown).

Section 4. Annual Meetings. The purpose of the annual meeting of Members is to elect officers and to transact such other matters as may properly come before the Members. The annual meeting of the Members of the Corporation shall be held at the time and place designated by the Board of Trustees or the President of the Corporation. The annual meeting of Members for any year shall be held no later than thirteen (13) months after the last annual meeting of Members. However, failure to hold an annual meeting timely shall in no way affect the terms of Officers or Trustees of the Corporation or the validity of actions of the Corporation.

Section 5. Special Meetings. Special meetings of Members may be called by the President or by a majority of the Board of Trustees then in office or by Members having one-fourth (1/4) or more of the outstanding votes of the Corporation. The purpose of each special meeting shall be stated in the notice and may only include purposes which are lawful and proper for Members to consider.

Section 6. Place of Meeting. The Board of Trustees may designate any place, either within or without the State of Florida, as the place of meeting for any meeting of Members.

Section 7. Notice of Meeting. Written or printed notice stating the place, day and hour of the meeting and, in the case of a special meeting, the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called, shall be delivered personally or by mail not less than thirty (30) days nor more than ninety (90) days before the date of the meeting. Notice shall be given by or at the direction of the President or the Secretary or the persons calling the meeting to each Member of record entitled to vote at the meeting. If mailed, such notice shall be deemed to have been delivered when deposited in the United States Mail addressed to the Member at his address as it appears on the records of the Corporation with postage thereon prepaid.

Section 8. Waiver of Notice. A written waiver of notice signed by a Member, whether before or after a meeting, shall be equivalent to the giving of such notice. Attendance of a Member at a meeting shall constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting, except when the Member attends for the express purpose of objecting, at the beginning of the meeting, to the transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened.

Section 9. Action Without Meeting. Any action of the Members may be taken without a meeting, without prior notice and without a vote, if a consent in writing setting forth the action so taken is signed by a majority of Members of the Corporation. Within ten (10) days after obtaining such authorization by written consent, notice must be given to those Members who have not consented in writing. The notice shall fairly summarize the material features of the authorized action. Any certificate to be filed as a result of the Members' action under this section shall state that written consent was given in accordance with Florida law.

Section 10. Voting Record. If the Corporation has six (6) or more Members of record, the officers having charge of the membership records of the Corporation shall make, at least ten (10) days before each meeting of Members, a complete list of the Members entitled to vote at such meeting or any adjournment thereof. The list shall be kept on file at the registered office of the Corporation or at the principal place of business of the Corporation, and any Member shall be entitled to inspect the list at any time during usual business hours. The list shall also be produced and kept open at the time and place of the meeting and shall be subject to the inspection of any Member at any time during the meeting. If the requirements of this section have not been substantially complied with, then upon demand of any Member in person or by proxy, the meeting shall be adjourned until the requirements are complied with. If no such demand is made, failure to comply with the requirements of this section shall not affect the validity of any action taken at such meeting.

Section 11. Member Quorum and Voting. Unless otherwise required in the Articles of Incorporation, a majority of the Members appearing in person or by proxy shall constitute a quorum at a meeting of Members. When a specified item of business is required to be voted on by a class of Members, unless otherwise required in the Articles of Incorporation, a majority of the Members of such class shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of such items of business by that class. If a quorum is present, unless otherwise provided by law or in the Articles of Incorporation, the affirmative vote of a majority of the Members at the meeting entitled to vote on the subject matter shall be the act of the Members. After a quorum has been established at a Members I meeting, the subsequent withdrawal of Members, so as to reduce the number of Members entitled to vote at the meeting below the number required for a quorum, shall not affect the validity of any action taken at the meeting or any adjournment thereof. If a quorum is not present when a meeting starts, then a majority of the Members at the meeting may adjourn the meeting from time to time without further notice until a quorum is present.


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