Revised - October 12, 2001
ARTICLE I - MEETINGS
Section
I
Regular meetings of the membership
shall be held twice annually. The first meeting each year will be held in
February. The second meeting each year will be held in October.
Section II
Regular meetings of the membership
will be announced by notices in the official publication of the Lake Mohawk
Country Club and in the annual activities calendar of the Alpine Association.
Section III
Special meetings of the membership
will be held on call of the President or at the request of the Trustees.
Section IV
Each member will receive notice of
the time place and purpose of special meetings of the membership.
Mailing or delivery of such notice to the member’s residence or address of
record in the Alpine area of the Lake Mohawk Country Club will constitute proper
notice. Such notice will be made at least 14 days but not more than 30 days
prior to the date of the special meeting.
Section V
The Trustees Committee will meet as
directed by the President or requested by a majority of the Trustees Committee
for the purpose of conducting
business of the Association.
ARTICLE II - TRUSTEES COMMITTEE
Section
I
The business of the Alpine
Association shall be conducted by a Trustees Committee consisting of the
President, Vice President, Treasurer, Secretary, and five other Trustees whose
duties shall be assigned by the President. A quorum of five Trustees is required
for all Trustees Committee meetings at which Alpine Association business is
conducted. The Trustees shall serve without compensation. Where and when it is
deemed necessary by a vote of a quorum of the Trustees, up to two additional
Trustees may be nominated and appointed to serve for a designated term not to
exceed three years. If the need for additional Trustees ends before expiration
of that designated term, a quorum of Trustees may vote for earlier expiration.
Section II
Trustees shall be elected annually by
the membership at the October meeting from a slate of candidates nominated from
among the members of the Association. Their terms of office will be of three
years' duration. Trustees may not
serve consecutive 3 year terms of office on the Trustee Committee
Section III
Candidates for election as Trustees
will be placed in nomination by a nominating committee or by motion made and
seconded from the floor at the annual meeting of the membership in October.
Section IV
In the event of a vacancy in the
Trustees Committee, the President shall appoint another member of the
Association to fill the vacancy, with the approval of the Trustees Committee.
The appointment shall run until the next regular election at which time
candidates for the balance, if any, of the unexpired term of office will be
placed in nomination by the nominating committee or by motion made and seconded
from the floor.
Section V
The names of the candidates nominated
for three-year terms and those for terms of other duration shall be submitted as
separate slates of candidates for the pleasure of the membership. From each
slate the candidate receiving the greater number of votes will be elected to the
term of office for which nominated. When a slate of candidates is for more than
one vacancy the candidates, equivalent in number to the vacancies,
receiving the greater numbers of votes will be elected.
Section VI
Newly elected Trustees will take
office at the next regularly scheduled meeting of the Trustees Committee
following the October meeting of the membership. At this meeting of the Trustees
Committee, the incumbent Trustees will deliver to the new Trustees all items
pertinent to their office.
Section
I
The Trustees will elect from among
themselves at the next regularly scheduled meeting of the Trustees Committee,
the four executive officers of the Alpine Association. The term of office of
each of the executive officers will be one year. To be elected President, a
Trustee must have served at least one previous year as a Trustee. Trustees may
serve consecutive terms of office as President, Vice President, Treasurer, or
Secretary.
Section II
The prescribed duties of the
executive officers of the Alpine Association are as follows:
A. President - To call
meetings of the membership and of the Trustees Committee. To preside over such
meetings and to direct in general the affairs of the Association. To assign
responsibilities for the functions and activities of the Association.
B. Vice President - To assist
the President in his prescribed duties and, in the absence of the President, to
act as President. To succeed the elected President in case of disability of the
President to serve in that office, or his resignation.
C. Treasurer - To receive and
disburse funds of the Alpine Association. To render an annual report in writing
at the October meeting of the membership. The annual report shall be distributed
to all regular members in good standing 14 days prior to said October meeting.
D. Secretary - To maintain
custody of the official records of the Alpine Association. To keep an accurate
record of the minutes of the membership and Trustees Committee meetings. To
attend to the communications of the Association.
ARTICLE IV - FUNCTIONS AND ACTIVITIES
Section
I
Responsibilities for developing and
conducting programs and planning relating to functions and activities of the
Alpine Association, such as are shown hereunder, will be assigned to Trustees by
the President. Such Trustees will serve as chairmen of their functions and
activities and may select members of the Association to committees to assist in
those functions and activities.. Each chairman will present a report in writing
at the October meeting of the membership.
A. Membership - To determine
eligibility of applicants for membership, provide application cards and
membership badges, and to maintain an accurate record of membership for the
year. To accurately record all monies received for membership and the sale of
badges, and to turn such funds over to the Treasurer against proper receipt.
B. Beach - To arrange for all
beach facilities, including lifeguard and police guard services, at the Alpine
Pool. To provide for the maintenance, appearance and conformance to health and
safety requirements of equipment and the Alpine Pool in general. To be alert to
new construction adjacent to the Alpine Pool and obtain access to construction
plans to review the location of any waste disposal system as precaution to avoid
contamination of the water in the Alpine Pool by the drainage of any waste
disposal system in adjacent lots. To provide for the acquisition, replacement or
expansion of physical facilities necessary for safe enjoyment of the Alpine Pool
area. To maintain an accurate inventory of all equipment.
C. Dock - To control and
administer assigned boat-docking facilities on Lake Mohawk in accordance with
the by-laws of the Lake Mohawk Country Club and in accordance with the Rules and
Regulations of the Alpine Boat Dock. To accurately record all monies received
from the rental of boat docking spaces, and to turn such funds over to the
Treasurer against proper receipt and to expend such funds solely for the
maintenance or expansion of the boat docking facilities or Alpine Association
capital improvements.
D. Activities - To plan and
conduct social and recreational activities for the membership. Such activities
would include but not be limited to dances, dinners, seasonal parties, etc.
Section II
An annual budget based on expected
revenues and providing for the various programs and activities will be prepared
by the Trustees Committee and will be presented to the membership at the
February meeting.
ARTICLE V - FEES AND DUES
Section
I
An initiation fee of not less than
$125.00 shall be required of all persons applying for any new membership.
A reinstatement fee of $25.00 shall
be required for reinstatement of a membership delinquent for three years or
less..
Section II
The initiation fee and annual dues
for the Regular and Associate Memberships in the Alpine Association shall be
determined annually by the Trustees Committee.
Section III
Proceeds of fees and dues and all
other income of the Alpine Association may be expended at the discretion of the
Trustees Committee. Funds of the Association will be deposited in bank accounts
to the credit of the Alpine Association. The Treasurer or President must sign
for funds withdrawn from bank accounts.
ARTICLE VI - MEMBERSHIP
Section
I
Regular Membership in the Alpine
Association shall be limited to members in good standing of the Lake Mohawk
Country Club who are residents on any of the following lots shown on the Sparta
Township tax maps:
A. Tax Map Sheet 85.01 - Rev. June
1988 - All Lots in Blocks 39.10 & 39.11
B. Tax Map Sheet 86 - Rev. June 1988
- Lots 6, 6.11, 6.12, 19 & 26 in Block 39
C. Tax Map Sheet 87 - Rev. Jan. 1987
- All Lots
D. Tax Map Sheet 88 - Rev. July 1985
- All Lots
E. Tax Map Sheet 89 - Rev. Sept. 1987
- Lots 19 to 33 inclusive in Block 52 and Lots 13 to 50 inclusive in Block 54
All members of the family resident in
the household of a Regular Member of the Association shall enjoy all rights and
privileges of membership. Total number of membership not to exceed 250 families.
ARTICLE VII - GUESTS
Section
I
Guests are those persons who do not
fall into membership category defined in Article VI who have been invited by a
Regular Member to join in the use of Alpine Association facilities or in an
activity of the Association. Guests must be in the company of the sponsoring
member when using Alpine Association facilities or participating in an Alpine
activity. Persons eligible for Regular Membership in the Association may not use
the Alpine Association facilities or participate in an Association activity as a
guest.
Section II
Members sponsoring guests are
expected to use discretion in the frequency of guest use of the facilities of
the Association. The Trustees shall establish controls over guest privileges as
necessary.
ARTICLE VIII - RULES AND REGULATIONS
Section
I
The Trustees Committee will determine
the rules and regulations necessary and proper to govern the use of any and all
Alpine Association facilities. Such rules and regulations will be provided to
all members for their guidance.
Section II
Violation of the established rules
and regulations governing the use of an Alpine Association facility will make
the violator liable to suspension of the privilege of the use of any Alpine
Association facilities. Such privileges may be suspended by a unanimous vote of
the Trustees Committee. The suspension of the privilege of any person must be
presented at the next meeting of the membership for review. A two-thirds vote of
the members present will be required to sustain and continue the suspension. A
suspension will be similarly reviewed and acted upon at each succeeding meeting
of the membership until the suspension is lifted or the person is no longer
eligible to use Alpine Association facilities.
Section III
Any Trustee may require a member or
a guest to leave an Alpine Association facility for violation of established
rules and regulations. A lifeguard on duty at the Alpine Pool may require a
member or a guest to leave the Alpine Pool for violation of established rules
and regulations, or for unsafe or disorderly conduct. A member or a guest
required by instruction of a Trustee or a lifeguard to leave an Alpine
Association facility will immediately remove himself or herself from such
facility and will not return to that facility again the same day. Any Trustee or
lifeguard taking such action with regard to a member or a guest will report to
the responsible chairman for attention of the Trustee Committee.
ARTICLE IX - AMENDMENTS
Section
I
Suggested amendments to the by-laws
may be presented in writing at any meeting of the membership for discussion and
vote. Two-thirds of the members present must signify their approval to carry any
amendment.
AMENDMENT TO BY-LAWS OF ALPINE ASSOCIATION, INC.
OCTOBER 2, 1998
Amendment
to Article IV, Section I, Paragraph C -
C. Dock - To control and
administer assigned boat-docking facilities on Lake Mohawk in accordance with
the by-laws of the Lake Mohawk Country Club and in accordance with the Rules and
Regulations of the Alpine Boat Dock. To accurately record all monies received
from the rental of boat docking spaces, and to turn such funds over to the
Treasurer against proper receipt and to expend such funds solely for the
maintenance or expansion of the boat docking facilities or Alpine Association
capital improvements.
AMENDMENT TO BY-LAWS OF ALPINE ASSOCIATION, INC.
OCTOBER 12, 2001
Article I, Section I: Eliminate
the requirement that meeting be held the first Friday of the months indicated
Article
II, Section II: Added “Trustees may not serve consecutive 3 year terms of
office on the Trustee Committee
Article
III, Section I: Eliminated requirement that Trustees are elected at October
meeting and added that they will be elected at the next regular scheduled
meeting.
Article
III, Section II, Paragraph D: Eliminated the Secretary’s responsibility to
maintain the official Seal.
Article
V, Section I: Eliminated “For 1991 only the three year limit shall not
apply”.
Article
VI Section II: Deleted section on “Associate Membership” classification
Article
VI, Section III: Deleted section on “Associate Membership” classification
Article
VII, Section I: Eliminated
references to the Associate Membership classification