CONSTITUTION of the ASSOCIATION SHORES COMMUNITY LAMBTON

1: ARTICLE Declaration goals andhaving it to of Having consideredexpedient theattainment theirmutual to of profit committing by without consideration the in enterprise themselvesa joint bound in subscription, and of in and theirinterests common by evidence registrationwriting financial to to of and the members hereby so declare giveevidence theconstitution an organization as be known ASSOCIATION LAMBTONSHORESCOMMUNITY with associated the community shall inthehistorical be thehead Office which of Bendin the as Post, of thedateof thisDeclaration, Grand as recognized Canada by locality may therein the Directors fromtimeto time as Province Ontario at suchplace of and determine, 11: Purpose and Objects ARTICLE 1. the of and shall ThePURPOSE theAssociation beto preserve to maintain identy of in the shared and and community to promote protect interests the Lambton Shores partnerships, who legal entities or other individuals, including common persons by with interests virtue commerce the of by within, mayshare or reside do business or Lambton Shores CommunitY. shall of TheOBJECTIVES theAssociation be: to bodies representationlocalgovernment (a)To monitor to provide advocacy and government the of impact having upon interests to of withrespect decisions local ourmembers. process the Lambton Shores in (b)Tosupport facilitate electoral the and for on representationthearea local, the to Community ensure bestpossible government institutions; provincial, federal and growth, enhancement of and the (c) To contribute andto promote maintenance, to of by enjoyed thecitizens the facilities, amenities and the properties, CommunitY; with links (d) To establish to maintain organizational andopencommunications and of groups in operating theinterests concurrently and agencies service community of thebettermentthecommunitY, of and with of (e) To cqegte.lrnkages channels communication agencies ministries and jurisdiction governments having provincial, federal and ; municipal, of to issues importance allmembers the of (f) To identify communicate and Community, on and by (g)To of a build s-ense community monitoring publicizing, a continual the of in shared common, deliberations the to basis, allresidents interests for government alllevels haveimpact andtheoppoftunities that at , is the with enhancement which Community confronted.

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g and 111: Members Gove r n inB o d ie s ARTICL E 1 or who,individuallyby shalll of TheMEMBERS theassociation be suchpersons

viftue affiliation households, of in partnerships, other corporations, and legal entities,(a) participatetheCommunity residence place business in by or of (b) havecommitted themselves registrationtheprescribed as by in form determined the Board directors. by of
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There shall a GENERAL be MEMBERSHIPtheAssociation, of composed the of whole number theMEMBERS of registeredaccordance article 11,section in with i 1.of thisConstitution shall which convene least at onceannually, whose sole responsibility authority be,at a dulyconstituted and shall meeting: (a) to adopt to amend or adicles theConstitutiontheAssociation resolution of of by (2/3) suppofted a twothjrds by majority of Members vote present, (b) to givedirection the Board Directors, to of resolution, ratify, repeal, to to to or modify Bylaw theAssociation; a of (c) to receive, review, to adopt to and reports theactivities theAssociation of of fromits Directors CIficers: and (d) to engage auditors to receive review, to adopt repoft the and to and a of Association's f inances annuallv: (e) to elect, themanner provide6 inthe Bylaws theAssociation, in for of the Directors willcomprise Board Directors who the of described afticle in 111. section of thisconstitution; 3. (f) to give direction theBoard Directors resolution.undertake to of by to sucn projects maybe considered germane anyoneor moreof theObjects as to of theAssociation. There shall a Board Directors be of composed 6 members of elected the by General Membership theprocedures theelection Directors with for of assetoutin the Bylaws theAssociation. of ThreeDirectors be elected a twoveartermat will for general eachannual meetingTheBoard Directors exerose ' of may the responsibility authority, resolution and by supporled a majority the Directors by of present a dulyconstituted at meeting the Board: of (a) to appoint, fromamong Members the Association,person theoffice the of a to of director filla vacancy office to in created thepremature by retirement a of Director to occupy position the nextmeeting theGeneral the and until of Membership convened thepurpose elections a period to exceed for of for not (1'1) eleven months; under circumstances but no shallthe Board include more thanthree(3)Directors appointed; so (b) to appoint, fromamong Directors, executive the the officers theAssociation; of (c) to constitute hocor standing ad committees to delegate suchcommittees and to suchduties responsibilitiesaredeemed and as consistent theadvancinq with of anyoneor more theObjects theAssociation; anycommittee of of and so formed shall accountable the Board reporting results its be to for the od deliberationsforthecompletion theactions or of delegated thecommrttee; to (d) to enact bylaws, to subject ratification the General by Membership a duly at constituted meeting, (i) to amend, enlargement thebounds the Lambton by only, of shores Community Association contained article sectionl. the as in 1'1, of Constitution; (ii) to amend, addition theObjects theAssociation contained by only, of as '11, in afticle section of theConstitution; 2 (e) to enact, repeal, to amend to or bylaws, subject to adequate only notice to theGeneral Membership, (i) to establish qualifications, of registration, amounts financial form and of substriction categories membershiptheAssociation; for of in (ii) to govern qualificationscandidates elected the of for andior appointed

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in office theAssociation the procedures and appropriate theirelection for and/or appointment. (iii) regulate time, place, conduct, to the date, and including requirements for quorum procedures be followed, themeetings the to and of of governing bodies theAssociation, of (iv)to establish duties executive the of officers, (v) to authorize appointment theterms conditions the and and of employment anyperson of employed theAssociation a fullor by on parttimebasis the management operation theactivities the in or of of Association; (vi)to establish mandate, the composition, procedures standing for and committees theAssociation: of provide liability indemnificationthe Directors (vii)to for and for and Executive Officers theAssociation; of (f) to establish programs education, of advocacy, activities and designed to the achieve Objects theAssociation: of (g) to repoft least to at annually theGeneral Membership theactivities on and finances theAssociation. of (h) to preform other any dutydeemed the Board Directors be essential by to of to thesuccess theAssociationachieving Objects. of in its 4. There shall an EXECUTIVE, be appointed the Board Directors among by of from Themembers theBoard, which of officers holdoffice oneyearandshall for shall be charged putting effect administrating bylaws, with into programs, the and resolutions, anddirectives the Association provided in thisConstitution, the of for as and Executive be composed thefollowing shall of officers: (a) thePresident, shall thechief who be executive presiding and officer theAssociation: of (b) a First VicePresident (c) a Communications Director (d) a Treasurer (e) a Secretary Nothing thisConstitution precludeDirector holding perlorming in shall from a and the duties more of thanoneexecutive that office, except no Director holdtheoffice may of President VicePresident and concurrently there and be shall at least Director one holding position a VicePresident. the of Theduties delegated eachof the executive to officers in shall prescribed the be bylaws theAssociation. of ARTICLE1 Amendment V: '1 ThisConstitution beamended addition, may deletion, modificationArticles by or of present a (213) or sections the suppoft a two-thirds by majority of the Members vote of at meeting theGeneral dulyconstituted Membership with to of called, priornotice registered (21) Members at least twenty-one days, the purpose considerationamendment for of of of provided thetotal to theConstitution, that number votes is of supporting amendment an notless thantheminimum required be present themeeting number Members to to of at in constitutequorum defined the Bylaws theAssociation. a as of 1 2 Notwithstanding provisions section of thisArticle, Constitution be the this may of to the amended modify Objects theAssociation, addition of by only,as contained Article in '11, providing the modifications 2. for indicated parts section by theenactment a Bylaw of in (b) (a)and/or of thissection the Board Directorswhich is by Bylaw suppofted a twoof by (2/3) vote number Directors in office is ratified a then thirds majority of thewhole of and by

present the next voteof themajority the Members of at following constituted duly meeting provided inthissection of theGeneral Membership, thattheamendments noting for shall takeeffect of thedateof theenactment the Bylaw. as of ARTICLE Affirmation Inauguration V: & At a meeting convened the on dayof _in the year_AD., give thefollowing witness their to commitment association oneanother and with and thereby declare inauguration Lambton the of the Shores Association, Community its purposes, objects, organization applying and by handandsealas Charter Members with fullprivileges responsibilities and as conferred thearticles forthin thisConstitution: by set