AMENDED AND RESTATED BY-LAWS SAGUARO CAYNON
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AMENDED AND RESTATED BY-LAWS SAGUARO CAYNON
AMENDED AND RESTATED BY-LAWS OF SAGUARO CAYNON SUBDIVISION HOMBOWNERS' ASSOCIATION, INC. Saguaro Canyon Subdivision Homeowners' Association, Inc. Table of Contents Page ARTTCLE I - GENERAL PLAN OF OWNERSHIP.,.,,...,,., ARTICLE 2 - MEMBERS, VOTING, MAJORITY OF DELEGATES, QUORUM, ,,,,.,.,,,,,,.,,,,,..,,.,1 PROXIES ,.,,..,,,.,,I ARTICLE 3 - ADMINIS ARTICLE 4 - BOARD OF DrRECTORS.,,..,....,,. ARTICLE 6 - OBLIGATTONS OF MEM8ERS.,,..,,...,...,. ARTICLE 7 - AMENDMENTS TO Amended and Restated ARTTCLE 8 - MEANTNG OF ARTICLE 9 - CONFLICTING Bylaws TERMS.,,.,,,,,,,,,,,,.. PROVISIONS .,,,..,..,,,,..,.,,,4 ,.,,,,,....,,.,.,....,,,,,10 ,,,.,,,,,,11 ,,,.,,,,,.,,,,,,,1I .,.,,,.,,.,.,,,.,.....,I I INSURANCE.....,.,..,. ARTICLE Il.MISCELLANEOUS ARTICLE lO.INDEMNIFICATION AND -I- ...,....,,.,1I .............,,.,,13 AMENDED AND RESTATED BY.LAWS OF SAGUARO CAYNON SUBDIVISION ASSOCIATION, INC. ARTICLE 1 . GENERAL PLAN OF OWNERSHII' Name. The name of the HOMEOWNERS' ASSOCIATION, Corporation shall be located at 7231 Idaho, c/o Snake River Homeowners' Associ designated by the Board of Directors from time to time. Section 1'1 The provisions of these Amended and Restated Amended and Res e to the Saguaro Canyon Subd.ivision No. I thruogh No' 4 (the "Prope d in the city of Meridian county of Ada, State of Idaho, generally provided for in the Declaration of Covlnants, Conditions and Restrictions for saguaro Subdivisions , and any amendments and supplements thereto, recorded or to be recorded in the office of the County Recorder, Ada County, idaho ("Declar.ation',). These Amended ancl Restated Bylnws superdeed any previous bylaws and amenclmends anel shnll be controlling, Section 1.2 Personal Application, Each owner of a Residential Lot automatically, by virtue of such ownership, becomes a member of the Association, Additionally, all future Owners and their tenants, future tenants, employees, and any other person that might use the facilities owned and/or managed by the Corporation in any manner, are subject to thelegulations set forth in these Amended and Restated Bylaws, and in the Declaration. The mere acquisition or rental of any of the Building I ots of the Property or the mere act of occupancy ol any of the Building Lots will signify that these Amended and Restated Bylaws are accepted, ratified, and will bJ complied with, These Amended and Restated By-Laws are executed by the Board of Directors ("Declarant"), and the lules and regulations adopted by the Boaid 6f Directors of the Association' In the event of any conflict between the Declaration and these Amended and Restated By-Laws, the Declaration shall be controlling, ARTICLE 2 - MEMBERS, VOTING, MAJORITY DELEGATES, QUORUM, PROXIES Section2.l Members, All Members of the Corporation. Owners OtF, of Building Lots within the property shall be Section 2'2 Gq=odStaudl4g. Members shall not be deamed in good standing if any, (i) fees, (ii) taxes, (iii) leins, (iv) violations of regulations, statutes, rules, otlu) these Amended and Restated Bylaws currently exist at the time a vote is put forth. The Board'or its designated agent reserve the right to reject any vote cast by a Membei not in good standing at the time the vote is cast. Section 2.3 Voting' Each Member shall be entitled to one vote for each Building Lot owned by such Member. Saguaro Canyon Subdivision Homeowners' Association. Inc. _ I _ 2.4 Majoritv of Members. As used in these Amended and Restated Bylaws, "Majority of Members" shall mean those Members representing fifity-one percent (5I%) Section the term of the voting power present at an annual or special meeting of the Members at which a quorum is present. Section 2.5 Quorum, Except as otherwise provided in these Amended and Restated Bylaws' the Articles of Incorporation or the Declaiation, and pursuant to Idaho Nonprofit Corporation Act $30-3-56(1), the presence in person or by proxy of Members holding at least ten percent (10%) of the total votes entitled to be cast shall constitute quorum a of the lrZembership. The Members present at a duly called or held meeting at which a quorum is present may continue to do business until adjournment, notwithstanding the withdrawal of .nough Members to leave less than a quorum, If any meeting cannot be held because a quorum is noipresent, the Members may adjourn the meeting to a time not less than five (5) days nor rnore than thirty (30) days from the time the original meeting was scheduled, without notice other than announcement at the meeting. At such second meeting, the presence of Members representing no less than fifty percent (50%) of a rescheduled quorum (5% of total votes entitled io be czrst shall constitute a rescheduled quorum). Section 2.6 Proxies. Votes may be cast in person or by proxy. Proxies must be in writing and filed with the Secretary at least twenty-foui (24) hours U"fore the appointed time of each meeting. Every proxy shall be revocable at the pleasure of the Member *ho .*..uted the proxy and shall automatically cease after completion of the meeting of which the proxy was filed, if filed for a particular meeting, In no event shall a proxy be valid after eleven ( i I months ) from the date of its execution. Section 2.7 Persons Under Disability, Minors and persons declared legally incompetent shall be eligible for membership in the Association, if otherwise qualified, Uut stratt not be permitted to vote except through a legally appointed, qualified and acting guardian of their estate voting on their behalf, or, in the case of a minor with no legal guardian of his estate, through a parent having custody of the minor, ARTICLE 3 . ADMINISTRATION Section 3'1 Responsibilities. The Corporation shall have the responsibility of administering the Common Area owned andlor managed by the Corporation, if any, approving the annual budget, establishing and collecting all assessments, if any, and ,n^y uoungl for the management of the same pursuant to an agreement, containing provisions relating to tlhe duties, obligations, removal and compensation of the Manager, as defined below. Iixcept as otherwise provided, decisions and resolutions of the Corporation shall require an aff,rrmative vote of a Majority of Members present at an annual or ipecial meeting of tne Corporation at which a quorum is present or by written consent as set forth in Section 3.8 of a Majo,rity of Members of the Corooration. 3.2 Section Place of Meetings. Meetings of the Corporation shall be held on the Property or such other suitable place as close to the Property as practicable, in Ada County as may be designated by the Board of Directors, and snUt Ue conducted in accordance with Robert's Rules of Order. Saguaro Canyon Subdivision Homeowners' Association. Inc. _ 2 _ Section 3'3 annual meeting of the Members shall be held in the the Board, At such annual meeting there shall be a hall elect members to the Board or fill vacancies therein, The Members may also transact such other business of the Corporation as may properly come before them at any such annual meeting. first quarter of each financial report, if Section 3.4 Director Term. Each Director shall hold office until a successor has been elected or until death, resignation, removal or judicial adjudication of mental incompetence, or absence from three of more board meetings, which utr.n... shall includ non-consecutive absecenes. Section 3.5 Special Meetins, It shall be the duty of the President to call a special meeting of the Corporation as directed by resolution of the Board of Directorrs, or upon p.tition u signed by Members who are entitled to vote one-third (l/3) of total voting Memtership, The notice of all regular and special meetings shall be given as provided in Section 3,6 of these Amended and Restated Bylaws, and shall state the nature of the business to be undertaken. No business shall be transacted at a special meeting except as stated in the notic,e, unless by consent of the Members holding at least four-fifths (4/5) of the voting power in the Corporation, either in person or by proxy, Section 3.6 Notice of Meetinss. It shall be the duty of the Secrelary to mail a notice of each annual or special meeting of the Corporation, stating the purpose ttLereof as well as the day, hour and place where such meeting is to be held, to eacli Membei of reoord, and any person in possession of a Building Lot, at least ten (10) but not more than thirty (30) days prioi tt such meeting, The notice may set forth time limits for speakers and nominatin5i pro""dur"s for the meeting' The mailing of a notice, postage prepaid, in the manner provided-'in this Section 3.6, shall be considered notice served, after said notice has been deposited in a regular depository of the United States mail. If no address has been furnished the Secretary, noticg-shall be deemed to have been given to a Member if posted in a conspicuous place on the Froperty. Section 3.7 Order of Business. The order of business aL all meetings shall be as (a) roll call to determine the voting power represented at the meeting; (b) proof of notice of meeting or waiver of notice; (c) reading of minutes of preceding meeting; (d) reports of officers; (e) reports of committees; (f) election of Directors; (g) unfinished busin*; una in; n.* business. Meetings shall be conducted by the officers of ihe corporation in order of their follows: priority. 3.8 Action Without Meeting. Any action, which under the provisions of the Idaho Nonprofit Corporation Act may be taken at a meeting of the Corporation, may be taken without a meeting if authorized in writing signed by majorlty of the Members who would be entitled to vote at a meeting for such purpose, and filed wiih the Secretary. Any action so approved shall have the same effect as though taken at a meeting of the Members. Section Section 3.9 Consent of Absentees. The transactions of any meeting of the Corporation, either annual or special, however called and noticed, shall be as valid as though transacted at a meeting duly held after regular call and notice, if a quorum lbe present either ln person or by proxy, and if either before or after the meeting each of ihe Members not present in Saguaro Canyon Subdivision Homeowners' Association. Inc. - 3 - person or by proxy signed a written waiver of notice, or a consent to the holcling of such meeting, or an approval of the minutes thereof, All such waivers, consents or approv6ts shatt be filed wii-h the corporate records or made part of the minutt s of the meeting. Section3.l0 Minutes. Presumption of Notice, Minutes or a similar record of the proceedings of meetings, when signed by the President or Secretary, shall be presumed truthfully to evidence the matters set forth therein. A recitation in the minutes of an1, meeting that notice of the meeting was properly given shall be prima facie evidence that such notice was siven, ARTICLE 4. BOARD OF DIRECTORS Section 4' 1 The property, business; and affairs of the corporation shall be Board of directors composed of at least three (3) persons. Except irectors shall be Memberr; of the Corporation, Directors shall not receive any salary or other compensation for their se,rvices as liirectors; provided, however, that nothing herein contained shall be construed to preclude any Director from serving the Corporation in some other capacity and receiving compensation thereior, Section4.2@,TheBoardofDirectorshasthepowersand duties necessary for the administration of the affairs of the Corporation and niay do all such acts and things as are not by law or by these Amended and Restated Bylaws dire,cted to be exercised and done exclusively by the Owners, Members or Grantor. Section 4.3 Special Powers and Duties. Without prejudice to such foregoing general powers and duties, and such powers and duties as set forth in the Declaration. the board of Directors is vested with, and responsible for, the following powers and duties: (a) To select, appoint and remove all officers, agonts, and employees of the Corporation, to prescribe such powers and duties for them as may bJ consistent with iaw, with the Articles of Incorporation and theseAmended and Restated Bylaws. (b) To conduct, manage and control the affairs and business of the Corporation, and to make and enforce such rules and regulations therefor consistent with law, with the Articles of Incorporation, the Declaration, and theseAmended and llestated Bvlaws. as the Board of Directors may deem necessary or advisable. (c) To change the principal office for the transaction of the business of the Corporation from one location to another within the County of Ada State of Idaho, as provided in Article I hereof; to designate any place within said iounty for the holding of any annual or special meeting or meetings of the Corporation consistenf with the proviiions of Section 3,2hereof; and to adopt and use a corporation seal and to alter the forrm of such seal from time to time as the Board of Directors in its sole judgment may deem best, provided that such seal shall at all times comply with the provisions of law. (d) To bonow money and to incur indebtedness for the purposes of the Corporation, and to cause to be executed and delivered therefor, in the Corporation,s name, promissory notes, bonds, debentures, deeds of trust, mortgages, pledges, hypothecations or other Saguaro Canyon Subdivision Homeowners' Association. Inc. - 4 _ evidence of debt and securities therefor; subject, however, to the limitations set fbrth in the Articles of Incorporation and the Declaration. to time Regular Assessments, Special ers, as provided in the Declaration; to f such Assessments, and the date upon which the ever, that such Assessments shall be fixed and tT5::f":,ffii:l,lio"::JilfT T: assessments upon rear or personar properry :trLT: corporation, or for the payment of expenies iot labor rendered or materials or supplies used and nished for the maintenanoe, improvement or of any and all obligations in relation thereto, or f the purposes of the Corporation for the general nce with the provisions of the Declaration. The Board of Directors is hereby authorized to incur any and af such expenditures for any of the foregoing pu{poses and to provide, or cause to be provided adequate reserves for replacements as the Board of Directors shall deem to be necessaryor advisableln the interer;t of the Corporation or welfare of the Member:s. The funds collected by the Board of Directors from the Members, attributable for replacement reserves, for maintenance recurring less frequently than annually, and for capital improvements, shall at all times be held in trust for the Owners and shall not be commingled with other Assessments collected from the Members. Such Regular Assessments, Special Assessments and Limited Assessments shall be fixed in accordanre *ith the provisions of the Declaration. Should any Members fail to pay such Assessments belbre delinquency, the Board of Directors in its discretion, is authorized to enforce the payment of such delinquent Assessments as provided in the Declaration. (0 To enforce the provisions of the Declaration covering the Property, theseAmended and Restated Bylaws or other-agreements of the corporation. (g) To contract for and pay for, casualty, blanket, liability, malicious mischief, vandalism and other insurance, insuring the Members, ih. Corpo,ration, tlhe Board of Directors and other interested parties, in accordance with the provisions of the Declaration, r injuries as the Board deerns advisable, which of persons injured on the p:roperty, and to bond body, if deemed advisable by the Board of (h) To operate, maintain and otherwise manage or provide for the operation, maintenance and management of the Common Area, if any, ultra to contract for and pay maintenance' gardening, utilities, materials and supplies, and servir:es relating to the Common Area, if any, and to employ personnel n...r.uiy for the operati6n of the Common Area, if any, including legal and accounting services, and to contracl. for and pay for improvements and any recreationar facilities on the common Area, if any. (t) To grant easements where necessary facilities over the Common Area to serve the propertv. Saguaro Canyon Subdivision Homeowners' Association. Inc. _ 5 _ for trtilities and sewer fllrii; advisable, the public u!]n.r, operated for charitable purposes, to which liquidation or dissolution accordine to th such assets shall be distributed to dwners so distribu corporation, and after distribution of all property held or terms of a specific trust or trusts. Directors,ruresand,.13",,"J".,i:",|.;ST,ilX;illd:'J.JiJ",H:""riltJf against the commo" o9l" ff:,HBoardor taxes and assessments revied "#iXXr#l!:1,Ti,i:'tT##,r#v Section 4.4 Manaqement Agent. The Board of Directors may contract or employ for the corporation a management agent 1i'Nrl-nager,) at acompensati Directorstop.'ro#"ff ,-'wwrvrJ tu PETTUIII susn qutles and servrces as the Board of ;'i"t1i*"",':H"':1fft13::";:-B:TX":IB?::,'*:t.?",T'Hnf"l Directors shall authorize, including, but not limited to the duties listed in Section 4.3 hereof. Section 4.5 ice, Nominatiron for rvr vrvwllvlr election to LU the Lllg 3::*lP]T".:':,shallbe.madebvffi"..NominationSmayalsobemade annual meeting. The nomination commiuee shall consistL vlof a vrr4u 4 chairman, lll4ll, 3:: :*,,0?:t:t -1h. bea memb.er the Board of Directo.r, und (ruJ 4rov uv lllatLlg o Yl" -:!ilt ^^^l^ ^--'.^l two (2) or more Members of 9f o uv * ^^r.i-^ ^ - a- t1 t#il".d';iDirectors rrrvvrrrrS the prior to qrrtrr tllu close of the next annual meeting, and such pointment shall be announced at each annual meeting' The nomination committee shall makeLs many nominations for election to the Board of Directors as it shall in its discretion determine, but noi l.r, than the num'ber of vacancies that are to be filled, Such nominations shall be made from among Members, Section 4'6 At the first annual meeting of the Corporation, and thereafter at each shall be elected by secret written ballot by a ntitled to vote at such me,eting as provided in e voting is not permitted. The term of the d one year apart, In the event that an anlual thereat, the Directors miay be elected at any r shall hold office until ar successor has been udicial adjudication of mental incompetence, or which absences shall inclrud non_Consecutive y be re-elected, and there shall be no limitation ay serve. Section 4.7 The Board of Directors shall cause to be maintaine g the financiial condition of the affairs of the corporation in a manner consistent with generally accepted acr:ounting principles. An annual operating statement reflecting income and Jxpendiiures or tne corporation shall be Saguaro canyon subdivision Homeowners' Association, Inc. - 6 - distributed to each Member within ninety (90) days after the end of each fiscal year, and to first mortgagees who have in writing requested notice of Corporation proceedings. Section 4'8 es in the Board of Directors caused by any reason other than the remov vote of the Members shall be filled by vote of the majority of the remai though they may constitute lessi than a quorum, and each person so elected shall be a Director until a ,u...rro, is elected at the next annual meeting, A vacancy or vacancies sha.ll be deemed to exist icial adjudication of mental incompetence, or ctor, or in the case the Mernbers fail to elect the ng at which such election is to take place. Section 4'9 Removal of Directors. At any regular or special meeting of the ,, Corporation duly called, any one or more of the Directors may be r.-ou.d rvith or without cause by a Majority of Members and a successor may then and there be elected to fill the vacancy thus created' Any Director whose removal has bee n proposed by the Members shall be given an opportunity to be heard at the meeting. If any or utt of the Directors are so removed, new Directors may be elected at the same meeting. Section 4.10 other Regular Meetings. Regular meetings of the Board of Directors shall be held monthly without notice, at such place and trour as may be fixed firom time to time by resolution of the Board. Should said meeting fall upon a I eting shall bL held at the same time on the next day which is not a legal r meetings of the Board of Directors shall be given to each Director telephone or telegraph, at least three (3) days prior to the day named for such meetings, unless the time and place of such meetings is announced at the organization meeting, in whth case such notice of other regular meetings shall not be required. Section4.11 Special Meetings. Special meetings of the Board gf Directors may be called by the President, or, if the President is absent or refuses to act, by the \/ice president, or by any two (2) Directors, At least two (2) days, notice shall be given to each Director, personally or by mail, telephone or telegraph, which notice shall stati the time, place (as hereinabove provided) and the purpose of the meeting. If served by mail, each such notice shall be sent, postage prepaid, to the address reflected on the records of the Corporation, and shall be deemed given, if not actually received earlier, at 5:00 o'clock p.m. on the second day after it is deposited in a regular depository of the United States mail as provided herein. Whene,,rer any Director has been absent from any_ special meeting of the Board of Directors, an entry in the minutes to the effect that notice has been duly given shall be conclusive and incontrovertib,{e evidence that due notice of such meeting was given to such Director, as required by law and as provided herein. 4'12 Waiver of Notice, Before or at any meeting of the Board of Directors, any Director may in writing waive notice of such meeting and such waiver shall be deemed Section equivalent to the giving of such notice. Attendance by a director at any meerting of the Board of Directors shall be waiver of notice by that Director ofthe time and place thereof. If all Directors are present at any meeting of the Board of Directors, no notice shalf be required and any business may be transacted at such meeting, The transactions of any meeting of the Board of Directors, however called and noticed or wherever held, shr ll be as valid as th-ough had at a meeting duly Saguaro Canyon Subdivision Homeowners'Association, Inc. _ 7 _ 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 suc-h a written waiver of notice, a consent to holding such meeting,-ot an approval of the Linutes thereof. All such vuaivers, consents and approvals shall be filed with the records of the Corporation or made a pafi of the minutes of the meeting. Section4'I3 Qu-orum and Adjournment. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, at all meetings of the Board or n*"totr, a majority of the Directors shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of busi meeting at which a quorum is pr meeting of the Board of Director present may adjourn the meeting from time business which might have been transacted at t without further notice. The Directors shall have the right to take any ould take at a meeting by obtaining the vote or so approved shall have the same effect as thoush Section 4'15 Opqn. Meeting!. Any Residential Lot owner or voting representatinve . may attend any meeting of the Board, but shall not be entitled to participate. Section 4' 16 Committees. The Board of Directors, by resolution, may from time to time designate such comrnittees as the Board of Directors shall desire, and may establish the purposes and powers of each such committee created. The resolution designating and establishing a committee shall provide for the appointment of its mernbers, as well as a chairperson, shall state the purpose of the committee, and shall provide for rreports, termination, and other administration matters as deemed appropriate by the Board of Directors. ARTICLE 5 . OFF'ICERS ipal officers of the Corp,oration shall be a Treasurer, all of whom shall be elected by the appoint an Assistant Treasurer and an Assistant I of Directors' judgment may be necessary, One person may hold two or more offices, except the offices of President and Secietary. Section 5'2 Election of officers, The officers of the Corporation shall be elected annually by the Board of Directors at the Organizational Meeting of each new Board of Directors, and each officer shall hold office at ht {leasure of the Board of Directors. Section 5.3 Roard of t, electeo at any Directors called for such purpose. Any offic the Board of Directors or to the president shall take effect at the date of receipt of such Directors, ;fro;til:.:li:; regul or tllli n Saguaro canyon Subdivision Homeowners' Association. Inc. - g - of the Board of il:ilTffi;: ,p.r"in"a therein; and of such resignation by the Board of ctive. A vacancy in any olfice may be filled by ceptance ed to such vacancy shall serve for the remainder Section 5'4 Compensation. No offrcer shall receive any compensation. e Board of Directors may elect such other equire, each of whom shall hold office for such ties as the Board of Directors may, from time to Section 5'6 President. The President shall be the chief executive officer of the eetings of the Corporation and of the Board of eral powers and duties which are usually vested orporation. The president shall, subject to the upervision, direction and control of the business a member of all standing committees, and the President shall. have.such other powers and duties as may be prescritred by the Board of Directors or these Amended and Restited Bylaws. fficio Section 5.7 - Vice President. The Vice President shall take the place of the president and perform such duties whenever the President shall be absent, disabled or unable to act. If he Vice President is able to act, the Board of Dirrectors shall appoint Board of Directors to do so on an interim basis. The Vice president ther duties as shall from time to time be imposed by the Board of Directors or these Amended and Restated Bylaws. Section 5'8 Secretary. The Secretary shall record the votes and ke,ep the minutes of all meetings of the Board of Directors and the mir utes of all meetings of the Corporation at the p r such other place as the Board of Direcl.ors may order. The r Corporation in safe custody and shall have charge of such D Directors may direct, and the Secretary shall, iln general, p offtce ofSecretary. The Secretary shall give, or cause to be and of the Board of Dir:ectors required by be given. The Secretary strall maintain a booft ing Lot that is not an Owner, listing possession of a ,Building Lot that is k shall be changed only at such time Building Lot is presented to the Secretary. be prescribed by the B'ard of Directors or these Amended and Restated Bylaws. Section runos anq sec'r accounts ofthe corporation inc saguaro canyon Subdivision Homeowners, Association. Inc. - 9 - sibility fbr the corporation to be kept' full and accurate :ltffi:ifi:iTiiil;:il: belonging to the Corporation, The Treasurer shall be responsible for the deposit of all monies and other valuable effects in the name and to the credit of the corporation in such depositories as may from time to time. be designated by the Board of Directors. The Treasurer shall disburse the of the corporation at muy be oidered by the Board of Directors 1"9t in accordance with the Declaration, shall render to the President and Directors upon requesl., 'cotporutio", an account of all transacttons as Treasurer and of the financial condition of the *a shall have such other powers and perform such other duties as may be frescribed by the Iloard of Directors or these Amended and Restated Bvlaws. ARTICLE Section6.l 6- OBLIGATIONS OF MEMBERS Assessments. (a) All Members are obligated provisions of the Declaration, all Assessments to pay, in accordance with the Amended and Restated l3ylaws, Except as sments shall be made equally per Building Lot pay such Assessment. If the assessment is not e assessment shall bear interest from the date of ) per annum, (b) All delinquent Assessments shall be enfcrrced, collected or foreclosed in the manner provided in the Declaralion and applicable law. section6.2 @. st perform promptly, at the Member,s sole cost such Member's Building Lot as required under ided in the Declaration, all plans for alterations t receive the prior written consent of the Board rlish reasonable procedures tlor the granting and denial of such approval in accordance with the Declaration. ed in the Declaration, each Member shall uned in repairing or replaicin g any portion of n which are damaged through the fault of the ration for the costs of repairing, h the Corpolation has repaired, enditures shall include all court costs and reasonable attorneys' fees and costs incurred theseAmended and Restated Bylaws or the Declaration, Saguaro canyon Subdivision Homeowners, Association. rnc. - l0 - in enforcing any provision of ARTICLE 7. AMENDMENTS TO AMENDED AND RESTATIID BYLAWS These Amended and Restated Bylaws may be amended by the Board of Directors or by the members of the corporation at a1 gnnual meeting or at a duly constituted meeting of the corporation for such purpose as provided in the ertilles of Incorporation. No amendment to shall take effect unless approved by the affirmative votes of a majority of a quorum as stated herein. ARTICLE 8. MEANING OF TERMS Except as otherwise defined herein, all terms herein initially capitalized shall have the in the Declaration including, without limitation, ilding Lot", ,,Common Area,,, ,,Grantor,', ,,Class ARTICLE 9. CONFLICTING PROVISIONS In case any of these Amended and Restated Bylaws conflict with any provisions of the nded and Restated Bylaws shall be null and void ARTICLE 10 . INDEMNIF'ICATION AND INSURANCE "agent" means any oration, or is or was or agent of another rtion which was a atened, pending or investigative; and nses of establishins apartvoris c Section is right of this persons is or was an agent of this J1;i"wTl'"HlflL'tffi:11ff3,'":ff1#mu; ludgment in it, favorl t by reasons o1l the fact that such expenses, judgmentsi, fines, settlements and other amounts actually and rea cormection with such proceeding if such person acted in good faith and in son reasonably believ.O to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation and, in the case of a criminal proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe the conduct of such D sons was unlawful. The iermination of any on or upon a plea of nol,o contendere or its that the person did not act in good faith and in to be in or not opposed to the best interests of roceeding that the person had reasonable cause l. However, no indemnification shall be made Saguaro Canyon Subdivision Homeowners'Association. Inc. _ l1 - Section 10,3 :fbnse. To the extent that an asent of the Corporation has been successful on the merits in defense of any proceeding refined to in Section 70,2 or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, the agent shall be indemnified against expenses actually and reasonably incuned by the agent in connection therewith. Section 10.4 . Except as provided in Section 10.3, any indemnificutio., ,*d.r this Article shall be made by the Corporation only if authorized in the specific case, upon a determination that indemnification of the agent is proper in the circumstances because the agent has met the applicable standard of'conduct set forth in Section 70.2, as determined by: parties to such oro...o1?*, A majority vote of a quorum consisting of directors who are not j:l.,,.flLT,:t ;i;"1'f,r,i:lrr*JffilT1il1':Jiff,* yl,;nh"j Members entitred ," quorum is present or by the ryritten consent oi a Majority of Members entitled to vote. For purposes of determining.lhe required quorum of any meeting of the crcrporation called to approve or ratify indemnification of an agent and the vote or *iitt"n .on..ni required therefor, an agent who is a Member to be indemninea snalt not be entitled to vote thereon: (c) The court in which such proceeding is or was pending, upon application made by the corporation or the agent or thf attorney or other persons rendering services in connection with the defense, whetheior not such i"" agent, attorney or other person is opposed by the Jorporation; or "ppriri il;t;. directionof aquorumiflt.tr,tlrtliJlx?lJJl:" counsel in written opini.n, engaged at the in defending any proceeding tion of such proceeding upon ay such amount, if it shall be ed as authorizedinthis Article. Section 10.6 advance shall be made under this Article, except as provided in Section 10.4, in any circumstance where it appearsl (a) No indemnification or 10.3 or paragraph (c) of That it would be inconsistent with a provision of the Articles of Incorporation, these Amended and Restated Bylaws, a resolution of the Boilrd of Directors or Members or an agreement in effect at the time of the accrual of the alleged cause of action Saguaro Canyon Subdivision Homeowners' Association. Inc. _ l2 _ asserted in the proceeding in which the expenses were -- incurred or other amounts were paid, which prohibits or otherwise limits indemnificuti*; o, imposed by a court - $ir-",#:tr.ll#.:tl ARTICLE Section I 11 - be inconsistent with anv condition expressly MISCELLANEOUS . All checks, drafts or other orders for i"r.a j';'# ;,#"e 0r or payable ;;ffil.':jto the Comornfinn choll ka .i^-^J ^-- endorsed ^," or persons, and in such "'i; ,,.h manner as, if_.;T:l:,i?::Yil.,:tg::1 :l ly d;so,, from time to time, shall be ietermineJ ty resolution of the 1,1 -1 il;;ffi;li:#"l '2 Execution of Documents. The Board of Directors, except as in these nvtu*'-tt'*i'$*ia.a, om..r.or officers , agent fru:Xti ?li*:,.tff'j '*v ""thorizeuny in the name amd Section 1 l on behalf ofthe pecific insta.nces; and unless so loyee shall have the power or t or to pledge the Corporation's Corporation, unJ ,u.h authorized by the- Boa authority to bind the Corporatio credit oi to render the Corporatic amount. Section I 1.3 I corporation shall keep in the corporation's office for the transaction ln; Bylaws,; otherwise altered to date, cerrified ;"*lr:i,::"'"1*::*:^1":j *:rt,ed oru*in,i*ffiffi" "_.;;or Saguaro Canyon Subdivision Homeowners, Association, Inc. _ l3 - section I 1'4 Fiscal Year. The fiscal year of the corporation shall begin on the lst of January and end on tlg 31st day of necember J;;;i year exceptthatthe first day fiscal year shall begin on the date of inco.poruiion. Corporation shall keep and maintain in the we, the undersigned, being the initial members of the Board of Directors and the duly elected Secretary of the corporatio-n do hereby certify bregoing Arnended and Restated Bylaws were duly adopted as the offrcial Amended una n unanimous consent of the Directors of the corporatioronin" thai 20t1. Saguaro Canyon Subdivision Homeowners, Association. Inc. _ 14 _