CTNF Bylaws
BYLAWS of Colon Therapist Nursing Foundation
(a NJ Nonprofit Corporation)
ARTICLE 1: NAME
The name of this corporation is Colon Therapist Nursing Foundation
(A New Jersey Non Profit Corporation)
ARTICLE 2: PURPOSES
This corporation has been formed for charitable purposes, to
Certify Registered Nurses in Colon Irrigation Practices, as
stated in greater detail in Article II of this corporation's
Articles of Incorporation.
In addition, this corporation is formed for the purposes of
performing all things incidental to,
or appropriate in, the achievement of the foregoing specific
and primary purposes. The
corporation shall not, except to an insubstantial degree, engage
in any activities or exercise any powers that are not in furtherance
of its primary charitable purposes. This corporation shall hold,
and may exercise, all such powers as may be conferred upon a
nonprofit corporation by the laws of the State of NJ and as
may be necessary or expedient for the administration of the
affairs and attainment of the purposes of the corporation. In
no event, however, shall the corporation engage in activities
which are not permitted to be carried on by a corporation exempt
under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. The Corporation
shall file the appropriate documentation with the IRS to gain
501(c)(3) status within 24 months of inception.
ARTICLE 3: PRINCIPAL OFFICE
The initial principal office of the corporation shall be located
in the City of Summit, County of Union State of NJ. The Board
of Directors may at any time, or from time to time, change the
location of the principal office from one location to another
within said city and county. The Board of Directors may at any
time establish branch offices at any place where the corporation
is qualified to do business.
ARTICLE 4: NONPARTISAN ACTIVITIES
This corporation has been formed under the NJ Nonprofit Corporation
Law (the “Law”) for the charitable purposes described
above, and it shall be nonprofit and nonpartisan. No substantial
part of the activities of the corporation shall consist of the
carrying on of propaganda or otherwise attempting to influence
legislation.
The corporation shall not participate or intervene in any political
campaign on behalf of or in
opposition to any candidate for public office.
ARTICLE 5: DEDICATION OF ASSETS
The properties and assets of this nonprofit corporation are
irrevocably dedicated to charitable purposes. No part of the
net earnings, properties, or assets of this corporation, on
dissolution or otherwise, shall inure to the benefit of any
private person or individual, or any member, director or officer
of this corporation. On liquidation or dissolution, all remaining
properties and assets of the corporation shall be distributed
and paid over to an organization dedicated to charitable purposes
which has established its tax-exempt status under Section 501(c)(3)
of the Internal Revenue Code.
ARTICLE 6: MEMBERSHIP
Section 1. Qualifications. This corporation shall have one
class of members as follows:
“Certified Colon Therapist Registered Nurse” (CCT,RN)
who can be any US Registered Nurse (or other healthcare provider
as individually approved by the board ie: Licensed Practical
Nurse, Physician Assistant, Medical Doctor, Chiropractor, Foreign
Nurse, Physician etc.), that successfully demonstrates intellectual
understanding and safe clinical skills competence of Colon Irrigation
and whose admission will contribute to the corporation's ability
to carry out its charitable purposes, shall be eligible for
membership on approval of the membership application by the
Board of Directors and on timely payment of such dues and fees
as the Board may fix from time to time. No person shall hold
more than one membership. The Board from time to time establishes
testing standards and guidelines for which members are required
to practice safe colon irrigation to retain certification.
Section 2. Rights of Membership. Members shall have the right
to vote on the election of
directors, the disposition of all or substantially all of the
corporation's assets, any merger
and its principal terms and any amendment of those terms, any
election to dissolve the
corporation, the amendment of the corporation's Articles of
Incorporation or bylaws, and
such other matters as set forth in these bylaws and the Law.
In addition, members shall
have all rights afforded members under the Law and these bylaws.
This corporation may
benefit, serve, or assist persons who are not members, but may
restrict the provision of
certain benefits, services, and assistance to members. A corporate
member may designate in writing the name or position of the
individual entitled to vote or exercise its rights and to receive
notices on behalf of the member. The member may amend such designation
at any time, and all such designations and amendments thereto
shall be filed with the records of this corporation. No member
shall be entitled to any dividend or any part of the income
of the corporation.
Section 3. Other Persons Associated with the Corporation. The
corporation may refer to
persons associated with it as "members," even though
those persons do not meet the
qualifications for membership as set forth in Article 6, Section
1 of these bylaws. The Board of Directors of the corporation
may grant some or all of the nonvoting rights of members, as
set forth in these bylaws, to any person that does not have
the right to vote on any of the matters submitted to a vote
of the members.
Section 4. Dues, Fees, and Assessments. Each member must pay,
within the time and on
the conditions set by the Board, the dues, fees, and assessments
in amounts to be fixed from time to time by the Board. Those
members who have timely paid the required dues, fees, and assessments
and who are not suspended shall be members in good standing.
The Board may require the payment of dues, fees, and assessments,
in amounts to be fixed from time to time, by those persons associated
with the corporation as described in Article 6, Section 3 of
these bylaws.
Section 5. Termination of Membership. A membership shall terminate
on occurrence of
any of the following events:
(a) Resignation of the member, on reasonable notice to the corporation;
(b) Expiration of the period of membership, unless the membership
is renewed on the renewal terms fixed by the Board;
(c) Failure of the member to pay dues, fees, or assessments
as set by the Board within thirty (30) days after they become
due and payable;
(d) Occurrence of any event that renders the member ineligible
for membership, or failure to satisfy membership qualifications;
(e) Revocation or suspension of professional license; or
(f) Expulsion of the member under Article 6, Section 7 of these
bylaws based on the good faith determination by the Board, or
a committee or person authorized by the Board to make such a
determination, that the member has failed in a material and
serious degree to observe the rules of conduct of the corporation,
or has engaged in conduct materially and seriously prejudicial
to the purposes and interests of the corporation or placed the
public in danger by neglect or malfeasance.
Section 6. Suspension of Membership. A member may be suspended
under Article 6, Section 7 of these bylaws, based on the good
faith determination by the Board, or a committee or person authorized
by the Board to make such a determination, that the member has
failed in a material and serious degree to observe the corporation's
rules of conduct, or has engaged in conduct materially and seriously
prejudicial to the purposes and interests of the corporation.
A person whose membership is suspended shall not be a member
during the period of suspension.
Section 7. Procedure for Expulsion or Suspension. If grounds
appear to exist for expulsion or suspension of a member under
Article 6, Sections 5 or 6 of these bylaws, the procedure set
forth below shall be followed:
(a) The member shall be given fifteen (15) days notice, by any
method reasonably calculated to provide actual notice, of the
proposed expulsion or suspension and the reasons therefore.
Any notice given by mail shall be sent by first-class, registered,
or certified mail to the member's last address as shown on the
corporation's records.
(b) The member shall be given an opportunity to be heard, either
orally or in writing, at least five (5) days before the effective
date of the proposed expulsion or suspension. The hearing shall
be held, or the written statement considered, by the Board or
by a committee or person authorized by the
Board to determine whether the expulsion or suspension should
take place.
(c) The Board, committee, or person shall decide whether or
not the member should be suspended, expelled or sanctioned in
some other way. The decision of the Board, committee or person
shall be final.
(d) Any action challenging an expulsion, suspension, or termination
of membership, including a claim alleging defective notice,
must be commenced within one (1) year after the date of the
expulsion, suspension, or termination.
Section 8. Transfer of Membership. No membership or right arising
from membership
shall be transferred. All membership rights cease on the member's
death or dissolution or
termination of membership pursuant to Article 6, Section 5 of
these bylaws.
Section 9. Liability for Debts or Obligations. A member of
the corporation is not, as such,
personally liable for the debts, liabilities, or obligations
of the corporation.
Section 10. Place of Meeting. Meetings of the members shall
be held at any place within
or outside New Jersey designated by the Board of Directors.
In the absence of any such
designation, members' meetings shall be held at the corporation's
principal office.
Section 11. Regular Meeting. A regular meeting of members shall
be held in the month of
December of each year, beginning in 2007. The Board of Directors
shall fix the date
and time and notify members as provided in Article 6, Section
13. At this meeting,
directors shall be elected and any other proper business may
be transacted.
Section 12. Special Meetings. A special meeting of the members
for any lawful purpose
may be called at any time by the Board of Directors, the chairperson
of the Board, the
president, or by five percent (5%) or more of the members. A
special meeting called by
any person, other than the Board, entitled to call a meeting
shall be called by written
request, specifying the general nature of the business proposed
to be transacted, and
submitted to the chairperson of the Board, the president, or
the secretary. The officer
receiving the request shall cause notice to be given promptly
to the members entitled to
vote, in accordance with Article 6, Section 13 of these bylaws,
stating that a meeting will be
held at a specified time and date fixed by the Board, provided,
however, that the meeting
date shall be at least thirty-five (35) but no more than ninety
(90) days after receipt of the
request. If the notice is not given within twenty (20) days
after the request is received, the
person or persons requesting the meeting may give the notice.
Nothing in this Section 12
shall be construed as limiting, fixing, or affecting the time
at which a meeting of members
may be held when the meeting is called by the Board. No business,
other than the
business the general nature of which was set forth in the notice
of the meeting, may be
transacted at a special meeting.
Section 13. Notice of Meetings. Whenever members are required
or permitted to take
action at a meeting, a written notice of the meeting shall be
given at least ten (10) but no
more than ninety (90) days before the meeting date to each member
entitled to vote at that
meeting. The notice shall be given either personally or by first-class,
registered, or certified
mail, or by other means of written communication, charges prepaid,
and shall be
addressed to each member entitled to vote at the address of
that member appearing on
the books of the corporation or at the address given by the
member to the corporation for
purposes of notice. If no address appears on the corporation's
books and no address has
been so given, notice shall be deemed to have been given if
either sent in writing to the
corporation's principal office or published at least once in
a newspaper of general
circulation in the county in which the corporation's principal
office is located. An affidavit of
the mailing or other means of giving any notice of any members'
meeting may be executed
by the secretary or any other party of the corporation giving
the notice, and if so executed,
shall be filed and maintained in the corporation's minute book.
Notices shall specify the place, date, and hour of the meeting
and (1) for a special meeting,
the general nature of the business to be transacted; or (2)
for a regular meeting, those
matters which the Board, at the time notice is given, intends
to present for action by the
members, but except as provided in Article 6, Section 14 of
these bylaws, any proper
matter may be presented at the meeting. The notice of any meeting
at which directors are
to be elected shall include the names of all persons who are
nominees when notice is
given.
Approval by the members of any of the following proposals,
other than by unanimous
approval by those entitled to vote, is valid only if the notice
or written waiver of notice states
the general nature of the proposal or proposals:
(a) Removing a director without cause;
(b) Filling vacancies on the Board;
(c) Amending the Articles of Incorporation or bylaws;
(d) Electing to wind up and dissolve the corporation;
(e) Approving a plan of merger or consolidation; or
(f) Disposing of all or substantially all of the corporation's
assets.
Section 14. Quorum. Five percent (5%) of the voting power shall
constitute a quorum for
the transaction of business at any meeting of members provided,
however, that if any regular meeting is actually attended in
person or by proxy by less than one-third (1/3) of the voting
power, the only matters that may be voted on are those of which
notice of their general nature was given pursuant to Article
6, Section 13, of these bylaws. Subject to the foregoing, the
members present at a duly called or held meeting at which a
quorum is present may continue to transact business until adjournment,
notwithstanding the withdrawal of enough members to leave less
than a quorum, if any action taken, other than adjournment,
is approved by at least a majority of the members required to
constitute a quorum, or such greater number as required by the
Articles of Incorporation, these bylaws, or the Law.
Section 15. Adjournment. Any member meeting, whether or not
a quorum is present, may be adjourned from time to time by the
vote of the majority of the members represented at the meeting,
either in person or by proxy. No meeting may be adjourned for
more than forty-five (45) days. When a member meeting is adjourned
to another time or place, notice need not be given of the adjourned
meeting if the time and place to which the meeting is adjourned
are announced at the meeting at which adjournment is taken.
If after adjournment a new record date is fixed for notice or
voting, a notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given to
each member who, on the record date for notice of the meeting,
is entitled to vote at the meeting. At the adjourned meeting,
the corporation may transact any business that might have been
transacted at the original meeting.
Section 16. Voting. Members entitled to vote at any meeting
of members shall be those members in good standing as of the
record date determined under Article 6, Section 20 of these
bylaws. At a meeting, voting may be by voice or ballot, except
that any election of directors must be by ballot if demanded
by any member at the meeting before the voting begins. Each
member entitled to vote shall be entitled to cast one vote on
each matter submitted to a vote of the members. Cumulative voting
is prohibited. If a quorum is present, the affirmative vote
of a majority of the voting power represented at the meeting,
entitled to vote and voting on any matter, shall be the act
of the members, unless the vote of a greater number or voting
by classes is required by the Articles of Incorporation, these
bylaws, or the Law. In any election of directors, the candidates
receiving the highest number of votes are elected. Each member
shall have the right to vote for as many
nominees as there are vacancies on the Board of Directors to
be filled by the members.
Section 17. Waiver of Notice or Consent by Absent Members.
The transactions of any meeting of members, however called or
noticed and whenever held, shall be as valid as though taken
at a meeting duly held after regular call and notice, if a quorum
is present either in person or by proxy and if, either before
or after the meeting, each member entitled to vote, not present
in person or by proxy, signs a written waiver of notice, a consent
to the holding of the meeting, or an approval of the minutes
of the meeting. The waiver of notice, consent, or approval need
not specify either the business to be transacted or the purpose
of any meeting of members, except that if action is taken or
proposed to be taken for approval of any of those matters specified
in the last paragraph of Article 6, Section 13 of these bylaws,
the waiver of notice, consent, or approval shall state the general
nature of the proposal. All such waivers, consents, or approvals
shall be filed with the corporate records or made a part of
the minutes of the meeting. A member's attendance at a meeting
shall also constitute a waiver of notice of and presence at
that meeting, unless the member objects at the beginning of
the meeting to the transaction of any business because the meeting
was not lawfully called or convened. Also, attendance at a meeting
is not a waiver of any right to object to the consideration
of matters required to be included in the notice of the meeting
but not so included, if that objection is expressly made at
the meeting.
Section 18. Action by Unanimous Written Consent. Any member
action may be taken without a meeting and without prior notice,
if all members consent in writing to the action. The written
consents shall be filed with the minutes of the member proceedings.
The action by written consent shall have the same force and
effect as the unanimous vote of the members.
Section 19. Action by Written Ballot Without a Meeting. Any
action, including the election of directors, which may be taken
at any meeting of members, may be taken without a meeting and
without prior notice by complying with the provisions of this
Section 19 concerning written ballots.
The corporation shall distribute one written ballot to each
member entitled to vote on the matter. Such ballots shall be
mailed or delivered in the manner required by the first paragraph
of Article 6, Section 13 of these bylaws. All solicitations
of votes by written ballot shall (a) indicate the number of
responses needed to meet the quorum requirement; (b) with respect
to ballots other than for election of directors, state the percentage
of approvals necessary to pass the measure or measures; and
(c) specify the time by which the ballot must be received in
order to be counted.
Each ballot so distributed shall (a) set forth the proposed
action; (b) provide the members an opportunity to specify approval
or disapproval of each proposal; and (c) provide a reasonable
time within which to return the ballot to the corporation. In
any election of directors, a written ballot that a member marks
"withhold", or otherwise marks in a manner indicating
that authority to vote is withheld, shall not be voted either
for or against the election of a director. Approval by written
ballot shall be valid only when the number of votes cast by
ballot, including those ballots marked in a manner indicating
that authority to vote is withheld, within the time specified
equals or exceeds the quorum required to be present at a meeting
authorizing the action, and the number of approvals equals or
exceeds the number of votes that would be required for approval
at a meeting at which the total number of votes cast was the
same as the number of votes cast by written ballot without a
meeting. A written ballot may not be revoked. All written ballots
shall be filed with the secretary of the corporation and maintained
in the corporate records.
Section 20. Record Date. For purposes of determining the members
entitled to notice of any meeting, entitled to vote at any meeting,
entitled to vote by written ballot, or entitled to exercise
any rights with respect to any lawful action, the Board may,
in advance, fix a record date. A member at the close of business
on the record date shall be a member of record. The record date
so fixed: (a) For notice of a meeting shall not be more than
ninety (90) nor less than ten (10) days before the date of the
meeting. If not otherwise fixed by the Board, the record date
shall be the next business day preceding the day on which notice
is given or, if notice is waived, the next business day preceding
the day on which the meeting is held. (b) For voting at a meeting
shall not be more than sixty (60) days before the date of the
meeting. If not otherwise fixed by the Board, the record date
shall be the day on which the meeting or adjourned meeting is
held. (c) For voting by written ballot shall not be more than
sixty (60) days before the day on which the first written ballot
is mailed or solicited. If not otherwise fixed by the Board,
the record date shall be the day on which the first written
ballot is mailed or solicited. (d) For any other action shall
not be more than sixty (60) days before that action. If not
otherwise fixed by the Board, the record date shall be the date
on which
the Board adopts the resolution relating to that action, or
the 60th day before the date of that action, whichever is later.
Section 21. Proxies. Each member entitled to vote shall have
the right to do so either in person or by one or more agents
authorized by a written proxy, signed by the member and filed
with the secretary of the corporation. Any proxy covering matters
for which a vote of the members is required shall not be valid
unless the proxy sets forth the general nature of the matter
to be voted on or, with respect to an election of directors,
the proxy lists those who have been nominated at the time the
notice of the vote is given to the members. In any election
of directors, any form of proxy that a member marks "withhold,"
or otherwise marks in a manner indicating that authority to
vote for the election of directors is withheld, shall not be
voted either for or against the election of a director. A validly
executed proxy shall continue in full force and effect until
revoked by the member
executing it, before the vote is cast under that proxy, by a
writing delivered to the corporation stating that the proxy
is revoked, by a subsequent proxy executed by that member and
presented to the meeting, or as to any meeting, by that member's
personal attendance and voting at the meeting. No proxy shall
be valid after the expiration of eleven (11) months from the
date of the proxy, unless otherwise provided in the proxy, except
that the maximum term of a proxy shall be three years from the
date of execution. A proxy may not be irrevocable.
Section 22. Election of Directors. The Board of Directors shall
appoint a committee to select qualified candidates for election
to the Board at least 120 days before the date of any election
of directors. This nominating committee shall make its report
at least ninety (90) days before the date of the election, or
at such other time as the Board of Directors may set, and the
secretary shall forward to each member, with the notice of meeting
required by these bylaws, a list of all candidates nominated
by committee under this section. In nominating candidates, the
committee shall seek to achieve the following goals regarding
the nominees: diversity of backgrounds and skills relevant to
the needs of the corporation, and such other goals as the Board
of Directors may establish. If after the close of nominations
the number of people nominated is not more than the
number of directors to be elected, the corporation may without
further action declare that those nominated and qualified to
be elected have been elected. If there is a meeting of members
to elect directors, any member present at the meeting in person
or by proxy may place names in nomination.
The Board shall formulate procedures that allow a reasonable
opportunity for a nominee to communicate to members the nominee's
qualifications and the reasons for the nominee's
candidacy, a reasonable opportunity for the nominee to solicit
votes, and a reasonable
opportunity for all members to choose among the nominees. Without
Board authorization, no corporate funds may be expended to support
a nominee for director after more people have been nominated
for director than can be elected.
ARTICLE 7: BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Section 1. Powers. Subject to the provisions and limitations
of the Law and any other applicable laws, and subject to any
limitations in the Articles of Incorporation or bylaws regarding
actions that require approval of the members, the business and
affairs of the corporation shall be managed, and all corporate
powers shall be exercised, by or under the direction of the
Board of Directors. The Board of Directors may delegate the
management of the day-to-day operation of the business of the
corporation to a management company, committee (however composed),
or other person, provided that the activities and affairs of
the corporation shall be managed and all corporate powers shall
be exercised under the ultimate direction of the Board of Directors.
Section 2. Number of Directors(Trustees). Initially, a three
member Board of Directors (Trustees) shall govern this corporation.
As of the date of the first meeting of members for the election
of directors, the authorized number of directors shall be three.
The number of directors may be changed by amendment or revision
of these bylaws, or by repeal of these bylaws and adoption of
new bylaws. The authorized number of directors of the corporation
shall not be less than three nor more than seven, until changed
by amendment of the Articles of Incorporation or these bylaws.
The Board of Directors (Trustees) shall fix the exact number
of directors from time to time, within these limits. Until changed
by the Board, the authorized number of directors shall be three.
Section 3. Election, Designation, and Term of Office of Directors.
The initial Board of
Directors shall serve until their successors have been elected
and seated. The initial Trustees (Directors) shall serve terms
as directors for either three (3) [NOT YET APPOINTED], four
(4) [Neal Patrick, RN], six (6) [Stephen McAuley] or eight (8)
[James Bock, RN] year terms by a method determined by the Board
of Directors. Thereafter, the term of office of each director
shall be two (2) years. However, if all of the directors to
be elected are not elected at any regular meeting, they may
be elected at any special members' meeting held for that purpose
or by written ballot.
Each director, including a director elected to fill a vacancy,
shall hold office until expiration of the term for which elected
and until a successor has been elected and qualified. Directors
may serve any number of consecutive terms.
Section 4. Vacancies. A vacancy on the Board shall exist on
the occurrence of the following: (a) the death or resignation
of any director; (b) the declaration by resolution of the Board
of a vacancy in the office of a director who has been declared
of unsound mind by a final order of court, or has missed three
(3) consecutive meetings of the Board of Directors or a total
of four (4) meetings of the Board during any one calendar year;
(c) the vote of the members to remove a director; (d) an increase
in the authorized number of directors; or (e) the failure of
the members, at any meeting of members at which directors are
to be elected, to elect the number of directors required to
be elected at such meeting.
Except as provided in this paragraph, any director may resign
effective upon giving written notice to the chairperson of the
Board, the president, the secretary, or the Board of Directors,
unless the notice specifies a later time for the effectiveness
of the resignation. If the resignation is effective at a future
time, a successor may be designated to take office when the
resignation becomes effective. Unless the NJ Attorney General
is first notified, no director may resign when the corporation
would then be left without a duly elected director in charge
of its affairs. Except for a vacancy created by the removal
of a director by the members, vacancies on the Board may be
filled by vote of a majority of the directors then in office,
whether or not the number of directors then in office is less
than a quorum, or by vote of a sole remaining director. The
members may fill any vacancy not filled by the directors. Prior
to the removal of any director, the director to be removed shall
have been notified in writing in the manner set forth in Article
6, Section 13 that such action would be considered at the meeting
at which removal is voted. No reduction of the authorized number
of directors shall have the effect of removing any director
before that director's term of office expires.
Section 5. Meetings. The Board of Directors shall meet immediately
after each regular
meeting of members for purposes of organization, election of
officers, and transaction of other business. Other regular meetings
of the Board of Directors shall be held at such times as are
fixed by the Board of Directors. Such regular meetings may be
held without notice. Meetings shall be held at any place designated
by resolution of the Board, or, if not designated, at the principal
office of the corporation. A meeting may be held at any place
consented to in writing by all the directors, either before
or after the meeting. Consents shall be filed with the minutes
of the meeting. Any meeting may be held by conference telephone
or other communications equipment permitted by the Law, as long
as all directors participating in the meeting can communicate
with one another and all other requirements of the Law are satisfied.
All such directors shall be deemed to be present in person at
such meeting. Meetings of the Board for any purpose may be called
at any time by the chairperson of the Board, the president,
the secretary, or any two (2) directors. Notice of the date,
time, and place of meetings shall be delivered personally to
each director or communicated to each director by telephone
(including a voice messaging system which records and communicates
messages), facsimile, or electronic mail at least four (4) days
before the
date of the meeting, or communicated by telegraph, express mail
service, first-class mail,
or by other means of written communication, charges prepaid,
addressed to the director at
the director's address as it is shown upon the records of the
corporation, deposited in the
mails or given to the telegraph company or express mail company
or other carrier at least
seven (7) days before the date of the meeting. The notice need
not specify the purpose of
the meeting. Notice of a meeting need not be given to any director
who signs a waiver of
notice or a consent to holding the meeting or an approval of
the minutes of the meeting,
whether before or after the meeting, or who attends the meeting
without protesting, prior to
the meeting or at its commencement, the lack of notice to such
director. The waiver of
notice or consent need not specify the purpose of the meeting.
All such waivers, consents,
and approvals shall be filed with the corporate records or made
a part of the minutes of the
meeting.
Section 6. Action at a Meeting. Presence of a majority of the
directors then in office or twenty percent (20%) of the authorized
number of directors, whichever is greater, at a meeting of the
Board of Directors constitutes a quorum for the transaction
of business, except as otherwise provided in these Bylaws. Every
act done or decision made by a majority of the directors present
at a meeting duly held at which a quorum is present shall be
regarded as the act of the Board of Directors, unless a greater
number, or the same number after disqualifying one or more directors
from voting, is required by the Articles of Incorporation, these
bylaws, or the Law. Directors may not vote by proxy. A meeting
at which a quorum is initially present, including an adjourned
meeting, may continue to transact business notwithstanding the
withdrawal of directors, if any action taken is approved by
at least a disinterested majority of the required quorum for
such meeting, or
such greater number as required by the Articles of Incorporation,
these bylaws or the Law.
Section 7. Adjourned Meeting and Notice. A majority of the
directors present, whether or not a quorum is present, may adjourn
any meeting to another time and place. If the meeting is adjourned
for more than twenty-four (24) hours, notice of any adjournment
to another time or place shall be given prior to the time of
the adjourned meeting to the directors who were not present
at the time of the adjournment. Such notice may be waived in
the manner provided for in Article 7, Section 5.
Section 8. Action Without a Meeting. The Board of Directors
may take any required or
permitted action without a meeting, if all members of the Board
shall individually or
collectively consent in writing to such action. Such written
consent or consents shall be filed
with the minutes of the proceedings of the Board. Such action
by written consent shall have
the same force and effect as the unanimous vote of such directors.
Section 9. Fees and Compensation. Directors and members of
committees may
receive compensation for their services and reimbursement of
expenses incurred in the performance of their duties, including
advances as provided in Article 8, Section 2, as may be fixed
or determined by resolution of the Board of Directors. Directors
may not be compensated for rendering services to this corporation
in any capacity other than director, unless such compensation
is reasonable and approved as provided in Article 8, Section
4.
ARTICLE 8: STANDARD OF CARE
Section 1. General. A director shall perform the duties of
a director, including duties as a member of any committee of
the Board on which the director may serve, in good faith, in
a manner such director believes to be in the best interest of
this corporation and with such care, including reasonable inquiry,
as an ordinarily prudent person in a like situation would use
under similar circumstances. In performing the duties of a director,
a director shall be entitled to rely on information, opinions,
reports or statements, including financial statements and other
financial data, in each case prepared or presented by:
(a) One or more officers or employees of the corporation whom
the director believes to be reliable and competent in the matters
presented;
(b) Counsel, independent accountants or other persons as to
matters which the director believes to be within such person's
professional or expert competence; or
(c) A committee of the Board upon which the director does not
serve, as to matters within its designated authority, which
committee the director believes to merit confidence, so long
as in any such case, the director acts in good faith, after
reasonable inquiry when the need therefore is indicated by the
circumstances and without knowledge that would cause such reliance
to be
unwarranted. Except as provided in Article 8, Section 3.B, a
person who performs the duties of a
director in accordance with the above shall have no liability
based upon any failure or alleged failure to discharge that
person's obligations as a director, including, without limiting
the generality of the foregoing, any actions or omissions which
exceed or defeat a public or charitable purpose to which the
corporation, or assets held by it, are dedicated.
Section 2. Loans. This corporation shall not make any loan
of money or property to, or guarantee the obligation of, any
director or officer, unless approved by the members; provided,
however, that this corporation may advance money to a director
or officer of this corporation or any subsidiary for expenses
reasonably anticipated to be incurred in performance of the
duties of such officer or director so long as such individual
would be entitled to be reimbursed for such expenses absent
that advance.
Section 3. Conflict of Interest. The purpose of the conflict
of interest policy is to protect the corporation’s interest
when it is contemplating entering into a transaction or arrangement
that might benefit the private interest of one of its officers
or directors, or that might otherwise result in a possible excess
benefit transaction. This policy is intended to supplement but
not replace any applicable New Jersey and federal laws conflict
of interest applicable to nonprofit and charitable corporations
and is not intended as an exclusive statement of responsibilities.
A) Definitions
Unless otherwise defined, the terms used in this Section have
the following meanings:
1. “Interested Persons” - Any director, principal
officer, or member of a committee with the Board delegated powers,
which has a direct or indirect financial interest, as defined
below, is an interested person.
2. “Financial Interest” - A person has a financial
interest if the person has, directly or indirectly, through
business, investment, or family: (a) An ownership or investment
interest in any entity with which the Corporation has a transaction
or arrangement; (b) A compensation arrangement with the Corporation
or with any entity or individual with which the Corporation
has a transaction or arrangement; or (c) A potential ownership
or investment interest in, or compensation arrangement with,
any entity or individual with which the Corporation is negotiating
a transaction or arrangement. Compensation includes direct and
indirect remuneration as well as gifts or favors that are not
insubstantial. A financial interest is not necessarily a conflict
of interest. A person who has a financial interest may have
a conflict of interest only if the appropriate Board decides
that a conflict of interest exists.
B) Procedures
1. Duty To Disclose
In connection with any actual or possible conflict of interest,
an interested person must disclose the existence of the financial
interest and be given the opportunity to disclose all material
facts to the directors, who are considering the proposed transaction
or arrangement.
2. Determining Whether A Conflict Of Interest Exists
After disclosure of the financial interest and all material
facts, and after any discussion with
the interested person, the interested person shall leave the
Board meeting while the
determination of a conflict of interest is discussed and voted
upon. The remaining Board
members shall decide if a conflict of interest exists.
3. Procedure For Addressing The Conflict Of Interest
In the event that the Board determines that a proposed transaction
or arrangement presents a conflict of interest, the Board shall
take the following actions: (a) An interested person may make
a presentation at the Board meeting, but after the presentation,
he/she shall leave the meeting during the discussion of, and
the vote on, the transaction or arrangement involving the possible
conflict of interest. (b) The Chairperson of the Board shall,
if appropriate, appoint a disinterested person or committee
to investigate alternatives to the proposed transaction or arrangement.
(c) After exercising due diligence, the Board shall determine
whether the Corporation can obtain with reasonable efforts a
more advantageous transaction or arrangement from a person or
entity that would not give rise to a conflict of interest. (d)
If a more advantageous transaction or arrangement is not reasonably
possible under circumstances not producing a conflict of interest,
the Board shall determine by a majority vote of the disinterested
directors whether the transaction or arrangement is in the Corporation’s
best interest, for its own benefit, and whether it is fair and
reasonable. It shall make its decision as to whether to enter
into the transaction or arrangement in conformity with this
determination.
4. Violations Of The Conflict Of Interest Policy
If the Board has reasonable cause to believe an interested person
has failed to disclose actual or possible conflicts of interest,
it shall inform the interested person of the basis for such
belief and afford the interested person an opportunity to explain
the alleged failure to disclose. If, after hearing the interested
person’s response and after making further investigation
as warranted by the circumstances, the Board determines the
interested person has failed to disclose an actual or possible
conflict of interest, it shall take appropriate disciplinary
and corrective action. Board members are not prohibited from
engaging in businesses that relate to performing Colon Irrigation,
manufacture or sale of Colon Irrigation equipment or consulting
services related to such even though such business relationships
pose a conflict of interest; however each Board member must
disclose to members in a general way on Foundation’s web
site their business relationships related to Colon Irrigation
for previous five years and current business relationships that
create or have the appearance of a conflict of interest. Such
disclosure must be updated as relevant every six months on Foundation’s
web site.
5. Records And Procedures
The minutes of the Board shall contain:
(a) The names of the persons who disclosed or otherwise were
found to have a financial interest in connection with an actual
or possible conflict of interest, the nature of the financial
interest, any action taken to determine whether a conflict of
interest was present, and the Board’s decision as to whether
a conflict of interest in fact existed. (b) The names of the
persons who were present for discussions and votes relating
to the transaction or arrangement, the content of the discussion,
including any alternatives to the proposed transaction or arrangement,
and a record of any votes taken in connection with the proceedings.
6. Annual Statements
Each director, principal officer and member of a committee with
Board-delegated powers shall annually sign a statement which
affirms such person: (a) Has received a copy of the conflict
of interest policy; (b) Has read and understands the policy;
(c) Has agreed to comply with the policy; and (d) Understands
the Corporation is charitable and in order to maintain its federal
tax exemption it must engage primarily in activities, which
accomplish one or more of its tax-exempt purposes.
Section 4. Compensation.
A) Definitions
Unless otherwise defined, the terms below have the following
meanings:
1. “Highest Compensated Employee” - Any employee
of the Corporation, whose total
compensation would require the employee to be listed in Part
I of Schedule A of IRS Form
990, or in response to an equivalent question on any successor
exempt organization
annual return. 2. “Highest Compensated Independent Contractor”
- Any independent contractor
engaged by the Corporation, whose total compensation would require
the contractor to be
listed in Part II of Schedule A of IRS Form 990, or in response
to an equivalent question on
any successor exempt organization annual return. B) No director,
officer, Highest Compensated Employee or Highest Compensated
Independent Contractor may receive compensation, directly or
indirectly, from the Corporation unless such compensation is
first determined by the disinterested directors, or an authorized
committee thereof, to be just and reasonable to the corporation.
The names of the persons who were present for discussions and
votes relating to the
compensation arrangement, the content of the discussion, including
any the information
used to determine the reasonableness of the compensation, and
a record of any votes
taken in connection with the proceedings shall be maintained
in the minutes of the
Corporation. The determination of reasonableness shall be based
upon information about
compensation paid by similarly situated organizations for similar
services, current
compensation surveys compiled by independent firms or actual
written offers from similarly
situated organizations. Similarly situated organizations may
include both taxable and tax exempt
organizations. No director, principal officer, Highest Compensated
Employee or Highest Compensated Independent Contractor, shall
participate in the discussion and approval of his or her compensation,
except that such persons may provide information to the disinterested
directors as described in the conflict of interest policy above.
Section 5. Compensation. The Board shall review the fairness
of compensation, including benefits, paid to the Chairperson
of the Board and the Treasurer upon the occurrence of the following
events:
(a) The officer is hired;
(b) The officer’s term of employment is extended or renewed;
or
(c) The officer’s compensation is modified, unless such
modification occurs
pursuant to a general modification of compensation that extends
to all
employees.
Section 6. Periodic Reviews. Periodic reviews shall be conducted
to ensure the
Corporation operates in a manner consistent with charitable
purposes and does not
engage in activities that could jeopardize its tax-exempt status.
The periodic reviews shall,
at a minimum, include the following subjects:
(a) Whether compensation arrangements and benefits are reasonable,
based
on competent survey information, and the result of arm’s
length bargaining.
(b) Whether partnerships, joint ventures, and arrangements with
management
corporations conform to the Corporation’s written policies,
are properly
recorded, reflect reasonable investment or payments for goods
and services,
further charitable purposes and do not result in inurement,
impermissible
private benefit or in an excess benefit transaction.
When conducting the periodic reviews as provided for above,
the Corporation may, but
need not, use outside advisors. If outside experts are used
their use shall not relieve the
Board of its responsibility for ensuring that periodic reviews
are conducted
Section 7. Restriction on Interested Directors. N/A
Section 8. Indemnification. To the fullest extent permitted
by law, this corporation shall indemnify its “agents”,
as described in Section 5238(a) of the Law, including its directors,
officers, employees, and volunteers, and including persons formerly
occupying any such position, and their heirs, executors, and
administrators, against all expenses, judgments, fines, settlements,
and other amounts actually and reasonably incurred by them in
connection with any "proceeding," as that term is
used in said Section 5238(a), and including an action by or
in the right of the corporation, by reason of the fact that
the person is or was a person described in that Section. "Expenses"
shall have the same meaning as in said Section. Such right of
indemnification shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights
to which such persons may be entitled apart from this Article
8, Section 9. To the fullest extent permitted by law and except
as otherwise determined by the Board in a specific instance,
expenses incurred by a person seeking indemnification in defending
any
"proceeding" shall be advanced by the corporation
before final disposition of the proceeding upon receipt by the
corporation of an undertaking by or on behalf of that person
to repay such amount unless it is ultimately determined that
the person is entitled to be indemnified by the corporation
for those expenses. The corporation shall have power to purchase
and maintain insurance to the fullest extent permitted by law
on behalf of any agent of the corporation, against any liability
asserted against or incurred by the agent in such capacity or
arising out of the agent's status as
such, or to give other indemnification to the extent permitted
by law.
ARTICLE 9: COMMITTEES
Section 1. Committees of Directors. The Board of Directors
may, by resolution adopted by a majority of the directors then
in office, provided that a quorum is present, designate one
or more committees to exercise all or a portion of the authority
of the Board, to the extent of the powers specifically delegated
in the resolution of the Board or in these bylaws. Each such
committee shall consist of two (2) or more directors, and may
also include persons who are not on the Board, to serve at the
pleasure of the Board. The Board may designate one or more alternate
members of any committee, who may replace any absent member
at any meeting of the committee. The appointment of members
or alternate members of a committee requires the vote of a majority
of the directors then in office, provided that a quorum is present.
The Board of Directors may also designate one or more advisory
committees that do not have the authority of the Board. However,
no committee, regardless of Board resolution, may: (a) Approve
any action that, under the Law or the Articles of Incorporation
or these bylaws, also requires approval of the members or approval
of a majority of all members; (b) Fill vacancies on, or remove
members of, the Board of Directors or in any committee that
has the authority of the Board; (c) Fix compensation of the
directors for serving on the Board or on any committee; (d)
Amend or repeal the Articles of Incorporation or bylaws or adopt
new bylaws; (e) Amend or repeal any resolution of the Board
of Directors that by its express
terms is not so amendable or repealable; (f) Appoint any other
committees of the Board of Directors or their members; (g) Approve
a plan of merger; consolidation; voluntary dissolution; bankruptcy
or reorganization; or for the sale, lease, or exchange of all
or substantially all of
the property and assets of the corporation otherwise than in
the usual and regular course of its business; or revoke any
such plan; (h) Expend corporate funds to support a nominee for
director after there are more people nominated for director
than can be elected. No committee shall bind the corporation
in a contract or agreement or expend corporate funds, unless
authorized to do so by the Board of Directors.
Section 2. Meetings and Actions of Committees. Meetings and
actions of all committees shall be governed by, and held and
taken in accordance with, the provisions of Article 7, Section
5, of these bylaws, concerning meetings and actions of directors,
with such changes in the context of those bylaws as are necessary
to substitute the committee and its members for the Board of
Directors and its members, except that the time for regular
meetings of committees may be determined either by resolution
of the Board of Directors or by resolution of the committee.
Special meetings of committees may also be called by resolution
of the Board of Directors. Notice of special meetings of committees
shall also be given to any and all alternate members, who shall
have the right to attend all meetings of the committee. Minutes
shall be kept of each meeting of any committee and shall be
filed with the corporate records. The Board of Directors may
adopt rules not inconsistent with the provisions of these bylaws
for the government of any committee.
Section 3. Executive Committee. Pursuant to Article 9, Section
1, the Board may appoint an Executive Committee composed of
three (3) or more directors, one of whom shall be the chairperson
of the Board, to serve as the Executive Committee of the Board.
The Executive Committee, unless limited in a resolution of the
Board, shall have and may exercise all the authority of the
Board in the management of the business and affairs of the corporation
between meetings of the Board; provided, however, that the Executive
Committee shall not have the authority of the Board in reference
to those matters enumerated in Article 9, Section 1. The secretary
of the corporation shall send to each director a summary report
of the business conducted at any meeting of the Executive Committee.
Section 4. Audit Committee. The Board shall appoint an Audit
Committee. Notwithstanding Article 9, Section 1, which shall
otherwise govern the committee’s operations, the committee
may be comprised of one or more persons and may include persons
other than directors of the corporation. The membership of the
Audit Committee shall not include the following persons:
(a) The chairperson of the Board; (b) The treasurer of the corporation;
(c) Any employee of the corporation; or (d) Any person with
a material financial interest in any entity doing business with
the corporation. In the event that the Board appoints a Finance
Committee, members of the Finance Committee must constitute
less than one-half of the membership of the Audit Committee
and the Chair of the Finance Committee shall not serve on the
Audit Committee. The Audit Committee shall make recommendations
to the Board of Directors regarding the hiring and termination
of an auditor, who shall be an independent certified public
accountant, and may be authorized by the Board to negotiate
the auditor’s salary. The Audit Committee shall confer
with the auditor to satisfy its members that the corporation’s
financial affairs are in order, and shall review and determine
whether to accept the audit. In the event that the auditor’s
firm provides non-audit services to the corporation, the Audit
Committee shall ensure that the auditor’s firm adheres
to the standards for auditor independence set forth in the latest
revision of the Government Auditing Standards published by the
Comptroller General of the United States, or any standards promulgated
by the Attorney General of NJ.
ARTICLE 10: OFFICERS
Section 1. Officers. The officers of the corporation shall
consist of a chairperson (chief
executive officer), vice chairperson, president (executive director),
secretary and
treasurer (chief financial officer), and such other officers
as the Board may designate by
resolution. The same person may hold any number of offices,
except that neither the
secretary nor the treasurer may serve concurrently as the chairperson
of the Board or the
president. In addition to the duties specified in this Article
10, officers shall perform all
other duties customarily incident to their office and such other
duties as may be required by
law, by the Articles of Incorporation, or by these bylaws, subject
to control of the Board of
Directors, and shall perform such additional duties as the Board
of Directors shall from
time to time assign.
The officers shall be chosen by the Board at its first meeting
following each regular meeting
of members, and shall serve at the pleasure of the Board, subject
to the rights, if any, of any
officer under any contract of employment. Without prejudice
to any rights of an officer
under any contract of employment, any officer may be removed
with or without cause by the
Board. Any officer may resign at any time by giving written
notice to the Board of
Directors, the chairperson of the Board, the president, or the
secretary of the corporation,
without prejudice to the rights, if any, of the corporation
under any contract to which such
officer is a party. Any resignation shall take effect on the
date of the receipt of such notice
or at any later time specified in the resignation; and, unless
otherwise specified in the
resignation, the acceptance of the resignation shall not be
necessary to make it effective.
A vacancy in any office because of death, resignation, removal,
disqualification, or any
other cause shall be filled in the manner prescribed in these
bylaws for regular
appointments to that office. The compensation, if any, of the
officers shall be fixed or
determined by resolution of the Board of Directors.
Section 2. Chairperson of the Board (Chief Executive Officer).
The chairperson of the
Board shall, when present, preside at all meetings of the Board
of Directors and Executive
Committee. The chairperson is authorized to execute in the name
of the corporation all
contracts and other documents authorized either generally or
specifically by the Board to
be executed by the corporation, except when by law the signature
of the president is
required.
Section 3. Vice Chairperson of the Board. The vice chairperson
shall, in the absence of
the chairperson, or in the event of his or her inability or
refusal to act, perform all the duties
of the chairperson, and when so acting shall have all the powers
of, and be subject to all the
restrictions on, the chairperson.
Section 4. President (Executive Director). Subject to the control,
advice and consent of
the Board of Directors, the president shall, in general, supervise
and conduct the activities
and operations of the corporation, shall keep the Board of Directors
fully informed and shall
freely consult with them concerning the activities of the corporation,
and shall see that all
orders and resolutions of the Board are carried into effect.
Where appropriate, the Board
of Directors shall place the president under a contract of employment.
The president shall
be empowered to act, speak for, or otherwise represent the corporation
between meetings
of the Board. The president shall be responsible for the hiring
and firing of all personnel,
and shall be responsible for keeping the Board informed at all
times of staff performance
and for implementing any personnel policies adopted by the Board.
The president is
authorized to contract, receive, deposit, disburse, and account
for funds of the corporation;
to execute in the name of the corporation all contracts and
other documents authorized
either generally or specifically by the Board to be executed
by the corporation; and to
negotiate all material business transactions of the corporation.
Section 5. Secretary. The secretary, or his or her designee,
shall be custodian of all
records and documents of the corporation which are to be kept
at the principal office of the
corporation, shall act as secretary of all the meetings of the
Board of Directors and the
members, and shall keep the minutes of all such meetings in
books proposed for that
purpose. He or she shall attend to the giving and serving of
all notices of the corporation,
and shall see that the seal of the corporation is affixed to
all documents, the execution of
which on behalf of the corporation under its seal is duly authorized
in accordance with the
provisions of these bylaws.
Section 6. Treasurer. The treasurer shall keep and maintain,
or cause to be kept and
maintained, adequate and correct accounts of the properties
and business transactions of
the corporation, including accounts of its assets, liabilities,
receipts, disbursements, gains,
losses, capital, retained earnings, and other matters customarily
included in financial
statements. The treasurer shall deposit or cause to be deposited
all moneys and other valuables in the name and to the credit
of the corporation with such depositories as may be designated
by
the Board of Directors. The treasurer shall disburse or cause
to be disbursed the funds of
the corporation as may be ordered by the Board of Directors,
and shall render to the
chairperson, president and directors, whenever they request
it, an account of all of the
treasurer's transactions as treasurer and of the financial condition
of the corporation.
If required by the Board of Directors, the treasurer shall give
the corporation a bond in the
amount and with the surety or sureties specified by the Board
for faithful performance of the
duties of the treasurer's office and for restoration to the
corporation of all its books, papers,
vouchers, money and other property of every kind in the treasurer's
possession or under
the treasurer's control on the treasurer's death, resignation,
retirement, or removal from
office. The corporation shall pay the cost of such bond.
ARTICLE 11: EXECUTION OF CORPORATE INSTRUMENTS
Section 1. Execution of Corporate Instruments. The Board of
Directors may, in its
discretion, determine the method and designate the signatory
officer or officers or other
person or persons, to execute any corporate instrument or document,
or to sign the
corporate name without limitation, except when otherwise provided
by law, and such
execution or signature shall be binding upon the corporation.
Unless otherwise specifically determined by the Board of Directors
or otherwise required by law, formal contracts of the corporation,
promissory notes, deeds of trust, mortgages, and other evidences
of indebtedness of the corporation, and other corporate instruments
or documents, memberships in other corporations, and certificates
of shares of stock owned by the corporation, shall be executed,
signed, or endorsed by the chairperson of the Board, vice chairperson
of the Board or the president and by the secretary or treasurer
or any assistant secretary or assistant treasurer.
All checks and drafts drawn on banks or other depositories on
funds to the credit of the
corporation, or in special accounts of the corporation, shall
be signed by such person or
persons as the Board of Directors shall authorize to do so.
Section 2. Loans and Contracts. No loans or advances shall
be contracted on behalf of
the corporation and no note or other evidence of indebtedness
shall be issued in its name
unless and except as the specific transaction is authorized
by the Board of Directors.
Without the express and specific authorization of the Board,
no officer or other agent of the
corporation may enter into any contract or execute and deliver
any instrument in the name
of and on behalf of the corporation.
ARTICLE 12: RECORDS AND REPORTS
Section 1. Maintenance and Inspection of Articles and Bylaws.
The corporation shall keep
at its principal office the original or a copy of its Articles
of Incorporation and bylaws as
amended to date, which shall be open to inspection by the members
and directors at all
reasonable times during office hours.
Section 2. Records-Tax Exempt & Annual Returns. Maintenance
and Inspection of Federal Tax Exemption Application and Annual
Information Returns. The corporation shall keep at its principal
office a copy of its federal
tax exemption application and its annual information returns
for three years from their date
of filing, which shall be open to public inspection and copying
to the extent required by law.
Section 3. Maintenance and Inspection of Other Corporate Records.
The corporation shall
keep adequate and correct books and records of accounts; written
minutes of the
proceedings of its members, Board, and committees of the Board;
and a record of each
member's name and address. All such records shall be kept at
such place or places
designated by the Board of Directors, or, in the absence of
such designation, at the
principal office of the corporation. The minutes shall be kept
in written or typed form, and
other books and records shall be kept either in written or typed
form or in any other form
capable of being converted into written, typed, or printed form.
Upon leaving office, each
officer, employee, or agent of the corporation shall turn over
to his or her successor or the
chairperson or president, in good order, such corporate monies,
books, records, minutes,
lists, documents, contracts or other property of the corporation
as have been in the custody
of such officer, employee, or agent during his or her term of
office. Every director shall have the absolute right at any
reasonable time to inspect all books, records, and documents
of every kind and the physical properties of the corporation
and each of its subsidiary corporations. The inspection may
be made in person or by an agent or attorney, and shall include
the right to copy and make extracts of documents. On written
demand of the corporation, any member may inspect, copy, and
make extracts of the accounting books and records and the minutes
of proceedings of the members, the Board, and committees of
the Board at any reasonable time for a purpose reasonably related
to the member's interest as a member, unless the corporation
provides a reasonable alternative as provided below, any member
may do either or both of the following for a purpose reasonably
related to the member's interest as a member: (a) Inspect and
copy the records of members' names, addresses, and voting rights
during usual business hours on five (5) days' prior written
demand on the corporation, which demand must state the purpose
for which the
inspection rights are requested; or (b) Obtain from the secretary
of the corporation, on written demand and tender of a reasonable
charge, an alphabetized list of names, addresses, and
voting rights of members who are entitled to vote for the election
of directors as of the most recent record date for which that
list has been compiled, or as of the date, after the date of
demand, specified by the member. The demand shall state the
purpose for which the list is requested. The secretary shall
make this list available to the member on or before the later
of ten days after
(i) the demand is received or (ii) the date specified in the
demand as the date as of which the list is to be compiled. The
corporation may, within ten (10) business days after receiving
a demand under this Section, make a written offer of an alternative
method of reasonable and timely achievement of the proper purpose
specified in the demand without providing access to or a copy
of the membership list. Any rejection of this offer must be
in writing and must state the reasons that the proposed alternative
does not meet the proper purpose of the demand.
If the corporation reasonably believes that the information
will be used for a purpose other than one reasonably related
to a person's interest as a member, or if it provides a reasonable
alternative under this Section, it may deny the member access
to the membership list.
Any inspection and copying under this Section may be made in
person or by the member's
agent or attorney. The right of inspection includes the right
to copy and make extracts. Any
right of inspection extends to the records of any subsidiary
of the corporation.
Section 4. Preparation of Annual Financial Statements. The
corporation shall prepare
annual financial statements using generally accepted accounting
principles. Such
statements shall be audited by an independent certified public
accountant, in conformity
with generally accepted accounting standards, under supervision
of the Audit Committee
established by these bylaws. The corporation shall make these
financial statements
available to the NJ Attorney General and members of the public
for inspection no
later than nine (9) months after the close of the fiscal year
to which the statements relate.
Section 5. Reports. The Board shall cause an annual report
to be sent to all directors and
members of this corporation, within 120 days after the end of
the corporation's fiscal year,
containing the following information: (a) The assets and liabilities,
including the trust funds, of this corporation at the end of
the fiscal year; (b) The principal changes in assets and liabilities,
including trust funds, during the fiscal year; (c) The revenues
or receipts of this corporation, both unrestricted and restricted
for particular purposes, for the fiscal year; (d) The expenses
or disbursements of this corporation for both general and restricted
purposes during the fiscal year. The report shall be accompanied
by any pertinent report of independent accountants, or, if there
is no such report, the certificate of an authorized officer
of the corporation that such statements were prepared without
audit from the books and records of the corporation. The corporation
shall furnish any member who so requests a copy of any report
filed by the corporation with the NJ Attorney General. The corporation
may impose reasonable charges for copying and mailing this report
to a member.
ARTICLE 13: FISCAL YEAR
The fiscal year for this corporation shall begin on January
1st and shall end on December 31st.
ARTICLE 14: AMENDMENTS AND REVISIONS
Subject to the rights of members under this Article 14, the
Board may adopt, amend, or repeal bylaws by affirmative vote
of a majority of the directors then in office, unless the action
would materially and adversely affect the members' rights as
to voting or transfer. Proposed amendments to these bylaws must
be in writing and sent to the directors at least seven (7) days
in advance of the Board meeting at which they will be considered
for adoption. The Board may not extend the term of a director
beyond that for which the members elected the director. Once
members have been admitted to the corporation, the Board may
not, without the approval of the members, adopt, amend, or repeal
a bylaw provision that specifies or changes a fixed number of
directors or the minimum or maximum number of directors, or
changes from a fixed number of directors to a variable number
of directors or vice versa. If any provision of these bylaws
requires the vote of a larger proportion of the Board than is
otherwise required by law, that provision may not be altered,
amended, or repealed except by that greater vote. Without the
approval of the members, the Board may not adopt, amend, or
repeal any bylaws that would: (a) Increase or extend the terms
of directors; (b) Increase the quorum for members' meetings;
(c) Repeal, restrict, create, expand, or otherwise change members'
proxy rights; (d) Authorize cumulative voting; (e) Increase
the number of directors appointed by the Board rather than elected
by the members; or (f) Authorize the Board to fill a vacancy
created by the removal of a director by the members. New bylaws
may be adopted, or these bylaws may be amended or repealed,
by approval of the members. Any provision of these bylaws that
requires the vote of a larger proportion of the members than
otherwise is required by law may not be altered, amended, or
repealed except by the vote of that greater number. No amendment
may extend the term of a director beyond that for which the
director was elected.
ARTICLE 15: CORPORATE SEAL
The Board of Directors may adopt, use, and alter a corporate
seal. The seal shall be kept
at the principal office of the corporation. Failure to affix
the seal to any corporate instrument, however, shall not affect
the validity of that instrument.
ARTICLE 16: CONSTRUCTION AND DEFINITIONS
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the masculine
gender includes the feminine and neuter, the singular number
includes the plural and the plural number includes the singular,
and the term "person" includes a corporation as well
as a natural person. If any competent court of law shall deem
any portion of these bylaws invalid or inoperative, then so
far as is reasonable and
possible (i) the remainder of these bylaws shall be considered
valid and operative, and (ii)
effect shall be given to the intent manifested by the portion
deemed invalid or inoperative.
ARTICLE 17: EMPLOYEES AT INCEPTION
• Neal Patrick, RN: Director and Assessment coordinator
(4 year term; $12,000 per year compensation)
• Stephen McAuley: Director and business manager (6 year
term; $48,000 per year compensation)
• James Bock, RN: Director and CEO (8 year term $120,000;
per year compensation)
At date of inception
Stephen McAuley & James Bock, RN are employed by the Cleansing
Center Inc. which is a start up company that looks to utilize
Colon Hydrotherapy as an integral part of its services. These
Directors may benefit from their association with CTNF. Additionally,
James Bock, RN is currently engaged with Lifestream Purification
Systems as a distributor of their Angel of Water Colon Hydrotherapy
system. This Director may benefit from his association with
CTNF. These Directors may benefit from their association with
CTNF.
CERTIFICATE OF SECRETARY
I, the undersigned, certify that I am the presently elected
and acting secretary of the
____________________________________________, a NJ nonprofit
corporation, and the above bylaws, are the bylaws of this corporation
as adopted by the Board of Directors on _______________, 20__,
and that they have not been amended or modified since that date.
Executed on __________________, 20__, at _________________,.
______________________________
Secretary