[sac-board] Re: 7.22.5 Board Meeting Agenda

Paul, thanks for the clarification.
There are several forms that are filed with the Corporation Commission during 
the incorporation
process, but the constitution isn't one of them. It is perfectly fine for the 
C&B to be contained in
one document. The Articles of Incorporation is a completely separate document 
from the C&B, and it
is the main paperwork for incorporation. This document emphatically states (or 
so it should if
correctly drafted) that the the personal assets of the officers and directors 
are completely
separate from the club.
I'll post a brief outline of the steps for incorporation. For a small club it 
really is a relatively
simple process... but that doesn't mean it is a step that should be taken 
without due diligence.

Peter

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On Thu, 21 Jul 2005 22:10:48 -0700, Peter Argenziano wrote:

> You are the second person to post that our constitution and bylaws 
> would have to be changed in order to incorporate. Can you explain how 
> and why? The reason that I ask is because, (as you already know) the 
> EVAC C&B is almost an identical copy of SAC's - and EVAC was 
> incorporated a decade ago. Just curious.
>
> I agree there is no need to rush into anything. After all, SAC has 
> existed just fine for nearly three decades without liability waivers 
> or incorporation.

My info came from Gene, which is why we mention it.

As I understand and infer it, the constitution is what you file.  So this is 
the articles of
incorporation (I think).  The bylaws are separate and can be change at any time 
without a hassle.
The problem is, SAC's C&B are combined.  As is EVAC's.  If the constitution is 
changed (say a new
officer is added), it needs to be refiled.  So if the two documents are 
separate, you know
immediately whether you need to refile depending on which you changed.

But this is just speculation on my part.  I have never incorporated anything.  
I just listen and
remember to what others tell me.

When EVAC incorporated, I was on its board.  But all the work was done by a 
lawyer who was a club
member, just before he moved to Australia.  I seem to remember him mentioning 
some heavy editing,
but again, I not sure about this.

        -Paul

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