By Laws of the Southlake Economic Development Council BYLAWS
(7 OF THE
SOUTHLAKE- ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL, INC.
A NONPROFIT CORPORATION
1101 EAST NORTHWEST PARKWAY
SOUTHLAKE, TEXAS 76092
ARTICLE I
OFFICES
Principal Office
1 . 01 . The principal office of the corporation in the State of
Texas shall be located in the City of Southiake County of Tarrant.
The corporation may have such other offices , either within or
without the State of Texas , as the Board of Trustees may determine
or as the affairs of the corporation may require from time to time.
Registered Office and Registered Agent
1 . 02 . The corporation shall have and continuously maintain in
the State of Texas a registered office , and a registered agent
whose office is identical with such registered office, as required
by the Texas Nonprofit Corporation Act. The registered office may
be , but need not be, identical with the principal office of the
corporation in the State of Texas, and the address of the
registered office may be changed from time to time by the Board of
Trustees .
ARTICLE 2
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
General Powers
2. 01 . The affairs of the corporation shall be managed by its
Board of Trustees.
Number, Tenure, and Qualifications
2. 02 . The number of Trustees shall be Nine (9) . The trustees
shall consist of the following persons :
Voting Board Members
a . ) One ( ] ) member of the City Council of the City of
Southlake to be appointed by the City Council on
an annual basis .
b. ) One ( 1 ) member of the Carroll Independent School
District Staff (CISD) to be appointed by the
Superintendent of Schools of the Carroll
Independent School District on an annual basis.
c. ) Four (4) members of the Southlake Chamber of
Commerce ( "Chamber") who shall be the President,
President-Elect and Immediate Past President of
the Chamber and one (1) member of the Chamber
appointed by its Board of Directors on an annual
basis .
d. ) Three (3) citizens of the City of Southlake to be
appointed by the Southlake City Council on an
annual basis.
Regular Meetings
2 . 03 . A regular meeting of the Board of Trustees shall be
held on a monthly basis at a time and place designated by the
President or Vice President. The Board of Trustees may provide by
resolution the time and place , either within or without the State
of Texas , for the holding of additional regular meetings of the
Board without other notice than such resolution.
Special Meetings
2 . 04 . Special meetings of the Board of Trustees may be called
by or at the request of the President or any Trustee . The person
or persons authorized to call special meetings of the Board may fix
any place , either within or without the State of Texas , as the
place for holding any special meetings of the Board called by them.
Notice
2 . 05 . Notice of any special meeting of the Board of Trustees
shall be given at least two days previously thereto by written
notice delivered personally or sent by mail or telegram to each
Trustee at his address as shown by the records of the corporation.
If mailed, such notice shall be deemed to be delivered when
deposited in the United States mail so addressed with postage
thereon prepaid. If notice be given by telegram, such notice shall
be deemed to be delivered when the telegram is delivered to the
telegraph company. Any Trustee may waive notice of any meeting.
The attendance of a Trustee at any meeting shall constitute a
waiver of notice of such meeting, except where a Trustee attends a
meeting for the express purpose of objecting to the transaction of
any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or
convened. neither the business to be transacted at, nor the
purpose of, any regular or special meeting of the Board need be
specified in the notice or waiver of notice of such meeting, unless
specifically required by law or by these bylaws.
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