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LAKE CAROLINE OWNERS ASSOCIATION
ADVISORY COUNCIL OPERATIONS & ASSIGNMENT
(Adopted 02/09)

The Advisory Council is formed and commissioned by the Board of Directors for the purpose of:

1. Providing a forum where issues regarding the Lake Caroline community may be freely discussed by members of the community.
2. Making recommendations to the Board of Directors regarding pertinent issues.
3. Taking action on all matters within its scope of authority.

MEETINGS

1. The Council will meet on each second Tuesday at the Bellevue clubhouse at 6:00 p.m. Called meetings for urgent matters may be held at the Chairperson's request with one weeks notice to voting members. A quorum of 50% of the voting members must be present, in person or by proxy, to open a meeting. After opening, the meeting may continue even if a quorum is no longer present. Issues will be decided on majority vote of voting members present.
2. All property owners of Lake Caroline are invited to attend and may speak regarding their concerns and voice their opinions on all matters.
3. Voting members will consist of two people from each section of Lake Caroline chosen by residents of that section. They shall serve for one year and may be chosen for successive terms. The sections of Lake Caroline are Bridge Water, Pembroke Cove, Belle View Farms, Northshore, Belle Pointe, Caroline Pointe, The Links, Southampton, The Villages, Katherine Pointe, Camden Court, Hampton Bay and South Glen.
4. Action may be taken on matters deliberated without prior approval by the Board of Directors if those actions do not require expense greater than $1,000 or have legal issues involved. All actions within this scope will subsequently be confirmed by the Board.
5. A chairperson will be selected each February by the Board of Directors to serve a one-year term beginning in March. The Chairperson will appoint a Council member to record the deliberations and actions of the Council.
6. The Advisory Council Chairman may attend all board meetings, both regular and special called.
7. Members of the Advisory Council may not hold both that position and Board of Directors.
8. Chairman of the Advisory Council will serve as an Ex Officio member without vote the year after leaving office.
9. Members must attend at least fifty percent (50%) of meetings to maintain membership.

COMMITTEES

1. Ad Hoc Committees - May be appointed by the Chairman to specific objectives, and their existence ends with the completion of that task.
2. LCOA Committees will make monthly reports to the Advisory Council to keep the owners apprised of ongoing operations and projects.