SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT!    

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Visit us!  www.golfbuffalohill.com Tuesday, September 29,2009

  Special Membership Meeting Called

 to Ratify By-Law Amendments

As requested by the membership, the Kalispell Golf Association Board of Directors and By-Laws Committee have reviewed the By-Laws of the KGA and propose the following amendments be ratified by the  adult membership of record, on Wednesday, October 14, 2009 at the Special Meeting.  The meeting will be held at the Buffalo Hill Clubhouse at 6:00p.m.  If you have any questions or comments prior to the meeting, please feel free to e-mail or call Steve Dunfee at 756-4549 or e-mail steved@golfbuffalohill.com.   Feel free also to contact  By-Laws Committee Chairman Dr. Todd Erickson at tsebigmtneye@gmail.com or KGA President Doug Kauffman at doug.kauffman@tdhkalispell.com.   

The KGA Board of Directors would like to extend their sincere appreciation and thanks to KGA members Mark Hash,  Attorney at Law, and Dan Hileman, Attorney at Law, for their volunteer service on the KGA   By-Laws Committee.  Their professional knowledge and assistance was invaluable.

Note:  Words in parentheses and red strike out are in current By-Laws, and proposed to be eliminated.  Words that are underlined and in blue italic are proposed to replace the eliminated words as new language. 

 ARTICLE III       DIRECTORS

 Sec. 6:        In each year following the Annual Meeting of the Corporation, the (Board of Directors) Executive Committee shall review all existing contracts with the General Manager and Course Superintendent of the Corporation, and retire and/or replace as deemed necessary.  The Executive Committee shall also negotiate any new  contracts or employment agreements with the General Manager and Golf Course Superintendent.  This procedure shall be completed by December 31st of that year. 

***Purpose of Change: To clarify the duties and responsibilities of the KGA Executive Committee.

Sec. 7:        The Directors shall elect, appoint or remove the General Manager and Course Superintendent of the Corporation, as well as prescribe their duties. (and fix their compensation and term.)

***Purpose of Change:  To clarify the duties and responsibilities of the KGA Board of Directors.  

ARTICLE IV         OFFICERS

Sec. 1: The officers of the Board of Directors shall be the President, Vice-President, Secretary and Treasurer, and these shall compose the Executive Committee.

The Executive Committee, when directed by (either standing or special) order of the Board of

Directors, shall have the power to execute, on behalf of the Corporation, such contracts, notes,

mortgages. bonds, or other evidences of indebtedness, as deemed necessary by the Board.

***Purpose of Change: To clarify the authority of the Executive Committee as directed by the Board of Directors, and eliminate language referencing standing or special order.

 

  ARTICLE IX    FINANCE

Sec. 1:    No Capital Expenditure on any single item, the cost of which exceeds one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000)  (fifty thousand dollars $50,000.00) shall be undertaken by the Board of Directors without its first having obtained the approval of the members of the Corporation at any Annual Meeting or special meeting called for the purpose of considering the same.

 ***Purpose of Change:  To adjust the level of capital expenditure on a single item without membership approval to a more appropriate amount.  The $50,000 has been in place for over 20 years.

Sec. 2:   Except for where provided herein, the Board of Directors shall not borrow money against the assets of the Corporation without approval of the members obtained at the Annual Meeting or at a special meeting called for such purpose, but the Board may from time to time raise or borrow money for the current operation of the Corporation.

***Purpose of Change:  Add language to clarify when the Board of Directors may borrow money without membership approval.  

 We encourage your attendance at the meeting!

Thank you for your membership!

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Thank you for taking care of beautiful Buffalo Hill Golf Course! 

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