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 CODE OF REGULATIONS

OF

RUSTIC HILLS PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOCIATION

 

Article I

Name, Location and Purpose

Section 1.             The name of this Association is the Rustic Hills Property Owners Association a non-profit corporation, incorporated on May 18, 1967 under the laws of the State of Ohio.

 

Section 2.              It shall be located within the confines of the community of Rustic Hills which includes 258 duly recorded lots and the limits of the community are further defined as follows:

 

The subdivision known as Rustic Hill Development situated in Lots Numbers 67, 68, 85 and 86 of the Township of Montville County of Medina and State of Ohio.

Section 3.     The Association is formed for the purpose of repre­senting and acting on behalf of all property owners in Rustic Hills on all matters pertaining to area beautification, restrictions, zoning, road maintenance, traffic safety, security, annexation, health, and all other matters of community interest.

Article II

Meetings of Members

Section 1.     The regular annual meeting of the members of the Association shall be held at an appropriate meeting place within the confines of Rustic Hills community on the 3rd Sunday every month at 7:00 commencing in the year 1967 at the hour designated in the notice therefor.

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Section 2.     Special meetings of the members of the Association may be called by a majority vote of the Trustees or by petition of 10% of the members whose names are entered on the voting register of the Association.

 

Section 3.     A written notice of every annual or special meeting, stating the time, place and object thereof shall be given to every member whose name is entered on the voting register of the Association.

 

Section 4.     At all meetings twenty percent of the property owners shall constitute a quorum. Each owner shall be entitled to one vote for each lot on which the annual membership fee is paid.

Article III

Membership

Section 1.     Each person who is the deed owner, as shown by the real estate property records of the Auditor of Medina County, of real property situated within the area commonly known as Rustic Hills and as defined more specifically, heretofore, shall be a member of this Association subject to the conditions herein­after described, and in accordance with the original sales contract by The National Management Company for the described property. The resale of any lot within the Rustic Hills sub‑division conveys all the restrictions and requirements to subsequent owners whether so expressly stated or not.

 

Section 2.     Membership certificates will be provided to each member of the Association in such form as may be prescribed by the Board of Trustees. Certificates of membership are not transferable.

 

Article IV

Fees

Section 1.    

Each property owner will pay the sum of $65.00 per annum for each lot owned within the confines of the Rustic Hills community, except that lots as recorded and owned by the building developer or his successor that have remained unsold since the origination of the subdivision are not subject to the $60.00 annual fee.

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Section 2.           

The Board of Trustees shall affect the issuance of statements for such fee or fees to the property owners once each year on March 1, and shall deposit fees received to an account for Rustic Hills Property Owners Association.

Article V

Board of Trustees

Section 1.    The Board of Trustees shall have general supervision over the business and affairs of the Association and shall have the authority to expend funds for the purposes described in Article I, Section 3.

 

Section 2.            Number, Term of Office and Election of Trustees

 

The number of trustees shall be established as seven (7), to be described and selected as follows:

One (1) trustee shall be elected from each of five (5) equal divisional areas described as A, B, C, D, and E. The lots comprising each area shall be as noted in Appendix “A”. Such divisional Trustee shall be a property owner in the respective divisional area and shall be elected by the property owners from such area only. There shall be two (2) At Large members of the Association. Term of office shall be for three (3) years except that, during the first two (2) years from this date, two (2) shall serve for one (1) year, and two (2) shall serve for two (2) years. Each year thereafter two (2) or three (3) as required, new Trustees shall be elected for three (3) year terms to replace the respective retiring Trustees from the areas involved, or At Large members. Board vacancies will be filled by an election of the Board of Trustees.

 

Section 3.            Officers

The Board of Trustees shall at its organizational meeting following each annual meeting elect a President, Vice President/Secretary and Treasurer and such other officers as the Board may deem necessary.

 

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Section 4.            President & Vice President

The President shall have general executive supervision over the routine affairs of the Association and such other powers and duties as may be prescribed by the Board of Trustees. The Vice President shall assume the Presidential responsibilities in his absence.

 

Section 5.            Secretary

The Secretary shall keep the minutes of the meetings of the members and the Board of Trustees. He shall keep the membership book wherein he shall record the name and address of each member of the Association. He shall give notices of membership and Trustee’s meetings required by law, or by these regulations, or otherwise, and have such other powers and duties as the Board of Trustees may prescribe.

 

Section 6.            Treasurer

The Treasurer shall receive and have charge of money, bills, notes, bonds and similar property belonging to the Association. He shall keep accurate financial accounts and hold same open for inspection and examination by the Trustees. He shall have available an accurate financial state of position which will be presented to the members of the Association at the annual meeting. On the expiration of his term of office, he shall turn over all property, books, papers and money of the Association in his hands to his elected successor.

 

Section 7.           Term of Office

The officers shall hold office for one (1) year until the next organizational meeting of the Board of Trustees, and until successors are elected, except in the case of resignation, death or removal. The Board of Trustees may remove any officer at any time with or without cause by a majority vote of the entire Board. Vacancies will be filled by election of the Board of Trustees.

 

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Section 8.             Meetings of Trustees

The Board of Trustees shall meet at 2 p.m., in the Rustic Hills Community, on the 1st Sunday of each month and at other such times as deemed necessary by the President or as might be called by a majority of the Board members.

 

Section 9.            Board Meeting Quorum

 For conducting business a quorum will be a majority of the Board membership.

 

Section 10.          By-Laws

The Board of Trustees may adopt By‑Laws for its own government, not inconsistent with the Articles of Incorporation or this Code of Regulations.

 

Article VI

Section 1.     The Code of Regulations of this Association may be amended at a meeting of the members of the Association by an affirmative vote of seventy-five percent of the members entitled to voting privileges as herein provided and present and voting on such proposal.

 

Mail ballots, not to exceed one per calendar year, may be utilized to amend the Code of Regulations. The ballots will be counted in the presence of all members of the Board of Trustees and a vote of seventy-five percent of the eligible membership is necessary for amendment,