I. MISSION:
The overall mission of Lake of the Woods Committees is to add value to the Association by advising and assisting the Board of Directors and General Manager in carrying out their responsibilities to the Association. The Rules Committee reports to the Board of Directors and the primary focus of its Mission is to recommend to the LOWA Board of Directors [BOD] such Bylaws, Regulations , and changes thereto as become necessary and advisable to further the goals of the Association; and to assist the Board of Directors in implementing changes to the Bylaws, Regulations, or Declaration of Restrictions as such changes are approved.
II. COMMITTEE RESPONSIBILITIES
A. The Committee shall review LOWA RestrictedCovenants, Regulations and Bylaws for completeness, clarity, and enforceability.
B. The Committee shall review proposed revisions, prepare proposed wording, submit recommendations, prepare articles containing first reading versions for distribution to the membership for comment via the LOWA official newsletter. The committee may charge other committees to submit separate articles to expand on the impact of proposed changes to enhance member understanding. The committee shall make final versions of BODapproved revisions for incorporation into the governing documents.
C. The Committee shall perform other tasks as assigned by the Board involving the documents governing LOWA.
III SPECIAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE RULES COMMITTEE
The Rules Committee shall follow the guidance of the BYLAWS, Specifically Article V: Organization, Section D: Committees; Article VIII: Amendments; and LOW Regulations, Section I.L. Procedures for New and Amended Regulations. If possible, the Rules Committee should have a member or advisor with a legal background.
Oral reporting will be done at least twice a year as requested by the Board of Directors.
THIS CHARTER IS EFFECTIVE UPON APPROVAL BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. IT SHALL BE REVIEWED FOR RE-ADOPTION AT LEAST EVERY FIVE (5) YEARS FROM THE DATE OF THE MOST RECENT REVISION.
DATE OF APPROVAL: August 5, 1995
Revised: August 7, 2010