Company Constitution

  1. Interested Person
    Any director, officer, or member of a committee with governing board delegated powers,
    who has a direct or indirect financial interest, as defined below, is an interested person.
  2. Financial Interest
    A person has a financial interest if the person has, directly or indirectly, through business,
    investment, or family:
    a. An ownership or investment interest in any entity with which the Corporation
    has a transaction or arrangement,
    b. A compensation arrangement with the Corporation or with any entity or
    individual with which the Corporation has a transaction or arrangement, or
    c. A potential ownership or investment interest in, or compensation arrangement
    with, any entity or individual with which the Corporation is negotiating a
    transaction or arrangement. Compensation includes direct and indirect
    remuneration as well as gifts or favors that are not insubstantial.
    A financial interest is not necessarily a conflict of interest. Under Section 7.03, 2., a
    person who has a financial interest may have a conflict of interest only if the appropriate
    governing board or committee decides that a conflict of interest exists.
    Section 7.03 Procedures
  3. Duty to Disclose
    In connection with any actual or possible conflict of interest, an interested person must
    disclose the existence of the financial interest and be given the opportunity to disclose all
    material facts to the directors and members of committees with governing board
    delegated powers considering the proposed transaction or arrangement.
  4. Determining Whether a Conflict of Interest Exists
    After disclosure of the financial interest and all material facts, and after any discussion
    with the interested person, he/she shall leave the governing board or committee meeting
    while the determination of a conflict of interest is discussed and voted upon. The
    remaining board or committee members shall decide if a conflict of interest exists.
  5. Procedures for Addressing the Conflict of Interest
    i. An interested person may make a presentation at the governing board or
    committee meeting, but after the presentation, he/she shall leave the meeting
    during the discussion of, and the vote on, the transaction or arrangement involving
    the possible conflict of interest.
    ii. The chairperson of the governing board or committee shall, if appropriate,
    appoint a disinterested person or committee to investigate alternatives to the
    proposed transaction or arrangement.
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    iii. After exercising due diligence, the governing board or committee shall
    determine whether the Corporation can obtain with reasonable efforts a more
    advantageous transaction or arrangement from a person or entity that would not
    give rise to a conflict of interest.
    iv. If a more advantageous transaction or arrangement is not reasonably possible
    under circumstances not producing a conflict of interest, the governing board or
    committee shall determine by a majority vote of the disinterested directors
    whether the transaction or arrangement is in the Corporation’s best interest, for its
    own benefit, and whether it is fair and reasonable. In conformity with the above
    determination it shall make its decision as to whether to enter into the transaction
    or arrangement.
  6. Violations of the Conflicts of Interest Policy
    i. If the governing board or committee has reasonable cause to believe a member
    has failed to disclose actual or possible conflicts of interest, it shall inform the
    member of the basis for such belief and afford the member an opportunity to
    explain the alleged failure to disclose.
    ii. If, after hearing the member’s response and after making further investigation
    as warranted by the circumstances, the governing board or committee determines
    the member has failed to disclose an actual or possible conflict of interest, it shall
    take appropriate disciplinary and corrective action.
    Section 7.04 Records of Proceedings
    The minutes of the governing board and all committees with board delegated powers
    shall contain:
    a. The names of the persons who disclosed or otherwise were found to have a financial
    interest in connection with an actual or possible conflict of interest, the nature of the
    financial interest, any action taken to determine whether a conflict of interest was present,
    and the governing board’s or committee’s decision as to whether a conflict of interest in
    fact existed.
    b. The names of the persons who were present for discussions and votes relating to the
    transaction or arrangement, the content of the discussion, including any alternatives to the
    proposed transaction or arrangement, and a record of any votes taken in connection with
    the proceedings.

  7. Section 7.05 Compensation
    a. A voting member of the governing board who receives compensation, directly or
    indirectly, from the Corporation for services is precluded from voting on matters
    pertaining to that member’s compensation.
    b. A voting member of any committee whose jurisdiction includes compensation matters
    and who receives compensation, directly or indirectly, from the Corporation for services

    is precluded from voting on matters pertaining to that member’s compensation.
    c. No voting member of the governing board or any committee whose jurisdiction
    includes compensation matters and who receives compensation, directly or indirectly,
    from the Corporation, either individually or collectively, is prohibited from providing
    information to any committee regarding compensation.
    Section 7.06 Annual Statements Each director, principal officer and member of a
    committee with governing board delegated powers shall annually sign a statement which
    affirms such person:
    a. Has received a copy of the conflicts of interest policy,
    b. Has read and understands the policy,
    c. Has agreed to comply with the policy, and
    d. Understands the Corporation is charitable and in order to maintain its federal tax
    exemption it must engage primarily in activities which accomplish one or more of its taxexempt purposes.
    Section 7.07 Periodic Reviews To ensure the Corporation operates in a manner
    consistent with charitable purposes and does not engage in activities that could jeopardize
    its tax-exempt status, periodic reviews shall be conducted. The periodic reviews shall, at
    a minimum, include the following subjects:
    a. Whether compensation arrangements and benefits are reasonable, based on competent
    survey information and the result of arm’s length bargaining.
    b. Whether partnerships, joint ventures, and arrangements with management
    organizations conform to the Corporation’s written policies, are properly recorded, reflect
    reasonable investment or payments for goods and services, further charitable purposes
    and do not result in inurement, impermissible private benefit or in an excess benefit
    transaction.
    Section 7.08 Use of Outside Experts When conducting the periodic reviews as provided
    for in Section 7, the Corporation may, but need not, use outside advisors. If outside
    experts are used, their use shall not relieve the governing board of its responsibility for
    ensuring periodic reviews are conducted.


Article 8.
Dissolution

The Corporation may be dissolved only upon adoption of a plan of dissolution
and distribution of assets by the Board that is consistent with the Certificate of Incorporation and
with State law.


Article 9.
Amendments

These By-Laws may be altered, amended, added to or repealed at any meeting of
the Board called for that purpose by the vote of a majority of the Directors then in office.


Article 10.
Construction
In the case of any conflict between the Articles of Incorporation of the
Corporation and these By-Laws, the Articles of Incorporation of the Corporation shall control.