Bylaws of Twin Rivers Charter School
(A California Nonprofit Public Benefit Corporation)
ARTICLE I
NAME
Section 1. NAME. The name of this corporation is Twin Rivers Charter School.
ARTICLE II
PRINCIPAL OFFICE OF THE CORPORATION
Section 1. PRINCIPAL OFFICE OF THE CORPORATION. The principal office for the transaction of the activities and affirms of this corporation is located at 2510 Live Oak Boulevard, Yuba City, California. The board of directors may change the location of the principal office. Any such change of location must be noted by the secretary on these bylaws opposite this Section; alternatively, this Section may be amended to state the new location.
Section 2. OTHER OFFICES OF THE CORPORATION. The board of directors may any time establish branch or subordinate offices at any place or places where this corporation is qualified to conduct its activities.
ARTICLE III
GENERAL AND SPECIFIC PURPOSES; LIMITATIONS
Section 1. GENERAL AND SPECIFIC PURPOSES. The purpose of this corporation is to manage, operate, guide, direct and promote the Twin Rivers Charter School (“Charter School”) (a California public charter school). Also, in the context of these purposes, the Corporation shall not, except to an insubstantial degree, engage in any other activities or exercise of power that do not further the purposes of the Corporation.
The Corporation shall not carry on any other activities not permitted to be carried on by: (a) a corporation exempt from federal income tax under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, or the corresponding section of any further federal tax code; or (b) a corporation, contributions to which are deductible under section 170(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code, or the corresponding section of any future federal tax code. No substantial part of the activities of the corporation shall consist of the carrying on of propaganda, or otherwise attempting to influence legislation, and the Corporation shall not participate in, or intervene in (including the publishing or distribution of statements) any political campaign on behalf of or in opposition to any candidate for public office.
ARTICLE IV
CONSTRUCTION AND DEFINITIONS
Section 1. CONSTRUCTION AND DEFINITIONS. Unless the context indicates otherwise, the general provisions, rules of construction, and definitions in the California Nonprofit Corporation Law shall govern the construction of these bylaws. Without limiting the generality of the preceding sentence, the masculine gender includes the feminine and neuter, the singular includes the plural, and the plural includes the singular, and the term “person” includes both a legal entity and a natural person.
ARTICLE V
DEDICATION OF ASSETS
Section 1. DEDICATION OF ASSETS. This corporation’s assets are irrevocably dedicated to public benefit purposes as set forth in the Charter School’s Charter. No part of the net earnings, properties, or assets of the corporation, on dissolution or otherwise, shall insure to the benefit of any private person or individual, or to any director or officer of the corporation. On liquidation or dissolution, all properties and assets remaining after payment, or provision for payment, of all debts and liabilities of the corporation shall be distributed to a nonprofit fund, foundation, or association which is organized and operated exclusively for educational, public, or charitable purposes and that has established its exempt status under Internal Revenue code section 501(c)(3), or the corresponding section of any future federal tax code, or shall be distributed to the federal government, or to a state or local government, for a public purpose.
ARTICLE VI
CORPORATIONS WITHOUT MEMBERS
Section 1. CORPORATIONS WITHOUT MEMBERS. This corporation shall have no voting members within the meaning of the Nonprofit Corporation Law. The corporation’s board of directors may, in its discretion, admit individuals to one or more classes of nonvoting members; the class or classes shall have such rights and obligations as the board of directors finds appropriate.
ARTICLE VII
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Section 1. GENERAL POWERS. Subject to the provisions and limitations of the California Nonprofit Benefit Corporation Law and any other applicable laws, and subject to any limitations of the articles in incorporation or bylaws, the corporation’s activities and affairs shall be managed, and all corporate powers shall be exercised, by or under the direction of the board of directors (“board”).
Section 2. SPECIFIC POWERS. Without prejudice to the general powers set forth in Section 1 of these bylaws, but subject to the same limitations, the board of directors shall have the power to do the following:
1. Appoint and remove, at the pleasure of the board of directors, all corporate officers, agents, and employees; prescribe powers and duties for them as are consistent with the law, the articles of incorporation, and these bylaws; fix their compensation; and require from them security for faithful service.
2. Change the principal office or the principal business office in California from one location to another; cause the corporation to be qualified to conduct its activities in any state, territory, dependency, or country; conduct its activities in or outside California; and designate a place in Sutter County, California for holding any meeting of members.
3. Borrow money and incur indebtedness on the corporation’s behalf and cause to be executed and delivered for the corporation’s purposes, in the corporate name, promissory notes, bonds, debentures, deeds of trust, mortgages, pledges, hypothecations, and other evidences of debt and securities.
4. Adopt and use a corporate seal;
Section 3. DESIGNATED DIRECTORS AND TERMS. All directors shall be designated by the existing directors. The board of directors shall consist of at least five (5), but no more than seven (7) directors unless changed by amendment to these bylaws. Further, the board of directors shall consist of at least one (1) but no more than two (2) Parent Representatives and at least three (3) Community Representatives. Parent Representatives must be the parent or legal guardian of a child enrolled at Twin Rivers Charter School at the time of the Parent Representative’s appointment. Parents, or legal guardians of a child enrolled at Twin Rivers Charter School are eligible to serve as a Community Representative one (1) year after they no longer have a child enrolled at Twin Rivers Charter School. Additionally, pursuant to Education Code Section 47604(c), the governing board of the Yuba City Unified School District, the granting authority, has the right to appoint one representative to the Board. In the event that a representative of the governing board of the granting authority is appointed to the Board, the Board may appoint an additional director to ensure an odd number of directors. The length of the directors’ terms shall be determined in accordance with section 5 of this Article.
Section 4. RESTRICTION ON INTERESTED PERSONS AS DIRECTORS. No more than 49 percent of the persons serving on the board of directors may be “interested persons”. An interested person is (a) any person compensated by the corporation for services rendered to it within the previous 12 months, whether as a full-time or part-time employee, independent contractor, or otherwise, excluding any reasonable compensation paid to a director as director, and (b) any brother, sister, ancestor, descendant, spouse, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, mother-in-law, or father-in-law of such person. The board may adopt other policies circumscribing potential conflicts of interest.
Section 5. DIRECTORS’ TERMS. Except as otherwise provided in these Bylaws, each Parent Representative and the representative appointed by the Yuba City Unified School District (granting agency), if any, shall hold office for two (2) years and until a successor director has been designated and qualified; each Community Representative shall hold office for three (3) years and until a successor director has been designated and qualified. The board may appoint the same board members at the expiration of any term as provided in section 12.
Section 6. NOMINATIONS BY COMMITTEE. The chairman of the board of directors or, if none, the president will appoint a committee to designate qualified candidates for election to the board of directors at least thirty (30) days before the date of any election of directors. The nominating committee shall make its report at least seven (7) days before the date of the election, or at such other time as the board of directors may set, and the secretary shall forward to each board member, with the notice of meeting required by these bylaws, a list of all candidates nominated by committee.
Section 7. EVENTS CAUSING VACANCIES ON BOARD. A vacancy or vacancies on the board of directors shall occur in the event of (a) the death, removal, or resignation of any director; (b) the declaration by resolution of the board of directors of a vacancy in the office of a director who has been convicted of a felony, declared of unsound mind by a court order, or found by final order or judgment of any court to have breached a duty under California Nonprofit Public Benefit Corporation Law, Chapter 2, Article 3; (c) the increase of the authorized number of directors; or (d) the failure of the members, at any meeting of members at which any director or directors are to be elected, to elect the number of directors required to be elected at such meeting.
Section 8. RESIGNATION OF DIRECTORS. Except as provided below, any director may resign by giving written notice to the chairman of the board, if any, or to the president or the secretary of the board. The resignation shall be effective when the notice is given unless the notice specifies a later time for the resignation to become effective. If a director’s resignation is effective at a later time, the board of directors may elect a successor to take office as of the date when the resignation becomes effective.
Section 9. DIRECTOR MAY NOT RESIGN IF NO DIRECTOR REMAINS. Except on notice to the California Attorney General, no director may resign if the corporation would be left without a duly elected director or directors.
Section 10. REMOVAL OF DIRECTORS. Any director, except for the representative appointed by the charter authorizer, may be removed, with or without cause, by the vote of the majority of the members of the entire board of directors at a special meeting called for that purpose, or at a regular meeting, provided that notice of that meeting and of the removal questions are given in compliance with the provisions of the Ralph M. Brown Act (Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 54950) of Division 2 of Title 5 of the Government Code) as said chapter may be modified by subsequent legislation (“Brown Act”). The representative designated by the charter authorizer may be removed without cause by the charter authorizer or with the written consent of the charter authorizer. Any vacancy caused by the removal of a director shall be filled as provided in Section 12.
Section 11. VACANCIES FILLED BY BOARD. Vacancies on the board of directors, except for the representative appointed by the charter authorizer, may be filled by approval of the board of directors or, if the number of directors then in office is less than a quorum, by (1) the unanimous written consent of the directors then in office, (2) the affirmative vote of a majority of the directors then in office at a meeting held according to notice or waivers of notice complying with Corporations Code Section 5211, or (3) a sole remaining director. A vacancy in the seat of the representative of the charter authorizer shall be filled by the charter authorizer.
Section 12. NO VACANCY ON REDUCTION OF NUMBER OF DIRECTORS. Any reduction of the authorized number of directors shall not result in any director’s being removed before his or her term of office expires.
Section 13. PLACE OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETINGS. Meetings shall be held at the principal office of the corporation. The board of directors may designate that a meeting be held at any place within the physical boundaries of Sutter County, California. All meetings of the board of directors shall be called, held, and conducted in accordance with the terms and provisions of the Brown Act.
Section 14. MEETINGS BY TELEPHONE OR OTHER TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT. Any board of directors meeting may be held by conference telephone, video screen communication, or other communications equipment. Participation in a meeting under this Section shall constitute presence in person at the meeting if all of the following apply:
(a) At a minimum, a quorum of the members of the board of directors shall participate in the teleconference meeting from locations within the physical boundaries of Sutter County;
(b) All votes taken during a teleconference meeting shall be by roll call;
(c) If the board of directors elects to use teleconferencing, it shall post agendas at all teleconference locations with each teleconference location being identified in the notice and agenda of the meeting;
(d)All locations where a member of the board of directors participates in a meeting via teleconference must be fully accessible to members of the public and shall be listed on the agenda;
(e) Members of the public must be able to hear what is said during the meeting and shall be provided with an opportunity to address the board of directors directly at each teleconference location; and
(f) Members of the public attending a meeting conducted via teleconference need not give their name when entering the conference call.
Section 15. ANNUAL AND REGULAR MEETINGS. Regular meetings of the board of directors shall be held at such times and places as may from time to time be fixed by the board of directors. At least 72 hours before a regular meeting, the board of directors, or its designee shall post an agenda containing a brief general description of each item of business to be transacted or discussed at the meeting. The board of directors shall hold an annual meeting for purposes of organization, election of officers, and transaction of other business. This meeting shall be held at a time, date, and place as noticed by the board of directors in accordance with the Brown Act. The board may hold regular, special and emergency meetings. All meetings of the board of directors shall be called, held and conducted in accordance with the terms and provisions of the Brown Act.
Section 16. AUTHORITY TO CALL SPECIAL MEETINGS. Special meetings of the board of directors for any purpose may be called at any time by the chairman of the board or a majority of the directors. If a chairman of the board has not been elected then the president is authorized to call a special meeting in place of the chairman of the board. The party calling the special meeting shall determine the place, date, and time thereof.
Section 17. NOTICE OF SPECIAL OR EMERGENCY MEETINGS. In accordance with the Brown Act, special meetings of the board of directors may be held only after twenty-four (24) hours notice is given to the public through the posting of an agenda. An emergency meeting of the board of directors may be held only after one (1) hour notice is given to the public through the posting of an agenda.
Notice of the time and place of special or emergency meetings shall also be given to each director by (a) personal delivery of written notice; (b) first-class mail, postage prepaid; (c) telephone, including a voice messaging system or other system or technology designed to record and communicate messages, either directly to the director or to a person at the director’s office who would reasonably be expected to communicate that notice promptly to the director; (d) telegram; (e) facsimile; (f) electronic mail; or (g) other electric means. All such notices shall be given or sent to the director’s address or telephone number as shown on the corporation’s records and shall be sent with at least such notice as is required in accordance with the terms and provisions of the Brown Act which are applicable to the type of meeting called.
Notice of the time and place of special or emergency meetings shall be given to all media who have provided written notice to the Twin Rivers Charter School.
The notice shall state the time of the meeting and the place, if the place is other than the corporation’s principal office and the business to be transacted at the meeting.
All notice requirements will comply with the terms and provisions of the Brown Act.
Section 18. QUORUM. A majority of the directors then in office shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of any business. Every action taken or decision made by a majority of the directors present at a duly held meeting at which a quorum is present shall be an act of the board so long as the majority of the quorum does not consist of Parent Representatives. A meeting at which a quorum is initially present may continue to transact business, despite the withdrawal of some directors from that meeting, if any action taken or decision made is approved by at least a majority of the required quorum for that meeting.
Section 19. ADJOURNMENT. A majority of the directors present, whether or not a quorum is present, may adjourn any meetings to another time and place. Notice of such adjournment to another time or place shall be given, prior to the time scheduled for the continuation of the meeting, to the directors who were not present at the time of the adjournment, and to the public in the manner prescribed by the Brown Act.
Section 20. COMPENSATION AND REIMBURSEMENT. Directors may not receive such compensation, if any, for their services as directors or officers, only such reimbursement of expenses, as the board of directors may establish by resolution to be just and reasonable as to the corporation at the time that the resolution is adopted.
Section 21. CREATION OF POWERS OF COMMITTEES. The board, by resolution adopted by a majority of the directors then in office, may create one or more committees, to serve at the pleasure of the board. Committees may be structured so that they report to the Charter School Executive Director. Appointments to committees of the board of directors shall be by majority vote of the authorized number of directors. The board of directors may appoint one or more directors as alternate members of any such committee, who may replace any absent member at any meeting. Any such committee shall have all the authority of the board, to the extent provided in the board of directors’ resolution, except that no committee may do the following:
(a) Fill vacancies on the board of directors or any committee of the board;
(b) Amend or repeal bylaws or adopt new bylaws;
(c) Amend or repeal any resolution of the board of directors that by its express terms is not so amendable or subject to repeal;
(d) Create any committees of the board of directors or appoint the members of committees of the board;
Section 22. MEETINGS AND ACTION OF COMMITTEES. Meetings and actions of committees of the board of directors shall be governed by, held, and taken under the provisions of these bylaws concerning meetings, other board of directors actions, and the Brown Act, if applicable, except that the time for general meetings of such committees and the calling of special meetings of such committees may be set either by board of directors resolution or, if none, by resolution of the committee. Minutes of each meeting shall be kept and shall be filled with the corporate records. The board of directors may adopt rules for the governance of any committee as long as the rules are consistent with the bylaws. If the board of directors has not adopted rules, the committee may do so.
Section 23. COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS GOVERNING STUDENT RECORDS. No director shall be personally liable for the debts, liabilities, or other obligations of this corporation.
Section 24. COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS GOVERNING STUDENT RECORDS. The Charter School and the board of directors shall comply with all applicable provisions of the Family Education rights Privacy Act (“FERPA”) as set forth in Title 20 of the United States Code Section 1232g and attendant regulations as they may be amended from time to time.
Section 25. NON-LIABILITY OF DIRECTORS. No director shall be personally liable for the debts, liabilities, or other obligations of the corporation.
ARTICLE VIII
OFFICERS OF THE CORPORATION
Section 1. OFFICES HELD. The officers of this corporation shall be a president, a secretary, and a chief financial officer. The corporation, at the board’s direction, may also have a chairman of the board, one or more vice-presidents, one or more assistant secretaries, one or more assistant treasures, and such other officers as may be appointed under Article VIII, Section 4, of these bylaws. The officers in addition to the corporate duties set forth in this Article VIII shall also have administrative duties as set forth in any applicable contract for employment or job specification.
Section 2. DUPLICATION OF OFFICE HOLDERS. Any number of offices may be held by the same person, except that neither the secretary nor the chief financial officer may serve concurrently as either the president or the chairman of the board.
Section 3. ELECTION OF OFFICERS. The officers of this corporation shall be chosen annually by the board of directors and shall serve at the pleasure of the board, subject to the rights of any officer under any employment contract.
Section 4. APPOINTMENT OF OTHER OFFICERS. The board of directors may appoint and authorize the chairman of the board, the president, or another officer to appoint any other officers that the corporation may require. Each appointed officer shall have the title and authority, hold office for the period, and perform the duties specified in the bylaws or established by the board.
Section 5. REMOVAL OF OFFICERS. Without prejudice to the rights of any officer under an employment contract, the board of directors may remove any officer with or without cause. An officer who was not chosen by the board of directors may be removed by any other officer on whom the board of directors confers the power of removal.
Section 6. RESIGNATION OF OFFICERS. Any officer may resign at any time by giving written notice to the board. The resignation shall take effect on the date the notice is received or at any later time specified in the notice. Unless otherwise specified in the notice, the resignation need not be accepted to be effective. Any resignation shall be without prejudice to any rights of the corporation under any contract to which the officer is a party.
Section 7. VACANCIES IN OFFICE. A vacancy in any office because of death, resignation, removal, disqualification, or any other cause shall be filled in the manner prescribed in these bylaws for normal appointment to that office, provided, however, that vacancies need to be filled on an annual basis.
Section 8. CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD. If a chairman of the board of directors is elected, he or she shall preside at board of directors’ meetings and shall exercise and perform such other powers and duties as the board of directors may assign from time to time. If there is no president, the chairman of the board of directors shall also be the chief executive officer and shall have the powers and duties of the president of the corporation set forth in these bylaws. If a chairman of the board of directors is elected, there shall also be a vice-chairman of the board of directors. In the absence of the chairman, the vice-chairman shall preside at board of directors meetings as assigned from time to time.
Section 9. PRESIDENT. Subject to such supervisory powers as the board of directors may give to the chairman of the board, if any, and subject to the control of the board, and subject to president’s contract of employment, the president, also known as the Superintendent/Principal, shall be the general manager of the corporation and shall supervise, direct, and control the corporation’s activities, affairs, and officers as fully described in any applicable employment contract, agreement, or job specification. The president shall have such other powers and duties as the board of directors or the bylaws may require.
Section 10. VICE-PRESIDENTS. If the president is absent or disabled, the vice-presidents, if any, in order of their rank as fixed by the board, or, if not ranked, a vice-president designated by the board, shall perform all duties of the president. When so acting, a vice-president shall have all powers of and be subject to all restrictions on the president. The vice-presidents shall have such other powers and perform such other duties as the board of directors or the bylaws may require.
Section 11. SECRETARY. The secretary shall keep or cause to be kept, at the corporation’s principal office or such other places as the board of directors may direct, a book of minutes of all meetings, proceedings, and actions of the board, and of committees of the board. The minutes of meetings shall include the time and place that the meetings was held; whether the meeting was annual, regular, special, or emergency and, if special or emergency, how authorized; the notice given; and the names of persons present at board of directors and committee meetings; and the vote or abstention of each Board member present for the action taken. The secretary shall keep or cause to be kept, at the principal California office, a copy of the articles of incorporation and bylaws as amended to date.
The secretary shall give, or cause to be given, notice of all meetings of members, of the board, and of committees of the board of directors that these bylaws require to be given. The secretary shall keep the corporate seal, if any, in safe custody and shall have such other powers and perform such other duties as the board of directors or by bylaws may require.
Section 12. CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER. The chief financial officer shall keep and maintain, or cause to be kept and maintained, adequate and correct books and accounts of the corporation’s properties and transactions. The chief financial officer shall send or cause to be given to the members and directors such financial statements and reports are required to be given by law, by these bylaws, or by the board. The books of account shall be open to inspection by any director at all reasonable times.
The chief financial officer shall (i) deposit, or cause to be deposited, all money and other valuables in the name and to the credit of the corporation with such depositories as the board of director may designate; (ii) disburse the corporation’s funds as the board of directors may order; (iii) render to the president, chairman of the board, if any, and the board, when requested, an account of all transactions as chief financial officer and of the financial condition of the corporation; and (iv) have such other powers and perform such other duties as the board, contract, job specification, or the bylaws may require.
If required by the board, the chief financial officer shall give the corporation a bond in the amount and with the surety or sureties specified by the board of directors for faithful performance of the duties of the office and for restoration to the corporation of all of its books, papers, vouchers, money, and other property of every kind in the possession or under the control of the chief financial officer on his or her death, resignation,, retirement, or removal from office.
ARTICLE IX
CONTRACTS WITH NON-DIRECTOR DESIGNATED EMPLOYEES
Section 1. CONTRACTS WITH NON-DIRECTOR DESIGNATED EMPLOYEES. The Corporation shall not enter into a contract or transaction in which a non-director designated employee (e.g., officers and other key decision-making employees) directly or indirectly has a material financial interest unless all of the requirements in the Corporation’s Conflict of Interest Code have been fulfilled.
ARTICLE X
LOANS TO DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS
Section 1. LOANS TO DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS. The Corporation shall not lend any money or property to or guarantee the obligation of any director or officer; provided, however, that the Corporation may advance money to a director or officer of the Corporation for expenses reasonably anticipated to be incurred in the performance of his or her duties if that director or officer would be entitled to reimbursement for such expenses of the Corporation.
ARTICLE XI
INDEMNIFICATION
Section 1. INDEMNIFICATION. To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Corporation shall indemnify its directors, officers, employees, and other persons described in Corporations Code Section 5238(a), including persons formerly occupying any such positions, against all expenses, judgments, fines, settlements, and other amounts actually and reasonably incurred by them in connection with any “proceeding,” as that term is used in that section, and including an action by or in the right of the Corporation by reason of the fact that the person is or was a person described in that section. “Expenses,” as used in this bylaw, shall have the same meaning as in that section of the Corporations Code.
On written request to the Board of Directors by any person seeking indemnification under Corporations Code Section 5238 (b) or Section 5238 (c) the Board of Directors shall promptly decide under Corporations Code Section 5238 (e) whether the applicable standard of conduct set forth in Corporations Code Section 5238 (b) or Section 5238 (c) has been met and, if so, the Board of Directors shall authorize indemnification.
ARTICLE XII
INSURANCE
Section 1. INSURANCE, This Corporation shall have the right to purchase and maintain insurance to the full extent permitted by law on behalf of its officers, directors, employees, and other agents, to cover and liability asserted against or incurred by any officer director, employees, or agent in such capacity arising from the officer’s, director’s, employee’s, or agent’s status as such.
ARTICLE XIII
MAINTENANCE OF CORPORATE RECORDS
Section 1. MAINTENANCE OF CORPORATE RECORDS. This corporation shall keep the following:
(a) Adequate and correct books and records of account;
(b) Written minutes of the proceedings of its members, board and committees of the board; and
(c) Such reports and records as required by law.
ARTICLE XIV
INSPECTION RIGHTS
Section 1. DIRECTORS’ RIGHT TO INSPECT. Every director shall have the right at any reasonable time to inspect the corporation’s books, records, documents of every kind, physical properties, and the records of each subsidiary as permitted by California and federal law. The inspection may be made in person or by the director’s agent or attorney. The right of inspection includes the right to copy and make extracts of documents as permitted by California and federal law. The right to inspect may be circumscribed in instances where the right to inspect conflicts with California or federal law (e.g., restrictions on the release of educational records under FERPA) pertaining to access to books, records, and documents.
Section 2. MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION OF ARTICLES AND BYLAWS. This corporation shall keep at its principal California office the original or a copy of the articles of incorporation and bylaws, as amended to the current date, which shall be open to inspection by the directors at all reasonable times during office hours.
ARTICLE XV
REQUIRED REPORTS
Section 1. ANNUAL REPORTS. The board of directors shall cause an annual report to be sent to the board of directors within 120 days after the end of the corporation’s fiscal year. That report shall contain the following information, in appropriate detail:
(a) The assets and liabilities, including the trust funds, or the corporation as of the end of the fiscal year.
(b) The principal changes in assets and liabilities, including trust funds;
(c) The corporation’s revenue or receipts, both unrestricted and restricted to particular purposes;
(d) The corporation’s expenses or disbursements for both general and restricted purposes;
(e) Any information required under these bylaws; and
(f) An independent accountant’s report or, if none, the certificate of an authorized officer of the corporation that such statements were prepared without audit from the corporation’s book and records.
Section 2. ANNUAL STATEMENT OF CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS AND INDEMNIFICATIONS. As part of the annual report to all members, or as a separate document if no annual report is issued, the corporation shall, within 120 days after the end of the corporation’s fiscal year, annually prepare and mail or deliver to each member and furnish to each member and furnish to each director a statement of any transaction or indemnification of the following kind:
(a) Any transaction (i) in which the corporation, or its parent or subsidiary, was a party, (ii) in which an “interested person” had a direct or indirect material financial interest, and (iii) which involved more than $50,000.00 or was one of several transactions with the same interested person involving, in the aggregate more than $50,000.00. For this purpose, an “interested person” is either:
(1) Any director or officer of the corporation, its parent, or subsidiary (but mere common directorship shall not be considered such an interest); or
(2) Any holder of more than 10 percent of the voting power of the corporation, its parent, or its subsidiary. This statement shall include a brief description of the transaction, the names of interested persons involved, their relationship to the corporation, the nature of their interest, provided that if the transaction was with a partnership in which the interested person is a partner, only the interest of the partnership need be stated.
(b) The amount and circumstances of any indemnifications aggregating more than $10,000 paid during the fiscal year to any director or officer of the corporation pursuant to Article XII of these bylaws.
ARTICLE XVI
BYLAW AMENDMENTS
Section 1. BYLAW AMENDMENTS. The Board of Directors may adopt, amend or repeal any of these bylaws by a majority vote of the directors present at a meeting duly held at which a quorum is present, except that no amendment shall change any provisions of any charter governing any charter school operated as or by the Corporation or make any provisions of these bylaws inconsistent with such charter, the Corporation’s articles of incorporation, or any laws.
CERTIFICATE OF SECRETARY
I certify that I am the duly elected and acting Secretary of the Twin Rivers Charter School, a California nonprofit public benefit corporation; that these bylaws, consisting of 13 pages, are the bylaws of this corporation as adopted by the board of directors on ________________________; and that these bylaws have not been amended or modified since that date.
Executed on ____________________ at ________________, California.
______________________________ Signature
______________________________, Secretary
Printed Name
Original Approval: 7.6.2004
Updated Bylaws Approved: 10.9.2019
Revised Bylaws Approved: 6.3.2021 (revision language from Yuba County to Sutter County)