HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 89-008 approving articles of incorporation and bylaws for the Marana Municipal Property CorporationRESOLUTION NO. 89-08
RESOLUTION APPROVING ARTICLES OF
INCORPORATION OF TOWN OF MARANA MUNICIPAL
PROPERTY CORPORATION; APPROVING THE BYLAWS OF
TOWN OF MARANA MUNICIPAL PROPERTY CORPORATION;
APPOINTING INCORPORATORS AND THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
FOR TOWN OF MARANA MUNICIPAL PROPERTY CORPORATION
WHEREAS, the undersigned Mayor and Council of the
Town of Marana, Arizona, have received and duly considered the
proposed Articles of Incorporation of Town of Marana Municipal
Property Corporation, an Arizona nonprofit corporation (the
"Corporation"), a copy of which is appended hereto as Exhibit
A; and
WHEREAS, the undersigned Mayor and Council of the
Town of Marana, Arizona, have received and duly considered the
proposed Bylaws of the Corporation, a copy of which is appended
hereto as Exhibit B; and
WHEREAS, the purpose of the Corporation shall be to
finance the cost of acquiring, constructing, reconstructing or
improving buildings, equipment and other real and personal
properties suitable for use by and for leasing to the Town of
Marana, Arizona; and
WHEREAS, it is incumbent upon the Mayor and Council
of the Town of Marana, Arizona to approve the Articles of
Incorporation of the Corporation and authorize the filing of
such Articles of Incorporation with the Arizona Corporation
Commission, to approve the Bylaws of the Corporation, to
appoint the incorporators of the Corporation and to appoint and
elect the initial Board of Directors of the Corporation; and
WHEREAS, the undersigned Mayor and Council of the
Town of Marana, Arizona have determined that it is wise,
expedient, advisable and in the public interest of the Town of
Marana, Arizona and the residents thereof that the Corporation
be incorporated as provided by law.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND COUN-
CIL OF THE TOWN OF MARANA, ARIZONA:
Section 1. The formation of the Corporation is here-
by approved.
Section 2. The Articles of Incorporation of the
Corporation, in the form appended hereto as Exhibit A, be and
they are hereby approved.
Section 3. The Bylaws of the Corporation, in the
form appended hereto as Exhibit B, be and they are hereby
approved.
Section 4. The following named individuals, all of
whom are residents of the Town of Marana, Arizona, are hereby
appointed as the incorporators of the Corporation and they are
authorized to proceed with the incorporation of the Corporation
as prescribed in Chapter 5, Title 10, Arizona Revised Statutes,
as amended.
Robert McCrea
Dorothy Eoneycutt
Joe Parsons
Daniel L. Groseclose
Paul Samuelson
Section 5. The following named individuals, all of
whom are residents of the Town of Marana, Arizona, are hereby
appointed and elected as initial members of the Board of Direc-
tors of the Corporation for the term set forth beside their
names:
Name
Term Expires
Robert McCrea July, 1993
Dorothy Honeycutt July, 1993
Joe Parsons July, 1993
Daniel L. Groseclose July, 1992
Paul Samuelson July, 1992
Section 6. The incorporators and directors of the
Corporation be, and they are hereby authorized, empowered and
directed, in the name and on behalf of the Corporation, to take
such action as may be necessary or desirable to carry out the
intents and purposes of this Resolution.
Adopted and approved this 7th day of March, 1989.
Attest:
Clerk ,,~" ."
Approved a~ to ,form:
Westover, Killingsworth & Beshears, P.A.,
Bond Counsel
Exhibit A
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF
TOWN OF MARANA MUNICIPAL PROPERTY CORPORATION
An Arizona Nonprofit Corporation
KNOW ALL MEN BY T~ESE PRESENTS:
That we, the undersigned, have this day associated
ourselves together for the purpose of forming a nonprofit cor-
poration under and pursuant to Title 10, Chapter 5, Arizona
Revised Statutes, as amended, and that we do hereby adopt these
Articles of Incorporation.
ARTICLE I
The name of the corporation shall be Town of Marana
Municipal Property Corporation.
ARTICLE II
The corporation shall have no members.
ARTICLE III
The purpose for which the corporation is organized is
the transaction of any or all lawful business for which non-
profit corporations may be incorporated under the laws of the
State of Arizona, including, without limiting the generality of
the foregoing, any civic or charitable purpose such as financ-
ing the cost of acquiring, constructing, reconstructing or
improving buildings, equipment and other real and personal
properties suitable for use by and for leasing to the Town of
Marana, Arizona or its agencies or instrumentalities.
ARTICLE IV
The character of business which the corporation in-
tends initially to conduct in the State of Arizona is the fi-
nancing of the cost of acquisition of one or more water
companies and the construction of and improvements to various
municipal properties and buildings and the leasing thereof to
the Town of Marana, Arizona.
ARTICLE V
No part of the net earnings of the corporation shall
inure to the benefit of, or be distributable to, its directors,
officers or other private persons, except that (i) the corpora-
tion shall be authorized and empowered to pay reasonable com-
pensation for services rendered to it for its benefit and (ii)
the corporation shall be authorized to repay the principal of
and pay the interest accrued on indebtedness incurred by it to
accomplish its civic and charitable purpose. This corporation
shall be authorized to and may make reasonable charges for any
services rendered by it or for assets furnished by it, but all
funds received by the corporation in excess of the cost of its
operation shall be held in trust for the accomplishment of its
civic and charitable purposes, including the retirement of its
debts. No part of the activities of the corporation shall be
the carrying on of propaganda, or otherwise attempting to
influence legislation, and the corporation shall not
participate in, or intervene in, any political campaign on
behalf of any candidate for public office.
ARTICLE VI
Upon the dissolution of the corporation, the Board of
Directors shall, after paying or making provision for the pay-
ment of all liabilities of the corporation, dispose of all of
its assets by transferring such assets to the Town of Marana,
Arizona or its successor in interest.
ARTICLE VII
The name and address of the initial statutory agent
of the corporation is: John R. Moffitt, Esq. whose address is
110 South Church Street, Suite 238, Tucson, Arizona 85701.
ARTICLE VIII
The control and management of the business and af-
fairs of the corporation shall be vested in a Board of Direc-
tors constituted and qualified as specified in the bylaws of
the corporation, but the said Board of Directors in any event
shall consist of not less than three directors, all of whom
shall be residents of the Town of Marana, Arizona. The
directors shall be elected by the governing body of the Town of
Marana, Arizona and, unless the bylaws of the corporation pro-
vide to the contrary, upon the expiration of each initial term
shall hold office for a period of four years or until their
successors shall have been elected and qualified. Any vacancy
occurring in the Board of Directors shall also be filled by the
governing body of the Town of Mararia, Arizona. The directors
may be removed from office, with or without cause, by the
governing body of the Town of Marana, Arizona.
ARTICLE IX
The number of directors constituting the initial
Board of Directors shall be five. The names and addresses and
initial terms of the persons serving as the initial directors
of the corporation are:
Name Address
Term Expires
Robert McCrea
13950 West Grier Road
Marana, Arizona 85653
July, 1993
Dorothy Honeycutt
13612 Jane Avenue July, 1993
Marana, Arizona 85653
Joe Parsons
13580 West Kirby Hughes Road July, 1993
Marana, Arizona 85653
Daniel L. Groseclose
14200 West Imogene Place
Marana, Arizona 85653
July, 1992
Paul Samuelson
12140 West Barnett Road
Marana, Arizona 85653
July, 1992
ARTICLE X
The names and addresses of the incorporators of this
corporation are:
Name Address
Robert McCrea
13950 West Grier Road
Marana, Arizona 85653
Dorothy Honeycutt
13612 Jane Avenue
Marana, Arizona 85653
Joe Parsons
13580 West Kirby Hughes Road
Marana, Arizona 85653
Daniel L. Groseclose
14200 West Imogene Place
Marana, Arizona 85653
Paul Samuelson
12140 West Barnett Road
Marana, Arizona 85653
ARTICLE XI
The private property of
the corporation shall be exempt
and obligations.
the officers and directors of
from liability for its debts
ARTICLE XII
These Articles of Incorporation may at any time, and
from time to time, be amended to make any changes therein and
add any provisions thereto which might have been included in
the Articles of Incorporation in the first instance, provided
that the Board of Directors of the corporation first shall file
with the governing body of the Town of Marana, Arizona an
application in writing seeking permission to amend these Arti-
cles of Incorporation, specifying in such application the
amendment proposed to be made. The governing body of the Town
of Marana, Arizona shall consider such application and, if it
finds and determines it is wise, expedient, necessary or advis-
able that the proposed amendments be made, authorizes the same
to be made, and approves the form of the proposed amendment,
then the persons making such application shall proceed to amend
these Articles of Incorporation in accordance with the provi-
sions of Title 10, Chapter 5, Arizona Revised Statutes, as
amended.
ARTICLE XIII
The bylaws of the corporation may at any time, and
from time to time, be amended to make any changes therein and
add any provisions thereto which might have been included in
the bylaws in the first instance, provided that the Board of
Directors of the corporation first shall file with the govern-
ing body of the Town of Marana, Arizona, an application in
writing seeking permission to amend the bylaws, specifying in
such application the amendment proposed to be made. The gover-
ning body of the Town of Marana, Arizona shall consider such
application and, if it finds and determines it is wise, expedi-
ent, necessary or advisable that the proposed amendments be
made, authorizes the same to be made, and approves the form of
the proposed amendment, then the persons making such appli-
cation shall proceed to amend the bylaws of the corporation.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the incorporators have hereunto
set their hands this 7th day of March, 1989.
Robert McCrea
Dorothy ~toneycut t
J~/~ parsons
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Daniel L. Groseclose
Paul Samae!son
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STATE OF ARIZONA )
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County of Pima )
On March , 1989, before me, the undersigned Notary
Public, personally appeared Robert McCrea, Dorothy Honeycurt,
Joe Parsons, Daniel L. Groseclose and Paul Samuelson known to
me to be the persons whose names are subscribed to the fore-
going instrument and acknowledged to me that they executed the
same for the purposes therein expressed.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and
official seal the day and year first above written.
My commission expires:
Notary Public
Exhibit B
BYLAWS OF
TOWN OF MARANA MUNICIPAL PROPERTY CORPORATION
ARTICLE I. THE CORPORATION, OFFICE AND SEAL
Section 1. The Corporation. The Corporation is a
nonprofit corporation organized under Title 10, Chapter 5,
Sections 10-1001 et. seq. of the Arizona Revised Statutes, as
amended.
Section 2. Office. The principal office of the
Corporation shall be located at 12775 North Sanders Road,
Marana, Arizona 85653.
Section 3. Seal. The Corporation shall have a com-
mon seal consisting of a circle having on the circumference
thereof "TOWN OF MARANA MUNICIPAL PROPERTY CORPORATION", and in
the center, "An Arizona Nonprofit Corporation, Incorporated
on , 1989."
ARTICLE II. RIGHTS AND LIABILITIES
OF DIRECTORS
Section 1. Interest of Directors and Officers. No
director or officer of the Corporation shall have any right,
title or interest in or to any property or assets of the Corpo-
ration either prior to, during, or at the time of any
liquidation or dissolution of the Corporation.
Section 2. Liability of Directors and Officers for
Debts. The private property of the directors and officers of
the Corporation shall be exempt from execution or other liabil-
ity for any debts of the Corporation and no director shall be
liable or responsible for any debts or liabilities of the Cor-
poration.
ARTICLE III. DIRECTORS
Section 1. General Powers. The business and affairs
of the Corporation shall be managed by a board of five direc-
tors which shall exercise full power to conduct, manage and
direct the business and affairs of the corporation.
Section 2. Election and Tenure of Office. The Board
of Directors shall be appointed by the governing body of the
Town of Marana, Arizona. The initial Board of Directors shall
be divided into two groups of directors, respectively, the
first group to serve for four years and the second group to
serve for two years. Upon expiration of each initial term,
successor directors shall be appointed to serve for terms of
four years. Each director shall be a resident of the Town of
Marana, Arizona and shall hold office until the next annual
meeting of the directors at which his term expires and until
his successor shall have been appointed by the governing body
of the Town of Marana, Arizona and shall have qualified.
Section 3. Vacancies. A vacancy in the Board of
Directors occurring by reason of death, resignation or removal
shall be filled by the governing body of the Town of Marana,
Arizona. The failure to fill any vacancy on the Board of
Directors shall not operate to reduce the size of the Board of
Directors.
Section 4. Removal of Directors. The Board of
Directors, or any member thereof, may be removed from office,
with or without cause, by the governing body of the Town of
Marana, Arizona.
Section 5. Compensation. The directors and officers
of the Corporation shall not receive any salary or other
compensation for their services as a member of the Board of
Directors or as an officer of the Corporation.
ARTICLE IV. MEETINGS OF DIRECTORS
Section 1. Regular Annual Meeting. The regular
annual meeting of the Board of Directors shall be held on the
second Monday in July of each year, beginning with the year
1989, at such place within the Town of Marana, Arizona, or such
other place within the State of Arizona, as is specified in the
notice of the meeting for the purpose of appointing officers
and passing upon reports for the previous fiscal year and for
the purpose of transacting such other business as may come
before the meeting. Failure to hold the annual meeting at the
designated time shall not work a forfeiture or dissolution of
the Corporation and in the event of such failure, the annual
meeting shall be held within a reasonable time thereafter.
Section 2. Special Meetings. Special meetings of
the Board of Directors may be called by the president or by any
director, and it shall thereupon be the duty of the secretary-
treasurer to cause notice of such meeting to be given as
provided at Section 3 of this Article. The president or the
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director calling the meeting shall fix the time and place in
the Town of Marana, Arizona, for the holding of the meeting.
Section 3. Notice of Directors' Meetings. Written
notice of the time and place of each annual meeting shall be
given to each director and to the Clerk of the Town of Marana,
Arizona at least ten days before such meeting, either
personally or by mail, by the secretary or by the president or
at the direction of either of them. Notice of the time, place
and purpose of any special meeting of the Board of Directors
shall be delivered or given to each director and to the Clerk
of the Town of Marana, Arizona not less than forty-eight hours
prior thereto, either personally or by mail, by or at the
direction of the secretary or of the president. If notice of a
meeting is mailed, such notice shall be deemed to be delivered
the second day following the day it was deposited in the United
States mail, postage prepaid, addressed to the director or to
the Clerk of the Town, as appropriate, at his or her address as
it appears on the records of the corporation.
Section 4. Quorum. A majority of the then members
of the Board of Directors shall constitute a quorum, provided
that if less than such majority of the directors is present at
said meeting, a majority of the directors present may adjourn
the meeting from time to time. The act of a majority of the
directors present at a meeting at which a quorum is present
shall be the act of the Board of Directors as to all matters.
Section 5. Participation in Meetings. The governing
body of the Town of Marana, Arizona shall be entitled to make
recommendations to the Board of Directors of the CorDoration
with respect to any matter at any meeting thereof. Each member
of the governing body of the Town of Marana, Arizona and any
official of the Town of Marana, Arizona designated by the
governing body of the Town of Marana, Arizona shall have the
right to attend any meeting of the Board of Directors of the
Corporation with the right of debate, but they shall not be
entitled to vote on any matter considered by the board of the
Corporation unless they are a member of the Board of Directors
of the Corporation.
ARTICLE V. OFFICERS
Section 1. Number and Qualifications. The officers
of the Corporation shall be a president, a vice president, a
secretary-treasurer and such other officers as may be deter-
mined by the Board of Directors from time to time, each of whom
shall be a member of the Board of Directors of the Corporation
and they shall perform such duties as may be designated by the
Board of Directors.
Section 2. Election and Term of Office. The offi-
cers shall be appointed annually by the Board of Directors at
the regular annual meeting of the Board of Directors. If the
election of officers shall not be held at such meeting, such
election shall be held as soon thereafter as may be conveni-
ent. Each officer shall hold office until his successor shall
have been appointed and qualified. A vacancy in any office
shall be filled by the Board of Directors for the unexpired
portion of the term.
Section 3. President. The president:
(a) shall be the principal executive officer of the
Corporation, and unless otherwise determined by the members of
the Board of Directors, shall preside at all meetings of the
Board of Directors;
(b) may sign any deeds, mortgages, deeds of trust,
notes, bonds, contracts, or other instruments authorized by the
Board of Directors to be executed, except in cases in which the
signing and execution thereof shall be expressly delegated by
the Board of Directors or by these Bylaws to some other officer
or agent of the Corporation, or shall be required by law to be
otherwise signed or executed; and
(c) shall in general perform all duties incident to
the office of the president and such other duties as may be
prescribed by the Board of Directors from time to time.
Section 4. Vice President. In the absence of the
president or in the event of his or her inability or refusal to
act, the vice president shall perform the duties of the presi-
dent, and when so acting, shall have all the powers of and be
subject to all of the restrictions upon the president. The
vice president shall also perform such other duties as from
time to time may be prescribed by the Board of Directors.
Section 5. Secretary-Treasurer. The secretary-
treasurer shall:
(a) keep the minutes of the meetings of the Board of
Directors in one or more books provided for that purpose;
(b) see that all notices are duly given in accor-
dance with these Bylaws or as required by law;
(c) be custodian of the corporate records and of the
seal of the Corporation and affix the seal of the Corporation
to documents, the execution of which on behalf of the Corpora-
tion under its seal is duly authorized in accordance with the
provisions of these Bylaws;
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(d) keep a register of the names and post office
addresses of all directors;
(e) keep general charge of the books of the Corpora-
tion;
(f) keep on file at all times a complete copy of the
Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws of the Corporation con-
taining all amendments thereto (which copy shall always be open
to the inspection of any director);
(g) in general, perform all duties incident to the
office of secretary, and such other duties as from time to time
may be prescribed by the Board of Directors;
(h) have charge and custody of and be responsible
for all funds and securities of the Corporation;
(i) be responsible for the receipt of and the issu-
ance of receipts for all moneys due and payable to the Corpo-
ration and for the deposit of all such moneys in the name of
the Corporation in such depositories as shall be selected by
the Board of Directors; and
(j) in general, perform all duties incident to the
office of treasurer, and such other duties as from time to time
may be prescribed by the Board of Directors.
ARTICLE VI. NONPROFIT CORPORATION
The Corporation shall at all times be operated on a
nonprofit basis, and no part of the income or assets of the
Corporation shall be distributed to, or inure to the benefit
of, any director or officer.
ARTICLE VII. FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS
Section 1. Contracts. Except as otherwise provided
in these Bylaws, the Board of Directors may authorize any offi-
cer or officers, agent or agents, to enter into any contract or
execute and deliver any instrument in the name and on behalf of
the Corporation and such authority shall be confined to
specific instances.
Section 2. Checks, Drafts, Etc. All checks, drafts
or other orders for the payment of moneys, and all notes, bonds
or other evidence of indebtedness issued in the name of the
corporation shall be signed by such officer or officers, agent
or agents, employee or employees of the Corporation and in such
manner as shall from time to time be determined by resolution
of the Board of Directors.
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Section 3. Deposits. All funds of the Corporation
shall be deposited from time to time to the credit of the Cor-
poration in such depositories as the Board of Directors may
select.
Section 4. Fiscal Year. The fiscal year of the
corporation shall begin on the first day of July of each and
every year and shall end on the last day of June of the follow-
ing year.
ARTICLE VIII. MISCELLANEOUS
Section 1. Waiver of Notice. Any director may waive
in writing any notice of a meeting required to be given by
these Bylaws. The attendance of a director at any meeting
shall constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting by such
director, except in case a director shall attend a meeting for
the express purpose of objecting to the transaction of any
business on the ground that the meeting has not been lawfully
called or convened. Notice required to be given under Article
IV hereof to the Clerk of the Town of Marana, Arizona may be
waived in writing by all members of the governing body of the
Town of Marana, Arizona.
Section 2. Rules and Regulations. The Board of
Directors shall have the power to make and adopt such rules and
regulations not inconsistent with law, the Articles of Incorpo-
ration or these Bylaws, as it may deem desirable for the man-
agement of the business and affairs of the Corporation.
Section 3. Accounting System and Reports. The Board
of Directors shall cause to be established and maintained, in
accordance with generally accepted principles of accounting, an
appropriate accounting system.
ARTICLE IX. AMENDMENTS
These Bylaws may be altered, amended or repealed by
the affirmative vote of a majority of the Board of Directors of
the Corporation, at any regular or special meeting, provided
however, that no amendment to these Bylaws shall be effective
until such amendment shall have been approved by the governing
body of the Town of Marana, Arizona, in the manner provided in
Article XII of the Articles of Incorporation of the Corpora-
tion.
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The foregoing Bylaws were adopted by resolution of
the Board of Directors on March 7, 1989 and approved by
Resolution No. 89-08 adopted by the governing body of the Town
of Marana, Arizona on March 7, 1989.
ATTEST:
Secretary-Treasurer