Preserving the past to promote the future, by maintaining a historical facility that will continue to serve as a Community Center and promote wellness for the families in our community, by providing recreation in a family atmosphere and programs through direct services and collaboration, with other non-profit organizations.
Vision Statement
As the Farmington Community Center, we will strive to provide the best meeting place for the families in our community and continue to meet their needs in the best possible way.
: As the Farmington Community Center, we will strive to provide the best meeting place for the families in our community and continue to meet their needs in the best possible w
Our BI-LAWS
Amendments to Articles
III, IV, V, VI, on March 16, 2011 are subject to approval by the Farmington Community Association Membership. Next scheduled meeting date, May 15, 2011 @ 2pm. Located at the Farmington Community Center.
BI-LAWS For THE
FARMINGTON COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION, INC.
ARTICLE
I
The
principal office of the corporation and the registered office of the
corporation shall be looked at the residence of Reaves L. Gardner,
Route 2, Mocksville, North Carolina unless and until the board
directors otherwise directed.
ARTICLE
II
All
meetings of the membership shall be at such places as the officer of
the corporation calling the meeting shall direct in the notice of the
meeting. The annual meeting of membership shall be held at 2:00
p.m. on the second Sunday of May, in each year for the purpose of
electing directors of the corporation, officers of the corporation
and the transaction of such other business as may properly be brought
before the meeting. If the day fixed for the annual meeting shall be
a legal holiday each meeting shall be held at the next succeeding
business day, or at such other time as the officer presiding over the
meeting shall direct. All directors shall be nominated in either one
of the two following methods:
1. By
nominating committee appointed from the membership by the chairman, or
2. By
any other member of the corporation
If
the nomination is made by any other member of the corporation, the
nomination shall be submitted to the secretary of the corporation
three days prior to the meeting at which the election is to be held
and shall be accompanied by the consent in writing of the person to
be nominated, stating that he permits his name to be placed in
nomination and will serve if elected.
ARTICLE
III
All
persons eighteen years of age who reside in the Farmington voting
district, as established by the Davie County Board of Elections, and
by reference made a part of these by-laws, shall be eligible for
membership in the corporation. In order to become a member of the
corporation any person in the community of the age of 18 years or
older need only subscribe to the charter and by-laws and agree to be
bound by them. Unless otherwise directed by specific resolution of
the board of directors and approved by the membership at an annual
meeting, there shall be no dues for members. Nevertheless each member
does obligate himself to work for the purposes set forth in the
charter of the corporation to the best of his ability. Each member
shall have one vote at the annual meeting and each meeting shall
commence when there is a quorum of the membership present. The
presence of eight members shall constitute a quorum at any meeting.
No
proxies shall be recognized, either for the board of directors or for
the membership meeting.
ARTICLE
IV
Board
of Directors:
The business of the corporation is to be conducted by a Board of
Directors, which shall consist of nine members, three to be elected
at each year. The members shall be elected at the first meeting of
the year, with three elected each year to serve a term of three years
each.
The
Board of Directors is authorized to employee a person to act as the
Executive Director of the Farmington Community Center, or to contract
with a person, firm, or corporation to perform the services of an
Executive Director. The BOA may authorize the Executive Director to
spend funds as needed to perform their duties.
The
officers of the corporation shall be elected from the members of the
Board of Directors by the membership at the annual meeting.
In
the event that an officer or member of the Board of Directors shall,
between annual meetings, resign, die, or for other reason fail to be
able and willing to continue serving in his capacity, the remaining
members of the board shall make an election to carry out the
unexpired portion of the term of such officer or director.
The
officer and members of the board of directors shall serve without
compensation for such services and no member of the corporation, no
officer and no board of directors shall either directly or indirectly
be paid any dividend or share in any proceeds of any sale or division
of the property of the said corporation or in any way receive any pay
therefore except that actual physical labor performed may be paid for
by the corporation at a rate not to exceed the general rate paid in
the community. If the corporation is dissolved, the provisions of the
charter and the General Statutes of North Carolina shall be carried
forth and the board of trustees than existing shall designate such
organization or organizations preferably operating within Davie
County as will most closely approximate the purposes of the
corporation as set forth in the charter to receive any net proceeds
from the dissolution of the corporation.
ARTICLE
V
The
officers of the corporation shall consist of a President,
Vice-President, Secretary and a Treasurer. The duties of these
officers shall be such as is generally performed by a President,
Vice-President, Secretary and Treasurer of any corporation, and
especially the President shall act in all matters in the absence of a
meeting of the Board of Directors. Any one of the three officers may
at any time call a meeting of the Board of Directors and a meeting of
the membership shall be called by the President, or by the vote of
the Board of Directors. A majority of the Board of Directors may call
a meeting of the Board of Directors at any time. Except by unanimous
consent, a meeting of the Board of Directors may not be called with
less than three days notice and a meeting of the membership may not
be called with less than five days notice. Time of notice shall be
counted from the time actual notice is sent by the Secretary, and
this, in the case of the Board of Directors, may be done by
telephone, provided the actual notice is given to the members of the
board of Directors or by mail to the membership.
In
the event that any member may change his address, he shall notify the
Secretary and until this is done the mail directed to his address
shall be considered as notice. Any member who moves out of the
prescribed area heretofore designated shall no longer be a member and
shall notify the Secretary but the Board of Directors may from time
to time revise the membership list by action duly noted in the event
that formal notice is not provided as required herein. It is not
required that directors or officers should be members of the
corporation nor that they should live within the area designated. At
all meetings of the Board of Directors four members shall constitute
a quorum.
ARTICLE
VI
The
treasurer shall deposit all funds of the corporation in a bank to be
designated by the Board of Directors and the Board of Directors,
acting through the Chairman and Secretary-Treasurer, are authorized
to sign minutes of the corporation in the usual form, nominating the
bank as a depository. The signature of the duly elected Treasurer
shall be required to authenticate any check to be cashed or any funds
to be withdrawn. However, the President and Vice President may be
authorized to make such withdrawals in the absence of the Treasurer.
ARTICLE
VII
Amendments:
The Board of Directors may make amendments from time to time to these
by-laws, but in the event they shall do so shall notify membership of
any such change.
Amendments
Article
III – 1974
Article
IV - 1985
Article
VI – 1985
Articles
III, IV, V, VI, March 16, 2011
ARTICLES
OF INCORPORATION
OF
THE
FARMINGTON COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION, INC.
We,
the undersigned, natural persons of the age of twenty one years or
more, do make and acknowledge these articles of incorporation for the
purpose of forming a non-profit corporation under and by virtue of
the laws of the State of North Carolina.
I
The
name of the corporation is the Farmington Community Association, Inc.
II
The
period of duration of the corporation is unlimited.
III
The
Farmington Community Association is organized exclusively for
charitable and educational purposes under section 501 (C)(3) of the
Internal Revenue Code, or corresponding section of any future federal
tax code. Specifically, the Farmington Community Association is
formed to operate a community development center dedicated to housing
and sponsoring charitable and educational programs, lease the same,
occupy, sub-lease and conduct any and all business in connection
therewith including the acquisition of real property, personal
property, entering into contracts with individuals and groups for the
conduct of any phase of this development, and in general to do all
things legal and proper as well as necessary to the end that a
community development center may be provided for the community of
Farmington, specifically not confining the community of Farmington to
the township of Farmington, but extending the same into those
portions of Shady Grove Township and the adjoining townships in Davie
County, which touch on the Farmington Township insofar as a community
development center may be of service to persons connected with or
interested in the development of Farmington Township. In additions to
the powers and purposes herein stated, the corporation shall have
power to do any and all things which will improve, develop or
encourage the improvement of development or aid the improvement of
the said Farmington Community as hereinafter defined.
IV
The
corporation shall have members which may be divided into such classes
as shall be provided in the bylaws. All members shall be accepted,
appointed, elected or designated in the manner provided in the
bylaws.
V.
The
directors of the corporation shall be elected by the members provided
in the bylaws, except that the initial board of directors shall set
until the initial corporate meeting and adoption of such bylaws in as
full and ample manner as is by law permitted.
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VI
Upon
the dissolution of this organization, assets shall be distributed for
one or more exempt purposes within the meaning of section 501 (C)(3)
of the Internal Revenue Code, or 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.
VII The
addresses of the initial office of the corporation in the State of
North Carolina, is the residence of Reeves E. Gardener, Route 2, Box
173, Mocksville, NC. The name of the initial registered agent is
Reeves E. Gardner.
VIII
The
member of directors establishing the initial board of directors shall
be five, and the names and addresses of person who are to serve as
the initial board of directors for the cooperation are;
Reeves
E. Gardner Route 2, Box 173, Mocksville NC
Joe
C. Harpe Route 2, Mocksville NC
Joseph
B. Smith Route 2, Mocksville NC
Betty
E. West Route 2, Mocksville NC
John
H. Caudle Route 2, Mocksville NC
All
zip codes are 27028.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF we have hereunto set our hands, this the 10th
Day of February 1971.
Filed
with the NC Secretary of State on February 12, 1971