ARTICLE V: OFFICERS
Section 1. Elective Officers. The principal officers of the Association shall be a President, a Secretary and a Treasurer, all of whom shall be elected by the Board of Directors and shall serve without compensation. There may also be one or more Vice Presidents, if elected by the Board. One person may not hold more than one of the aforementioned offices, except one person may be both Secretary and Treasurer. The President and Vice President shall be members of the Board of Directors. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the restriction as to one person holding only one of the aforementioned offices or the President and Vice President being members of the Board of Directors shall not apply until control of the Association shall be transferred to the Unit Owners other than the Developer.
Section 2. Election. The officers of the Association designated in Section 1 above shall be elected annually by the Board of Directors at the organizational meeting of each new Board following the meeting of the members. Officers may be elected by secret ballot.
Section 3. Appointive Officers. The Board may appoint assistant secretaries and assistant treasurers and such other officers as the Board of Directors deems necessary.
Section 4. Term. The officers of the Association shall hold office until their successors are chosen and qualified in the stead. Any officer elected or appointed by the Board of Directors may be removed at any time, with or without cause, by the Board of Directors; provided, however, that no officer shall be removed except by the affirmative vote for removal by a majority of the whole Board of Directors, If the office of any officer becomes vacant for any reason, the vacancy shall be filled by the Board of Directors.
Section 5. The President. The President shall be the chief executive officer of the Association. He shall preside at all meetings of the Unit Owners and of the Board of Directors. He shall have executive powers and general supervision over the affairs of the Association and other officers. He shall sign all written contracts to perform all of the duties incident to his office and which may be delegated to him from time to time by the Beard of Directors.
Section 6. The Vice President. The Vice President shall perform all of the duties of the President in his absence and such other duties as may be required of him from time to time by the Board of Directors.
Section 7. The Secretary. The Secretary shall issue notices of all Board of Directors meetings and all meetings of the Unit Owners; he shall attend and keep the minutes of same; be shall have charge of all of the Association’s books, records and papers, including roster of members and mortgagees except those kept by the Treasurer. If appointed, an assistant secretary shall perform the duties of the Secretary’ when the Secretary is absent.
Section 8. The Treasurer.
Section 9. Proviso. Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary in these By‐Laws, the Association shall maintain separate accounting records for this Association, shall keep such records according to good accounting practices, shall open such records for inspection by Unit Owners or their authorized representatives at reasonable times and shall supply written summaries of such records at least annually to the Unit Owners or their authorized representatives. In the event the Board of Directors designates a Management Firm to operate the Condominium on behalf of the Association, said Management Firm shall be required to follow the aforesaid provisions.