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TINE WILLIAM J. CLINTON PRESIDENTIAL FOUNDATJON
AMENDED AND RESTATED BYLAWS
ARTICLE I
OFFICES
Section 1. Princi pal Office . The principal office of The William J. Clinton
Presidential Foundation (hereafter referred to as the "Corporation") shall be located in the state
of Arkansas. The Corporation may from time to time have such other offices as the Board of
Directors may determine or as the affairs of the Corporation may require.
Section 2. Registered Office . The Corporation shall have and continuously
maintain in the state of Arkansas, a registered office and a registered agent whose office is
located to such registered oflice. I he registered office may be, but need not be, located in the
principal office of the Corporation. The address of the registered office may from time to time
he changed by the Board of Directors.
ARTICLE II
DIRECTORS
Section-l.- Powers and ualifications . The policies of the Corporation shall
be determined, and its affaini shall be managed, by its Buard of Directors. All powers of the
Corporation may be exercised by or under the authority of the Board of Directors. The
Directors shall act only as a Board of Directors, or as a committee thereof; individual
Directors shall have no power as such. Directors need not be citizens of the United States, nor
residents of the state of Arkansas. From among their members, the Directors shall elect a
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Chairman and a Secretary of the Board who shall serve for terms of one (1) year. The
Chairman of the Board shall preside at all meetings of the Board of Directors and shall have
such other powers and perform such other duties as may from time to time be assigned by
these Amended and Restated Bylaws or by the Board of Directors.
Section 2. Number . The initial number of Directors of the Corporation shall
he fixed by the Articles of Incorporation. Thcrcattcr, the number of Ditet,tuls of the
Corporation shall he not less than three (3). Such number may be increased or decreased from
time to time by the Board; p rovid however , that the number of Directors shall be not less
than three (3); and, provided further, that no decrease shall have the effect of shortening the
term of any incumbent Director.
Section 3. Election . The members of the Board of Directors shall elect or
appoint the successor members of the Board of Directors at the annual or a special meeting of
the Board of f)irertors called for that purpose prior to the end of the term of the then current
Board of Directors
Section 4. 't'erm . The Directors shall serve for a term of one (1) year and until
their successors are elected and qualified, or until their earlier resignation, removal or death.
Section 5. Resignations . Any Director may-resign at-any-time by notifying the
Board of Directors of the Corporation in writing. Such resignation shall take effect at the time
specified therein. Acceptance by the Board of Directors of the Corporation of such resignation
shall not be necessary to make it effective
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Section 6. Removal . Directors may be removed from office at any time, with
or without cause, upon a majority vote of the Board of Directors at a meeting expressly called
for that purpose.
Section 7. Vacancies. Vacancies in the Board of Directors shall be deemed to
exist in the event of the resignation, removal, or death of a Director, or in the event of an
increase in the number of Directors. Any such vacancy shall be filled by a majority vote of the
remaining members of the Board of Directors A Director elected to fill a vacancy shall hold
office for the unexpired term of his or her predecessor. In the case of an increase in the
number of Directors, a newly appointed Director shall hold office until the next annual
meeting.
MEETINGS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Section S. Location of Nfeetings . Meetings of the Board of Directors, annual,
regular, or special, may he held within or without the crate of Arkansas and may be held by
means of telephone conference.
Sectiuu 9 . Annual sleeting , The annual meeting of the Board of Directors
shall be held at such time and place as shall be determined by the Board of Directors and
designated in the notice or waiver of notice of the meeting.
Section 10. Regular Meetings. Regular meetings of the Board of Directors
may be held without notice at such time and place as shall be determined from time to time by
the Board of Directors.
Section 11. Call ol' Speeia l Meetings . The Chairman of the Board or the
Chief Executive officer of the Corporation may call, or upon the request of a majority of the
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members of the Board of Directors, the Secretary of the Board shall call, special meetings of
the Board of Directors.
Section 12, Notice of S pecial Meetings . Notice of special meetings of the
Board of Directors shall be in writing, signed by the Chairman of the Board or the Chief
Executive Officer of the Corporation, or the Secretary of the Board, and shalt be served
pe,sottatty ut seat to eaLli Director by mall or telegram or facsimile addressed to his or her last
known address at least two (2) days before the time designated for such meeting unless longer
notice is required by law. Notice of special meetings shall state the time and place of the
meeting; the purpose or purposes of such meetings need not be specified, unless otherwise
required in the Articles of Incorporation or these Amended and Restated Bylaws.
Section 13. Waiver of Not ice. Whenever notice is required to he given to any
Director under the provisions of the Arkansas Nonprofit Corporation Act of 1993, the Articles
of Incorporation, or these Amended and tlcstatcd Bylaws, a waiver dicicuf in writing , Signed
by the person or persons entitled to such notice, whether before or after the time stated therein,
shall be equivalent to the giving of such notice . Such waiver shall specify the purpose or
purposes of the meeting . A Director ' s attendance at or participation in a meeting shall
constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting .-
Section 14 . Quorum . A majority of the Directors then in office shall
constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at any meeting of the Board of Directors,
ttnlrcc ntherwice rertstirori by the Arkansas Nnnprofit Corporation Act of 1993, the Articles of
Incorporation, or these Amended and Restated Bylaws. However, if a quorum is not present at
any meeting of the Board of Directors, those Directors present may adjourn the meeting from
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time to time, without notice other than announcement at the meeting, until a quorum shall be
present.
Section 15. Action by Majority Vote. Except as required by the Arkansas
Nonprofit Corporation Act of 1993, the Articles of Incorporation, or these Amended and
Restated Bylaws, any action by a majority of the Directors present at a meeting at which a
quorum is present shall be deemed the action of the Board of Directors.
Section 16. Actiou by Writ ten Consent . Any action required or permitted to
be taken at a meeting of the Board of Directors may be taken without a meeting if a consent in
writing, setting forth the action so taken, shall be signed by all of the Directors.
COMMITTEES
Section 17. Designation . The Board of Directors may from time to time create
one (1) or more committees of the Board and appoint members of the Board to serve on them.
The Board of Director.9 shall designate two (2) or more Directors to serve on any such
committee or committees. The Board of Directors shall have the power at any time to:
(i) designate a member of such committee as its chairman; (ii) fill vacancies on any committee;
(iii) change the membership of any committee; or (iv) discharge a committee.
Section 18. Powers . Each-committee-shall have. and may exercise, such
powers not inconsistent with the Arkansas Nonprofit Corporation Act of 1993, the Articles of
incorporation, or these Amended and Restated Bylaws, as authorized by the Board of
Directors. The designation of any such committee and the delegation thereto of authority shall
not operate to relieve the Board of Directors, or any individual Director, of any responsibility
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imposed upon it or him or her by law. The members of a committee shall act only as a
committee,
Section 19. Term . Members of a committee shall serve for a term of one (l)
year or until the next annual meeting of the Board of Directors, and until their successors are
appointed, or until their earlier resignation, removal with or without cause, or death, or until
the comvnittce shall sooncr be terminated.
Section 20. Meetings . Meetings of a committee may be held within or without
the state of Arkansas, and may be held by means of telephone conference. A majority of any
such committee may fix the time and place of its meetings. Each committee shall keep records
of its actions, and report such actions to the Board of Directors and the Chief Executive
Officer.
Section 21 . Q uorum . A majority of the then serving members of any
committee shall constitute a quorum. Any action of the mujority of those present at a Meeting
at which a quorum is present shall be deemed the action of the convnittee, except when a
committee has only two (2) members, in which case any action must be by unanimous consent.
Section 22 . The Board of Directors may appoint persons as Trustees of the
Foundation to serve on a Committee of Trustees. The-Board of-Directors-may appoint any
number of persons as Trustees whose duties and responsibilities shall only be those set forth in
these Amended and Restated Bylaws and as may be assigned by the Board of Directors.
Section 23. The position of Truster' Nhatl hP an honoranr position and Trustees
shall have no authority to act for or on behalf of the Board of Directors or the Corporation.
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ARTICLE III
OFFICERS
Section 1 . Officers . The officers of the Corporation shall be elected by the
Board of Directors and shall consist of. A Chief Executive Officer, a Secretary, and a Chief
Financial Officer, and such additional officers, if any, as shall be elected by the Board of
Directors. All officers shall hold office at the pleasure of the Board of Directors. Otticers
may, but need not, he Directors. One person may hold the offices and perform the duties of
two or more of said officers: provided, however, that no officer shall execute, acknowledge or
verit;' any instrument in more than one capacity if such instrument is required by law, the
Articles of Incorporation or these Amended and Restated Bylaws to be executed, acknowledged
or verified by two or more officers. In addition to the powers and duties of the officers of the
Corporation as set forth in these Bylaws, the officers shall have such authority and shall
perform such duties as from time to time may be determined by the Board of Directors.
Section 2. Resignations . Any officer of the Corporation may resign at any
time by giving written notice of his or her resignation to the Corporation. Any such
resignattnn shall take effect at the time specified therein or, if the time when it shall become
effective shall not be specified therein , immediately upon receipt ._ Unless otherwise specified
therein, the acceptance of any such resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective.
Section 3. Rentoval . Any officer of the Corporation may be removed, either
with or without cause, at any time, by the Board of Directnrc at any meeting All agents and
emplolces other than officers elected by the Board of Directors shall also be subject to
removal, with or without cause, at any time by the officers appointing them.
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Section 4 . The Chief Executive Officer . The Chief Executive Officer, subject
to the provisions of these Amended and Restated Bylaws and to the direction of the Board of
Directors, shall have ultimate authority for decisions relating to the general management and
control of the business and affairs of the Corporation. The Chief Executive officer shalt
perform such other duties as may be assigned by the Board of Directors from time to time.
Section 5. Chief Financial Officer. The Chief Financial Officer shall have
charge of and be re,,ponsihle for all securities, funds, receipts and disbursements of the
Corporation, and shall deposit or cause to be deposited, in the name of the Corporation, all
monies or valuable effects in such banks, trust companies or other depositories as shall, from
time to time, be selected by or tinder authority granted by the Board of Directors; he or she
shall be custodian of the financial records of the Corporation and shall keep or cause to be kept
full and accurate records of all receipts and disbursements of the Corporation and shall render
to the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer and the Board of Directors,
whenever requested, an account of the financial condition of the Corporation; and he or she
shall perform such other duties as may be assigned by the Chief Executive Officer or the Board
of Directors.
Section b. The Secretary . The Secretary -shall-keep- the minutes-of-all
meetings of the Board of Directors and the minutes of all meetings of committees in books
provided for that purpose, the Secretary shall attend to the giving or serving of all notices of
the Corporation; the Secretary shall have custody of the corporate seal of the Corporation and
shall affix the same to such documents and other papers as the Board of Directors, or the Chief
Executive Officer Shall authorize and direct; he or she shall have charge of the such other
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books and papers as the Board of Directors or the Chief Executive Officer shall direct, all of
which shall at all reasonable times be open to the examination of any Director, upon
application, at the office of the Corporation during business hours; and he or she shall also
have such other powers and shall perform such other duties as may from time to time be
assigned by these Bylaws, the Board of Directors, or the Chief Executive Officer.
Section 7 . A d ditional Officers . The Board of Ducutuis may fl•om time to
time elect such other officers (who may but need not be Directors ), as the Board may deem
advisable and such officers shall have such titles and such authority and shall perform such
duties as may from time to time be assigned to them by the Board of Directors , the Chief
E;xeculive Officer or any other officer to whom the officer reports.
Section 8 . Terns . Officers shall serve for a term of one (1) year or until the
next annual meeting of the Board of Directors, and until their successors are elected and
qualified, or until their earlier resignation , removal or death.
ARTICLE IV
COMPENSATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS
Section 1 . C pensafinn o f Directors _ Directors shalt not receive uny
compensation for their services as Directors, Trustees shall not receive any compensation for
their services as Trustees. however, the BoarO of Directors may authorize reimbursement for
all expenses incurred in connection with the performance of services for the Corporation.
including but not limited to attendance at annual, regular , or special meetings of the Board of
Directors of the Corporation and the Trustees. Nothing contained herein shall preclude any
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Director or Trustee from serving the Corporation in any other capacity and receiving
compensation therefor.
Section 2. Compensation of Officers . Salaries or other compensation of the
officers may be fixed from time to time by the Board of Directors , provided that such salaries
and compensation shall not be excessive in amount and shall he for services which are
icahuuabtc and ucLctsary f-Or performance of the Corporation's purposes.
ARTICLE V
LIABILITY AND INDEMNIFICATION
Section 1 . Liability . To the fullest extent as may be permitted or provided by
the Arkansas Nonprofit Corporation Act of 1993 from time to time, no Director, Trustee,
officer, employee or agent of the Corporation shall be personally liable for acts or omissions in
providing services on behalf of the Corporation. In the absence of fraud or bad faith, the
officers, Directors and Trustees of the Corporation shall not be personally liable for its debts,
obligations or liabilities.
Section 2. Indemnification . The Corporation shall indemnify any person who
was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened,_pending-or completed - -
action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, by reason of
the fact that he or she is or was a Director, Trustee, officer, employee or agent of the
Corporation. or is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a Director. Trustee.
officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other
enterprise, iigaillSt expeiisC,l (iJILludiiig auui ncy's fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in
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settlement actually and reasonably incurred in connection with such action, suit, or proceeding,
to the fullest extent permitted by the Arkansas Nonprofit Corporation Act of 1993. Such
indemnification shall not he deemed exclusive of any other rights to which such Director,
Trustee or officer may he entitled, under any bylaw, agreement, vote of the Board of
Directors, or otherwise.
Section 3. Prohibition Against Self-Dealing . Anything c.uutdined in this
Article to the contrary notwithstanding, the Corporation shall in no event indemnify any person
otherwise entitled to such indemnification if such indemnification would constitute "self-
dealing " as defined in Section 4941 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
ARTICLE VI
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section ] _ (: rants . The Board of Directors may prospectively or retroactively
authorize any officer or officers, agent or agents. in the name, and on behalf, of the
Corporation, and in the administration of any approved program, to make any grants or
contributions or provide financial assistance to any qualified individuals or organizations.
Section 2. Execution of Cont racts. The Board of Directors, except- as -- - - -
otherwise provided in these Amended and Restated Bylaws, may prospectively or retroactively
authorize an officer or officers, agent or agents, in the name, and on behalf, of the
fortxoration. to enter into any contract, or execute and deliver any instrument as may he
necessary to carry out the purposes of the Corporation. Any such authority may be general or
confined to \pceifiL. iuataucub.
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Section 3. Loans . The Board of Directors may authorize the Chief Executive
Officer or any other officer or agent of the Corporation to: (1) obtain loans and advances at
any time for the Corporation from any bank , trust company, firm, corporation , individual or
other institution ; ( ii) make , execute, and deliver promissory notes, bonds, or other certificates
or evidences of indebtedness of the Corporation ; and (iii ) pledge and hypothecate , or transfer
any sccuritics or other property of the Corporation as security for any such loans or advanccs.
Such authority conferred by the Board of Directors may be general or confined to specific
instances . No loans shall he made by the corporation to any Director , Trustee or officer
thereof.
Section 4. Gifts . The Board of-Directors may accept on behalf of the
Corporation, any contribution, gift, bequest or devise, to be turned over to and used for the
purposes of, the Corporation.
Section S. Investments . The Corporation shall have the right to retain all or
any part of any securities or property acquired by it in whatever manner, and to invest and
reinvest any funds held by it according to the judgment of the Board of Directors. The Board
of Directors is restricted to the prudent investments which a Director is or may hereafter be
permitted by law to make.
Section 6. Voting of Securiti es Held by the Corporation . Stocks and other
securities oAned by the Corporation shall he voted, in person or by proxy, as the Board of
Directors may specify. In the absence of any direction by the Board of Directors. such 'rocks
and securities shall be voted as the president may determine.
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Section 7. Books and Records . There shall be kept at the principal office of
the Corporation, correct books of accounts of all the business and transactions of the
Corporation.
Section R. Depnuitories . The funds of the Corporation not otherwise employed
shall from time to time be deposited to the order of the Corporation in such banks, trust
companies, or other depositories as the Board of Directors may select. or as may be selected
by any one (1) or more officers or agents of the Corporation to whom such power may from
time to time be delegated by the Board of Directors.
Section 9. Signatories . All checks, drafts , and other orders for payment of
money out of the funds of the Corporation, and all notes and other evidences of indebtedness
of the Corporation, shall be signed on behalf of the Corporation in such manner as shall from
time to time be determined by the Board of Directors. In the absence of such determination by
the Board of Dircctors, such tnstruincnts shall he signed by the Chief Financial Officer and
countersigned by the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation.
Section 10. Annual Audit . The Board of Directors may require that an annual
audit be made of the books and accounting records of the Corporation.
Section 11. Fiscal Year . The fiscal year-of the corporation shall be
determined by resolution of the Board of Directors.
Section 12. Corporate Seal . The Corporation may have a corporate seal with
its name, } ear of incorporation, and the words " Corporate Seal, Arkansas " inscribed thereon
The seal. if any. Shall be in the custody of the secretary and may be used by him or her. or any
other officer so authorized by the Board of Directors, by causing it, or a facsimile thereof, to
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be impressed, affixed, or reproduced otherwise on any instrument or document as may be
required by law, these Amended and Restated Bylaws, the Board of Directors, or the Chief
Executive Officer. The presence or absence of the seal on any instrument, or its addition
thereto, shall not affect the character , validity , or legal effect of the instrument in any respect.
ARTICLE VII
AMENDMENTS
These Amended and Restated Bylaws, or any one (1) or more of the provisions
thereof, may be altered, amended, or repealed and new Bylaws adopted by a majority vote of
the Directors then in office at a meeting of the Board of Directors expressly called for that
purpose. Notice of the intent to alter, amend. or repeal and adopt new Rylaws shall be give in
accordance with Article II, Section 12 hereof.
ARTICLE VIII
EFFECT OF PROVISIONS OF LAW AND CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
Each of the provisions of these Amended and Restated Bylaws shall he subject
to and controlled by specific provisions of the Arkansas Nonprofit Corporation Act-of 1993 or
the Articles of Incorporation which relate to their subject matter, and shall also be subject to
any exceptions or more specific provisions dealing with the subject matter appearing in these
Amended and Restated Bylaws, as amended from time to time.
These Amended and Restated Bylaws are adopted this a0 day of * r _ _ , 2005.
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