CITY OF SAN DIEGO RETIRED EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
Article I
The
name of this corporation is CITY OF SAN DIEGO RETIRED EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION,
INC. (hereafter referred to as
Association).
Article II
This
corporation is a nonprofit mutual benefit corporation organized under the
Nonprofit Mutual Benefit Corporation Law.
The purpose of this corporation is to engage in any lawful act or
activity for which a corporation may be organized under such law.
Article III
The
specific purposes of this corporation are to:
1)
Advance the social and economic welfare of the Association’s retired
members
and their beneficiaries.
2)
Present the rights and interests of retired members and beneficiaries
when and where matters affecting their
welfare are discussed.
3)
Provide non-monetary assistance to the retired members in proper
and legitimate ways.
4)
Encourage love of our country and respect for its democratic
institutions, and foster loyalty to the constitution
of the United States.
5)
Promote fraternal relationships between all retired and active employees
of the public agencies from which
members of the Association are drawn.
6)
Provide opportunities to members for increasing their knowledge of, and interest in, the world around them, and for enhancing their
enjoyment of life.
Article IV
This
corporation shall be governed by a Board of Directors.
Article V
The
authorized number and qualifications of the directors of this corporation, the
nomination and election procedures of the directors, and the terms served by
the directors are set forth in the Corporation By-laws.
Article VI
The
public agencies from which members of the Association shall be drawn shall be
set forth in the Corporation By-laws.
Article VII
Any
desired provision for the regulation of the affairs of this corporation,
consistent with the law, including restriction upon the power to amend all or
any part of the Articles of Incorporation, shall be set forth in the
Corporation By-laws.
Article VIII
The
name and address in the State of California of this corporation’s initial agent
for service of process is: Sylvia
Tatum, Treasurer, 4185 Galt Street, San Diego, CA 92117.
Article IX
Notwithstanding
any of the above statements of purposes and powers, this corporation shall not,
except to an insubstantial degree, engage in any activities or exercise any
powers that are not in furtherance of the specific purposes of this
corporation.
Executed in San Diego, California, 14 May 2002.
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Nancy
J. Acevedo, President Merrill
M. Day, Vice-president
Incorporator Incorporator
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Robert
E. Cain, Secretary Sylvia
C. Tatum, Treasurer
Incorporator Incorporator
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Adam
G. Saling, Member, Board of Directors
Incorporator