By Laws Amendment
Adopted June 8, 2024

Amendment to the By-Laws of the Fire Island Pines Property Owners’ Association, Inc.

WHEREAS, the Fire Island Pines Property Owners Association, Inc. (the “Association”) exists as a not-for-profit corporation to serve the community of Fire Island Pines, New York;

WHEREAS, the members of the Association have previously adopted the By-Laws of the Fire Island Pines Property Owners Association, Inc. (the “By-Laws”) to provide for the conduct of business of the Association;

WHEREAS, pursuant to the New York Not-For-Profit Corporation Law, the Board of Directors of the Association may amend the By-Laws by a vote of the Board of Directors; and

WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Association proposes to adopt this Amendment to the By-Laws of the Fire Island Pines Property Owners Association, Inc. for the purpose of amending certain provisions of the By-Laws;

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Directors of the Association as follows:

Article I
Definitions and Authority

Section 1.1. Short Title. This resolution may hereafter be cited by the Association and is herein referred to as the “Amendment to the By-Laws of the Fire Island Pines Property Owners’ Association, Inc.”.

Section 1.2. Definitions. (A) All terms which are defined or referred to in the By-Laws, except as amended hereby, shall have the same meanings in this Amendment to the By-Laws of the Fire Island Pines Property Owners’ Association as such terms are given in the By-Laws.

(B) In addition, as used in this Amendment to the By-Laws of the Fire Island Pines Property Owners’ Association:

“Amendment” means this Amendment to the By-Laws of the Fire Island Pines Property Owners’ Association.

Section 1.3. Authority. This Amendment is adopted pursuant to the provisions of the New York Not-For-Profit Corporation Law.

Article II
Amendments

Section 2.1. Amendments.

(A) Section 1 of Article V of the By-Laws is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

1. Composition. The Board of Directors shall consist of sixteen (16) directors, all of whom shall be members of the Association.  Excluding vacancies, four (4) directors shall be elected each year.  The directors so elected shall be the candidates for the Board of Directors with the four highest vote totals.  In the event of a tie for the fourth director position, the winner shall be the candidate who draws (or whose designated representative draws) the highest value card from a deck of fifty-two conventional playing cards; if the candidates draw the same valued card, then the candidates shall each draw another card, until one candidate has drawn a card of higher value than the other(s).  Each director so elected shall serve for a term of four (4) years and until his or her successor shall have been elected and qualified.

(B) Section 5 of Article V of the By-Laws is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

5. Vacancies. Any vacancy in the Board arising from death, resignation, removal or other cause, may be filled at any time by the Board of Directors at any meeting, and the director so appointed shall hold office until the next annual meeting.  If the vacating director’s term does not expire at the next annual meeting, then the candidate running for the Board who has the fifth highest vote total at that next annual meeting shall fill that unexpired term. If there is more than one such unexpired term, then the longest unexpired term shall be filled by the candidate with the fifth highest vote total, the second longest unexpired term shall be filled by the candidate with the sixth highest vote total, and so on, until all such terms are filled.  In the event of a tie for the last open director position, the winner shall be the candidate who draws (or whose designated representative draws) the highest value card from a deck of fifty-two conventional playing cards; if the candidates draw the same valued card, then the candidates shall each draw another card, until one candidate has drawn a card of higher value than the other(s).

Article III
Miscellaneous

Section 3.1. Effective Date. This Amendment shall take effect immediately upon its adoption by the Board of Directors of the Association and upon the satisfaction of all legal requirements precedent thereto.