Article VI: Powers and Duties of the Board of Directors
6.1 Powers. The Board of Directors shall have power to:
  1. Adopt and publish rules and regulations governing the use of the Common Property and facilities, and the personal conduct of the members and their guests thereon, and to establish penalties for the infraction thereof;

  2. Suspend the voting rights and right to use of the recreational facilities of a member during any period in which such member shall be in default in the payment of any assessment levied by the Association. Such rights may also be suspended after notice and hearing, for a period not to exceed 60 days for infraction of published rules and regulations;

  3. Exercise for the Association all powers, duties, and authority vested in or delegated to this Association and not reserved to the membership by other provisions of these By-Laws, the Articles of Incorporation, or the Declaration;

  4. Declare the office of a member of the Board of Directors to be vacant in the event such member shall be absent from three (3) consecutive regular meetings of the Board of Directors; and

  5. Employ a manager, independent contractors, or such other employees as they deem necessary, and to prescribe their duties.
6.2 Duties. It shall be the duty of the Board of Directors
  1. Cause to be kept a complete record of all its acts and of the corporate affairs;

  2. Supervise all officers, agents, and employees of this Association, and to see their duties are properly performed;

  3. As more fully provided in the Declaration, to:
    1. Fix the amount of the annual or monthly assessment against each Lot at least thirty (30) days in advance of each annual assessment period;

    2. Send written notice of each assessment to every Owner subject thereto at least thirty (30) days in advance of each annual assessment period; and

    3. Foreclose the lien against any property for which annual or monthly assessments are not paid within thirty (30) days after due date or to bring an action at law against the owner personally obligated to pay the same.

  4. Issue, or to cause an appropriate office to issue, upon demand by any person, a certificate setting forth whether or not any assessment has been paid. A reasonable charge may be made by the Board for the issuance of these certificates. If a certificate states an assessment has been paid, such certificate shall be conclusive evidence of such payment;

  5. Procure and maintain adequate liability and hazard insurance on property owned by the Association;

  6. Cause all officers or employees having fiscal responsibilities to be bonded, as it may deem appropriate;

  7. Cause the Common Property to be maintained. 
6.3 Authority Exclusive. The Board for the Association, or the Declarant during the Development Period, shall have the exclusive authority regarding management of the Common Properties and the carrying out of the functions of the Association, except insofar as the Declaration of Covenants, the Articles, or By-Laws allocate authority to the membership itself.