Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
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| Form 990, Part VI, Line 6: Explanation of Classes of Members or Shareholder | THE WILLOW RIDGE COUNTRY CLUB, INC. (THE "CLUB"), WAS INCORPORATED AS A MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATION. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 7a: How Members or Shareholders Elect Governing Body | ELECTIONS SHALL BE CONDUCTED BY WRITTEN SECRET BALLOTS PRESCRIBED BELOW.EACH CATEGORY OF MEMBERSHIP SHALL HAVE VOTING RIGHTS AS MORE SPECIFICALLYDESCRIBED IN ARTICLE VI, SECTION 8 HEREOF:A) (I) THE MEMBERS OF THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE SHALL BE DESIGNATED ON ANANNUAL BASIS BY THE BOARD AND SHALL HAVE AT LEAST SEVEN (7) MEMBERS (THENUMBER THEREOF TO BE SET BY THE BOARD). THE BOARD SHALL SELECT SUCH MEMBERSFROM AMONG THOSE MEMBERS IN GOOD STANDING OF THE CLUB WHO HAVE EXPRESSED TOTHE BOARD, IN WRITING, DURING THE THEN CURRENT FISCAL YEAR OF THE CLUB, BYNO LATER THAN JULY 31 OF SUCH YEAR, A DESIRE TO SERVE ON THE NOMINATINGCOMMITTEE, PROVIDED THAT NO MORE THAN ONE MEMBER OF THE BOARD SHALL BEAPPOINTED TO THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE FOR ANY PARTICULAR FISCAL YEAR UNLESSTHE BOARD SHALL OTHERWISE DETERMINE THAT THERE SHALL NOT BE A SUFFICIENTNUMBER OF MEMBERS OF THE CLUB (OTHER THAN MEMBERS OF THE BOARD) EXPRESSINGSUCH DESIRE TO SERVE.(II) NO MEMBER OF THE CLUB SHALL SERVE ON THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE FOR MORETHAN TWO (2) CONSECUTIVE FISCAL YEARS OF THE CLUB.(III) A MEMBER OF THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE WHO SHALL THEN ALSO BE A MEMBEROF THE BOARD SHALL ACT AS CHAIRMAN OF THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE.(IV) NO THEN-MEMBER OF THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE MAY BE NAMED AS A CANDIDATEOF ELECTION TO THE BOARD AT THE THEN-UPCOMING ANNUAL ELECTION.(V) NO ONE WHO HAS BEEN A MEMBER OF THE CLUB FOR FEWER THAN THREE (3) YEARS MAY SERVE ON THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE.(VI) IN THE EVENT OF A VACANCY ON THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE, IT SHALL BEFILLED BY THE BOARD AT A REGULAR OR SPECIAL MEETING OF THE BOARD.(VII) A SCHEDULE OF THE DATES PERTINENT TO THE ANNUAL ELECTION AND THECONSIDERATION OF PERSONS WISHING TO SERVE ON THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE SHALLBE PUBLISHED IN A REGULAR CLUB MAILING TO MEMBERS.B) THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE SHALL, BY NO LATER THAN SEPTEMBER 1 OF EACHFISCAL YEAR OF THE CLUB, SELECT A SLATE OF CANDIDATES FOR ELECTION TO THEBOARD AT THE THEN-UPCOMING ANNUAL ELECTION. THE NUMBER OF NOMINEES SOSELECTED SHALL, UNLESS AN INSUFFICIENT NUMBER OF MEMBERS HAVE EXPRESSED ANINTEREST IN BEING NOMINEES, BE AT LEAST ONE MORE THAN THE NUMBER OFTHEN-PROJECTED VACANCIES ON THE BOARD TO BE FILLED AT THE ANNUAL ELECTION.ALL NOMINEES SELECTED MUST HAVE BEEN A REGULAR GOLF, TENNIS OR SOCIALMEMBER FOR AT LEAST THREE (3) YEARS, BE A MEMBER IN GOOD STANDING ANDINTERVIEWED BY THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE.C) ANY 25 REGULAR, TENNIS OR SOCIAL MEMBERS MAY NOMINATE ANY ONE OR MOREREGULAR, TENNIS OR SOCIAL MEMBERS FOR ELECTION TO THE BOARD AT THETHEN-UPCOMING ANNUAL ELECTION, BY SUBMITTING TO THE SECRETARY OF THE BOARD,NOT LATER THAN TEN (10) DAYS BEFORE THE DATE FIXED FOR THE MAILING OF THEBALLOTS TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CLUB, A PETITION FOR NOMINATION, NAMING THEPROPOSED CANDIDATE(S) FOR ELECTION TO THE BOARD, PROVIDED SAID CANDIDATE(S)HAVE THERETOFORE BEEN INTERVIEWED BY THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE DURING ITSREGULAR INTERVIEWS IN CONNECTION WITH THE SELECTION OF NOMINEES FOR THETHEN-UPCOMING ANNUAL ELECTION.D) THE NAMES OF ALL CANDIDATES FOR ELECTION TO THE BOARD SHALL BE LISTED IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER ON A BALLOT WITH AN INDICATION ALONGSIDE EACH NAMESIGNIFYING WHETHER EACH CANDIDATE IS A PETITIONER OR HAS BEEN NOMINATED BYTHE NOMINATING COMMITTEE.E) BALLOTS SHALL BE MAILED TO ALL VOTING MEMBERS BY SEPTEMBER 30. COMPLETEDBALLOTS MUST BE RECEIVED IN THE CLUB'S OFFICES NO LATER THAN THE SECONDSATURDAY IN OCTOBER, TO THEN BE TALLIED BY A TELLERS' COMMITTEE, DULYAPPOINTED BY THE PRESIDENT, ON THE SECOND SUNDAY IN OCTOBER.F) AT THE ANNUAL ELECTION, THE FIVE CANDIDATES RECEIVING THE GREATESTNUMBER OF VOTES SHALL BE ELECTED TO FULL THREE-YEAR TERMS AS MEMBERS OF THEBOARD. IF THERE ARE ADDITIONAL VACANCIES TO BE FILLED AT SUCH ELECTION, THECANDIDATES RECEIVING THE NEXT GREATEST NUMBER OF VOTES SHALL BE ELECTED INDESCENDING ORDER TO THE LONGEST TERMS THEN VACANT.G) PROVIDED A TENNIS MEMBER IS DULY ELECTED TO OR IS PRESENTLY SITTING ONTHE BOARD, BUT IS NOT SERVING AS TENNIS COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSON, THEN IN SUCHEVENT THE TENNIS COMMITTEE SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT TO ELECT (AS PROVIDED BELOWIN PARAGRAPH [H]) A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE CLUB'S MEMBERSHIP TO REPRESENTIT ON THE BOARD AS TENNIS COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSON OR PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVEOF THE TENNIS MEMBERSHIP, AND SUCH TENNIS COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSON OR TENNISCOMMITTEE REPRESENTATIVE MAY PARTICIPATE IN ALL BOARD MEETINGS ANDDISCUSSIONS, BUT SHALL NOT BE ELIGIBLE TO VOTE OR TO HOLD ANY CLUB OFFICE.SUCH PERSON SHALL SERVE FOR THE THEN-CURRENT FISCAL YEAR.H) IN THE EVENT THERE IS NO ELECTED TENNIS MEMBER PRESENTLY SITTING AS AWILLOW RIDGE COUNTRY CLUB, INC. 13-2549096MEMBER OF THE BOARD, THE TENNIS MEMBERS ENTITLED TO A VOTE SHALL, AT AMEETING CALLED IN WRITING NO LESS THAN TEN DAYS PRIOR TO SUCH MEETING ELECT FROM THE CLUB'S TENNIS MEMBERSHIP A PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE TO THEBOARD, TO SERVE FOR THE THEN-CURRENT FISCAL YEAR, AS TENNIS CHAIRPERSON ORITS DESIGNEE. SUCH REPRESENTATIVE SHALL BE ENTITLED TO ALL RIGHTS OF OTHERBOARD MEMBERS, EXCEPT THAT SUCH PERSON SHALL NOT BE ELIGIBLE TO HOLD ANYCLUB OFFICE, BUT SUCH PERSON SHALL BE ENTITLED TO VOTE ON ALL BOARDMATTERS, AS A 16TH VOTING MEMBER OF THE BOARD.I) THE LAST TWO FORMER PRESIDENTS OF THE BOARD, EXCLUSIVE OF FORMERPRESIDENTS ELECTED TO A SITTING ON THE BOARD, SHALL SERVE AS EX-OFFICIOMEMBERS OF THE BOARD. THEY MAY PARTICIPATE IN ALL DISCUSSIONS, BUT SHALLNOT BE ELIGIBLE TO VOTE, TO SERVE AS COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSONS, OR TO HOLD ANYCLUB OFFICE.J) THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE LADIES' GOLF COMMITTEE SHALL HAVE A PERMANENT,NON-VOTING SEAT ON THE BOARD; SHE OR HER DESIGNEE SHALL SIT AT ALL BOARD MEETINGS. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 7b: Describe Decisions of Governing Body Approval by Members or Shareholders | THE FOLLOWING DECISIONS BY THE GOVERNING BODY ARE SUBJECT TO MEMBERSHIPAPPROVAL:1. LEGAL CONTRACTS;2. BY-LAW CHANGES;3. OPERATING & CAPITAL FUND BUDGETS;4. DUES INCREASES;5. OPERATING ASSESSMENTS;6. APPROVAL/EXPULSION OF MEMBERS; AND7. REMOVAL OF BOARD MEMBERS |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process | THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE CONTROLLER, GENERAL MANAGER AND TREASURERPRIOR TO FILING. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts | EMPLOYEES ARE REQUIRED TO SIGN THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ANNUALLY ANDARE REGULARLY URGED TO DISCLOSE ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b: Compensation Review and Approval Process for Officers and Key Employees | THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS APPOINTED A GENERAL MANAGER SEARCH COMMITTEE. THISCOMMITTEE WORKED WITH RELATED ASSOCIATIONS TO OBTAIN DATA FOR DETERMININGCOMPENSATION OF KEY AND TOP MANAGEMENT EMPLOYEES. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available | THE CLUB DOES NOT MAKE ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTERESTPOLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. |
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