Articles of Incorporation Of Krewe Babalu of Galveston
Article I:
Name
The name of the corporation shall be known as Krewe Babalu of Galveston.
Article II:
Mission
The mission of the Krewe is to organize and sponsor social and charitable events for the membership of the Krewe in celebration of the Carnival Season and Mardi Gras; and to promote civic, social and charitable activities in and around the city of Galveston throughout the year.
Article III:
Moto
The motto of the Krewe is “Amigos para Siempre” (friends forever)
Article IV:
Membership
The corporation shall have members, and such members shall have such voting rights and privileges as established pursuant to the by-laws of the corporation.
Article V:
Board of Directors
The corporation shall be managed by the Board of Directors and shall govern the affairs and business of the corporation.
The Board of Directors shall be set pursuant to the by-laws of the corporation, with a minimum of three (3) and a maximum of twelve(12).
The power to adopt by-laws, to amend or repeal by-laws, to establish memberships, voting rights, privileges, and the rights and duties of the Board of Directors shall be set forth in the by-laws.
The current Board of Directors are named and listed below.
President: Vice-President:
Rick Croft Todd Phillips
PO Box 584 107 Bristol Bend
Santa Fe, TX 77510 Dickinson, Tx 77539
Secretary: Treasurer:
Jane Marie Phillips Danielle Faust
1723 18st St PO Box 1024
Galveston, Tx 77550 Santa Fe, Tx 77510
Parliamentarian: Parade/Float Captain:
Ginger Kieckbusch Jared Faust
3212 Avenue O PO Box 1024
Galveston, Tx 77550 Santa Fe, Tx 77510
Ambassador:
Gladden Walters
9246 Jamaica Beach
Galveston, Tx 77554
Members at Large (4):
Nelda Guerra Jerry Bereznay
2710 4th St 2400 Mechanic St, Apt 503
Texas City, Tx 77590 Galveston, Tx 77550
Cindy Buckley Bobbi Blakely
3502 Ave J 1/2 4010 Ave L
Santa Fe, Tx 77510 Santa Fe, Tx 77510
Article VI:
Committees
The Board of Directors may establish and dissolve Committees, delegating to each such powers and duties as it may determine; not to supersede the Board of Directors rules and responsibilities. A motion creating any Committee shall survive the term of the creating Board of Directors
Article VII:
Fiscal Policies
The corporation is a non-profit organization.
No part of the net earnings of the corporation shall inure to the benefit of, or be distributed to its members, officers or other private person, except that the corporation shall be authorized and empowered to pay reasonable compensation for services rendered and to make payments and distributions for the purposes of the corporation.
The fiscal year shall be April 1st to March 31st each and every year.
Article VIII:
Nominations and Elections
The Board of Directors shall serve as the Nomination Committee. This Committee shall name the positions for the nominations.
Ballots will be tabulated by a committee chaired by the Parliamentarian consisting of a minimum of three (3) persons.
Article IX:
Voting, Quorum and Majority
A member, Director, Committee member or Officer duly present at a meeting shall be entitled to vote in accordance with voting privileges granted in the By-laws.
Article X:
Due Notice of Meetings
The Secretary shall cause notice of all Membership meetings to be sent to all members at least seven (7) days prior to the date thereof and for all Board of Directors meetings at least seven (7) days prior to the date thereof.
In times of unusual circumstances, special meetings of the Board of Directors may be called by the President or in writing by five (5) members of the Board.
Article XI:
Amendments
Upon recommendation of the Board of Directors, these By-laws may be amended by a two-thirds vote of the general membership, provided that the proposed changes shall have been distributed to the membership at least seven (7) days prior to the date of such meeting.
Article XII:
By-Law Committee
The By-law Committee acts as a reference committee to help expedite the amending of the By-laws.
The By-law Committee shall be composed of the five (5) members: the Parliamentarian and four (4) other members appointed by the Board of Directors or the Parliamentarian.
Article XIII:
Limitations
None of the net earnings of the Krewe, if any shall inure to the benefit of any member. No substantial part of the activities of the Krewe shall involve attempts to influence legislation by propaganda or otherwise, and the Krewe shall not participate in political campaigns or funding on behalf of any candidate for public office.
Article XIV:
Dissolution
In the event of the dissolution of the Krewe assets will be turned over to an organization which is itself exempt under Section 501 of the Internal Revenue Code and none of its assets shall be distributed to, or inure to the benefit of any private individual.
Selection of such organization shall be made by the Board of Directors, if existing in good standing at the time.
Article XV:
Registered Agent
The street address of the initial registered office of the corporation is 9246 Jamaica Beach, Galveston, Tx 77554, and the name of its initial registered agent at such address is Gladden Walters.
Article XVI:
Incorporator
Gladden Walters
9246 Jamaica Beach
Galveston, Tx 77554
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