HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 366-13RESOLUTION
BE IT RESOLVED by the Common Council of the City of Rochester that the City approve
and adopt the attached Articles of Incorporation establishing the Destination Medical Center
Corporation.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City adopt the attached Bylaws for the Destination
Medical Center Corporation as a draft and submit them to the Destination Medical Center
Corporation Board of Directors, upon its formation, for the Board's consideration.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City request the Board of Directors, following its
review of the draft Bylaws, to submit any proposed amendments to the City for approval prior to
final adoption of the Bylaws.
The Mayor is authorized and directed to execute the Articles of Incorporation as the
Incorporator. The City Attorney is authorized to file the Articles of Incorporation with the
Minnesota Secretary of State.
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
• ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA, THIS 15(�h DAY OF
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ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF
DESTINATION MEDICAL CENTER CORPORATION
The undersigned, City of Rochester Mayor, acting in his official capacity, adopts the
following Articles of Incorporation for the purpose of forming a corporation under Minnesota
Statutes Chapter 317A:
ARTICLE I
Name
The name of the Corporation is Destination Medical Center Corporation (the
"Corporation").
ARTICLE II
Purpose and Activities
The Corporation is established by the City of Rochester (the "City") pursuant to
Minnesota Statutes Section 469.41, subdivision 1, and is organized and shall be operated
exclusively for charitable purposes within the meaning of Sections 170(c)(1) and 501(c)(3) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"). Within the limitations established by
the preceding sentence, the Corporation is organized and shall be operated exclusively for the
benefit of, to perform the functions of, and to carry out the purposes of its beneficiary
organization, the City. In carrying out the purposes enumerated in this Article II, the
Corporation shall lessen the burdens of the City by providing the City with expertise in preparing
and implementing the development plan to establish the City as a destination medical center;
perform certain essential government functions, within the meaning of Code Section 115,
including stimulating economic growth and reducing unemployment; and do any and all other
acts and things and exercise any and all other rights and powers which may be reasonably
necessary, incidental, desirable or expedient in the accomplishment of such purposes.
ARTICLE III
Powers
The Corporation shall have those powers which are required by, and are consistent with,
the provisions of Minnesota Statutes Sections 469.40 to 469.67 and the purposes enumerated in
Article II above. Within those limitations, the Corporation may act on its own behalf or as the
agent, trustee or representative of others; acquire or receive property of every kind by any legal
means; hold, manage, use and dispose of any property and the income generated by it to further
• any of the purposes of the Corporation; lease, mortgage or encumber any such property; and
exercise any other powers conferred on the Corporation by Minnesota Statutes Chapter 317A
and by any future laws amendatory thereof and supplementary thereto.
ARTICLE IV
RPetrirtinne
Notwithstanding any other provisions of these Articles of Incorporation ("Articles"), the
restrictions in this Article shall govern the activities of the Corporation.
The Corporation shall not engage in any activity which may not be carried on by (a) an
organization which is exempt from federal income taxation under Section 501(a) of the Code by
virtue of being described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Code, or (b) an organization contributions to
which are deductible under Section 170(c)(1) of the Code.
The Corporation shall not directly or indirectly afford pecuniary gain, dividends or other
pecuniary remuneration, incidentally or otherwise, to its directors or officers, and no part of the
net earnings of the Corporation shall inure directly or indirectly to the benefit of any private
individual, except that the corporation shall be authorized and empowered to pay reasonable
compensation for services rendered and goods received, to provide indemnification and pay
premiums for insurance protection without reimbursement to the full extent permitted or required
by applicable law, and to make payments and distributions in furtherance of the purposes set
forth in Article II of these Articles.
The Corporation shall not, as a substantial part of its activities, attempt to influence
legislation by propaganda or otherwise. The Corporation shall neither directly nor indirectly
participate in or intervene in any political campaign on behalf of, or in opposition to, any
candidate for public office, whether by the publishing or distributing of statements or otherwise.
Except as permitted by applicable law, the Corporation shall not lend any of its assets to
any officer, director or member of the Corporation or guarantee to any other person the payment
of a loan by any officer, director or member of the Corporation.
ARTIC .P.. V
Registered Office
The Corporation's registered office in the state shall be located at 201 4th Street SE,
Rochester, Minnesota 55904.
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ARTICLE VI
Board of Directors
The management and direction of the business and affairs of the Corporation shall be
vested in a Board of Directors. As authorized by Minnesota Statutes Section 317A.201, the
Board of Directors shall be composed of eight directors appointed as provided in Minnesota
Statutes Section 469.41, subdivision 2. Specifically, the composition of the Board of Directors.
shall be as follows:
(a) The Mayor of the. City, or the Mayor's designee, subject to approval by the City
Council;
(b) The City Council President, or the City Council President's designee, subject to
approval by the City Council;
(c) The Chair or another member of the County Board of Olmsted County, appointed
by the County Board;
(d) A representative of Mayo Clinic appointed by Mayo Clinic; and
(e) Four directors appointed by the Governor of Minnesota, subject to confirmation
by the Minnesota Senate.
• The Bylaws of the Corporation shall specify the terms of office, powers and duties of the
directors of the Corporation, the time and place of their meetings, and such other regulations
relating to the Board of Directors as may be desired.
ARTICLE VII
Incorporator
The name and address of the incorporator of the Corporation is:
. Ardell F. Brede
City of Rochester Mayor
Room 281, City Hall
201 4th Street SE
Rochester, MN 55904
ARTICLE VIII
No Personal Liability
The officers, directors and members of the Corporation shall not be personally liable for
• the payment of any debts or obligations of the Corporation, nor shall any property of any officer,
director or member be subject to the payment of the debts or obligations of the Corporation.
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ARTICLE IX
Beneficiary OrLyanization
The sole member of the Corporation as defined in Minnesota Statutes Section 317A.011
subdivision 12 shall be its beneficiary organization, the City. To ensure the Corporation
continues to operate for the sole benefit of its beneficiary organization, the following actions of
the Corporation are valid only upon receiving City approval:
(a) Amendment of the Articles or Bylaws of the Corporation;
(b) Incurrence of long-term debt;
(c) Mortgage or encumbrance of any assets of the Corporation;
(d) Sale, lease or other disposition of all or substantially all of its property and
assets;
(e) Voluntary dissolution;
(f) Purchase or acquisition of all or substantially all of the assets of another
entity;
(g) Loan of money or other assets or guarantee the obligations of any person
or entity;
(h) Approval of annual operating budgets, annual or long-range capital
budgets, and non -budgeted contracts entered into over $100,000;
(i) Approval of the development plan, as defined in Minnesota Statutes
Section 469.40, subdivision 6; and
(j) Approval of public infrastructure projects proposed to it by the
Corporation.
The Bylaws of the Corporation shall specify the additional powers and duties of the member of
the Corporation, the circumstances and manner in which a membership may be terminated and
additional members may be appointed and such other regulations with regard to members as
desired.
ARTICLE X
Amendments
The Corporation's Articles or Bylaws may be altered, amended or restated by the Board
of Directors to omit or include any provision which could be lawfully omitted or included at the
time of such amendment (including without limitation provisions permitted to be omitted or
included by Minnesota Statutes Sections 469.40 through 469.47), provided that City shall
approve all such amendments before the same shall become effective. Any number of
• amendments, or an entire revision or restatement of the Articles or Bylaws, may be voted upon at
a meeting of the Board of Directors where due notice of the proposed amendment has been given
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and shall be adopted upon the affirmative vote of not less than two-thirds (2/3) of all directors
entitled to vote on the proposed amendment or revision and upon the approval of the City.
ARTICLE XI
Dissolution
The Corporation may be dissolved in accordance with the laws of the State of Minnesota.
Upon dissolution of the Corporation, the Board or the officers acting under the direction of the
Board, shall distribute the assets of the Corporation in the following order of priority: (1) assets
received and held for a special use or purpose in accordance with the uses and purposes for
which the assets have been received and held; (2) costs and expenses of the dissolution
proceedings, including attorney fees and disbursements, and (3) debts, obligations, and liabilities
of the Corporation. Any property remaining after the payment of its debts shall be transferred to
the City for exclusively public purposes. No provision of these Articles shall be construed to
affect the disposition of property held by the Corporation upon trust or other condition, and upon
dissolution of the Corporation, such property shall be transferred in accordance with the trust or
condition imposed with respect to it.
The undersigned has signed these Articles of Incorporation on this dQj day of
2013.
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Ardell F. Brede, Incorporator
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9 CONTENTS
ARTICLEI.....................................................................................................................................I
Offices.............................................................................................................................................................1
Section1. Registered Office...........................................................................................................1
Section2. Principal Office.............................................................................................................1
Section3. Other Offices.................................................................................................................1
ARTICLEII...................................................................................................................................I
Boardof Directors.........................................................................................................................................1
Section 1. General Powers.............................................................................................................1
Section 2. Number and Composition............................................................................................1
Section3. Qualifications................................................................................................................2
Section 4. Appointment and Term of Office................................................................................2
Section5. Vacancy..........................................................................................................................2
Section 6. Removal of Directors....................................................................................................3
Section7. Resignation....................................................................................................................3
Section 8. Status as Public Official................................................................................................3
Section9. Compensation................................................................................................................3
Section10. Fiduciary Duties of Directors.....................................................................................4
ARTICLEIII..................................................................................................................................4
Meetings of the Board of Directors..............................................................................................................4
Section 1. Open Meeting Law; Data Practices.............................................................................4
Section 2. Place and Time of Meetings.........................................................................................4
• Section 3. Regular Meetings..........................................................................................................4
Section4. Special Meetings............................................................................................................5
Section 5. Emergency Meetings.....................................................................................................5
Section6. Notice of Meeting..........................................................................................................5
Section7. Closing a Meeting..........................................................................................................6
Section 8. Quorum and Voting......................................................................................................7
Section9. Minutes..........................................................................................................................7
Section 10. Public Copies of Directors' Materials.......................................................................7
Section 11. Rules of Procedure......................................................................................................7
Section 12. Remote Communications for Board Meetings.........................................................8
ARTICLEIV...................................................................................................................................8
Officers...........................................................................................................................................................8
Section1. Number and Election....................................................................................................8
Section 2. Removal and Vacancies................................................................................................8
Section 3. Chair of the Board of Directors...................................................................................8
Section4. Secretary........................................................................................................................8
Section 5. Treasurer.......................................................................................................................9
Section 6. Assistant Treasurer.......................................................................................................9
Section 7. Executive Director........................................................................................................9
ARTICLEV.................................................................................................................................10
Committees...................................................................................................................................................10
Section1. Committees..................................................................................................................10
Section 2. Ex Officio Member......................................................................................................10
Section 4. Executive Committee..................................................................................................10
10 Section 5. Committee Procedures...............................................................................................11
ARTICLEVI................................................................................................................................11
BeneficiaryOrganization............................................................................................................................11
Section1. Member........................................................................................................................11
Section 2. Member Powers..........................................................................................................12
Section 3. Actions by City as Member........................................................................................12
ARTICLEVII..............................................................................................................................12
FiscalMatters..............................................................................................................................................12
Section1. Accounting Year.........................................................................................................12
Section2. Contracts.....................................................................................................................12
Section3. Loans............................................................................................................................12
Section 4. Checks, Drafts, Etc.....................................................................................................13
Section5. Deposits........................................................................................................................13
Section 6. Maintenance of Records; Audit.................................................................................13
Section7. Corporate Seal.............................................................................................................13
Section8. Indemnification...........................................................................................................13
ARTICLEVIII.............................................................................................................................13
DirectorConflict of Interest.:.....................................................................................................................13
ARTICLEIX................................................................................................................................13
Amendments................................................................................................................................................13
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DESTINATION MEDICAL CENTER CORPORATION
ARTICLE I
Offices
Section 1. Registered Office. The registered office of Destination Medical Center
Corporation (the "Corporation") in the State of Minnesota shall be as stated in the Articles of
Incorporation of the Corporation (the "Articles"), or such other place within the State as the
Board of Directors may designate from time to time.
Section 2. Principal Office. The principal office of the Corporation shall be at 201 4th
Street Southeast, Rochester, Minnesota 55904, or at such other place as the Board of Directors
shall designate from time to time. The business of the Corporation shall be transacted from the
principal office, and the records of the Corporation shall be kept there.
Section 3. Other Offices. The Corporation may have such other offices within and
• without the State of Minnesota as the Board of Directors may determine.
ARTICLE 11
Board of Directors
Section 1. General Powers. The business and affairs of the Corporation shall be
managed by or under the direction of a Board of Directors. In addition to the powers conferred
upon the Board of Directors by these Bylaws, the Board of Directors may exercise all powers of
the Corporation and perform all acts which are not inconsistent with the provisions of Minnesota
Statutes Sections 469.40 through 469.47 and not otherwise prohibited to it by law, by the
Articles or by these Bylaws, all as may be amended.
Section 2. Number and Composition. As required by the Articles of the Corporation
and Minnesota Statutes Section 469.41, subdivision 2, the Board of Directors of the Corporation
shall be composed of eight (8) members (each, a "Director"), as follows:
(a) The Mayor of the City of Rochester (the "City") or the Mayor's designee,
subject to approval by the City Council;
(b) The City Council President or the President's designee, subject to
approval by the City Council;
'• (c) The Chair or another member of the County Board of Olmsted County
(the "County") appointed by the County Board;
(d) A representative of Mayo Clinic appointed by Mayo Clinic; and
(e) Four (4) members appointed by the Governor of Minnesota, subject to
confirmation by the Minnesota Senate.
Section 3. Qualifications. Directors may only be natural persons and a majority of
Directors must be adults. Each Director shall demonstrate his or her willingness to accept
responsibility for governance and his or her availability to participate actively in governance
activities. Except for the Director appointed by Mayo Clinic, a Director must not be a director,
officer, or employee of Mayo Clinic, or any Mayo Clinic subsidiary or affiliated entity. No
Director may serve as a lobbyist, as defined under Minnesota Statutes Section10A.01,
subdivision 21. No vacancy in the number of or classifications of Directors (including appointees
or designees of the mayor of the City, the City Council, the Olmsted County Board, Mayo Clinic,
or the governor of Minnesota) on the Board of Directors shall, by itself, render any Board action
void or voidable.
Section 4. Appointment and Term of Office. Directors appointed pursuant to Section
2, paragraphs (a) through (c) of this Article III shall each serve for a term coterminous with the
term of office of the elected official who either serves as the Director or designates the Director,
. as applicable. Such Directors may be reappointed. The Director appointed by Mayo Clinic
pursuant to Section 2, paragraph (d) of this Article III shall serve for a one-year term, which shall
be automatically renewed unless otherwise designated at the pleasure of Mayo Clinic. Two (2)
of the Directors first appointed by the governor pursuant to Section 2, paragraph (e) of this
Article III shall serve until the first Tuesday after the first Monday in January 2017; and two (2)
of the Directors first appointed by the governor shall serve until the first Tuesday after the first
Monday in January 2020. Thereafter, the Directors appointed by the governor shall serve six-.
year terms.
Section 5. Vacancy. The office of a Director shall become vacant upon a Director's
removal pursuant to Section 6 of this Article III or upon the occurrence of any of the following
events prior to the expiration of the term of the Director's office:
(a) the death of the Director or, as applicable, the elected official who
designated the Director;
(b) the resignation of the Director or, with respect to an elected official who
designated the Director or who is serving as Director, the resignation of the elected
official from the office held;
(c) the removal of the Director or, with respect to an elected official who
designated the Director or who is serving as Director, the removal of the elected official
from the office held;
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. (d) with respect to an elected official who designated the Director or who is
serving as Director, the elected official's ceasing to be an inhabitant of the state, or, if the
office is local, of the district, county or city for which the incumbent was elected or
appointed, or within which the duties of the office are required to be discharged;
(e) the conviction of the Director or the elected official who designated the
Director of any infamous crime or, as applicable, of any offense involving a violation of
the official oath;
(f) with respect to an elected official who designated the Director or who is
serving as Director, the elected official's refusal or neglect to take the oath of office, or to
give or renew the official bond, or to deposit or file such oath or bond within the time
prescribed;
(g) with respect to an elected official who designated the Director or who is
serving as Director, the decision of a competent tribunal declaring the elected official's
election or appointment void.
A vacancy in the office of a Director shall be filled by the appointing authority that appointed
such Director for the balance of the term in the same manner as the regular appointment.
Section 6. Removal of Directors.
(a) By the Board of Directors. A Director of the Corporation may be removed
by the Board of Directors for inefficiency, neglect of duty, or misconduct in office. A
Director may be removed by the Board of Directors only after a hearing of the Board. A
copy of the charges must be given to the Director at least ten (10) days before the
hearing. The Director must be given an opportunity to be heard in person or through
representation of counsel at the hearing. When written charges have been submitted
against a Director, the Board may temporarily suspend the Director. If the Board finds
that those charges have not been substantiated, the Director must be immediately
reinstated. If a Director is removed, a record of the proceedings, together with the
charges and findings, must be filed with the office of the appointing authority.
(b) By the Appointing Authority. A Director may be removed with or without
cause by the appointing authority that appointed such Director by giving written notice of
the removal to the Director being removed and the Secretary of the Corporation. Such
removal shall be effective upon delivery, unless a later date is specified in the notice.
Section 7. Resignation. Any Director may resign at any time by giving written notice of
such resignation to the Secretary of the Corporation. Such resignation shall be effective upon
delivery, unless a later date is specified in the notice.
Section 8. Status as Public Official. A Director of the Corporation is a public official,
as defined in Minnesota Statutes Section 10A.01, subdivision 35.
iSection 9. Compensation. Directors shall be compensated as provided in Minnesota
Statutes Section 15.0575, subdivision 3. For the purposes of this Section 9, the Director
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appointed by Mayo Clinic shall be treated as if an employee of a political subdivision. All
money paid for compensation or reimbursement must be paid out of the Corporation's budget.
Section 10. Fiduciary Duties of Directors. A Director shall discharge the duties of the
position of Director in good faith, in a manner the Director reasonably believes to be in the best
interests of the Corporation, and with the care an ordinarily prudent person in a like position
would exercise under similar circumstances. A person who so performs those duties is not liable
by reason of being or having been a Director of the Corporation.
In discharging his or her duties, a Director is entitled to rely on information, opinions,
reports, or statements, including financial statements and other financial data, in each case
prepared or presented by:
(a) one or more officers or employees of the Corporation whom the Director
reasonably believes to be reliable and competent in the matters presented;
(b) counsel, public accountants, or other persons as to matters that the Director
reasonably believes are within the person's professional or expert competence; or
(c) a committee of the board upon which the Director does not serve, as to matters
within its designated authority, if the Director reasonably believes the committee to merit
confidence.
A Director may not rely on such information, reports, or statements if the Director has actual
knowledge concerning the matter in question that makes the reliance unwarranted.
ObA Director is not considered to be a trustee with respect to the Corporation or with respect
to property held or administered by the Corporation, including without limit, property that may
be subject to restrictions imposed by the donor or transferor of the property.
ARTICLE III
Meetings of the Board of Directors
Section 1. Open Meeting Law; Data Practices. Meetings of the Board of Directors of
the Corporation and any committee or subcommittee of the Board of Directors are subject to the
Minnesota Open . Meeting Law, Minnesota Statutes Chapter 13D. The Corporation is a
government entity for purposes of the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act, Minnesota
Statutes Chapter 13.
Section 2. Place and Time of Meetinl1s. Within the limitations set forth in this Article
IV, the Board of Directors may hold its annual, regular and special meetings at such times and at
such places within the City as determined by the Chair of the Board of the Corporation or his or
her designee unless the Board of Directors determines otherwise.
Section 3. Reizular Meetings. The Board of Directors shall hold regular meetings
pursuant to a schedule determined by the Chair of the Board, or his or her designee. At each
10 regular meeting, the Board of Directors shall conduct such business as may properly come before
the meeting. A schedule of the regular meetings of the Corporation shall be kept on file at its
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primary offices. If the Corporation decides to hold a regular meeting at a time or place different
from the time or place stated in its schedule of regular meetings, it shall give the same notice of
the meeting that is provided for a special meeting of the Corporation.
Section 4. Special Meetings. Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be called
by: (a) the Chair of the Board, or (b) upon written request of any two (2) or more Directors of the
Corporation. A person entitled to call a special meeting of the Board of Directors may make a
written request to the Secretary to call the meeting. The Secretary shall give or cause to be given
notice of the meeting in the manner provided in Section 6, below. If the Secretary fails to give
notice of the meeting within three (3) days from the day on which the request was received by
the Secretary, the person or persons who requested the special meeting may fix the time and
place of meeting, and give notice thereof.
Section 5. EmerIzency Meetings. An "emergency" meeting is a special meeting called
because of circumstances that, in the judgment of the Board of Directors, require immediate
consideration by the Board. The Board of Directors may hold emergency meetings under the
circumstances and in accordance with the procedures described in Minnesota Statutes Section
13D.04, subdivision 3.
Section 6. Notice of MeetinLy.
• (a) To Directors. Not less than five (5) days' written notice of a regular
meeting and three (3) days' written notice of a special meeting of the Board of Directors,
excluding the day of the meeting, shall be given to all Directors. Notice of an emergency
meeting shall be given as soon as possible. No notice of any meeting need state the
purpose of the meeting except as may be specifically required by these Bylaws or
otherwise required by law, including without limitation the Minnesota Open Meeting
Law. Notice of a meeting at which an amendment to the Articles of the Corporation will
be proposed must contain the substance of the proposed amendment.
Notice shall be delivered personally, sent by facsimile communication, sent by
electronic mail, posted on an electronic network together with a separate notice to the
Director of the specific posting, mailed, first class, postage prepaid, or such other
methods as are fair and reasonable as determined in the sole discretion of the Secretary of
the Corporation. Whenever written notice to Directors provides less than five (5) days'
prior written notice of the meeting, excluding the date of the meeting, reasonable effort
shall be made to notify Directors by telephone of the meeting at the time of giving written
notice, but the failure to contact any Director(s) by telephone shall not affect the validity
of the meeting or any action taken at such meeting.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, and except as otherwise provided by the
Minnesota Open Meeting Law, no written notice of any meeting of the Board of
Directors is required if the date, time and place of the meeting was announced at a
previous meeting of the Board. Any Director may waive notice of any meeting of the
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• at any meeting shall constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting, unless he or she
objects at the beginning of the meeting to the transaction of business because the meeting
is not lawfully called or convened and does not participate in the meeting. The waiver
shall be filed with the person who has been designated to act as secretary of the meeting,
who shall enter the waiver upon the records of the meeting. If a Director receives actual
notice of a meeting of the Board of Directors at least 24 hours before the meeting, all
notice requirements of this Section 6(a) are satisfied with respect to that Director,
regardless of the method of receipt of notice.
(b) To the Public. A regular meeting of the Board of Directors of the
Corporation held pursuant to the schedule of regular meetings kept at the primary offices
of the Corporation does not require additional notice to the public; however, the
Corporation shall post an agenda for all such meetings on its principal bulletin board, or
if the Corporation has no principal bulletin board, on the door of its usual meeting room,
prior to the regularly scheduled meeting. The failure to include an agenda item in the
posted agenda shall not prevent action from being taken with respect to such item.
For a special meeting, except an emergency meeting or a special meeting for
which a notice requirement is otherwise expressly established by statute, the Corporation
shall post written notice of the date, time, place, and purpose of the meeting, as well as an
agenda for the meeting, on the principal bulletin board of the Corporation, or if the
Corporation has no principal bulletin board, on the door of its usual meeting room. The
failure to include an agenda item in the posted agenda shall not prevent action from being
. taken with respect to such item. The notice shall also be mailed or otherwise delivered to
each person who has filed a written request for notice of special meetings with the public
body. This notice shall be posted and mailed or delivered at least three days before the
date of the meeting. As an alternative to mailing or otherwise delivering notice to
persons who have filed a written request for notice of special meetings, the Corporation
may publish the notice once, at least three (3) days before the meeting, in a qualified
newspaper of general circulation within the area of the Corporation's authority.
For an emergency meeting, the Corporation shall make good faith efforts to
provide notice of the meeting to each news medium that has filed a written request for
notice if the request includes the news medium's telephone number. Notice of the
emergency meeting shall be given by telephone or by any other method used to notify the
Directors of the Corporation. Notice shall include the subject of the meeting. Posted or
published notice of an emergency meeting is not required.
If a person receives actual notice of a meeting of the Corporation at least 24 hours
before the meeting, all notice requirements of this Section 6(b) are satisfied with respect
to that person, regardless of the method of receipt of notice.
(c) Closed Meetings. The notice requirements of this Section 6 apply to
closed meetings.
1' Section 7. Closing a Meeting. The Board may close a meeting to evaluate the
performance of an individual who is subject to its authority, including but not limited to
• employees of the Corporation, or as otherwise permitted by Minnesota Statutes Section 13D.05,
subdivision 3. If a meeting is closed to evaluate the performance of an individual, prior to
closing the meeting, the Chair shall identify the individual to be evaluated and at the next open
meeting, the Chair shall summarize the Board's conclusions regarding the evaluation; provided,
however, that the meeting must be open at the request of the individual who is the subject of the
meeting. The Board shall close a meeting if expressly required by law or to discuss information
that would identify alleged victims or reporters of criminal sexual conduct, domestic abuse, or
maltreatment of minors or vulnerable adults, active investigation data as defined in Minnesota
Statutes Section 13.82, or any other data classified as not public if required by Minnesota
Statutes Section 13D.05, subdivision 2(a). The Board shall also close a meeting for preliminary
consideration of allegations or charges against an individual subject to its authority; provided,
however, that if the Board determines discipline may be warranted as a result of such allegations
or charges, further meetings related to such allegations or charges shall be open, and all meetings
related to such allegations or charges shall be open at the request of the person who is the subject
of such allegations or charges. Before closing a meeting, the Board shall state on the record the
specific grounds permitting the meeting to be closed and describe the subject to be discussed.
Section 8. Quorum and Votin1j. The presence of six (6) Directors shall constitute a
quorum for the transaction of business at any meeting of the Board of Directors, but the
Directors present at any meeting, although less than a quorum, may adjourn the meeting from
time to time. Participation in a meeting by remote communication pursuant to Section 12 below,
if permitted by the Minnesota Open Meeting Law, constitutes presence at a meeting. At any
• meeting of the Board of Directors, except as otherwise provided in the Articles or these Bylaws,
each Director present at the meeting shall be entitled to cast one (1) vote on any question coming
before the meeting. Except as otherwise provided in these Bylaws, a majority vote of the
Directors present at any meeting at which a quorum is established, shall be sufficient to transact
any business. Proxy voting is not permitted.
Section 9. Minutes. The minutes of meetings of the Board shall record all votes taken at
the meeting. The minutes shall record the vote of each Director on appropriations of money,
except for payment of judgments and amounts fixed by statute. Minutes of Board meetings shall
be open to the public during all normal business hours where records of the Corporation are kept.
Section 10. Public Conies of Directors' Materials. Unless a meeting is closed
pursuant to Section 7, at least one copy of any printed materials relating to the agenda items of
the meeting prepared or distributed by or at the direction of the Corporation or its employees and
distributed at, before or available during the meeting to all Directors shall be available in the
meeting room for inspection by the public while the Board considers their subject matter. This
Section 10 does not apply to materials classified by law as other than public, or to materials
relating to the agenda items of a closed meeting.
Section 11. Rules of Procedure. The Board of Directors may adopt or establish rules of
procedure for conducting meetings provided such rules are not inconsistent with the Articles,
these Bylaws or Minnesota law. In the absence of Board action the Chair of the Board may
establish rules of procedure for conducting meetings provided such rules are not inconsistent
with the Articles, these Bylaws or Minnesota law.
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Section 12. Remote Communications for Board Meetings. If permitted by the
relevant provisions of the Minnesota Open Meeting Law (Minnesota Statutes Sections 13D.015,
13D.02, 13D.021, as amended or replaced), one or more Directors may participate in a meeting
of the Board of Directors by means of a conference telephone or other electronic means, in each
case through which that Director, other Directors so participating, and all Directors present at the
meeting can hear one another, and can hear all discussion and testimony.
ARTICLE IV
Officers
Section 1. Number and Election. The Corporation shall have the following officers:
(a) a Chair of the Board; (b) a Secretary; (c) a Treasurer; and (d) an Assistant Treasurer. Subject
to these Bylaws, the Board of Directors may also elect or appoint an Executive Director and one
or more additional officers or assistant officers as it may deem convenient or necessary. Except
as provided in these Bylaws and consistent with Minnesota Statutes Section 469.42, the Board of
Directors shall fix the powers and duties of all officers. An officer shall hold office until his or
her successor shall have been elected or until his or her prior death, resignation or removal from
office as hereinafter provided.
Section 2. Removal and Vacancies. Any officer appointed by the Board of Directors
. shall hold office at the discretion of the Board of Directors and may be removed at any time,
with or without cause, by a resolution approved by the affirmative vote of a majority of the
Directors present. Any vacancy in an office of the Corporation appointed by the Board of
Directors shall be filled by action of the Board of Directors. Any officer appointed by the Chair
of the Board shall hold office at the discretion of the Chair of the Board and maybe removed at
any time, with or without cause, by the Chair of the Board. Any vacancy in an office of the
Corporation appointed by the Chair of the Board shall be filled by the Chair of the Board.
Section 3. Chair of the Board. The Chair of the Board shall be elected annually by the
Board of Directors Trom among the Directors appointed by the governor and shall hold office at
the discretion of the Board. The Chair of the Board shall preside or appoint a designee to preside
at meetings of the Board of Directors, and shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed
by the Board of Directors from time to time. In the event of vacancy in the office of Executive.
Director, the Chair of the Board shall exercise the duties of the Executive Director.
Section 4. Secretary. The Secretary shall be appointed by the Chair of the Board, and
shall hold office at the discretion of the Chair of the Board. The Secretary may, but need not, be
a Director of the Corporation. The Secretary shall be responsible for ensuring that all actions and
the minutes of all proceedings of the Board of Directors are recorded in a book to be kept for that
purpose, and shall be responsible for all documents and records of the Corporation, except those
connected with the office of the Treasurer. He or she shall give or cause to be given any required
notice of meetings of the Board of Directors, and shall mail to all Directors within thirty (30)
days after each meeting copies of all said actions and minutes of said proceedings, and shall
• perform such other duties and have such other powers as the Board of Directors may from time
to time prescribe.
Section 5. Treasurer. The Treasurer shall be elected annually by the Board of Directors
from among the Directors and shall hold office at the discretion of the Board. Unless provided
otherwise by a resolution adopted by the Board of Directors, the Treasurer shall ensure accurate
financial records for the Corporation are kept; shall ensure that all moneys, drafts, and checks in
the name of and to the credit of the Corporation are deposited in such banks and depositories as
the Board of Directors shall designate from time to time; shall -ensure that all notes, checks, and
drafts received by the Corporation as ordered by the Board of Directors, are endorsed for deposit,
making proper vouchers therefore; shall oversee the disbursement of corporate funds and checks
and drafts in the name of the Corporation as ordered by the Board of Directors; shall render to
the Chair of the Board and the Board of Directors, whenever requested, an account of all such
officer's transactions as Treasurer and of the financial condition of the Corporation; shall file the
Corporation's detailed financial statement with its Secretary at least once a year; shall be
responsible for the acts of the Assistant Treasurer, and shall perform such other duties as may be
prescribed by the Board of Directors from time to time. The Board of Directors may delegate the
responsibilities of the Treasurer to the Assistant Treasurer of the Corporation, provided,
however, that such individual(s) shall be subject to the oversight and. control of the Treasurer.
The Treasurer shall at all times retain the ultimate responsibility for the financial affairs of the
Corporation.
. Section 6. Assistant Treasurer. The Assistant Treasurer shall be appointed by the
Chair of the Board, and shall hold office at the discretion of the Chair of the Board. The
Assistant Treasurer may, but need not, be a Director of the Corporation. The Assistant Treasurer
has the powers and duties of the Treasurer if the Treasurer is absent or incapacitated.
Section 7. Executive Director. The Executive Director, if any, shall be appointed by
the Board of Directors and shall hold office at the discretion of the Board. The Executive
Director shall not be a Director of the Corporation. Unless provided otherwise by a resolution
adopted by the Board of Directors, the Executive Director shall have general active management
of the business of the Corporation, shall see that all orders and resolutions of the Board of
Directors are carried into effect, shall sign and deliver in the name of the Corporation any deeds,
mortgages, bonds, contracts, or other instruments pertaining to the business of the Corporation,
except in cases in which the authority to sign and deliver is required by law to be exercised by
another person or is expressly delegated by the Articles, these Bylaws, or the Board of Directors
to some other officer or agent of the Corporation, may maintain records of and certify
proceedings of the Board of Directors, and shall perform such other duties as may from time to
time be prescribed by the Board of Directors. The Executive Director shall have the general
powers and duties generally vested in the office of a president of a nonprofit corporation and
shall have such other powers and perform such other duties as the Board of Directors may
prescribe from time to time.
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• ARTICLE V
committees
Section 1. Committees. The Board of Directors may establish one or more committees
of the Board or advisory committees, as may be specified in resolutions approved by the
affirmative vote of a majority of all Directors. Committees of the Board shall have the authority
of the Board of Directors in the management of the business of the Corporation to the extent
provided in resolutions approved by a majority of all Directors. All committees, however, shall
at all times be subject to the direction and control of the Board of Directors. Committee
members must be natural persons.
Section 2. Ex Ofiicio Member. The Chair of the Board shall be an ex officio member,
without voting rights, of each committee of the Corporation.
Section 3. Technical Coordination and Advisory Committee. The Technical Coordination
and Advisory Committee shall be an advisory committee of the Corporation and shall be
composted of no more than fifteen (15) members. The Corporation, working with the City and
the economic development agency (as defined in Minnesota Statutes Section 469.40, subdivision
9, hereinafter referred to as the "Agency"), is required by Minnesota Statutes Section 469.43 to
prepare and adopt a development plan for the development of the City as a destination medical
center. The Technical Coordination and Advisory Committee shall ensure effective
. communication and coordination among the Board, the City, and the Agency in the preparation
of the development plan described in Minnesota Statutes Section 469.43; shall facilitate the
implementation of the goals, objectives, strategies, and projects included in the development plan
as described in Minnesota Statutes Section 469.43, subdivision 6; and shall provide guidance and
input to the Board of Directors on any such other matters as requested by the Board or Chair of
the Board from time to time. The members of the Technical Coordination and Advisory
Committee shall be appointed by the Board and shall be composed of: (1) the Chair of the Board
or his or her designee from among the Board or the Executive Director; (2) designated staff from
and recommended by each of the following departments: City Administration, City Finance, City
Public Works, City of Rochester/Olmsted County Planning, and other representatives of City
Departments as determined by the City Administrator; (3) the County Administrator or his
designee; and (4) representatives from the Agency staff as recommended by the Agency. The
Technical Coordination and Advisory Committee shall meet at least once every 60 days, or more
often as determined by the Chair of the Board or his or her designee serving on the Committee.
The Technical Coordination and Advisory Committee, comprised primarily of city staff persons
acting in an advisory capacity only and without any delegation of decision -making authority, is
not subject to the Open Meeting Law.
Section 4. Executive Committee. The Executive Committee shall be a committee of
the Board. The Chair, the Secretary and the Treasurer, and such other persons, if any, elected by
the Board of Directors by resolution shall constitute the Executive Committee of the Board of
Directors of the Corporation. A majority of members of the Executive Committee shall be
Directors. The Executive Committee shall act only during intervals between meetings of the
Board of Directors and shall at all times be subject to the control and direction of the Board of
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Directors. During such intervals and subject to such control and direction, the Executive
Committee shall have and may exercise all of the authority and powers of the Board of Directors
in the management of the affairs of the Corporation, subject to such limitations as the Board of
Directors may impose. Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, the Executive Committee may
not approve: (a) amendments to the Articles or Bylaws; (b) the development plan described in
Minnesota Statutes Section 469.43; (c) project proposals as provided in Minnesota Statutes
Section 469.41, subdivision 13; (d) annual reports required by Minnesota Statutes Section
469.43, subdivision 8; or (e) requests for bond financing of projects pursuant to Minnesota
Statutes Section 469.44, subdivision 8.
Section 5. Committee Procedures. Committees of the Board are subject to and shall
comply with the Minnesota Open Meeting Law to the same extent as the .Board of Directors of
the Corporation, and the provisions of these Bylaws shall apply to such committees and members
thereof to the same extent they apply to the Board of Directors and Directors, including, without
limitation, the provisions with respect to meetings and notice thereof, and voting, except that a
quorum of a committee of the Board shall be established by the presence, in person or by remote
communication, of a majority of the members of the committee. Advisory committees shall
adopt such procedures as deemed appropriate by each such advisory committee, except as
otherwise specifically provided in these Bylaws or resolutions of the Board of Directors. Each
committee shall keep regular minutes of its proceedings and report the same to the Board of
Directors.
ARTICLE VI
Beneficiary Organization
Section 1. Member. The sole member of the Corporation shall be its beneficiary
organization, the City. To ensure the Corporation continues to operate for the sole benefit of its
beneficiary organization, the following actions of the Corporation are valid only .upon receiving
City approval:
(a) Amendment of the Articles or Bylaws of the Corporation.
(b) Incurrence of long-term debt;
(c) Mortgage or encumbrance of any assets of the Corporation;
(d) Sale, lease or other disposition of all or substantially all of its property and
assets;
(e) Voluntary dissolution;
(f) Purchase or acquisition of substantially all of the assets of another entity;
(g) Loan of money or other assets or guarantee the obligations of any person
or entity.
(h) Approval of annual operating budgets, annual or long-range capital
budgets, and non -budgeted contracts entered into over $100,000;
(i) Approval of the development plan, as defined in Minnesota Statutes
Section 469.40, subdivision 6; and
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(j) Approval of public infrastructure projects proposed to it by the
Corporation.
Section 2. Member Powers. In addition to the powers set forth above in Section 1, the
City shall exercise all other powers reserved to members pursuant to the Corporation's Articles,
these Bylaws, or Minnesota Statutes Chapter 317A, to the extent such powers are not
inconsistent with Minnesota Statutes Sections 469.40 through 469.47.
Section 3. Actions by City as Member. The City shall evidence actions taken by it in
its capacity as the member of the Corporation by executing and delivering to the Chair or
Secretary of the Corporation a written instrument or instruments, signed by an authorized person
of the City, setting forth the action taken and the applicable authorizations or directions from the
City. The written action of the City is effective when the written instrument or instruments have
been signed by an authorized person of the City, unless a different effective time is provided in
the written instrument or instruments.
ARTICLE VII
Fiscal Matters
Section 1. Accounting Year. The accounting year of the Corporation shall be the
calendar year.
Section 2. Contracts. The Corporation may contract for the services of the Agency,
financial advisors, other consultants, agents, public accountants, legal counsel, and other persons
needed to perform its duties and exercise its powers. The Corporation may contract with the City
or County to provide administrative, clerical, and accounting services to the Corporation.
Financial .support of the Corporation by the City as provided in Section 469.44, subdivision 2,
shall be pursuant to a contract with the City.
The Corporation must contract with the Agency for the services enumerated in Minnesota
Statutes Section 469.43, subdivision 6, paragraph (a). The requirement to contract with the
Agency does not limit the Corporation's authority to contract with other providers for the
services.
The Board of Directors may authorize such officer or officers, agent or agents, to enter
into any contract or execute and deliver any instrument in the name of and on behalf of the
Corporation, and such authority may be either general or confined to specific instances.
Contracts and other instruments entered into in the ordinary course of business and within an
approved budget may be executed by the Executive Director, if any, or, in the absence of the
Executive Director or pursuant to a delegation by the Executive Director, by such officer
designated to act in the place of or in the absence of the Executive Director, without specific
Board of Directors authorization.
Section 3. Loans. No' loans shall be contracted on behalf of the Corporation, and no
evidence of indebtedness other than checks, drafts or other orders for payment of money issued
in the ordinary course of business shall be issued in its name unless authorized by the Board of
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Directors of the Corporation. Such authorization and approval may be general or confined to
specific instances.
Section 4. Checks, Drafts, Etc. All checks, drafts or other orders for the payment of
money issued in the name of the Corporation shall be signed by such officer or officers, agent or
agents of the Corporation and in such manner as shall be determined by resolution of the Board
of Directors or by the Executive Director, if any, or Treasurer upon delegation by the Board of
Directors.
Section 5. Deposits. All funds of the Corporation not otherwise employed shall be
deposited from time to time to the credit of the Corporation in such banks, trust companies or
other depositories as the Board of Directors or the Executive Director, if any, or Treasurer upon
delegation by the Board of Directors may select.
Section 6. Maintenance of Records; Audit. The Corporation shall keep at its
registered office correct and complete copies of its Articles and Bylaws, accounting records,
voting agreements, and minutes of meetings of the Board of Directors, and committees having
any of the authority of the Board of Directors for the last six (6) years. All such other records
shall be open to inspection upon the demand of any member of the Board of Directors of the
Corporation, or as otherwise required by the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act. The
City, in its capacity as the member of the Corporation, shall cause the books and records of
account of the Corporation to be audited by the City's auditors at such times as it may deem
necessary or appropriate.
Section 7. Corporate Seal. The Corporation shall have no corporate seal.
Section S. Indemnification. Directors and officers of the Corporation shall be
indemnified as provided by law.
ARTICLE VIII
Director Conflict of Interest
Members of the Board of Directors of the Corporation shall comply with Minnesota
Statutes Sections 10A.07, 317A.255 and 469.41, subdivision 9, or any successor statutes with
regard to Director conflicts of interest; and shall follow such procedures with respect to conflicts
of interest as are consistent with the Corporation's status as an organization described in Code
Section 501(c)(3). The Corporation may adopt a policy or policies that comply with the
foregoing requirements.
ARTICLE IX
Amendments
These Bylaws may be altered, amended or restated as set forth in the Articles.
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CERTIFICATION
The undersigned, as Secretary of Destination Medical Center Corporation, a Minnesota
nonprofit corporation, hereby certifies that the foregoing Bylaws of the. Corporation were
adopted by the City as the beneficiary organization of the corporation on the day of
2013 and by resolution of the Board of Directors at a meeting held on the day
of , 2013.
Secretary
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