ASSOCIATION STRUCTURE

ASSOCIATION (COSA,i) MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE:

I. Managing (executive/administrative) Director (MD, pjj); appointed by the Board of Directors to serve ad infinitum.

II. Regional Directors; as appointed by the MD and/or the Board of Directors from the ‘general’ members as/when required.

III. Board of Directors; individual members as identified in COSA,i Articles of Incorporation as provided for in the bylaws.

IV. Special committee(s) and task forces; volunteer chair people and functioning personnel appointed as required by the MD and/or Regional Directors and/or Board of Directors.

NOTE: The daily management requirements of COSA,i may be delegated in the future to a professional association management company, one specializing in managing the affairs of organizations similar to COSA,i.



ASSOCIATION (COSA,i) OFFICE(S) STRUCTURE:

I. Home office: Marine on St Croix, Minnesota.

II. Regional offices; established at various locations in this country (and around the world) by the Board of Directors when determined to be in the best interests of COSA,i.

III. Local chapters; set up where needed by the Board of Directors based on each local area meeting the interest level necessary to support this type of development as the association grows/matures.

IV. Group task forces and special committees, etc; appointed as needed by the Board of Directors to accommodate recommendations/requests as made by one or more of the ‘general’ members.

ASSOCIATION (COSA,i) ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION AND BY-LAWS:

I. Articles of Incorporation and by-laws of the association shall follow state of Minnesota and/or federal requirements for non-profits with the language tailored to meet the specific needs and best interests of COSA,i, all as may be permitted by the governing legal authority.