ARTICLE III MEMBERSHIP POLICIES
3.1 ELIGIBILITY
(a) Financially qualified individuals of good character, over the age of eighteen (18) shall be considered for membership without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, religious preference, sexual orientation or creed. (b) A person qualified for membership shall become a Member after (i) submitting a formal application, including an agreement to abide at all times by the Rules as then enacted or thereafter amended; (ii) formal approval of the application by the Board; and (iii) payment of, or satisfactory arrangement to pay, any initial fees and dues related to membership.
3.2 MEDICAL LEAVE OF ABSENCE
The Club allows members with qualifying medical conditions to downgrade to a medical hold. Such a leave of absence is allowed one time per membership, for a maximum of six months. Please see the membership office for more information. .
3.3 RESIGNATION
Members may resign at any time upon providing the Club with thirty (30) days prior written notice, payment of applicable dues for one (1) year and complying with the provisions of Section 2.10. No resignation shall be effective until the date (the "Effective Date") that the Member's financial obligations to the Club have been settled. No refund or proration of any deposits, fees or dues will be made to any Member resigning from the Club.
3.4 TRANSFERS
(a) With respect to a family membership, upon the death of the primary Member, the membership shall continue and said spouse shall become the primary Member. In the event the spouse elects not to become the primary Member and retain the membership, the spouse shall be required to provide notice of such election. Upon receipt by the Club of said notice, the decedent's membership shall terminate. Upon the death of both the primary Member and the spouse of the primary Member, the membership shall terminate and may not be transferred to any heir or other person named in a will or bequest, and the estate shall have no interest in the membership (b) In the event of a dissolution of the marriage of a Member, only one spouse shall retain membership privileges unless the other spouse purchases a new membership at the then prevailing Membership Initiation, dues, and fees for the category of membership purchased and subject to the availability of a membership in that category. The determination of which spouse will retain membership privileges shall be made by either personal agreement between spouses or judicial determination. Until such a determination is made, both spouses shall retain their existing respective rights to use the Club provided that both shall continue to be jointly and severally liable for dues, fees and assessments during said time period. Absent a valid court order, the Club will not under any circumstances become involved in any domestic dispute regarding the ownership or privileges of membership. All primary and alternate Members agree to hold the Owner of the Club, the Board, Manager, and their employees and agents harmless from any and all liability arising out of the disposition of a membership pursuant to a court order believed in good faith to be valid and
6
Made with FlippingBook Annual report