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6. 1. B. - Page 57 <br />4.2. Purpose of Assessments: The Assessments levied by the Association shall be <br />used exclusively to promote the economic interests, recreation, health, safety, and welfare of all the <br />Owners and other residents in the Project and to enable the Association to perform its obligations <br />under this Declaration, including, without limitation, the maintenance of all Common Area <br />improvements in good condition at all times. <br />4.3. Assessments: <br />A. Regular Assessments: The Board shall establish and levy Regular <br />Assessments in an amount that the Board estimates will be sufficient to raise the funds needed to <br />perform the duties of the Association during each fiscal year. Regular Assessments shall be made <br />for a one -year period and collected in monthly installments. <br />The Regular Assessment shall include a portion for Reserves in such amounts as necessary <br />to fully fund Reserves to meet the costs of the future inspection, repair, replacement or additions to <br />the Major Components and fixtures that the Association is obligated to maintain and repair. Reserve <br />Funds shall be deposited in a separate account and the signatures of at least two (2) persons who <br />shall either be Members of the Board or one officer who is not a Member of the Board and a <br />member of the Board shall be required to withdraw monies from the Reserve account. <br />B. Special Assessments: The Board, at any time, may levy a Special <br />Assessment in order to raise funds for unexpected operating or other costs, insufficient operating or <br />Reserve Funds, or such other purposes as the Board in its discretion considers appropriate. <br />Special Assessments shall be allocated among the Units in the same manner as Regular <br />Assessments, except in the case of an Assessment levied by the Board against a Member to <br />reimburse the Association for costs incurred in bringing a Member into compliance with provisions of <br />the Governing Documents, or to replace insurance proceeds pre - empted pursuant to Section 8.2.A. <br />4.4. Restrictions on Increases in Regular Assessments or Special <br />Assessments: <br />A. Approval of Members for Certain Assessments. Except as provided in <br />Section 4.4.13, without having first obtained the approval of such action by the vote or written assent <br />of Members casting a majority of the votes at a meeting of the Association at which a quorum is <br />present, the Board may not: (1) impose a Regular Assessment on any Condominium which is more <br />than twenty percent (20 %) greater than the Regular Assessment for the immediately preceding <br />fiscal year or (2) levy a Special Assessment to defray the cost of any action or undertaking on behalf <br />of the Association which in the aggregate exceeds five percent (5 %) of the budgeted gross <br />expenses of the Association for that fiscal year. For purposes of this Section 4.4, a "quorum" means <br />Members constituting more than fifty percent (50 %) of the voting power of the Association. Any <br />meeting of the Association for purposes of complying with this Section 4.4 shall be conducted in <br />accordance with Chapter 5 (commencing with § 7510) of Part 3, Division 2 of Title 1 of the California <br />Corporations Code and § 7613 of the California Corporations Code. The right of the Board to <br />increase Regular Assessments by up to twenty percent (20%) over the Regular Assessment forthe <br />immediately preceding fiscal year is subject to the Board having complied with the provisions of <br />California Civil Code § 1365(a), or having obtained the approval of such increase by the Members in <br />the manner set forth above in this Section 4.4. <br />13 <br />03/06/12 <br />TAWPWIN601PROJECTSr333 MAIN STREETOEC - DRAFTING FORM[7] [03 06 12].doc <br />