Membership Procedure. Except as otherwise provided in these Bylaws or by the Board, a qualified Person seeking to become or remain a Member (“Applicant”) must complete the procedures stated in this Bylaw to the Cooperative’s satisfaction (“Membership Procedures”) within 30 days of initially Using, or requesting or agreeing to Use, the first Cooperative Service Used or to be Used by the Applicant. To become or remain a Member, an Applicant must complete and sign a written membership application provided by the Cooperative in which the Applicant agrees to: (1) comply with the Governing Documents; (2) ensure that Member Equipment connected to Cooperative Equipment, and any act or omission involving Member Equipment connected to Cooperative Equipment, complies with the Governing Documents; (3) be a Member; (4) at prices, rates, or amounts determined by the Board, pursuant to the terms, conditions, time, and manner specified by the Cooperative, and regardless of the amount or time billed, pay the Cooperative for: (A) Cooperative Services Provided to the Applicant or Provided to or for a Location Occupied by the Applicant; (B) dues, assessments, fees, deposits, contributions, and other amounts required by the Governing Documents; and (C) interest, late payment fees, and collection costs, including attorney and collection fees, related to amounts owed, but not timely paid, to the Cooperative; and (5) voluntarily receive a subscription to a periodical newsletter and to pay an annual subscription price as determined by the board, if any, through dues, assessments, fees, deposits, contributions, prices, rates, and other amounts charged or assessed by the Cooperative for Cooperative Services Provided to the Applicant or Provided to or for a Location Occupied by the Applicant. The “Governing Documents” are the written membership application signed by an Applicant or Member and the following documents and actions, all as currently existing or as later adopted or amended: (1) all Law regarding or affecting the Cooperative’s property, property rights, and assets (“Assets”), the Cooperative’s operation, the Cooperative’s Members and Patrons, the Provision and Use of Cooperative Services, Cooperative Equipment, and Member Equipment connected to Cooperative Equipment; (2) the Articles; (3) these Bylaws; (4) the Cooperative’s service rules and regulations; (5) the Cooperative’s rate or price schedules; and (6) all rules, regulations, requirements, guidelines, procedures, policies, programs, determinations, resolutions, or actions taken, adopted, promulgated, or approved by the Board.
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Membership Procedure. Except as otherwise provided in these Bylaws or by the Board, a qualified Person seeking to become or remain a Member (“Applicant”) must complete the procedures stated in this Bylaw to the Cooperative’s satisfaction (“Membership Procedures”) within 30 days of before initially Using, or requesting or agreeing to Use, the first Cooperative Service Used or to be Used by the Applicant. To become or remain a Member, an Applicant must complete and sign a written membership application provided by the Cooperative in which the Applicant agrees to:
(1) comply with the Governing Documents;
(2) ensure that Member Equipment connected to Cooperative Equipment, and any act or omission involving Member Equipment connected to Cooperative Equipment, complies comply with the Governing Documents;
(3) be a Member;
(4) as determined by the Board, pay a membership fee;
(5) at prices, rates, or amounts determined by the Board, and pursuant to the terms, conditions, time, and manner specified by the Cooperative, and regardless of the amount or time billed, pay the Cooperative for: (A) Cooperative Services Provided to the Applicant or Provided to or for a Location Occupied by the Applicant; (B) dues, assessments, fees, deposits, contributions, and other amounts required by the Governing Documents; and (C) interest, late payment fees, and collection costs, including attorney and collection fees, related to amounts owed, but not timely paid, to the Cooperative; and
(5) voluntarily receive a subscription to a periodical newsletter and to pay an annual subscription price as determined by the board, if any, through dues, assessments, fees, deposits, contributions, prices, rates, and other amounts charged or assessed by the Cooperative for Cooperative Services Provided to the Applicant or Provided to or for a Location Occupied by the Applicant, and for dues, assessments, fees, deposits, contributions, and other amounts required by the Governing Documents; and
(6) the use of dues, assessments, contributions, or other amounts paid by the Applicant or Member to the Cooperative to pay for periodical subscriptions received by the Applicant or Member from the Cooperative or from an Entity in which the Cooperative is a member or owner. The “Governing Documents” are the written membership application signed by an Applicant or Member and the following documents and actions, all as currently existing or as later adopted or amended: (1) all Law regarding or affecting the Cooperative’s property, property rights, and assets (“Assets”), the Cooperative’s operation, the Cooperative’s Members and PatronsMembers, the Provision and Use of Cooperative Services, Cooperative Equipment, and Member Equipment connected to Cooperative Equipment; (2) the Articles; (3) these Bylaws; (4) the Cooperative’s service rules and regulations; (5) the Cooperative’s rate or price schedules; and (6) all rules, regulations, requirements, guidelines, procedures, policies, programs, determinations, resolutions, or actions taken, adopted, promulgated, or approved by the Board. A copy of these Bylaws must be available at the Cooperative’s office or published on the Cooperative’s internet web site. “Cooperative Equipment” is a product, equipment, structure, facility, or other good owned, controlled, operated, or furnished by the Cooperative. “Member Equipment” is a product, equipment, structure, facility, or other good: (1) owned, controlled, operated, or furnished by an Applicant or Member; and (2) located on property owned, controlled, operated, or furnished by an Applicant or Member. To become or remain a Member, an Applicant must: (1) give the Cooperative all information requested by the Cooperative, including the Applicant’s photographic identification satisfactory to the Cooperative including the Applicant’s federal tax identification number; and (2) complete any additional or supplemental document, contract, or action required by the Board for the Cooperative Service which the Applicant is Using or requesting or agreeing to Use. Except as otherwise provided in these Bylaws, the Cooperative will not release, disclose, or disseminate personally identifiable, proprietary, or confidential information regarding a Member. Except as otherwise provided in these Bylaws or by the Board, an Applicant shall pay the Cooperative:
(1) dues, assessments, fees, deposits, contributions, and other amounts required by the Governing Documents; and (2) outstanding amounts owed to the Cooperative by the Applicant.
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