4.1 Powers. The Board of Directors shall have the power to do all of the following:

4.1.1 Establish rules and regulations governing the members and their guests, and to establish penalties for the infraction thereof.

4.1.2 Exercise for the Association all powers, duties and authority vested in or delegated to this Association and not reserved to the membership by other provisions of these Bylaws, the Articles of Incorporation or the Declaration.

4.1.3 Declare the office of a Director to be vacant in the event such Director shall be absent from three (3) consecutive regular meetings of the Board.

4.1.4 Employ a manager, an independent contractor, or such other employees as they deem necessary, and to prescribe their duties.

4.1.5 Take any and all actions necessary to comply with and enforce the provisions and requirements of the Declaration, the Articles of Incorporation and these Bylaws, and all powers and rights as provided in the Declaration.

4.2 Duties. It shall be the duty of the Board to do all of the following:

4.2.1 Cause to be kept a complete record of all its acts and corporate affairs and to present a statement thereof to the members of the Association at the annual meeting of the members.

4.2.2 Supervise all officers, agents and employees of this Association, and see that their duties are properly performed.

4.2.3 Fix, levy and collect assessments as provided in the Declaration.

4.2.4 Cause the Common Area, entry signs, and rights of ways to be maintained. 

4.2.5 Issue, or cause an appropriate officer to issue, upon demand by any person or entity, a certificate setting forth whether or not any assessment has been paid. A reasonable charge may be made by the Board for the issuance of these certificates. If a certificate states an assessment has been paid, such certificate shall be conclusive evidence of such payment.

4.2.6 Cause the expenses relating to the Common Area to be paid as appropriate.

4.2.7 Obtain insurance as it may deem appropriate.

4.2.8 Cause all officers or employees having fiscal responsibilities to be bonded, as it may deem appropriate.

4.2.9 Cause the landscaping to be maintained as provided in the Declaration.

4.2.10 Perform any and all duties necessary to comply with the provisions and requirements of the Declaration, the Articles of Incorporation and these Bylaws.