Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws of the La Porte Redevelopment Authority (2)

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. e though without any notice, any matter pertaining to the purposes of the Authority may be considered and acted upon to the extent allowed by the Open Meetings Act. Section 6. Quorum. A majority of the appointed position of the Board shall constitute a quorum for the consideration of matters pertaining to the purposes of the Authority. If at any meeting of the Board there is less than a quorum present, a majority of those present may adjourn the meeting from time to time. The act of a majority of the Directors present and voting at a meeting at which a quorum is in attendance shall constitute the act of the Board, unless the act of a greater number is required by law, by the Articles of Incorporation, or by these Bylaws. A Director who is present at a meeting of the Board at which any corporate action is taken shall be presumed to have assented to such action unless his dissent shall be entered in the minutes of the meeting or unless he shall file his written dissent to such action with the person acting as the secretary of the meeting before the adjoumment thereof or shall forward such dissent by registered mail to the Secretary of the Authority immediately after the adjournment of the meeting. Such right to dissent shall not apply to a Director who voted in favor of the action. Section 7. Conduct of Business. At the meetings of the Board, matters pertaining to the purposes of the Authority shall be considered in such order as from time to time the Board may determine. At all meetings of the Board, the Chairperson shall preside, and in the absence of the Chairperson, the Vice Chairperson shall preside. In the absence of the Chairperson and the Vice Chairperson, the Board from among the Directors present shall choose a chairperson. The Secretary of the Authority shall act as secretary of all meetings of the Board, but in the absence of the Secretary, the presiding officer may appoint any person to act as secretary of the meeting. Section 8. Executive Committee, Other Committees. The Board may, by resolution passed by a majority of the Directors, designate three (3) or more Directors to constitute an executive committee or other type of committee. To the extent provided in the authorizing resolution, a committee shall have and may exercise all of the authority of the Board in the management of the Authority, except where action of the Board is specified by statute. A committee shall ad in the manner provided in the authorizing resolution. Each committee so designated shall keep regular minutes of the transactions of its meetings and shall cause such minutes to be recorded in books kept for that purpose in the office of the Authority, and shall report the same to the Board from time to time. Committees authorized to exercise the powers of the Board shall give notice of any meeting in the manner required for a meeting of the Board. Section 9. Compensation of Directors. Directors, as such, sRall not receive any 4