Purpose

RPOA’s purpose, as approved by the membership on November 13, 2022 and re-approved my the membership on April 29, 2023, is as follows:

1. To facilitate communication between and among residents, property owners, and relevant third parties;
2. To promote, encourage, and facilitate emergency and disaster preparedness among residents, owners, and institutions within the Rosario neighborhood community;
3. To serve as a clearinghouse of news and information relevant to the neighborhood community;
4. To advocate for the shared interests of residents and owners with respect to any third party, such as, but not limited to, OPALCO, Rock Island Communications, Rosario Resort, San Juan County, Washington Department of Ecology, Washington State Parks, Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission, and Washington Water Service.

Articles of Incorporation

Current

• Articles of Incorporation (1986) …as amended through…
• Articles of Amendment (April 29, 2023)

Historical

• Articles of Incorporation (November 2022) (rescinded April 29, 2023)
• Articles of Incorporation (1986)

Bylaws

Current

The bylaws approved by the membership on June 20, 2023 can be found in the body of the consent form signed by members, available here. A reformatted version of the bylaws will be posted to this site in the future.

Historical

• Bylaws (April 2023)
• Proposed Revised Bylaws (April 2023) (failed approval by membership)
• Bylaws (November 2022) (rescinded April 29, 2023)
• Bylaws (February 2022) (partially rescinded April 29, 2023)
• Bylaws (2007)
• Bylaws (2002)
• Bylaws (1994)

Standing Rules

Contact the secretary to obtain the latest standing rules

Parliamentary Reference

As of 2022, the Association follows the most recent edition of Robert’s Rules of Order Newly Revised, which, as of 2022, was the 12th Edition.

The 11th Edition, which is similar to 12th Edition, is available for online reading at the Internet Archive.

For a more accessible treatment, see Robert’s Rules of Order Newly Revised In Brief. The 3rd Edition is current in 2022, but the 2nd Edition is available to read online.

(As a point of local historical interest, Henry M. Robert, author of Robert’s Rules, was stationed on San Juan Island for a time during the Pig War and oversaw design and construction of a stone fortification there known as Robert’s Redoubt.)