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Amended Articles of Incorporation of Bonneville Bicycle Club

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We, the undersigned natural persons being of the age of eighteen years or more, acting as officers and Board of Directors under the Utah Nonprofit Corporation and Cooperative Association Act, adopt the following Amended Articles of Incorporation for such Corporation:

Article I: Name

The name of the Corporation is: BONNEVILLE BICYCLE CLUB, also referred to as BCC

Article II: Duration

The period of duration of this corporation is perpetual.

Article III: Purpose

  • To act and operate exclusively as a not-for-profit corporation pursuant to the laws of the State of Utah and to promote the general interest of cycling in all its phases: To encourage and facilitate touring, cycling outings and all forms of cycling activities. To defend and protect the rights of cyclists and to ensure a better understanding and recognition of the need for safer riding conditions. To encourage the allocation of facilities for cycling on public lands. To cooperate with the public authorities in the observance of all traffic regulations and to advocate the recognition of the bicycle as a vehicle for pleasure, health and economic transportation.
  • To engage in any and all activities and pursuits, and to support or assist such other organizations, as may be reasonably related to the foregoing and the following purposes.
  • To engage in any and all other lawful purposes, activities and pursuits, which are substantially similar to the foregoing and which are or may hereafter be authorized by Section 501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code and are consistent with those powers described in the Utah Nonprofit Corporation and Cooperation Association Act, as amended and supplemented.
  • To solicit and receive contributions, purchase, own and sell real and personal property, to make contracts, to invest corporate funds, to spend corporate funds for corporate purposes, and to engage in any activity "in furtherance of, incidental to, or connected with any of the other purposes"
  • No part of the net earnings of the corporation shall inure to the benefit of, or be distributable to, its members, trustees, officers, or other persons, except that the corporation shall be authorized and empowered to pay reasonable compensation for services rendered to the corporation and to make payments and distributions in furtherance of the purposes set forth herein;
  • no substantial part of the activities of the corporation shall be the carrying on of propaganda, or otherwise attempting to influence legislation, and the corporation shall not participate in, or intervene in (including the publishing or distribution of statements) any political campaign on behalf of any candidate for public office except as authorized under the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, as amended;
  • the corporation shall not carry on any other activities not permitted to be carried on (a) by a corporation exempt from Federal income tax under 501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, as amended (or the corresponding provision of any future United States Internal Revenue law).

Article IV: MEMBERS

Membership is open to anyone who is willing to support the objectives stated in Article III, who pays dues and abides by the rules set forth in the By-Laws.

Article V: BY-LAWS

Provisions for the regulation of the internal affairs of the corporation shall be set forth in the By-laws. (U.C.A. Section 16-6a-1005)

Article VI: DIRECTORS

Membership and eligibility to vote is as provided for in the By-Laws. The number of directors of this Corporation shall be up to fifteen (15), as fixed from time to time by the By-Laws of the Corporation. The number of directors constituting the present Board of Directors (Executive Board) of the Corporation is nine, and the names and addresses of the persons who are to serve as directors until their successors are elected and shall qualify are:

President: Mary Margaret Williams
Vice-President: Rob Yuschak
Treasurer: Jackie McGill
Secretary: Laila Bremner
Membership: Janice Mosby
Road Captain: Don Williams
Webmaster: Andrew Henkels
Newsletter Editor: Jay Kirsch
Members at Large:
Robert Turner
Doug Jensen
Rob Paul
Brent Jones

Articles VII: INCORPORATORS

This organization was originally incorporated April 13, 1978 as the Bonneville Wheelmen by Richard Wayne Hanson. The name of the organization was changed to Bonneville Bicycle Touring Club by a vote conducted Jan 31, 1980 and submitted by Gary S. Lazerus, President and Jenny G. Phillips Secretary. The Articles of Incorporation were further amended by a vote conducted October 14, 1983 and submitted by Helen C. Carney, President. The name was then changed in 2007 to Bonneville Bicycle Club.

Article VIII: REGISTERED OFFICE AND AGENT

Bonneville Cycling Club
P.O. Box 65733
Salt Lake City, Utah 84165-0733
cycling@bccutah.org

Articles IX: PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS

The principal place of business of this Corporation shall be
Bonneville Cycling Club
P.O. Box 65733
Salt Lake City, Utah 84165-0733
cycling@bccutah.org
The business of this Corporation may be conducted in all counties of the State of Utah and in all states of the United States, and in all territories thereof, and in all foreign countries as the Board of Directors shall determine.

Article X: DISTRIBUTIONS

No part of the net earnings of the corporation shall inure to the benefit of, or be distributable to its directors, officers, or other private persons, except that the corporation shall be authorized and empowered to pay reasonable compensation for services rendered and to make payments and distributions in furtherance of the purposes set forth in Article III hereof. No substantial part of the activities of the corporation shall be the carrying on of propaganda, or otherwise attempting to influence legislation, and the corporation shall not participate in, or intervene in (including the publishing or distribution of statements) any political campaign on behalf of any candidate for public office except as authorized under the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, as amended;

The corporation shall not carry on any other activities not permitted to be carried on (a) by a corporation exempt from Federal income tax under 501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, as amended (or the corresponding provision of any future United States Internal Revenue law).

Article XI: AMENDMENTS

These Articles of Incorporation may be amended in the following manner:

  1. A written proposal must be presented at a regularly scheduled meeting of the Board of directors and put on the agenda for discussion at the next regularly scheduled meeting of the Board of Directors.
  2. Proposed amendments receiving a positive vote of 2/3 or more of the Directors shall then go to ballot by the general membership
  3. Vote by the general membership: if passed by a simple majority of the ballots returned, the amendment shall take effect as soon as filed with the State of Utah, Division of Corporations and Commercial code.

Article XII: DISSOLUTION

Upon the dissolution of the corporation, assets shall be distributed for one or more exempt purposes within the meaning of section 501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended or supplemented, or shall be distributed to the federal government or to a state or local government for a public purpose. Any such assets not so disposed of shall be disposed of by the District Court of the county in which the principal office of the Corporation is then located, exclusively for such purposes or to such organization or organizations, as said Court shall determine, which are organized and operate exclusively for such purposes.