Month: January 2024

IHIA Members – 5 IHIA Board Seats are open for your nominations, including self-nomination. Please print the attached nomination form and make sure IHIA gets it before Tuesday, January 22, 2024.

The 2024 Board of Directors Annual Election season is upon us, and IHIA is now accepting nominations for IHIA Board Member CANDIDATES for 2024.

Each year, IHIA members elect (3) directors for a 3-year term to its 9-member board. The 2024 Board of Directors (BOD) election, due to board member resignations in 2023, will have additional positions for (1) a one-year term and (1) a two-year term.

BOARD MEMBER RESPONSIBILITIES

· Fiduciary Duties as Board members.

· Adherence with the IHIA Bylaws and Articles of Incorporation, including amendments. Link/References provided below.

· Adherence with the Colorado Revised Statutes Title 7 Articles 121 – 137, also known as the Colorado Revised Nonprofit Corporation Act. Link/References provided below.

· Organizing and facilitating Community Events and Activities

· Organizing and facilitating Community Events and Activities

· Community Center maintenance, capital improvements, and operations

· Utilizing donations responsibly

· Attending monthly Board of Directors meetings

· Providing a Sense of Community for Indian Hills residents

· Keeping Indian Hills History alive for our Community

If you would like to be a candidate OR would like to nominate another IHIA member to be a candidate for the IHIA 2024 Board of Directors, please fill out the form on the back page and drop it off at the Community Center Drop Box or mail to: IHIA, PO 267, Indian Hills, CO 80454.

Nominations must be received by Tuesday, January 22, 2024. Nominees must be an eligible voting member of IHIA.

If you provide the name(s) of a nominee for a candidate, the BOD will follow up with the potential candidate to determine their willingness to serve and eligibility. Qualifying nominees will be asked to provide a BIO of no more than 200 words.

Your name and/or nominee name(s) will be added to the Ballot if the member requirements of the Candidate/Nominee(s) form are met.

The Ballot and BIOs will then go before the membership via mail, and the membership will vote for (3) 3-year terms, (1) 2-year term, and (1) 1-year term from the Ballot to become new members of the BOD. Ballots will be counted at the Annual Meeting/Chili Dinner on March 9, 2024 at 7:00PM.

Colorado Revised Nonprofit Corporation Act: https://codes.findlaw.com/co/title-7-corporations-and-associations/

Nonprofits and Fiduciary Duties of Board Members (Directors): https://pmillerlawoffice.com/non-profit-and-fiduciary-duties/ AND https://www.cohoalaw.com/governance/fiduciary-duties-of-board-members-an-overview/

Some Colorado nonprofit organizational best practices: https://www.ucdenver.edu/docs/librariesprovider143/cdv-library/colorado-nonprofit-best-practices/pp_secondedition.pdf

IHIA Bylaws: https://indianhillscolorado.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/1992-0201-Amended-Bylaws-adopted_compressed.pdf

IHIA Articles of Incorporation: https://indianhillscolorado.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/IHIA-Articles-of-Incorporation.pdf

IHIA Articles of Incorporation Amendments: https://indianhillscolorado.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/IHIA-Articles-of-Incorporation-amendments-2007.pdf

Indian Hills Improvement Association Bylaws

Indian Hills Improvement Association Articles of Incorporation Amendments approved and filed in 2007, as obtained from https://www.sos.state.co.us/ – The following two amendments were officially added to the IHIA Articles of Incorporation in 2007:

Please add these two amendments to the Indian Hills Improvement Association’s Articles of Incorporation.

a. Said organization is organized exclusively for charitable, religious, educational, and scientific purposes, including, for such purposes, the making of distributions to organizations that qualify as exempt organizations under section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code, or corresponding section of any future federal tax code.

b. No part of the net earnings of the organization shall inure to the benefit of, or be distributable to its members, trustees, officers, or other private persons, except that the organization 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 the purpose clause hereof. No substantial part of the activities of the organization shall be the carrying on of propaganda, or otherwise attempting to influence legislation, and the organization 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. Notwithstanding any other provision of this document, the organization shall not carry on any other activities not permitted to be carried on (a) by an organization exempt from federal income tax under section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code, or corresponding section of any future federal tax code, or (b) by an organization, contributions to which are deductible under section 170 (c) (2) of the Internal Revenue Code, or corresponding section of any future federal tax code.

Indian Hills Improvement Association Articles of Incorporation, as obtained from https://www.sos.state.co.us/ –