HomeMy WebLinkAboutR96-040 approving articles of incorporation and bylaws for air terminal corporationCommissioner ~ moved adoption of the following Resolution:
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
EAGLE COUNTY, COLORADO
RESOLUTION NO 96-~
APPROVING THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
AND
BYLAWS
OF
EAGLE COUNTY AIR TERMINAL CORPORATION
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners has determined that a publicly
owned passenger terminal to serve the Eagle County Regional Airport is necessary and desirable;
and
WHEREAS, the County Attorney has caused to be drafted Articles of
Incorporation and Bylaws for a Colorado not-for-profit corporation to develop, maintain and
operate such terminal building, which Articles and Bylaws have been presented to this meeting
and are attached as Exhibit A.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF EAGLE COUNTY, COLORADO, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The Board of County Commissioners hereby approves the Articles
of Incorporation and Bylaws of the "Eagle County Air Terminal Corporation" substantially in the
form presented to this meeting and directs the County Attorney to incorporate said Corporation
with such changes in said Articles and Bylaws as the County Attorney shall recommend.
Section 2. The Boazd hereby confirms F. Johnnette Phillips, George A. Gates
and James E. Johnson, Jr., as ex officio members of the Boazd of Directors of the Corporation,
and James P. Elwood, as an ex officio, non-voting member of the Board of Directors of the
Corporation.
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:~1OVED, READ AND ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners of
Eagle County, Colorado, this~~~ day of April, 1996.
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Clerk to the Bo d ofd
County Commissioners o~ "
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EAGLE COUNTY, COLORADO, By and Through
Its BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
By:
George A. ates, Chairman
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Johnnette Phillips, Commissioner
es E. Jo , Jr., Co issioner
Commissioner -seconded adoption of the foregoing resolution. The roll
having been called, the vote was as follows:
Commissioner George A. Gates Q,~,t~.
Commissioner Johnnette Phillips C~.ctc.-.
Commissioner James E. Johnson, Jr. ~
This Resolution passed by - vote of the Board of County Commissioners of Eagle
County, Colorado.
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ARTICLES OF [NCORPOR.-~TION
OF
EAGLE COL~iTY AIR TERMINAL CORPORATION
The undersigned adult natural person, acting as incorporator, hereby establishes a
nonprofit corporation pursuant to the Colorado Nonprofit Corporation Act and adopts the
following articles of incorporation:
ARTICLE I
Name
The name of the Corporation is Eagle County Air Terminal Corporation (the
"Corporation")
ARTICLE II
The Corporation shall have perpetual existence.
ARTICLE III
p~~~P~ powers Restrictions on Powers
(a) The Corporation is organized and shall be operated exclusively on behalf
of and for the benefit and in furtherance of the purposes of Eagle County, Colorado and the
inhabitants thereof. All moneys realized by the Corporation shall be used exclusively for the
acquisition, construction, operation, maintenance and development of property of the
Corporation, including, but not limited to, payment of bonds, notes, and other contractual
obligations of the Corporation, which property shall be used to provide a passenger terminal and
related improvements, equipment and facilities at the Eagle County Regional Airport. With the
approval of the Board of County Commissioners of Eagle County, Colorado, the Corporation
may undertake such other projects as may be undertaken by a public airport authority pursuant to
Section 41-3-101 et seq., Colorado Revised Statutes, as amended. Any such property shall be
located ~~-ithin the geographical boundaries of Eagle County, Colorado or have a substantial
connection therewith.
(b) In furtherance of the foregoing purposes and objectives (but not otherwise)
and subject to the restrictions set forth in section (c) of this article, the Corporation shall have and
may exercise all of the powers now or hereafter conferred upon nonprofit corporations organized
under the laws of Colorado and may do everything necessary or convenient for the
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accomplishment of any of its corporate purposes, either alone or in connection ~~ith other
organizations. entities or individuals, and either as principal or agent, including but not limited to
exercising the power and authority to issue its own bonds, notes or other contractual obligations
and to secure the same by a pledge of any property of the Corporation, subject to such limitations
as are or may be prescribed by law.
If the Corporation shall exercise its authority to issue its own bonds, notes, or
other contractual obligations, said bonds, notes or other obligations shall not constitute a direct or
indirect debt or financial obligation whatsoever of Eagle County, Colorado or the State of
Colorado.
(c)(1) No part of the net earnings of the Corporation shall inure to the
benefit of or be distributable to any director or officer of the Corporation, or any other private
person (except that reasonable compensation may be paid for services rendered to or for the
benefit of the Corporation affecting one or more of its purposes), and no director or officer of the
Corporation, or any other individual, shall be entitled to share in any distribution of any of the
corporate assets on dissolution of the Corporation or otherwise.
(2) All property of the Corporation shall be owned (i) for the benefit of
Eagle County, Colorado, and (ii) subject to the condition that, upon dissolution of the
Corporation, all of the Corporation's assets remaining after payment of or provision for all of its
liabilities shall be paid over or transferred to Eagle County, Colorado. This limitation shall not
restrict the ability of the Corporation to pledge its property to secure the payment of its
obligations.
(3) The Corporation at all times shall be one not organized for profit.
ARTICLE IV
The address of the initial registered office of the Corporation is Eagle County
Administration Building, 500 Broadway, Eagle, Colorado 81631. The name of its initial
registered agent at such address is James R. Fritze, Esq.
ARTICLE V
The Corporation shall have no members and all business affairs of the
Corporation shall be managed by its board of directors.
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-ARTICLE VI
Board of Directors
The affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by a board of directors. The
number of directors, their classifications, if any, their terms of office and the manner of their
election or appointment shall be determined according to the bylaws of the Corporation from
time to time in force. The initial board of directors shall consist of three appointed and ~~oting
members and the names and addresses of those persons who are to serve as such directors are as
follows:
Fames ~~
James E. Johnson Eagle County Administration Building
X00 Broadway
Eagle, Colorado 8 i 631
F. Johnnette Phillips Eagle County Administration Building
X00 Broadway
Eagle, Colorado 81631
George A. Gates Eagle County Administration Building
500 Broadway
Eagle, Colorado 81631
The Airport Manager of the Eagle County Regional Airport shall be, ex officio, a
permanent, non-voting director. The Airport Manager's office is located at 0219 Eldon Wilson,
Eagle, Colorado 81631.
ARTICLE VII
To the fullest extent permitted by the laws of Colorado (as the same now exist or may
hereafter be amended or changed), a director of the Corporation shall not be personally liable to
the Corporation for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director. Any repeal or
modification of this Article shall be prospective only and shall not adversely affect any right or
protection of a director of the Corporation under this Article, as in effect immediately prior to
such repeal or modification, with respect to any liability that would have accrued, but for this
Article, prior to such repeal or modification.
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ARTICLE VIII
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The bylaws of the Corporation may contain any provisions for the regulation or
management of the affairs of the Corporation that are not inconsistent with law or these articles
of incorporation, as these articles may from time to time be amended. However, no bylaw at any
time in effect, and no amendment to these articles, shall have the effect of giving any director or
officer of the Corporation any proprietary interest in the Corporation's property or assets. whether
during the term of the Corporation's existence or as an incident to its dissolution.
ARTICLE IX
Amendment
Any provision of these articles of incorporation and the bylaws of the Corporation
may be altered, amended, repealed or adopted only by resolution duly adopted by a majority of
the board of directors.
ARTICLE X
The name and address of the incorporator is
James R. Fritze, Esq.
500 Broadway
Eagle, Colorado 81631
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have signed these Articles of Incorporation this _
day of , 1996.
James R. Fritze
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BYLAWS ~~zz~4~
OF
EAGLE COUNTY AIR TERMINAL CORPORATION
ARTICLE I
Office and Agents
1. Business Offices. The principal office of the Corporation shall be located
in Eagle County, Colorado. The Corporation may have such other offices, either within or
without Colorado, as the board of directors may designate or as the affairs of the Corporation
may require from time to time.
2. Registered Office. The registered office of the Corporation required by
the Colorado Nonprofit Corporation Act to be maintained in Colorado may be, but need not be,
the same as the principal office if in Colorado, and the address of the registered office may be
changed from time to time by the board of directors or by the officers of the Corporation.
3. Registered Agent. The Corporation shall maintain a registered agent in
the State of Colorado as required by the Colorado Nonprofit Corporation Act. Such registered
agent may be changed from time to time as provided by the Colorado Nonprofit Corporation Act.
ARTICLE II
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No members. The Corporation shall have no members.
ARTICLE III
Board of Directors
1. C}eneral Powers. All corporate powers shall be exercised by or under the
authority of, and the business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed under the direction
of, a board of directors, except as otherwise provided by law, the articles of incorporation or
these bylaws.
2. Number Tenure and Qualifications. The number of directors of the
Corporation shall be [sixJ, consisting of three permanent ex-officio voting directors who shall
also be members of the Eagle County Board of County Commissioners (the Board of
Commissioners"), [two additional voting members who shall be appointed by the Board of
Commissioners] and one permanent ex-officio non-voting director who shall also be the Airport
Manager of the Eagle County Regional Airport (the "Airport Manager"). Each director shall be a
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natural person of the age of eighteen years or older. A director shall hold office until the
director's successor is elected and qualified, or until the director's earlier death, resignation or
removal.
3. R m va . With the exception of the Board of Commissioners and the
Airport Manager, the directors may be removed at any time, with or without cause, by the Board
of Commissioners. Removal shall become effective when the Board of Commissioners provides
~~~ritten notice of the removal to each member of the board of directors and the director being
removed. Notice shall be delivered in the manner described in section 3 of article IV of these
bylaws.
4. Vacancies. Any director may resign at any time by giving written notice
to the president or to the secretary of the Corporation. Such resignation shall take effect at the
time specified therein, and unless otherwise specified therein, the acceptance of such resignation
shall not be necessary to make it effective. Any vacancy occurring on the board of directors as a
result of removal, resignation, death or other reason, may be filled by following the same
methodology described in section 1 of this article.
5. Compensation. Directors shall not receive compensation for their services
as such, although the reasonable expenses of directors of attendance at board meetings may be
paid or reimbursed by the Corporation. Directors shall not be disqualified to receive reasonable
compensation for services rendered to or for the benefit of the Corporation in any other capacity.
ARTICLE IV
Meetings of the Board
1. Place of Meetings. The regular or special meetings of the board of
directors shall be held at the principal office of the Corporation or any other place within or
without the State of Colorado that a majority of the board of directors may designate from time to
time by resolution.
2. Meetings. Meetings of the board of directors may be called at any time by
or at the request of the president or by a majority of the members of the board. The board of
directors may provide, by resolution, the time and place for holding regular meetings without
other notice than such resolution.
3. Notice of Meetings. Notice of special meetings of the board of directors
stating the place, date and time of the meeting may be given in person or by telephone, telegraph,
teletype, electronically transmitted facsimile or other form of wire or wireless communication,
first class, certified or registered mail, private courier or in any other manner permitted by law. If
written, notice shall be effective as to such director the earliest of (i) the date received, (ii) five
days after deposit in the United States mail (properly addressed and with first class postage
prepaid), or (ii) the date shown on the return receipt, if mailed by registered or certified mail,
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return receipt requested, and the receipt is signed by the addressee. Oral notice is effective when
communicated.
4. Waiver of Notice. A director may waive any notice of a meeting
required by these bylaws before, at or after the date or time of the meeting stated in the notice.
except as provided in the next sentence, any such waiver must be in writing, signed by the
director entitled thereto and delivered to the Corporation for filing with the corporate records, but
such delivery and filling shall not be conditions to its effectiveness. A director's attendance at or
participation in a meeting waives any required notice to such director of the meeting unless, at
the beginning of the meeting or promptly upon the director's later arrival, the director objects to
holding the meeting or transacting business at the meeting because of lack of notice or defective
notice and does not thereafter vote for or assent to action taken at the meeting.
5. Presumption of Assent. A director who is present at a meeting of the
board of directors at which action on any corporate matter is taken is deemed to have assented to
all action taken at the meeting unless the director (a) objects at the beginning of the meeting, or
promptly upon the director's arrival, to holding the meeting or transacting business at the meeting
and does not thereafter vote for or assent to any action taken at the meeting; (b)
contemporaneously requests that his or her dissent or abstention as to any specific action taken
be entered in the minutes of the meeting; or (c) causes written notice of such dissent or
abstention as to any specific action to be received by the presiding officer of the meeting before
adjournment of the meeting or by the Corporation promptly after adjournment of the meeting.
The right of dissent or abstention pursuant to this Section as to specific action is not available to
a director who votes in favor of the action taken.
6. Ql~orum and Manner of Acting. A majority of the directors shall
constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at any meeting of the boazd of directors, and
the vote of a majority of the directors present in person at a meeting at which a quorum is present
shall be the act of the board of directors. If less than a quorum is present at a meeting, a majority
of the directors present may adjourn the meeting from time to time without further notice other
than an announcement at the meeting until a quorum shall be present. No director may vote or
act by proxy or power of attorney at any meeting of directors.
7. Committees. By one or more resolutions adopted by a majority of the
directors then in office, the board of directors may designate from among its members one or
more committees, each of which shall consist of two or more directors and, to the extent provided
in the resolution establishing such committee, shall have and may exercise all of the authority of
the board of directors, except as prohibited by the Colorado Nonprofit Corporation Act. The
delegation of authority to any committee shall not operate to relieve the board of directors or any
member of the board from any responsibility imposed by law. Rules governing procedures for
meetings of any committee of the board shall be as established by the board of directors, or in the
absence thereof, by the committee itself.
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8. Meetings b~Telecommunication. Any member of the board of directors
or any committee designated by such board of directors may participate in a meeting of the board
of directors or committee by means of telephone conference or similar communications
equipment, provided that all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other at the same
time. Such participation shall constitute presence in person at the meeting.
9. Action Without a Meetine. Any action required or permitted to be taken at
a meeting of the directors or any committee thereof may be taken without a meeting if a consent
in writing setting forth the action so taken, shall be signed by all of the directors or committee
members entitled to vote with respect to the subject matter thereof. Such consent (which may be
signed in counterparts) shall have the same force and effect as a unanimous vote of the directors
or committee members taken at a duly-held meeting thereof, and shall be effective when all of
the directors have signed the consent, unless the consent specifies a different effective date.
ARTICLE V
Officers and Agents
1. General. The executive officers of the Corporation shall be elected
annually by the board of directors. The officers of the Corporation shall consist of a president, a
secretary and a treasurer, or a secretary/treasurer; in addition, one or more vice presidents, a
chairman of the board of directors and such other officers, assistant officers, agents and
employees that the board of directors may from time to time deem necessary may be elected by
the board of directors or be appointed in a manner prescribed by the board.
Two or more offices may be held by the same person except that one person shall
not at the same time hold the offices of president and secretary. Officers shall hold office until
their successors are chosen and have qualified, unless they aze sooner removed from office as
provided in these bylaws or until death or resignation. All officers of the Corporation shall be
natural persons of the age of eighteen yeazs or older. Officers of the Corporation need not be
residents of the State of Colorado or directors of the Corporation.
2, Rlection and Term of Office. The officers of the Corporation shall be
elected annually by the boazd of directors at the annual meeting of the board of directors. If the
elections of officers are not held at such meeting, such elections shall be held as soon thereafter
as practicable. New offices may be created and filled at any meeting of the board of directors.
Each officer shall hold office until his or her successor shall have been duly elected and
qualified, or until his or her earlier death, removal, resignation or incompetency.
3. Resignation a_nd Removal. Any officer may resign at any time by giving
written notice thereof to the boazd of directors, the chairman of the board or the president. Such
resignation shall take effect on the date of receipt of such notice or at any later time specified
therein, and, unless otherwise specified therein, the acceptance of such resignation shall not be
necessary to make it effective. Any officer elected or appointed by the boazd of directors may be
removed by the board of directors whenever in its judgment the best interest of the Corporation
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would be served thereby, but such removal shall be without prejudice to the contract rights, if
any, of the officer so removed. Election or appointment of an officer or agent shall not of itself
create contract rights. Upon the death, removal, resignation or incompetency of an officer, such
officer or his or her executor or personal representative shall turn over to the chairman of the
board or the president all records, moneys or other property of the Corporation which may be in
his or her possession.
4. Vacancies. A vacancy in any office because of death, resignation,
removal, disqualification or otherwise, may be filled by the board of directors for the unexpired
portion of the term.
5. Chairman of the Board. The chairman of the board, shall be elected from
among the directors and, subject to the direction and supervision of the board of directors, shall:
(a) be the chief executive officer of the Corporation; (b) have primary authority with respect to
all matters concerning corporate policy; (c) have general and active control of the affairs and
business of the Corporation and general supervision of its officers, agents and employees; (d)
preside at all meetings of the directors; (e) perform such other duties incident or customary to the
office of chief executive officer, except as the same may be from time to time expanded or
limited by the board of directors.
6. Pr i .The president shall, subject to the direction and supervision of
the board of directors and the chairman of the board: (a) be the chief operating officer of the
Corporation and as such supervise the day-to-day operations of the Corporation; (b) in the
absence of the chairman of the board, preside at all meetings of the directors unless the board of
directors appoints another officer of the board to preside at such meetings; (c) in the event of the
chairman of the board's absence, refusal or inability to act or during a vacancy in the office of
chairman of the board be the chief executive officer of the Corporation and have and perform the
duties of the chairman of the board unless the board of directors appoints another officer of the
board to perform any of such powers; and (d) perform all other duties incident or customary to
the officer of president and chief operating officer, except as the same may be from time to time
expanded or limited by the board of directors or the chairman of the board.
7. Secretary. The secretary shall: (a) see that the minutes of the meetings of
the board of directors are kept in one or more books provided for that purpose; (b) see that all
notices are duly given in accordance with the provisions of these Bylaws or as required by law;
(c) be custodian of the corporate records and of the seal of the Corporation and see that the seal
of the Corporation is affixed to all documents the execution of which on behalf of the
Corporation under its seal is duly authorized; (d) keep a register of the post office address of each
director which shall be furnished to the secretary by such director; and (e) in general, perform all
duties incident to the office of secretary and such other duties as from time to time may be
assigned to him or her by the president or by the board of directors.
8. Treasurer. The treasurer shall: (a) have charge and custody of and be
responsible for all funds and securities of the Corporation; (b) receive and give receipts for
moneys due and payable to the Corporation from any source whatsoever, and deposit all such
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moneys in the name of the Corporation in such banks, trust companies or other depositories as
shall be selected in accordance with the provisions of Article VIII of these Bylaws; and (c) in
general, perform all of the duties incident to the office of treasurer and such other duties as from
time to time may be assigned to him or her by the president or by the board of directors.
9. Secretary/Treasurer. In lieu of the separate offices of secretary and
treasurer, the board of directors may elect one individual to the position of secretary/treasurer,
who shall perform all of the duties and have such powers as are set forth herein for the secretary
and the treasurer of the Corporation.
10. Vice Presidents Assistant Secretaries and Assistant Treasurers. Any vice
presidents, assistant secretaries and assistant treasurers, in general, shall perform such duties a
shall be assigned to them by the president, secretary, treasurer or board of directors.
11. Bon If required by the boazd of directors, any officer or agent of the
Corporation shall give bonds for the faithful discharge of their duties in such sums and with such
sureties as the board of directors shall determine.
12. salaries and Loans. Officers, as such, shall not receive any stated salaries
for their services, but by resolution of the boazd of directors, expenses of attendance, if any, may
be allowed for attendance at each regular or special meeting of the boazd of directors. No loans
shall be made by the Corporation to any officer of the Corporation.
13. Delegation of Duties. Whenever an officer is absent, or whenever, for any
reason, the board of directors may deem it desirable, the board may delegate the powers and
duties of an officer to any other officer or officers or to any director or directors.
ARTICLE VI
Indemnification
1. Right to Indemnification. The Corporation shall indemnify, to the fullest
extent permitted by law (including without limitation in circumstances in which, in the absence
of this section 1, indemnification would be discretionary under the laws of Colorado or limited or
subject to particular standards of conduct under such laws), each of its directors, officers,
employees, fiduciaries and agents, whether compensated or volunteer (hereinafter, for purposes
of this Article VI individually referred to as a "party"), against all expenses, liabilities and losses
(including without limitation expenses of investigation and preparation, fees and disbursements
of counsel, accountants and other experts, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement)
incurred in, relating to or as a result of any action, suit or proceeding (collectively referred to
herein as a "proceeding") to which such person may be involved or made a party by reason of
serving or having served as a director, officer, employee, fiduciary or agent, whether
compensated or volunteer, of the Corporation or, at the request of the Corporation, as a director,
officer, manager, member, partner, trustee, employee, fiduciary, functionary or agent of any other
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Corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, trust, association, employee
benefit plan or other entity or enterprise.
2. Advance of Ex ep nses. In the event of any proceeding in which a party is
involved or which may give rise to a right of indemnification under Section 6.1, following
written request to the Corporation by the party, the Corporation shall pay to the party, to the
fullest extent permitted by law (including without limitation in circumstances in which, in the
absence of this section 2, advance of expenses would be discretionary under the laws of Colorado
or limited or subject to particular standards of conduct under such laws), amounts to cover
expenses incurred by the party in, relating to or as a result of such proceeding in advance of its
final disposition.
3. Settlements. The Corporation shall not be liable under this Article for any
amounts paid in settlement of any proceeding effected without its written consent. The
Corporation shall not settle any proceeding in any manner that would impose any personal
penalty or limitation on a party without the party's written consent. Consent to a proposed
settlement of any proceeding shall not be unreasonably withheld by either the Corporation or the
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4. Burden of Proof. If under applicable law the entitlement of a party to be
indemnified or advanced expenses pursuant to this Article depends upon whether a standard of
conduct has been met, the burden of proof of establishing that the party did not act in accordance
with such standard shall rest with the Corporation. A party shall be presumed to have acted in
accordance with such standard and to be entitled to indemnification or advance of expenses (as
the case may be) unless, based upon a preponderance of the evidence, it shall be determined that
the party has not met such standard. Such determination and any evaluation as to the
reasonableness of amounts claimed by a party shall be made by the Board of Directors or such
other body or persons as may be permitted by law.
5. Nnrificar;nn and Defense of Claim. Promptly after receipt by a party of
notice of the commencement of any proceeding, the party shall, if a claim for indemnification in
respect thereof may or will be made against the Corporation under this Article, notify the
Corporation in writing of the commencement thereof; provided, however, that delay in so
notifying the Corporation shall not constitute a waiver or release by the party of any rights under
this Article. With respect to any such proceeding: (a) the Corporation shall be entitled to
participate therein at its own expense; (b) any counsel representing the party to be indemnified in
connection with the defense or settlement thereof shall be counsel mutually agreeable to the party
and to the Corporation; and (c) if the Corporation admits that such party would be entitled to
indemnification under this Article in connection with such proceeding, the Corporation shall
have the right, at its option, to assume and control the defense or settlement thereof, with counsel
satisfactory to the party. If the Corporation assumes the defense of the proceeding, the party
shall have the right to employ its own counsel, but the fees and expenses of such counsel
incurred after notice from the Corporation of its assumption of the defense of such proceeding
shall be at the expense of the party unless (i) the employment of such counsel has been
specifically authorized by the Corporation, (ii) the party shall have reasonably concluded that
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there may be a conflict of interest between the Corporation and the party in the conduct of the
defense of such proceeding, or (iii) the Corporation shall not in fact have employed counsel to
assume the defense of such proceeding. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if an insurance carrier
has supplied directors and officers liability insurance covering a proceeding and is entitled to
retain counsel for the defense of such proceeding, then the insurance carrier shall retain counsel
to conduct the defense of such proceeding unless the party and the Corporation concur in writing
that the insurance carrier's doing so is undesirable.
6. Payment Pr cedures: Enforcement. The Corporation shall promptly act
upon a party's written request for indemnification or advance of expenses. The right to
indemnification and advance of expenses granted by this Article shall be enforceable in any court
of competent jurisdiction if the Corporation denies the claim, in whole or in part, or if no
disposition of such claim is made within sixty days after the written request for indemnification
or advance of expense is made. If successful in whole or in part in such suit, the party's expenses
incurred in bringing and prosecuting such claim shall also be paid by the Corporation.
7. Other Payments. The Corporation shall not be liable under this Article to
make any payment in connection with any proceeding against or involving a party to the extent
the party has otherwise actually received payment (under any insurance policy, agreement or
otherwise) of the amounts otherwise indemnifiable hereunder. A party shall repay to the
Corporation the amount of any payment the Corporation makes to the party under this Article in
connection with any proceeding against or involving the party, to the extent the party has
otherwise actually received payment (under any insurance policy, agreement or otherwise) of
such amount. In the event of any payment under this Article, the Corporation shall be subrogated
to the extent of such payment to all of the rights of recovery of the indemnified party, who shall
execute all papers and do everything that may be necessary to assure such rights of subrogation
to the Corporation.
g, i iability Insurance. The Corporation may purchase and maintain
insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a director, officer, employee, fiduciary or agent
of the Corporation or who is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director,
officer, manager, member, partner, trustee, employee, fiduciary, functionary or agent of any other
corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, trust, association, employee
benefit plan or other entity or enterprise against any liability asserted against and incurred by
such person in any such capacity or arising out of such person's status as such, whether or not the
Corporation would have the power to indemnify such person against such liability under the
provisions of this Article.
9. Other Rights and Re ies. The rights to indemnification and advance of
expenses provided by this Article shall be in addition to, and shall not be in limitation of, any
other rights a party may have or thereafter acquire under any law, provision of the Articles of
Incorporation, any other or further provision of these Bylaws, vote of the directors, agreement or
otherwise.
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10. A~olicability: Effect. The rights to indemnification and advance of
expenses provided by this Article shall be applicable to acts or omissions that occurred prior to
the adoption of this Article, shall continue as to any party entitled to indemnification under this
Article during the period such party serves in any one or more of the capacities covered by this
Article, shall continue thereafter so long as the party may be subject to any possible proceeding
by reason of the fact that the party served in any one or more of the capacities covered by this
Article, and shall inure to the benefit of the estate and personal representatives of each such
person. Any repeal or modification of this Article or of any Section or portion hereof shall not
adversely affect any rights or obligations then existing. All right to indemnification under this
Article shall be deemed to be provided by a contact between the Corporation and each party
covered hereby.
11. ~everability. If any provision of this Article shall be held to be invalid,
illegal or unenforceable for any reason whatsoever (a) the validity, legality and enforceability of
the remaining provisions of this Article shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby, and
(b) to the fullest extent possible, the remaining provisions of this Article shall be construed so as
to give effect to the intent of this Article that each party covered hereby is entitled to the fullest
protection permitted by law.
ARTICLE VII
Miscellaneous
1. Account Books Minutes. Etc. The Corporation shall keep correct and
complete books and records of account and shall keep minutes of the proceedings of its board of
directors and committees. All books and records of the Corporation may be inspected by any
director, or that director's authorized agent or attorney, for any proper purpose at any reasonable
time.
2. 1~xternal Audit arnd Operati g Sum_r_r~aries. The Corporation shall obtain an
external audit from a certified public accounting firm for each fiscal yeaz and shall file a copy of
such audited financial statements with the County no later than 120 days after the end of each
fiscal yeaz. The Corporation shall require any project manager of its property to provide
quarterly operating summaries for the project including, but not limited to, current and projected
revenue, expense and capital expenditure reports.
3. Fiscal Yeaz. The fiscal yeaz of the Corporation shall be the calendar yeaz.
4. .onv~vances and Encumbrances. Property of the Corporation may be
assigned, conveyed or encumbered by such officers of the Corporation as may be authorized to
do so by resolution of the boazd of directors, and such authorized persons shall have power to
execute and deliver any and all instruments of assignment, conveyance and encumbrance;
however, the sale, exchange, lease or other disposition of all or substantially all of the property
and assets of the Corporation shall be authorized only in the manner prescribed by applicable
statute.
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~. Designated Contributions. The Corporation may accept any designated
contribution, grant, bequest or devise consistent with its general tax-exempt purposes, as set forth
in the articles of incorporation. As so limited, donor-designated contributions will be accepted
for special funds, purposes or uses, and such designations generally will be honored. However,
the Corporation shall reserve all right, title and interest in and to and control of such
contributions, as well as full discretion as to the ultimate expenditure or distribution thereof in
connection with any such special fund, purpose or use. Further, the Corporation shall acquire
and retain sufficient control over all donated funds (including designated contributions) to assure
that such funds will be used to carry out the Corporation's tax-exempt purposes.
6. Conflicts of Interest. If any person who is a director or officer of the
Corporation is aware that the Corporation is about to enter into any business transaction directly
or indirectly with such person, any member of that person's family, or any entity in which that
person has any legal, equitable or fiduciary interest or position, including without limitation as a
director, officer, shareholder, partner beneficiary or trustee, such person shall (a) immediately
inform those charged with approving the transaction on behalf of the Corporation, of such
person's interest or position, (b) aid the persons charged with making the decision by disclosing
any material facts within such person's knowledge that bear on the advisability of such
transaction from the standpoint of the Corporation, and (c) refrain from voting on the decision to
enter into such transaction. This section shall not be deemed to apply, and no conflict of interest
shall be deemed to be present, for the sole reason that an officer or director of the Corporation is
an officer, director, employee or agent of Eagle County, Colorado or any manager of the
Corporation's properties.
7. T,~ans to Directors and Officers. No loans shall be made by the
Corporation to any of its directors or officers. Any director or officer who assents to or
participates in the making of any such loan shall be liable to the Corporation for the amount of
such loan until it is repaid.
g. Amendments. The power to alter, amend or repeal these bylaws and adopt
new bylaws shall be vested in the boazd of directors. Amendment to these bylaws which would
change the number of members of the boazd of directors or the manner of appointment described
in section 1 of Article III shall not be made without first receiving approval of the Boazd of
Commissioners and an opinion of counsel to the effect that such amendment will not adversely
affect the Corporation's qualification under I.R.S. Revenue Ruling 63-20 or any rule or regulation
superseding such ruling.
9. ~o~porate Seal. The corporate seal shall be in such form and shall be
approved by resolution of the board of directors. Said seal may be used by causing it or a
facsimile thereof to be impressed or affixed or reproduced or otherwise. The impression of the
seal may be made and attested by either the secretary or assistant secretary for the authentication
of contracts or other papers requiring the seal.
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10. SeverabilitY. The invalidity of any provision of these bylaws shall not
affect the other provisions hereof, and in such event these bylaws shall be construed in all
respects as if such invalid provision were omitted.
I, as Secretary of Eagle County Airport Terminal
Corporation, hereby certify that the foregoing bylaws were adopted by the board of directors of
the Corporation effective , 1996.
Secretary
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