DOHIF ByLaws
BY-LAWS OF
DOBBINS-OREGON HOUSE IMPROVEMENT FOUNDATION
ARTICLE I
NAME
Section 1. This organization shall be known as the Dobbins-Oregon House Improvement Foundation, a 501(c)(3) Public Benefit California Corporation.
ARTICLE II
OBJECTIVES
Section 1. The Dobbins-Oregon House Improvement Foundation is organized to develop and maintain community service venues and further to develop, operate and maintain community meeting and recreational facilities for beneficial use by residents of the Dobbins-Oregon House and surrounding areas of Yuba County, California and as otherwise directed by the Yuba County Board of Supervisors during periods of emergency.
(a) Community Service Venues is defined as including, but not limited to, provision of the physical space to locate, house, support community services that may include but not be limited to a medical clinic, kitchen and dining facilities, meeting and training rooms, a sheriff’s substation, rest rooms, a library, and an emergency evacuation shelter.
(b) The “surrounding area” is specified in general as the service area of the community center and is not defined by any specific boundary or boundaries.
Section 2. The Dobbins-Oregon House Improvement Foundation is organized to receive grants, gifts or donations for the purpose of the development and ongoing support of a community center to be used for community events, disaster relief, health & educational programs and as a base for local emergency services. All of this shall be within the meaning of Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954.
Section 3. ”No substantial part of the activities of this corporation shall consist of carrying on propaganda, or otherwise attempting to influence legislation, and the corporation shall not participate or intervene in any political campaign (including the publishing or distribution of statements on behalf of any candidate for public office.” (From Dobbins/Oregon House Improvement Foundation Articles of Incorporation)