Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition

“The Board may not, without the approval of the members, adopt, amend, or repeal a bylaw provision that:1. Specifies or changes the maximum or minimum number of directors;2. Increases or extends the terms of directors;3. Changes the structure of the board from fixed to variable or vice versa;4. Increases the quorum for members' meetings;5. Changes members' proxy rights;6. Authorizes cumulative voting;7. Increases the number of directors appointed by the Board rather than elected by the members; or8. Authorizes the Board to fill a vacancy created by the removal of a director by the member.Members have the right to vote on the disposition of all or substantially all of the corporation's assets; any merger and its principal terms and any amendment of those terms; any election to dissolve the corporation.”

“The Form 990 is reviewed by the Finance Committee of the Board of Directors, including the Treasurer, and by the Executive Director prior to filing. It is also posted for all Directors to review.”

“Board members complete a questionnaire yearly requiring disclosure of possible conflicts.”

“The Board considers comparability data that demonstrate the fair market value of the compensation which may include compensation studies by independent firms; written job offers for positions at similar organizations; documented telephone calls about similar positions at other organizations; or information obtained from the IRS Form 990 filings of similar organizations. The Board documents how it reaches its decision, noting the terms of compensation and date it was approved; the members of the Board who were present; and the comparability data obtained and relied upon.”

“They are posted on our website, and otherwise made available upon request.”

“OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: The San Jose Bike Clinic, a volunteer-run fiscally sponsored program, has the mission of teaching bike repair and maintenance skills to interested persons and to encourage bicycle culture in the local area. The Bike Clinic was able to rent a space in downtown San Jose where they hold clinics four evenings a week. We worked with the City of San Jose to help plan and market Viva Calle San Jose, an open-streets program consisting of events that temporarily close long segments of city streets to vehicle traffic, making them fully accessible to people moving by foot, bike, scooter, skateboard, or any other means of non-motorized travel. We do valet bike parking at numerous venues throughout the year, a service that promotes ridership by making sure people's bikes are safe when they ride to events. We worked with the bike coalitions in San Francisco and East Bay on a program to make sure that the new bike share program is accessible to low income folks.”