(a) A board of directors shall consist of three or more individuals, with the number specified in or fixed in accordance with the certificate of incorporation or bylaws.

Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 33-1082

  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.

(b) The number of directors may be increased or decreased from time to time by amendment to, or in the manner provided in, the certificate of incorporation or bylaws.

(c) The initial board of directors shall be designated in the certificate of incorporation or elected at the organizational meeting of the corporation. Thereafter, if the corporation has members entitled to vote for directors, directors shall be elected at the first meeting of the members held for that purpose and at each subsequent annual meeting, except as provided in sections 33-1083, 33-1086 and 33-1091.

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