Indiana Code 8-1-17-7. Board of directors
(b) Unless the bylaws of the cooperative corporation provide otherwise, such directors shall be elected annually. The bylaws may provide that the directors may hold office for any stated period not exceeding three (3) years, and be so elected that the terms of only part of such directors shall expire at any one (1) time and that only enough directors to succeed those whose terms are about to expire need be elected in any year.
Terms Used In Indiana Code 8-1-17-7
- Board: means the board of directors of a cooperative corporation. See Indiana Code 8-1-17-3
- Cooperative corporation: means a corporation formed under this chapter. See Indiana Code 8-1-17-3
- 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.
- Local cooperative corporation: means a cooperative corporation formed to render communications services within Indiana. See Indiana Code 8-1-17-3
- Member: includes each individual signing the articles of incorporation of a cooperative corporation and each person admitted to membership of the cooperative corporation under law and the corporation's bylaws. See Indiana Code 8-1-17-3
- Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
(d) The bylaws may specify a fair remuneration for the time actually spent by its officers, directors, and members of its executive committee in the performance of their duties as such and provide that the same be paid them respectively. The officers, directors, and members of the executive committee shall be entitled to reimbursement for expenses incurred by them in the performance of their duties whether or not the bylaws provide that they be remunerated for their time spent in such performance.
(e) The board shall annually designate and elect those officers it considers necessary.
Formerly: Acts 1951, c.193, s.7. As amended by P.L.97-1993, SEC.4; P.L.145-1999, SEC.2; P.L.198-1999, SEC.4; P.L.14-2000, SEC.25.