(a) Regular members’ meetings shall be held annually at a time determined by the board, unless otherwise provided for in the bylaws.

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 43-38-510

  • Address: means mailing address, including a zip code. See Tennessee Code 43-38-103
  • Bylaws: means a written agreement described in §. See Tennessee Code 43-38-103
  • Cooperative: means an association organized under this title conducting business on a cooperative plan as provided under this chapter. See Tennessee Code 43-38-103
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Member: means a person or entity reflected on the books of the cooperative as the owner of governance rights of a membership interest of the cooperative and includes patron and nonpatron members. See Tennessee Code 43-38-103
  • Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(b) The regular members’ meeting shall be held at the principal place of business of the cooperative or at another conveniently located place as determined by the bylaws or the board.
(c) The officers shall submit reports to the members at the regular members’ meeting covering the business of the cooperative for the previous fiscal year that show the condition of the cooperative at the close of the fiscal year.
(d) All directors shall be elected at the regular members’ meeting for the terms of office prescribed in the bylaws, except for directors elected at district or unit meetings.
(e) The cooperative shall give notice of regular members’ meetings by mailing the regular members’ meeting notice to each member at the member’s last known post office address or by other notification approved by the board and agreed to by the members. The notice must contain the date, time, and place of the meeting, and any other information required by this section. The regular members’ meeting notice shall be published or otherwise given by approved method at least two (2) weeks before the date of the meeting or mailed at least fifteen (15) days before the date of the meeting.
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