17-1614. Removal of director or officer. (a) Any member or voting stockholder may bring charges against an officer or director by filing them in writing with the secretary of the association, together with a petition signed by 10% of the members, requesting the removal of the officer or director in question. The removal shall be voted upon at the next regular or special meeting of the association and, by a vote of a majority of the outstanding shares of voting stock, or if the association is organized on a one person, one vote plan, then by a majority vote of the association's members or voting stockholders present and voting, the officer or director so charged shall be removed. A successor shall be elected to fill the unexpired portion of the term of such officer or director.
(b) The director or officer against whom such charges have been brought shall be informed in writing of the charges previous to the meeting and shall have an opportunity at the meeting to be heard in person or by counsel and to present witnesses; and the person or persons bringing the charges against such director or officer shall have the same opportunity. In case the bylaws provide for election of directors by districts with primary elections in each district, then the petition for removal of a director must be signed by 20% of the members residing in the district from which such director was elected. The board of directors must call a special meeting of the members residing in that district to consider the removal of the director. By a vote of the majority of the members of that district, the director in question shall be removed from office.
History: L. 1921, ch. 148, § 14; R.S. 1923, 17-1614; L. 1992, ch. 227, § 14; July 1.
Structure Kansas Statutes
Article 16 - Cooperative Marketing
17-1601 Purpose of cooperative marketing act.
17-1602 Definitions, nonprofit character of associations.
17-1603 Incorporation of associations.
17-1604 Purposes of association.
17-1605 Powers of association.
17-1606 Members or stockholders.
17-1607 Articles of incorporation.
17-1612 Officers; requirements; elections.
17-1613 Certificate of membership; stock and stockholders.
17-1614 Removal of director or officer.
17-1615 Matters subject to referendum, when.
17-1616 Marketing contracts; injunction to prevent breach.
17-1617a Interest in other cooperative association or corporation.
17-1618 Annual report; annual report fee. [See Revisor's Note]
17-1621 Adoption of act by existing corporations.
17-1625 Application and recording fee.
17-1626 Conflicting laws not to apply; exemptions under existing laws to apply.
17-1627 Limitation of use of term "co-operative."
17-1628 Application of general corporation code.
17-1630 Meetings of stockholders and directors; resident agent.
17-1631 Dissolution for failure to carry on business; receivers.
17-1632 Contracts fixing resale prices.
17-1635 Same; invalidity of part.
17-1636 Disposition of property, assets and good will; notice to stockholders.
17-1637 Merger or consolidation of cooperative associations and corporations.
17-1639 When mergers effective; rights and liabilities to surviving association.
17-1640 Surviving association right to issue bonds or other obligations.