9-2306. Board of directors; membership; annual meeting; oath; notification of commissioner. (a) The business of any fiduciary financial institution shall be managed and controlled by such fiduciary financial institution's board of directors.
(b) The board shall consist of not less than five nor more than 25 members who shall be elected by the members at any regular annual meeting to be held on the date specified in the fiduciary financial institution's operating agreement or bylaws. At least one director must be a resident of this state.
(c) If, for any reason, the meeting cannot be held on the date specified in the operating agreement or bylaws, the meeting shall be held on a subsequent day within 60 days of the day fixed, to be designated by the board of directors or, if the directors fail to fix the day, by the members representing 2/3 of the membership units.
(d) In all cases, at least 10 days' notice of the date for the annual meeting shall be given to the members.
(e) The annual meeting of a fiduciary financial institution shall be held in this state. Any other meetings of the fiduciary financial institution's management or directors, including the meeting required pursuant to K.S.A. 9-1116, and amendments thereto, may be held in any location determined by the fiduciary financial institution's officers or directors.
(f) Any newly created directorship shall be approved and elected by the members in the manner provided in the fiduciary financial institution's organizational documents or, in the absence of such provisions, in the manner provided by the Kansas revised limited liability company act, Kansas revised uniform limited partnership act or Kansas general corporation code. A special meeting of the members may be convened at any time for such purpose.
(g) Any vacancy in the board of directors may be filled by the board of directors in the manner provided in the fiduciary financial institution's organizational documents or, in the absence of such provisions, in the manner provided by the Kansas revised limited liability company act, Kansas revised uniform limited partnership act or Kansas general corporation code.
(h) Within 15 days after the annual meeting, the president or cashier of each fiduciary financial institution shall submit to the commissioner a certified list of members and the number of units owned by each member. This list of members shall be kept and maintained in the fiduciary financial institution's main office and shall be subject to inspection by all members during the business hours of the fiduciary financial institution. The commissioner may require the list to be filed by electronic means.
(i) Each director shall take and subscribe an oath to administer the affairs of such fiduciary financial institution diligently and honestly and to not knowingly or willfully permit any of the laws relating to fiduciary financial institutions to be violated. A copy of each oath shall be retained by the fiduciary financial institution, in the fiduciary financial institution's records after the election of any officer or director, for review by the commissioner's staff during the next examination. The commissioner may require the oath to be filed by electronic means.
(j) Every fiduciary financial institution shall notify the commissioner of any change in the chief executive officer, president or directors, including in such fiduciary financial institution's report a statement of the past and current business and professional affiliations of the new chief executive officer, president or directors.
History: L. 2021, ch. 80, ยง 6; July 1.
Structure Kansas Statutes
Chapter 9 - Banks And Banking; Trust Companies
Article 23 - Technology-enabled Fiduciary Financial Institutions
9-2301 Citation of act; definitions.
9-2303 Fees and assessments; examination expenses; remittance of moneys.
9-2304 Provisions of state banking code applicable; exceptions; conflict of law.
9-2305 Capitalization requirements.
9-2306 Board of directors; membership; annual meeting; oath; notification of commissioner.
9-2307 Report to commissioner; safety and soundness.
9-2308 Name of institution; advertising; restrictions.
9-2309 Maintaining suitable office space; requirements; staffing; maintenance of records.
9-2311 Financing; required distribution amount; schedules; remittance of moneys.
9-2313 Custodial services; requirements.
9-2314 Trust advisor; rights, powers, immunities and liabilities.
9-2316 Trust advisor; presumed fiduciary; jurisdiction; appointment.
9-2317 Entity as trust advisor; requirements.
9-2318 Indemnification of trust advisor; exceptions.
9-2320 Privacy; protection in court proceedings; exception.
9-2321 Forms; definition; request for review; review not approval or endorsement.
9-2322 Adoption of rules and regulations by the commissioner; contracts for technical assistance.
9-2323 No maximum interest rate or charge.
9-2326 Trust interest not void or invalid by any common law rule.
9-2327 Tax classification as determined under the federal internal revenue code.