K.S.A. § 9-2306 — KS Code / Chapter 9 / Article 23 / Section 9-2306
9-2306 - Board of directors; membership; annual meeting; oath; notification of commissioner.
Status: in_force

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 governing documents. 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 governing documents, 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.