2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 11 - FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS (§§ 11-1-101 — 11-111-116) › CREDIT UNIONS (§§ 11-30-101 — 11-30-127) › Article 30 - CREDIT UNIONS - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 11-30-101 — 11-30-127) › Section 11-30-109 - [Effective 8/7/2024] Directors and officers - compensation

(1)
At its first meeting after the annual election, the board of directors shall elect from its own number an executive officer, who may be designated as chair of the board or president; a vice-chair of the board or one or more vice-presidents; a treasurer; and a secretary. The offices of secretary and treasurer may be combined into one office known as secretary-treasurer. The persons so elected shall be the executive officers of the corporation. The board of directors shall be responsible for the general management of the affairs of the credit union, and more specifically to:
(a)
Act on applications for membership, or to appoint from among the membership of the credit union, one or more membership officers who may act on applications for membership;
(b)
Set policies, terms, and conditions under which loans will be available to members, determine interest rates on loans and on deposits, determine whether an interest refund shall be made to members, and declare the rates of any such interest refund and the classes of loans to which such refund shall apply. Any such refund shall be paid from interest income of the credit union and shall be paid only to members who paid interest to the credit union during the period and who were members of record of the credit union at the close of such period, but no refund shall be paid to a member whose loan is delinquent more than the period of time specified by the board of directors.
(c)
Fix the amount of the blanket surety bond which shall cover all elected and appointed officials and all employees of the credit union. Such blanket surety bond shall be in an amount equal to the assets of the credit union as of December 31 of the previous year or one million dollars, whichever is less, or in such other amount as may be prescribed by the commissioner.
(d)
Declare dividends and, subject to approval by the commissioner, adopt amendments to the bylaws of the credit union;
(e)
Determine when any vacancy exists in the board of directors or in the credit committee, and to fill vacancies in the board and in the credit committee until successors are elected or appointed and qualify, and to appoint one or more assistant secretaries or treasurers or both, as needed; and the board may employ an officer in charge of operations whose title shall be either president or general manager, or, in lieu thereof, the board of directors may designate the treasurer or an assistant treasurer to act as general manager and be in active charge of the affairs of the credit union;
(f)
Determine the maximum individual share holdings in the credit union and the maximum amount of individual loans which can be made either with or without security;
(g)
Have charge of and supervise investments of credit union funds;
(h)
Maintain records pursuant to rules promulgated by the financial services board concerning how long records should be retained and in what manner;
(i)
Provide for compensation of necessary clerical and auditing assistance requested by the supervisory committee and of loan officers appointed by the credit committee, and to establish any salary which shall be paid to the treasurer or general manager.
(2)
The duties of the officers shall be as determined in the bylaws; except that the treasurer shall be the general manager if none has been employed pursuant to paragraph (e) of subsection (1) of this section.
(3)
A credit union may reasonably compensate a director for the director's services to the credit union. Providing reasonable life, health, accident, and similar insurance protection is not considered compensation. Directors, officers, and committee members may be reimbursed for necessary expenses incidental to the performance of the official business of the credit union.
Amended by 2024 Ch. 350,§ 12, eff. 8/7/2024, app. to the operations of the division of financial services, the commissioner of financial services, the financial services board, credit unions, savings and loan associations, and life care institutions on or after 8/7/2024, including the imposition of fines by the commissioner of financial services against a person who violates a cease-and-desist order or a suspension or removal order.
Amended by 2016 Ch. 99, §2, eff. 8/10/2016.
L. 31: p. 300, § 9. CSA: C. 47, § 9. L. 41: p. 374, § 9. L. 51: p. 315, § 2. CRS 53: § 38-1-9. C.R.S. 1963: § 38-1-9. L. 67: p. 318, § 8. L. 77: IP(1) and (1)(e) amended, p. 567, § 2, effective July 1. L. 81: (1)(b) amended, p. 612, § 2, effective July 1. L. 83: (1)(b) amended, p. 484, § 5, effective July 1. L. 84: IP(1), (1)(b), (1)(c), (1)(g), and (2) amended and (3) added, p. 374, § 5, effective July 1. L. 90: (1)(c) amended, p. 1838, § 9, effective May 31. L. 94: IP(1) and (1)(b) amended, p. 65, § 4, effective July 1. L. 2004: (1)(h) amended, p. 130, § 4, effective July 1. L. 2016: (3) amended, (SB 16-125), ch. 99, p. 287, § 2, effective August 10.
2024 Ch. 350, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).
This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.