Effective 28 Aug 2011

351.1099. Annual meeting requirements. — 1. The regular members' meeting shall be held annually at a time determined by the board, unless otherwise provided for in the bylaws.

2. The regular members' meeting shall be held at the principal place of business of the cooperative or at another location as determined by the bylaws or the board.

3. The officers shall submit reports to the members at the regular members' meeting covering the business of the cooperative for the previous fiscal year, including the financial condition of the cooperative as of the close of the previous fiscal year.

4. Unless otherwise set forth in sections 351.1000 to 351.1228, the articles, or the bylaws, 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.

5. (1) The cooperative shall give notice of regular members' meetings in accordance with section 351.1216 at least two weeks before the date of the meeting or mailed at least fifteen days before the date of the meeting.

(2) The notice shall contain a summary of any amendments to, or restatements of, any bylaw or bylaws adopted by the board since the last annual members' meeting.

6. A member may waive notice of a members' meeting. A waiver of notice by a member entitled to receive notice is effective whether given before, at, or after the meeting, and whether given in writing, orally, or by attendance. Attendance by a member at a members' meeting is a waiver of notice of that meeting, except where the member objects at the beginning of the meeting to the transaction of business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened, or objects before a vote on an item of business because the item may not lawfully be considered at that meeting and does not participate in the consideration of the item at that meeting.

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(L. 2011 S.B. 366)