Minnesota Statutes 308A.615 – Special Members’ Meetings
Subdivision 1.Calling meeting.
Special members’ meetings of the members may be called by:
Terms Used In Minnesota Statutes 308A.615
- Chair: includes chairman, chairwoman, and chairperson. See Minnesota Statutes 645.44
- Majority: means with respect to an individual the period of time after the individual reaches the age of 18. See Minnesota Statutes 645.451
- Person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, and to partnerships and other unincorporated associations. See Minnesota Statutes 645.44
- state: extends to and includes the District of Columbia and the several territories. See Minnesota Statutes 645.44
(1) a majority vote of the board; or
(2) the written petition of at least 20 percent of the members submitted to the president.
Subd. 2.Notice.
(a) The chair or president shall give notice of a special members’ meeting by:
(1) publication in a legal newspaper published in the county of the principal place of business of the cooperative;
(2) publication in a magazine, periodical, or other publication of the cooperative that is regularly published by or on behalf of the cooperative and circulated generally among members; or
(3) mailing the special members’ meeting notice to each member personally at the person‘s last known post office address, which for a member cooperative means notice mailed to the secretary of the cooperative.
(b) The special members’ meeting notice shall state the time, place, and purpose of the special members’ meeting.
(c) The special members’ meeting notice shall be issued within ten days from and after the date of the presentation of a members’ petition, and the special members’ meeting must be held by 30 days after the date of the presentation of the members’ petition.