(a) Unless the articles or operating agreement provide otherwise, if a vacancy occurs on a board of governors, including a vacancy resulting from an increase in the number of governors or a vacancy resulting from a removal with or without cause:

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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 48-239-110

  • board of governors: means the board of governors of an LLC electing to be board-managed or, in the case of a foreign limited liability company, its equivalent. See Tennessee Code 48-202-101
  • Governor: means a natural person or entity serving on the board of governors of a board-managed LLC. See Tennessee Code 48-202-101
  • Operating agreement: means a written agreement described in §. See Tennessee Code 48-202-101
  • Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
  • Voting group: means all shares of one (1) or more classes or series that under the charter or chapters 11-27 of this title are entitled to vote and be counted together collectively on a matter at a meeting of shareholders. See Tennessee Code 48-11-201
(1) The members may fill the vacancy;
(2) The board of governors may fill the vacancy; or
(3) If the governors remaining in office constitute fewer than a quorum of the board, they may fill the vacancy by the affirmative vote of a majority of all the governors remaining in office.
(b) If the vacant office was held by a governor elected by a voting group of members, only members within that voting group are entitled to vote to fill the vacancy if it is filled by the members.
(c) A vacancy that will occur at a specific later date (by reason of a resignation effective at a later date under § 48-239-108 or otherwise) may be filled before the vacancy occurs but the new governor may not take office until the vacancy occurs.
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