(a) The members electing a director may remove the director at a members’ meeting for cause related to the duties of the position of director and fill the vacancy caused by the removal.
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 43-38-609

  • Patron: means a person or entity who conducts patronage business with the cooperative. See Tennessee Code 43-38-103
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(b) If a director is elected exclusively by the members holding patron membership interests, only the patron members may participate in the vote to remove the director.
(c) A director may be removed by the members or directors only at a meeting called for the purpose of removing the director, and the meeting notice must state that the purpose, or one (1) of the purposes, of the meeting is removal of directors.
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