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32.16.010 – Board of trustees—Number—Qualifications.

RCW 32.16.010 Board of trustees—Number—Qualifications. (1) There shall be a board of trustees who shall have the entire management and control of the affairs of the savings bank. The persons named in the certificate of authorization shall be the first trustees. The board shall consist of not less than nine nor more than thirty members. […]

32.16.012 – Age requirements.

RCW 32.16.012 Age requirements. The bylaws of a savings bank may prescribe a maximum age beyond which no person shall be eligible for election to the board of trustees and may prescribe a mandatory retirement age of seventy-five years or less for trustees subject to the following limitations: (1) No person shall be eligible for […]

32.16.030 – Vacancies, when to be filled.

RCW 32.16.030 Vacancies, when to be filled. A vacancy in the board of trustees shall be filled by the board as soon as practicable, at a regular meeting thereof. [ 1955 c 13 § 32.16.030. Prior: 1915 c 175 § 36; RRS § 3365.]

32.16.040 – Quorum—Meetings.

RCW 32.16.040 Quorum—Meetings. A quorum at any regular or special or adjourned meeting of the board of trustees shall consist of not less than five of whom the chief executive officer shall be one, except when he or she is prevented from attending by sickness or other unavoidable detention, when he or she may be […]

32.16.050 – Compensation of trustees.

RCW 32.16.050 Compensation of trustees. (1) A trustee of a savings bank shall not directly or indirectly receive any pay or emolument for services as trustee, except as provided in this section. (2) A trustee may receive, by affirmative vote of a majority of all the trustees, reasonable compensation for (a) attendance at meetings of […]

32.16.060 – Change in number of trustees.

RCW 32.16.060 Change in number of trustees. The board of trustees of every savings bank may, by resolution incorporated in its bylaws, increase or reduce the number of trustees named in the original charter or certificate of authorization. (1) The number may be increased to a number designated in the resolution not exceeding thirty: PROVIDED, […]

32.16.070 – Restrictions on trustees.

RCW 32.16.070 Restrictions on trustees. (1) A trustee of a savings bank shall not, except to the extent permitted for a director of a federal mutual savings bank: (a) Have any interest, direct or indirect, in the gains or profits of the savings bank, except to receive dividends (i) upon the amounts contributed by him […]

32.16.080 – Removal of trustees—Vacancies—Eligibility to reelection.

RCW 32.16.080 Removal of trustees—Vacancies—Eligibility to reelection. (1) Whenever, in the judgment of three-fourths of the trustees, the conduct and habits of a trustee of any savings bank are of such character as to be injurious to such bank, or he or she has been guilty of acts that are detrimental or hostile to the […]

32.16.090 – Removal of a board director, officer, or employee—Prohibition from participation in conduct of affairs—Grounds—Notice.

RCW 32.16.090 Removal of a board director, officer, or employee—Prohibition from participation in conduct of affairs—Grounds—Notice. The director may issue and serve a board director, officer, or employee of a savings bank with written notice of intent to remove the person from office or employment or to prohibit the person from participating in the conduct […]

32.16.0901 – Written notice of charges under RCW 32.16.090.

RCW 32.16.0901 Written notice of charges under RCW 32.16.090. The director may serve written notice of charges under RCW 32.16.090 to suspend a person from further participation in any manner in the conduct of the affairs of a savings bank or holding company, if the director determines that such an action is necessary for the […]

32.16.097 – Penalty for violation of order issued under RCW 32.16.093.

RCW 32.16.097 Penalty for violation of order issued under RCW 32.16.093. Any present or former trustee, board director, officer, or employee of a savings bank or holding company or any other person against whom there is outstanding an effective final order issued under RCW 32.16.093, which order has been served upon the person, and who, […]

32.16.100 – Examination by trustees’ committee—Report.

RCW 32.16.100 Examination by trustees’ committee—Report. The trustees of every savings bank, by a committee of not less than three of their number, shall at least annually fully examine the records and affairs of such savings bank for the purpose of determining its financial condition. The trustees may employ such assistants as they deem necessary […]

32.16.110 – Officers.

RCW 32.16.110 Officers. The board of trustees shall elect from their number, or otherwise, a president and two vice presidents and such other officers as they may deem fit. [ 1955 c 13 § 32.16.110. Prior: 1915 c 175 § 30; RRS § 3359.]

32.16.120 – Fidelity bonds.

RCW 32.16.120 Fidelity bonds. The trustees of every savings bank shall have power to require from the officers, clerks, and agents thereof such security for their fidelity and the faithful performance of their duties as the trustees deem necessary. Such security may be accepted from any company authorized to furnish fidelity bonds and doing business […]

32.16.140 – Violations—Trustees’ or directors’ liability.

RCW 32.16.140 Violations—Trustees’ or directors’ liability. If the trustees or directors of any savings bank or holding company shall knowingly violate, or knowingly permit any of the officers, agents, or employees of the savings bank or holding company to violate any of the provisions of this title or any lawful regulation or directive of the […]