Ti	=	ARTICLE 6 - Officers
1.Ti	=	Titles of Officers
1.1.0.sec	=	Officers of the Cooperative shall be:
1.1.1.sec	=	A President,
1.1.2.sec	=	A Secretary,
1.1.3.sec	=	A Chief Financial Officer, and
1.1.4.sec	=	Any other Officer with a title and duties determined by the Board
1.1.	=	[G/Z/ol-a/s4]
1.2.sec	=	The President is the Chief Executive Officer of the Cooperative.
1.3.sec	=	One person may hold any number of offices, except the President and Secretary shall not be the same person.
1.	=	[G/Z/ol/s3]
[Explanatory Note: Section 12353(a) requires that a cooperative corporation have a Chairman of Board or President, a Secretary, and a Chief Financial Officer. One person can hold all three titles. The President (or chairperson) must be a Director elected by the Members. A cooperative corporation may create any other officer position, in addition to the three required positions. Officers need not be members of the co-op, they can be non-member employees.]	=
2.Ti	=	Duties of Officers
2.1.0.sec	=	Officers’ duties include those duties:
2.1.1.sec	=	Prescribed by law,
2.1.2.sec	=	Granted by these Bylaws, and/or
2.1.3.sec	=	Granted by resolutions of the Board.
2.1.	=	[G/Z/ol-a/s3]
2.2.sec	=	The Secretary must ensure that the Cooperatives’ records and reports are properly kept and filed.
2.3.sec	=	The President shall take on the duties of the Secretary if the Secretary is unable or unwilling to do so.
2.	=	[G/Z/ol/s3]
[Explanatory Note: These provisions are governed by Code Section 12353(a).]	=
3.Ti	=	Nomination and Election of Officers
3.1.sec	=	Any Member can nominate any Member, including himself/herself, for any office. Nominations shall take place at the Annual Member Meeting and at the preceding regular meeting.
3.2.sec	=	Officers shall then be elected at the Annual Member Meeting by written ballot, to serve one-year terms. The candidate receiving the highest number of votes for an office shall be elected.
3.	=	[G/Z/ol/s2]
[Explanatory Note: The nomination and election of Officers is governed by Code Sections 12353(b).]	=
4.Ti	=	Resignation or Removal of Officers
4.1.sec	=	Officers can be removed by a vote of the Board.
4.2.sec	=	Any Officer may resign at any time with written notice to the Cooperative.
4.3.sec	=	Vacancies shall be filled at the next Board meeting.
4.	=	[G/Z/ol/s3]
[Explanatory note: See Code Sections 12364(c) (resignation) and 12362(a)(1) (removal). Vacancies are to be filled [at the next meeting of the Board]. See Code Section 12364(a).]	=
	=	[G/Z/ol/4]