Okla. Stat. tit. 6, § 6-714
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Directors - Meetings and duties
Official statutory text
A. The board of directors of a bank shall meet at least once
every month and the board of directors of a trust company shall meet
at least once every quarter. However, the Commissioner may
prescribe circumstances, which if satisfied by a bank, will permit
the bank's board of directors to meet no less often than once every
two months. If the Commissioner permits a board of directors to
meet less often than monthly, any requirement in this title or in
the rules of the Oklahoma Administrative Code for monthly reviews by
the board shall be interpreted to mean review at each meeting of the
board of directors. Board members of the bank may participate in
such meetings by teleconference, video conference, or other means by
which any board member not physically present at a meeting location
may vote and otherwise participate in the meeting and be aware of
all communication and business being transacted at the meeting at
the same time as it occurs. The State Banking Commissioner, a
director or an executive officer may call a special meeting. A
majority of the board of directors shall constitute a quorum. The
board shall keep minutes of each meeting, including a record of
attendance and a record of all votes of the directors that would be
pertinent to the business of the bank, to any officer, or to any
stockholder. A copy of the minutes of each meeting of the board of
directors shall be furnished to the Commissioner upon request. A
copy shall be signed by the chairman of the board or the secretary
to the board and retained at the bank. The minutes may be
transmitted to the Commissioner electronically.
B. The board of directors of each bank shall review at least
monthly and the board of directors of each trust company shall
review at least quarterly written reports prepared by the president
or other officer of the corporation setting forth such transactions
occurring during the calendar month or quarter, as appropriate,
preceding the meeting as the Commissioner shall require by
appropriate regulations.
C. The board of directors of every bank and trust company shall
examine, at least once in each calendar year at intervals of not
more than fifteen (15) months, all the affairs of the corporation
including the character and value of investments and loans, the
efficiency of operating procedures and such other matters as the
Commissioner may require. However, upon request by a bank or trust
company, the Commissioner may allow the examination called for by
this subsection to occur at intervals less frequent than called for
in this subsection or may condition the requirement of such
examination upon the occurrence of some event. A report of the
examination shall be submitted promptly to the Commissioner and
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 6. Banks and Trust Companies Page 96
shall embody such information as the Commissioner requires. The
board of directors may provide that such examination shall be
conducted by a committee of not less than three directors, by
certified public accountants, or by independent auditors responsible
only to the board of directors. Such examination shall be made when
practicable without the assistance of the executive officers of the
bank or trust company. Such report of examination shall be reviewed
by the directors at the next meeting of the board of directors.
D. A bank authorized to exercise trust powers shall not accept
or voluntarily relinquish a fiduciary account without approval or
ratification of the board of directors or of a committee of officers
or directors designated by the board to perform this function, but
the board of directors or the committee may prescribe general rules
governing acceptance or relinquishment of fiduciary accounts, and
action taken by an officer in accordance with these rules is
sufficient approval. Any committee so designated shall keep minutes
of its meetings and report at each monthly meeting of the board of
r directors designated by the board to perform this function, but
the board of directors or the committee may prescribe general rules
governing acceptance or relinquishment of fiduciary accounts, and
action taken by an officer in accordance with these rules is
sufficient approval. Any committee so designated shall keep minutes
of its meetings and report at each monthly meeting of the board of
directors all action taken since the previous meeting of the board.
The board of directors shall designate one or more committees of not
less than three qualified officers or directors to supervise the
investment of fiduciary funds. No investment shall be made,
retained or disposed of without the approval of a committee to which
the bank has delegated investment or review responsibility. The
committee, in making investment decisions, shall be subject to the
provisions of the Oklahoma Uniform Prudent Investor Act. The
committee shall keep minutes of its meetings and shall report at
each monthly meeting of the board of directors its conclusions on
all questions.
E. Every official communication directed by the Commissioner or
any examiner to any bank or trust company or to any officer thereof,
relating to an investigation or examination conducted by the
Department or containing suggestions or recommendations as to the
conduct of the business of the bank or trust company, shall be
submitted by the officer receiving it to the board of directors at
the next meeting of the board and duly noted in the minutes of the
meeting of the board in such form and in such manner as may be
prescribed and directed by the Commissioner. No officer of any bank
or trust company shall fail to comply with this subsection.
every month and the board of directors of a trust company shall meet
at least once every quarter. However, the Commissioner may
prescribe circumstances, which if satisfied by a bank, will permit
the bank's board of directors to meet no less often than once every
two months. If the Commissioner permits a board of directors to
meet less often than monthly, any requirement in this title or in
the rules of the Oklahoma Administrative Code for monthly reviews by
the board shall be interpreted to mean review at each meeting of the
board of directors. Board members of the bank may participate in
such meetings by teleconference, video conference, or other means by
which any board member not physically present at a meeting location
may vote and otherwise participate in the meeting and be aware of
all communication and business being transacted at the meeting at
the same time as it occurs. The State Banking Commissioner, a
director or an executive officer may call a special meeting. A
majority of the board of directors shall constitute a quorum. The
board shall keep minutes of each meeting, including a record of
attendance and a record of all votes of the directors that would be
pertinent to the business of the bank, to any officer, or to any
stockholder. A copy of the minutes of each meeting of the board of
directors shall be furnished to the Commissioner upon request. A
copy shall be signed by the chairman of the board or the secretary
to the board and retained at the bank. The minutes may be
transmitted to the Commissioner electronically.
B. The board of directors of each bank shall review at least
monthly and the board of directors of each trust company shall
review at least quarterly written reports prepared by the president
or other officer of the corporation setting forth such transactions
occurring during the calendar month or quarter, as appropriate,
preceding the meeting as the Commissioner shall require by
appropriate regulations.
C. The board of directors of every bank and trust company shall
examine, at least once in each calendar year at intervals of not
more than fifteen (15) months, all the affairs of the corporation
including the character and value of investments and loans, the
efficiency of operating procedures and such other matters as the
Commissioner may require. However, upon request by a bank or trust
company, the Commissioner may allow the examination called for by
this subsection to occur at intervals less frequent than called for
in this subsection or may condition the requirement of such
examination upon the occurrence of some event. A report of the
examination shall be submitted promptly to the Commissioner and
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 6. Banks and Trust Companies Page 96
shall embody such information as the Commissioner requires. The
board of directors may provide that such examination shall be
conducted by a committee of not less than three directors, by
certified public accountants, or by independent auditors responsible
only to the board of directors. Such examination shall be made when
practicable without the assistance of the executive officers of the
bank or trust company. Such report of examination shall be reviewed
by the directors at the next meeting of the board of directors.
D. A bank authorized to exercise trust powers shall not accept
or voluntarily relinquish a fiduciary account without approval or
ratification of the board of directors or of a committee of officers
or directors designated by the board to perform this function, but
the board of directors or the committee may prescribe general rules
governing acceptance or relinquishment of fiduciary accounts, and
action taken by an officer in accordance with these rules is
sufficient approval. Any committee so designated shall keep minutes
of its meetings and report at each monthly meeting of the board of
r directors designated by the board to perform this function, but
the board of directors or the committee may prescribe general rules
governing acceptance or relinquishment of fiduciary accounts, and
action taken by an officer in accordance with these rules is
sufficient approval. Any committee so designated shall keep minutes
of its meetings and report at each monthly meeting of the board of
directors all action taken since the previous meeting of the board.
The board of directors shall designate one or more committees of not
less than three qualified officers or directors to supervise the
investment of fiduciary funds. No investment shall be made,
retained or disposed of without the approval of a committee to which
the bank has delegated investment or review responsibility. The
committee, in making investment decisions, shall be subject to the
provisions of the Oklahoma Uniform Prudent Investor Act. The
committee shall keep minutes of its meetings and shall report at
each monthly meeting of the board of directors its conclusions on
all questions.
E. Every official communication directed by the Commissioner or
any examiner to any bank or trust company or to any officer thereof,
relating to an investigation or examination conducted by the
Department or containing suggestions or recommendations as to the
conduct of the business of the bank or trust company, shall be
submitted by the officer receiving it to the board of directors at
the next meeting of the board and duly noted in the minutes of the
meeting of the board in such form and in such manner as may be
prescribed and directed by the Commissioner. No officer of any bank
or trust company shall fail to comply with this subsection.
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