MODEL ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE OF A COOPERATIVE
GENERAL ASSEMBLY
ELECTION AUDIT & INVENTORY
COMMITTEE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
COMMITTEE
SECRETARY TREASURER
MEDIATION & ETHICS EDUCATION CREDIT &
CONCILIATION COMMITTEE COMMITTEE COLLECTION
COMMITTEE COMMITTEE
MANAGEMENT
Art. 27. Government Officers and
Employees
Any officer or employee of the Authority shall be
disqualified to be elected or appointed to any position
in the cooperative: Provided, That the disqualification
does not extend to a cooperative organized by the
officers or employees of the Authority.
All elective officials of the Government shall be
ineligible to become officers and directors of
cooperatives: Provided, That the disqualification does
not extend to a party list representative being an
officer of a cooperative he or she represents; and
Continuation…
Any government employee or official may, in
the discharge of his duties as member in the
cooperative, be allowed by the head of office
concerned to use in official time for attendance
at the general assembly, board and committee
meetings of cooperatives as well as cooperative
seminars, conferences, workshops, technical
meetings, and training courses locally and
abroad: Provided, That the operations of the
office concerned are not adversely affected.
ADMINISTRATION
Art. 32. Composition of the General
Assembly
To elect or appoint the members of the board
of directors, and to remove them for cause.
However, in the case of the electric
cooperatives registered under this Code,
election of the members of the board shall be
held in accordance with its by-laws or election
guidelines of such electric cooperative.
Art. 37. Composition and Term of the
Board of Directors
Unless otherwise provided in the by-laws, the
direction and management of the affairs of a
cooperative shall be vested in a board of
directors which shall be composed of not less
than five (5) nor more than fifteen (15)
members elected by the general assembly for a
term fixed in the bylaws but not exceeding a
term of two (2) years and shall hold office
until their successors are duly elected and
qualified, or until duly removed for cause.
Art. 43 Committees of Cooperatives
Section 2 The bylaws shall provide for the creation of an audit,
election, mediation and conciliation, ethics, and such other
committees as may be necessary for the conduct of the affairs
of the cooperative. The members of both audit and election
committees shall be elected by the general assembly and
the rest shall be appointed by the board. The audit
committee shall be directly accountable and responsible to the
general assembly. It shall have the power and duty to
continuously monitor the adequacy and effectiveness of the
cooperative’s management control system and suit the
performance of the cooperative and its various responsibility
centers.