35-8-307. Management and voting. - Montana Statutes

     35-8-307. Management and voting. (1) Unless the articles of organization or the operating agreement provide otherwise, in a member-managed company:
     (a) each member has equal rights in the management and conduct of the company's business; and
     (b) except as provided in subsection (3), any matter relating to the business of the company may be decided by a majority of the members.
     (2) Unless the articles of organization or the operating agreement provide otherwise, in a manager-managed company:
     (a) each manager has equal rights in the management and conduct of the company's business;
     (b) except as provided in subsection (3), any matter relating to the business of the company may be exclusively decided by the manager or, if there is more than one manager, by a majority of the managers; and
     (c) a manager:
     (i) must be designated, appointed, elected, removed, or replaced by a vote, approval, or consent of a majority of the members; and
     (ii) holds office until a successor has been elected and qualified, unless the manager sooner resigns or is removed.
     (3) Unless the articles of organization or the operating agreement provide otherwise, the only matters of a member-managed or manager-managed company's business requiring the consent of all of the members are:
     (a) the amendment of the operating agreement under 35-8-109;
     (b) the authorization or ratification of acts or transactions under 35-8-109(3)(b)(ii) that would otherwise violate the duty of loyalty;
     (c) an amendment to the articles of organization under 35-8-203;
     (d) the compromise of an obligation to make a contribution under 35-8-502;
     (e) the compromise, as among members, of an obligation to make a contribution or return money or other property paid or distributed in violation of this chapter;
     (f) the making of interim distributions under 35-8-601, including the redemption or repurchase of an interest;
     (g) the admission of a new member;
     (h) the use of the company's property to redeem an interest subject to a charging order;
     (i) the consent to dissolve the company under 35-8-901;
     (j) a waiver of the right to have the company's business wound up and the company terminated under 35-8-901;
     (k) the consent of members to merge with another entity under 35-8-1201; and
     (l) the sale, lease, exchange, or other disposal of all, or substantially all, of the company's property with or without goodwill.
     (4) Action requiring the consent of members or managers under this chapter may be taken without a meeting.
     (5) A member or manager may appoint a proxy to vote or otherwise act for the member or manager by signing an appointment instrument, either personally or by the member's or manager's attorney-in-fact.

     History: En. Sec. 16, Ch. 302, L. 1999.