# Directors What the bylaws say about who should be the directors... > 1. The Board of Directors has between 3 and 12 Directors. > 2. (Rule 74) The Board of Directors shall be elected by and from the Co-operative’s Members. In these elections the votes of non-user investor Members shall count for 10% of the total votes cast. The composition of the Board of Directors following the first annual general meeting shall be as follows: > > (a) Not more than Five User Members; > > (b) Not more than Five Worker Members; > > (c) Not more than Two Investor Members. > 3. (Rule 75) The Board of Directors shall endeavour to ensure that its composition reflects the number of Members in each category, to maintain a representative balance. This shall be reviewed by the Directors from time to time. What the bylaws say about their duties... > The business of the Co-operative shall be managed by the Board who may exercise all such powers of the Co-operative as may be exercised and done by the Co-operative and as are not by statute or by these Rules required to be exercised or done by the Co-operative in general meeting. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://organisation.signalise.coop/rules-bylaws/directors.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.