A Member shall have the right to resign from the Cooperative, effective immediately without any action on the part of the Cooperative. Initial capital contribution will not be returned.
A Membership shall immediately terminate upon the death of a Member.
(a) A Member may for any lawful reason be expelled from the Cooperative by unanimous consensus of the Member Body.
(b) Any appeal will be considered by the Member Body to decide that the proposed expulsion not take place. Unless the Member Body decides by consensus to stop the termination, the expulsion will be effective five days following the meeting to hear the appeal or fifteen days after the initial notice, whichever is later.
(d) The Member Body may direct a Member under expulsion order to refrain from conducting business as a Member until the termination action is resolved provided the Cooperative pays the Member her or his unpaid wages -- until resolution is reached. The Member Body may also direct the Member under expulsion order to stay off Cooperative property except as necessary by law.