AS 06.26.550: Trust committee.

(a) The board may appoint a trust committee to act for the company in matters dealing with the initial and annual reviews of accounts, account acceptance, and investment strategies. A trust committee shall consist solely of directors, officers, or employees of the trust company, or any combination of these positions. The trust committee shall keep a record of its actions and shall report in writing to the board on all actions taken by the trust committee since the previous board meeting. The board shall ratify or rescind each action.

(b) The trust committee shall meet at least once a month to review existing accounts and to ratify or rescind newly accepted accounts. The trust committee may not ratify a new account unless it is approved by a majority of the members of the trust committee present at the meeting at which the new account is considered.

(c) A trust committee may elect one or more officers to accept new accounts, subject to the requirements of (b) of this section.