At the annual meeting (the organization meeting shall be the first annual meeting), members of the credit union shall elect a board of directors of not less than five members, may elect a credit committee of not less than three members, and shall elect a supervisory committee of not less than three members, all to hold office for such terms respectively as the bylaws provide and until successors qualify. A record of the names and addresses of the members of the board and committees and the officers shall be filed with the Administrator of the Alabama Credit Union Administration not later than 10 calendar days after their election. If, however, the bylaws so provide, the board of directors shall carry out the functions and duties of the credit committee or may appoint a credit committee, in which case the credit union shall not elect a credit committee.
Ala. Code § 5-17-10 (1975)