Form with which the board of directors of a corporation records the contents of its first meeting.
Form with which the board of directors of a corporation records the contents of its first meeting.
This involves setting a date and time, informing board members, and distributing notes from past meetings. Once everyone is informed, the secretary must prepare the venue and materials. This includes ensuring all necessary reports and documents are ready for attendees and confirming the venue to avoid any confusion.
In addition to the other methods prescribed by law, the New York Secretary of State acts as the statutory agent for service of process for domestic and foreign business corporations; not-for-profit corporations that have been formed or amended their Certificate of Incorporation after September 14, 1981; limited ...
PREPARING A PUBLIC NOTICE The Open Meetings Law requires that notice of the time and place of all meetings of a public body be given prior to every meeting. The notice must include reference to the date, time and location of the meeting.
The notice must run once a week for six weeks and include a number of facts concerning the company and its formation. If an LLC doesn't fulfill the publication requirements, the company's authority to do business in New York can be suspended.
Domestic and foreign business corporations are required by Section 408 of the Business Corporation Law to file a Biennial Statement every two years with the New York Department of State.
New York doesn't administratively dissolve LLCs. Even if you stop doing business in New York, your LLC will remain active and in existence until you take steps to dissolve it. If you voluntarily dissolved your LLC but want to get it back into business, you'll have to start over and form a new New York LLC.
A corporation or LLC that fails to file its Biennial Statement will be reflected in the New York Department of State's records as past due in the filing of its Biennial Statement.
Unless a company's articles of association say otherwise, having a company secretary is optional for a private company, provided they were formed before 2008. Even if your articles say you must have one, your shareholders can always vote to remove this provision if you feel you no longer need one.
If the CEO is not also a board member, it is normal for them to attend most board meetings to report on progress, however from time to time it may be appropriate for board meetings to be held without the CEO.
It is a good practice for each board meeting to include an in camera or executive session where board members can meet privately, without the CEO present. In camera is simply Latin for “in chamber” or private. These sessions provide the board the opportunity to have candid discussions without non-board members present.