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.
Meeting minutes are legally binding documents. Minutes are the only means the board has of providing proof of decisions made in the board room, and that those decision comply with the corporation's bylaws, as well as state and federal law.
The answer to this question depends on the corporate statutes of the state in which the corporation resides. In some states, the corporate secretary or another authorized officer of the corporation must sign corporate minutes. In other states, corporate minutes do not need to be signed.
Robert's Rules (Section -16) state that “the minutes should contain mainly a record of what was done at the meeting, not what was said by the members.” Minutes are not transcripts of meetings; rather, the document contains a record of actions taken by the body, organized by the meeting's order of business (agenda).
2. What should be excluded in the meeting minutes? Avoid switching tenses in your writing. Avoid recording the debate; just record the outcome. Avoid making personal observations or opinions. Avoid verbatim quotes. Avoid letting the meeting move on if you're confused.
Some groups prefer to use Absent and/or Regrets Regrets imply the person told the organizer (probably you) before the meeting that they wouldn't be attending. Absent implies they just didn't show up. You can choose whatever word you like (I default to Regrets even if they didn't tell me in advance) for your minutes.
A record of every sickness instance should be made, to include the date of notification of absence, the reason for it by reference to the standard definitions as per the Sickness Absence Record form (on the right-hand side of the page) and later, the date the employee returned to work.
The minutes are a factual record of business. Do not include: Opinions or judgments: Leave out statements like "a well done report" or "a heated discussion." Criticism or accolades: Criticism of members, good or bad, should not be included unless it takes the form of an official motion.
Next, you'll want to include a list of everyone who was present at your meeting. Minutes for a meeting should have the name of every attendee present. This identifies everyone who's working on or involved with a given project or topic, as well as noting down which employees are informed about what.
Corporate meeting minutes typically include: The meeting's date, time and location. A list of attendees and absentees, including any present board members or officers. Agenda items. Summaries of all discussion points. Details of all activities completed or agreed upon. Results of any votes or motions.
Dear Sir/Madam, I, ____________________(Director's name), (DIN:______________), Director/ Managing Director/ Whole Time Director/ ((other designations if any) of the Company hereby request the Board to kindly grant me leave of absence for the Board Meeting to be held on __________________.