Exhibit A. Authorization. Secretary's Certificate of Board of Directors Resolution.Filling out the board resolution often falls to the board secretary. Secretary's Certificate - Sample for Certifying Board Resolutions. At a meeting of the Board of Directors. of. A specific corporate resolution that authorizes specific corporate officers with the legal standing to sign contracts on behalf of the corporation. Understand guidelines for using financial tools, data accuracy, and user responsibilities. —To carry out paragraph (1), the Secretary may use a cooperative agreement, grant, contract, or other generally adopted means of providing financial assist-. Subject to the Certificate of. Confidential, secure access.