Board resolution once passed is valid throughout the life of Company provided no superseding resolution is passed for any particular Board resolution.
Because board resolutions are legal documents, writing them should follow a structured process. To write a board resolution, include: Title: Use the title to state that the document is a resolution clearly. Date: This should be the date the resolution is being proposed.
Directors' Decisions / Voting At a meeting, resolutions will usually be passed by a simple majority of those present and voting, and written resolutions typically require unanimous approval, but this is subject to any special terms contained in the constitutional documents which may set a different threshold.
California corporations now have a mechanism to retroactively remedy defective corporate actions, after lawmakers approved new procedures to allow corporations to petition the superior court to ratify corporate acts not in compliance (or purportedly not in compliance).
Resolutions of the board of directors ratifying prior actions of its officers. These resolutions are drafted as Standard Clauses and should be inserted into board meeting minutes or a written resolution containing authorizing resolutions for certain transactions not in a corporation's ordinary course of business.
Board minutes and resolutions are frequently, and legitimately, backdated. The board minutes may be reduced to writing and executed weeks following the actual meeting being memorialized. Such minutes should reflect the date of the meeting, not the date of execution.
A Board Resolution is only valid when: The meeting has been properly convened with prior intimation as per Company bylaws. The board properly holds the resolution and quorum is maintained. Duly certified and signed by the appointed chairperson.
The title of the resolution must appropriately reflect the intent. Resolutions begin with "Whereas" statements, which provides the basic facts and reasons for the resolution, and conclude with "Resolved" statements which, identifies the specific proposal for the requestor's course of action.
Resolutions of the board of directors ratifying prior actions of its officers. These resolutions should be inserted into board minutes or a unanimous written consent containing authorizing resolutions for certain transactions that are not in a corporation's ordinary course of business.