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.
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).
A board resolution is a document that formalises important decisions made by the board of directors and the actions relating to them. It is legally binding and functions as a compliance record to provide evidence of decisions made by the board regarding pivotal company matters.
A resolution is an action taken by the board of directors which applies to a single act (as opposed to bylaws which are the rules that govern an organization and regulate its affairs).
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.
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.
A board resolution, though not a legal document, is formal and the decisions made by the board are legally binding.