Explain what an agenda and meeting minutes are and why they are useful. • identify the key components of agendas and meeting minutes.Here, you'll discover everything you need to know about board meeting minutes and how to take them with examples and a meeting minutes template. The Board allows up to three (3) minutes per speaker per agenda item, and a maximum of fifteen (15) minutes per agenda item. Start with a customizable meeting minutes template for an easy-to-tweak layout for all your minutes notes. The Board of Trustees Board meeting will begin at PM and then recess to Closed Session with the Board reconvening to Open Session at PM or thereafter.