Examples of corporate resolutions include the adoption of new bylaws, the approval of changes in the board members, determining what board members have access to certain finances, such as bank accounts, deciding upon mergers and acquisitions, and deciding executive compensation.
The corporate resolution for signing authority is a specific corporate resolution that authorizes specific corporate officers with the legal standing to sign contracts on behalf of the corporation.
Typically, a board of directors will create corporate resolutions and sign them at a board meeting. Before the meeting, all board members should receive a meeting agenda that includes any decisions or actions to be resolved. Resolutions must follow a format approved by the state where the business is registered.
An LLC's corporate resolution form will need to include the following: The business name. Member signatures. If a vote is taken, a record of who voted and their vote. Signatures of others involved/present (secretaries, corporate officers, lawyers, third-party representatives, etc.) Date and location.
Must include the specific date and time when the board met to pass the resolution. Must authorize a specific person or persons by name and title. Must include the types of contracts and agreements the specific individual or individuals can execute on behalf of the corporation.
RESOLVED, that the Board of Directors is hereby authorized and approved to authorize and empower the following individual to make, execute, endorse and deliver in the name of and on behalf of the corporation, but shall not be limited to, any and all written instruments, agreements, documents, execution of deeds, powers ...
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.