Form with which the board of directors of a corporation records the contents of its first meeting.
Form with which the board of directors of a corporation records the contents of its first meeting.
Robert's Rules (Section -16) state that “the minutes should contain mainly a record of what was done at the meeting, not what was said by the members.” Minutes are not transcripts of meetings; rather, the document contains a record of actions taken by the body, organized by the meeting's order of business (agenda).
25.1 The requirement of the Companies Act, 1956, to hold a meeting every three months and at-least 4 meetings in a year should continue. The gap between two Board Meetings should not exceed four months.
They are a legal requirement that provides a historical account of important matters, ensuring transparency and accountability, and provides a means of communication between board members and stakeholders who were not present at the meeting.
Any board member can take board meeting minutes, although it is typically the responsibility of the board secretary.
When Should Board Meeting Minutes Be Distributed? Board meeting minutes should be distributed as soon as possible after the meeting so board members have sufficient time to review them and make corrections before voting to approve them.
Legal implications of not keeping minutes The law requires every company to take minutes of all proceedings at board meetings and to keep them for ten years from the date of the meeting. Every director would be committing an offence if the company does not comply with these requirements.
Board meeting minutes are an objective record of what took place during a board meeting. The minutes are typically used for internal purposes like record-keeping and for posterity. Minutes can serve to inform future meetings and recall what was discussed, agreed upon or dismissed by a company's board members.
Record keeping: Minutes are important in a meeting because they are the official record for discussions, decisions and action items. Taking thorough minutes ensures directors have a point of reference for what occurred during the meeting at any point in the future.
(1) The quorum for a meeting of the Board of Directors of a company hall be one-third of its total strength or two directors, whichever is higher, and the participation of the directors by video conferencing or by other audio visual means shall also be counted for the purposes of quorum under this sub-section.