Minutes of Meetings. We've put together this comprehensive guide to help produce clear, concise and valuable meeting minutes, including samples, templates and more!B. Are board minutes open to the public? Washington State law does not require the board minutes of nonprofit corporations to be open to the public. Enjoy our free minutes template for your corporation's first board of directors meeting. Like all our forms, this template is intended for individual use. Most states require that S corporations keep meeting minutes. Here's what you need to know about minutes, why you should keep them, and how they should be kept. Minutes are not a detailed report on your board or committee meeting. Here's what to put in and what to leave out.