Meeting minutes should be brief (one page if possible)! The meeting minutes are not official until the board at a subsequent meeting approves them.Agendas are available at least 24 hours prior to each meeting. To conduct a search, click the "Meetings" link in the gray bar below this paragraph. Taking minutes is a talent and a skill. The Board generally does not have an obligation to post meeting minutes. To avoid being excluded (notice). b. To prepare and avoid being blind sided (agenda). c. First Board of Directors meeting minutes template. Free corporate form for recording the minutes of the first directors meeting.