The Chairperson, Seargent at Arms, MC, etc does this...
You first ask if any amendments need to be made to minutes. If there are none you make a motion to accept the minutes as presented. All in favor vote. All opposed vote. Record the votes (indictaing who voted & how) in the current meeting minutes. Done.
To ratify approved board meeting minutes, the chairman will ask, "all those in favor of approving the minutes, say aye". Then the chairman might ask "anyone opposed?". If no objections, the chairman might say "motion carried" and the minutes are then ratified.
The Chairperson, Seargent at Arms, MC, etc does this... You first ask if any amendments need to be made to minutes. If there are none you make a motion to accept the minutes as presented. All in favor vote. All opposed vote. Record the votes (indictaing who voted & how) in the current meeting minutes. Done. FYI - this is a duplicate question
Meeting minutes are used so people who were not at the meetings (like SEC investigators who are trying to prosecute your thieving CEO) can have a good idea of what happened during the meeting. Generally, meeting minutes will be a brief summary of discussions, but the level of detail required should be tailored to your circumstances and your audience.
Keep in mind that if you amend the minutes of a meeting, you change what actually went on at the meeting. Congress is known to change their minutes of congressional sessions. The only way to know what really went on is to watch C-SPAN's live broadcasts. This is legal, by the way.
A meeting agenda, or meeting papers, outlines a list of meeting activities in the order they will be discussed. Often approval of the previous meeting's minutes will start a meeting. Main points to be included in an agenda include the topics to be discussed and who is presenting. Time for discussion should also be included.
are the minutes of the meeting ...
"Minutes of the meeting were" is the correct phrase to use. "Minutes" in this context refers to a record of what was discussed or decided upon during a meeting, which is considered a plural noun requiring the plural verb "were."
Say "can we all have a minutes silence" for .........
It is not required for meeting minutes to be signed, but having a designated person responsible for taking and approving the minutes adds credibility to the document. Signing the minutes can serve as a form of validation and confirmation that the information in the document is accurate.
To ratify approved board meeting minutes, the chairman will ask, "all those in favor of approving the minutes, say aye". Then the chairman might ask "anyone opposed?". If no objections, the chairman might say "motion carried" and the minutes are then ratified.
Certainly. That is called taking verbatim notes. Often it is not the best way to compile meeting minutes, but that is another matter.
The minutes are a record of the proceedings of the meeting. A motion needs to be moved to accept the minutes and then seconded to be accepted as a true record of the meeting. The minutes do not need to be read but each member can have a copy. Unless someone objects then the minutes are accepted as a true and proper record of the last meeting. A motion to precede the acceptance motion can be put if a ,member believes the minutes do not reflect a true and proper record.
The noun "minutes of a meeting" takes a singular verb when referring to the document itself (e.g. "The minutes of the meeting was distributed"), but a plural verb when referring to the contents or details within the document (e.g. "The minutes of the meeting were thorough").
Minutes are not typically capitalized unless they are part of a title or at the beginning of a sentence. For example, "Meeting Minutes" or "Minutes of the Meeting."
The "MINUTES" of the meeting are plural therefore they WERE adopted.
Back in the old days when Parish Records were first recorded an agenda item would be discussed and when a decision had been made the clerk would be given one minute in which to write up the decision. At the end of the meeting the Minutes would be read and those present would agree to the minutes being "taken as read". In a minute you can write about thirty words. don't make a minute too long!
Meeting minutes contain opinions and commentary from the note-taker. Correct :)