Board Minutes

• Board Minutes: Be Alert To Process Issues.

This is the last post in my series dealing with suggestions for the corporate secretary when drafting board minutes. In this post, I deal with process...

• Mondaq Business Briefing
• Nbr. 2012, January 2012

• Forest Board Minutes Raise Governance Questions

EDITOR'S NOTE: This story has been updated with a response from Forest Laboratories. BOSTON (Reuters) - Forest Laboratories Inc.'s chief executive was at a board meeting held in April to decide his fate as he fought a federal investigation - a breach of corporate governance according to, who seeks to place four candidates on its board.

• Reuters Hedgeworld
• August 06, 2011

• The Galena Territory Association, Inc. And Galena Trading Corporation Board of Directors' Meeting Minutes: Oct. 2, 2010

Following are the unapproved minutes from the Oct. 2, 2010, Galena Territory Association Board of Directors' Meeting. President Bill Kimball called the meeting to order at 9:22 a.m.

• Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque)
• November 01, 2010

• Board Minutes: Increased Risks In Troubled Times

We recently discussed some of the risks faced by directors and officers during times of economic difficulties.  One area of risk involves the ...

• Mondaq Business Briefing
• United States Law Articles in English

• The Galena Territory Association, Inc. And Galena Trading Corporation Board of Directors' Meeting Minutes: June 26, 2010

Following are the unapproved minutes from the June 26, 2010, Galena Territory Association Board of Directors' Meeting. President Bill Kimball called the meeting to order at 9:03 a.m.

• Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque)
• August 01, 2010

• Foundation: School Board Agendas, Minutes Violate Meetings Act

By Matthew van Buren The Taos News

• Taos News, The
• June 03, 2011

• The Galena Territory Association, Inc. And Galena Trading Corporation Board of Directors' Meeting Minutes: April 24, 2010

Following are the unapproved minutes from the April 24, 2010, Galena Territory Association Board of Directors' Meeting. President Bill Kimball called the meeting to order at 9:21 a.m.

• Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque)
• June 01, 2010

• A Simple Guide to Drafting Board Meeting Minutes

Board meeting minutes serve two primary purposes: to assist the board in supervising the organization, and to protect each director from liability for alleged wrongdoing. Good minutes enhance a board's ability to supervise the organization primarily by helping the board manage its information and hold management accountable. In addition to enhancing the board's ability to supervise the organization, the secondary role of good board meeting minutes is to protect the directors from liability by preserving evidence that the directors fulfilled their fiduciary duties. Minutes should begin with a preamble that sets forth the background information necessary to understand the context of the meeting and any deliberations taking place and decisions made. The preamble should identify the partici...

• Bank Director
• Vol. 16 Nbr. 3, July 2006

• The Galena Territory Association, Inc. Corporation Board of Directors Meeting Minutes: March 26, 2011

By DENNIS SCULLY GTA Board Secretary

• Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque)
• May 01, 2011

• Buffalo board minutes book provides insight into past: ; Handwritten volume is from meetings in 1800s

WINFIELD - While sifting through old boxes that were passed down through her family, 64-year-old Tudy Bowman of Buffalo found a leather-bound, handwritten book that is a treasure trove of information about the history of Putnam County's school system. It's a book from the late 1800s listing the minutes of meetings from the Board of Education of the Buffalo District in Putnam County. Current Putnam Superintendent Chuck Hatfield says it's possible the county had more localized school boards at that time.

• Charleston Daily Mail
• June 17, 2009