Everything you need to know about minute taking — what to include, how to word it, and how to handle tricky situations. Answers from David Julian Price.
This question has been received from Angela in Canada. Hello there! I am the Secretary for a small, member-based, non-profit organization. I’m relatively new in […]
I have received this question from Angela in Australia. One of our board members was having difficulty linking up to Zoom for our last meeting. […]
I have received this question from Amanda in Australia: I’m trying to understand what “business arising from minutes” actually means. I’ve researched this and am […]
I received this question from Andrew in Hong Kong: I work in a social service organization. Due to the outspread of the COVID-19, most of […]
I received this question from Cheryl in Adelaide. What can one do if the Treasurer of the board is constantly revising the minutes that have […]
I received this question from Robyn in Australia: I am a Secretary of an incorporated non-profit body. If there are corrections to the minutes, duly […]
I have received this question from Andrew in the Northern Territory: I am the Executive Officer at my place of work. I have a couple […]
Dennis from Leicester, UK, has asked the following question: Minutes of a meeting have been completely dissected and negatively commented upon in writing to wider […]
I have received this double-barrelled question from Gloria in South Australia: Is it only the previous years AGM minutes that are tabled at an AGM. […]
I have received a question from Steven in the USA. When a point of order has been made, should it or may I have it […]
Alan is a new subscriber and has asked this question: As secretary, I send out requests for agenda items for our monthly meetings, and then […]
I have received this question from a subscriber – Which minutes are tabled at a Special General Meeting? Sounds like a tricky question doesn’t it? The issue […]
A question has been received from Lance, in Port Elizabeth, a South African subscriber about the minutes of an AGM. The minutes of the AGM […]
Casting votes is an issue that has come up recently with a client. They sound simple but there is a little bit behind them. Firstly, […]
I have received a question from a subscriber in the United Kingdom. I have asked to see the minutes of a committee meeting of our […]
Richard from Australia has made a comment and asked this question: In an answer to Carmen you said “The AGM minutes only need to be signed by […]
Many people ask about the quorum at a meeting. A quorum is the minimum number of people who must be present for the meeting to transact any […]
Terry from Morley has asked about Treasurer’s reports. He is in a not for profit association and he serves on the executive committee. So having […]
Lyrianne has asked this question: Who gets a copy of the minutes of a club’s AGM? Is it all fully paid up members or is […]
Angela from Windsor, Ontario in Canada has asked this question. The only things that generally need to be recorded in minutes are those in attendance […]
Leanne from Australia has asked this question: Is it legal for a secretary to use a voice recorder (phone) to record a meeting instead of […]
Kevin from Fresno in the USA has asked this question. This is very similar to a post I made a couple of weeks ago, but […]
A question has been asked by Helen in Western Australia: I recently attended a meeting where the required quorum wasn’t present – the 3 of […]
Peter has asked the following question: How do minutes become confirmed if the persons present at the meeting when a decision was adopted are no […]
Jackie has asked the following question: Last year’s agm mintues have been sent out for a meeting later this month. My name has been used […]
Tepora Wright has asked the following question: Do you have to table minutes of an ordinary meeting at a special meeting? I hate being pedantic, […]
Bon has asked the following question: What can you do if you are unable to locate the preceding AGM minutes due to poor record keeping […]
Sybille from Queensland has asked the following question: Do you actually have to read the minutes from the previous year’s AGM at the next AGM […]
Sounds like a tricky question doesn’t it? The issue is easy to understand when you understand the meaning of a “general” meeting. There are really […]
Ann from Presque Isle, Maine in the United States has asked for tips about taking minutes on a laptop computer. The trick here is to […]