Guest Arlene Snyder Posted September 15, 2018 at 01:27 AM Report Share Posted September 15, 2018 at 01:27 AM Minutes. Can a draft of meeting minutes be sent to all parties attending a meeting to insure all topics were covered and covered completely and to minimize corrections at the next meeting? If not why not? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshua Katz Posted September 15, 2018 at 01:32 AM Report Share Posted September 15, 2018 at 01:32 AM A draft of meeting minutes can be sent to all members, and to others attending if the body so agrees. The idea that the draft will insure that all topics were covered and covered completely, though, suggests that the organization may be including too much in its minutes. They should contain only actions taken, not discussion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Brown Posted September 15, 2018 at 01:33 AM Report Share Posted September 15, 2018 at 01:33 AM Sure, but the minutes should not include discussion. Minutes should be a record of what was done, I.e., motions adopted, not a record of what was said. In fact, it is rather common for the draft minutes to be sent to the members of the assembly prior to the next meeting so that Corrections go much faster. There is usually no need to actually read the minutes if they have been distributed in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjamin Geiger Posted September 15, 2018 at 02:07 AM Report Share Posted September 15, 2018 at 02:07 AM 33 minutes ago, Richard Brown said: Minutes should be a record of what was done, I.e., motions adopted, not a record of what was said. I like the saying (that I probably heard here): "they're minutes, not seconds." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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