Guest DaVinci Posted February 2, 2019 at 12:29 PM Report Share Posted February 2, 2019 at 12:29 PM Wording in minutes injurious to another member. Can minutes be changed before they come up for approval at next general meeting? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Brown Posted February 2, 2019 at 12:43 PM Report Share Posted February 2, 2019 at 12:43 PM Minutes can always be corrected prior to approval. That's the whole purpose of reading and approval of the minutes... to make corrections. All it takes is a majority vote , but corrections are usually made by unanimous consent. Minutes can also be corrected after they have been approved by use of the motion to amend something previously adopted. That motion requires a majority vote with notice or a two thirds vote or the vote of a majority of the entire membership without notice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jstackpo Posted February 2, 2019 at 12:45 PM Report Share Posted February 2, 2019 at 12:45 PM (edited) Two points: Opinions should not be in the minutes AT ALL in the first place. Only what was done, not what was said belongs there. See page 468ff. Since the minutes have yet to be adopted, they are the "property" and responsibility of the secretary who can change them as he sees fit. Edited February 2, 2019 at 12:46 PM by jstackpo Can't speill rite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Brown Posted February 2, 2019 at 01:09 PM Report Share Posted February 2, 2019 at 01:09 PM 17 minutes ago, jstackpo said: Since the minutes have yet to be adopted, . . . Oh, jeez, not you, too! Stop listening to Mr. Katz and pay more attention to General Robert! The good general says minutes are "approved", not "adopted"! 😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Harrison Posted February 2, 2019 at 01:25 PM Report Share Posted February 2, 2019 at 01:25 PM However, there are instances where language that is "injurious" to a member may belong in the minutes and should not be removed. Most likely this won't be the case here but if you give us a general idea of what was in there (no specifics are necessary) we may be able to tell you with more certainty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jstackpo Posted February 2, 2019 at 01:45 PM Report Share Posted February 2, 2019 at 01:45 PM 33 minutes ago, Richard Brown said: Oh, jeez, not you, too! Stop listening to Mr. Katz and pay more attention to General Robert! The good general says minutes are "approved", not "adopted"! 😉 Mea culpa, mea maxima culpa. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshua Katz Posted February 2, 2019 at 01:59 PM Report Share Posted February 2, 2019 at 01:59 PM 13 minutes ago, jstackpo said: Mea culpa, mea maxima culpa. Don't give in to the horde. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jstackpo Posted February 2, 2019 at 02:09 PM Report Share Posted February 2, 2019 at 02:09 PM 8 minutes ago, Joshua Katz said: Don't give in to the horde. Check the last entry in this thread for a different response. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Zev Posted February 2, 2019 at 08:46 PM Report Share Posted February 2, 2019 at 08:46 PM The entry in question moved up the ladder and is no longer the last one. I wish they would bring back the ability to point to specific postings as was the ability back in the day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Novosielski Posted February 4, 2019 at 12:41 AM Report Share Posted February 4, 2019 at 12:41 AM On 2/2/2019 at 7:29 AM, Guest DaVinci said: Wording in minutes injurious to another member. Can minutes be changed before they come up for approval at next general meeting? The minutes are a record of what was done, not what was said. If the "wording" was part of a motion, then the exact wording of the motion must be included in the minutes. If the wording was part of debate, or other remarks by someone in the meeting, it has no place in the minutes at all. The Secretary can change the draft minutes before they come up for approval. Or corrections to the minutes can be offered at the meeting, striking the improper language (unless it was part of the language of a motion). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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