When taking meeting minutes, be sure to include the following:

• Name of the Board or committee and kind of meeting (regular, special)
• Date, time, and place of the meeting
• Full names of presiding Chair, those present, absent, or absent with regrets
• Guests, if any
• Minutes of previous meeting approved a circulated, amended, or corrected
• Items discussed and reported on, including main points of discussion, and decisions
• All motions, who made them, who seconded them and whether they were carried, defeated, or tabled
• Time and place of next meeting, if set
• Time of adjustment