Hi, Maria,

I think it may be a tendency, but I would not call it standard procedure.

I work for a small historical society as the director and it has been the
practice for me to take board meeting minutes. I know that this is the case
at several other small organizations too. Some of my board members feel that
the board secretary should be the one taking the minutes. I know that I
would be happy to get that particular duty taken off my plate, but as of now
it is still there. As we accumulated more committees, it also became an
expectation that I would take meeting minutes for every committee meeting I
attended. I am trying to eliminate this practice, as we have so many
meetings I could easily become a full-time recording secretary.

While working at other organizations with a larger staff, I was responsible
for taking board meeting minutes as an admin assistant to the director. If
you have a large enough staff, this seems the most appropriate, since it
allows the director to more fully participate in the meetings.

Erica

Erica S. Maniez
Museum Director, Issaquah Historical Society
425/392-3500
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www.issaquahhistory.org

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