A minute is a brief, but a complete record of all motion and resolutions that are taken based on the discussion held among the members in a meeting on the other hand. It a written document that describes actions taken and resolutions passed by the directors during a regular board meeting. A resolution is the decision of the meeting. It is a written document that describes the actions taken by the board of directors of a corporation. It is a motion or a proposition with or without any amendment which has been adopted at the meeting.
Minutes include a statement of each resolution, a summary of its pertinent discussion, and the result of the vote on the resolution. A minute of the meeting is the overall record of what transpired in the meeting, including the name of the attendees. Resolution of a meeting is when a complaint is solved, done.
A minute is a written record of what has happened at a meeting. A resolution is a record of any decisions made at the meeting.
Difference between Minutes and Resolution
Minute
- A Minute is the official recording of the proceedings of the meeting and the decision reached therein.
- Minutes are the written record of who attended, and what transpired at, a meeting (of, for example, corporate shareholders or the board of directors).
- It is prepared after the meeting.
- It writes the decision of the meeting in a concise form.
- It is usually the overall proceedings of the meeting, what was discussed under different agenda items, and what were the outcomes.
- It records the resolutions only with the names of the members present in the meeting.
- It is signed by the chairman of the meeting and confirmed in the next meeting.
Resolution
- A resolution is the decision of the meeting a common matter placed before the meeting.
- A resolution is a proposed course of action that is presented to meeting participants for their consideration and discussion, then voted upon.
- It is written at the time of the meeting
- It writes the decision of the meeting separately on each motion after a thorough discussion of a motion.
- A resolution would be more of a decision, a solution to a discussed problem, or the stance of the meeting on a certain issue.
- It records only the decision on a particular agenda.
- It is recorded by the secretary of the meeting and signed by the chairman of the meeting at the meetings.
