Approval of Town Meeting Minutes

The Office of the State Auditor often reviews town meeting minutes. We recommend that regular board meeting minutes are handled as follows: Once the minutes are prepared they should be signed by the town clerk. Once approved by the board, usually at the next board meeting, the minutes should be signed and dated by a board member, preferably the chair, to indicate that they are the official town board meeting minutes.

Minnesota law requires that meeting minutes of the annual meeting and of special meetings of the electors be signed by the clerk and by the moderator of the meeting. If the town clerk is elected as moderator, the minutes must also be signed by a supervisor in attendance at the meeting.

For additional general information, see our Statement of Position on Meeting Minutes, which can be found here.

Date this Avoiding Pitfall was most recently published: 10/01/2021