If your board is made up of elected members, or if it is a non-profit or similar public body, there could be laws in place that require open meetings. These laws are commonly called Sunshine Laws or Open Meetings Acts and they require the board’s business be conducted in a public setting. Non-members are also allowed to attend and, in some instances, provide comments.
When the board is ready to start the member who was in charge of the previous meeting should “call the meeting to call it to”. This usually entails saying, ‘I call this meeting to call’ or something similar in an authoritative voice. This is usually followed by two taps on the gavel and it signifies that the meeting has officially begun.
Be sure to have a solid agenda in place before the board meeting gets underway. The agenda should be centered and clearly state the most important issues that the board must consider, as well as the key decisions they must make. Do not put too many items on the agenda or repeating an agenda from a previous meeting.
Distractions from discussions that are new can eat up time and distract your board from the things on your agenda. Consider putting a parking area at the end of your agenda. This http://electronicboardportal.net/types-of-boards-and-board-members-categories/ is where you can include topics that aren’t high priority. You can also promise to revisit them in the future or include them in the next meeting.
Request feedback from your board on how the meetings are going and what you could improve them. This will ensure that your board members are more invested in the outcomes and more engaged.
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