| name | org-meeting-minutes |
| title | Organizational Meeting Minutes |
| description | Drafts organizational meeting minutes for newly formed corporations or LLCs, covering quorum, bylaws/OA adoption, elections, capitalization, banking, and tax elections. Use when forming a new entity, drafting initial board minutes, or completing corporate organization post-filing. |
| author | CaseMark |
| author_url | https://github.com/CaseMark/skills/tree/main/skills/legal/org-meeting-minutes |
| license | Apache-2.0 |
| version | 0.1.0 |
| execution_mode | open |
| jurisdiction | us |
| practice | corporate |
| language | en |
| tags | ["drafting","memo"] |
Organizational Meeting Minutes
Produces corporate-book-ready minutes of an entity's initial organizational meeting, compliant with state formation requirements.
Prerequisites
Collect before drafting:
- Filed articles — Incorporation (corp) or organization (LLC) with state confirmation
- Bylaws or operating agreement — Draft or adopted version
- Participant list — Full legal names and capacities (incorporator, director, officer, member)
- Capitalization details — Authorized shares/units, consideration, initial holders
- Banking preferences — Bank, authorized signatories, signing limits
- Tax elections — S-corp (Form 2553), fiscal year end, other elections
- State quorum rules — Applicable corporate/LLC statute requirements
Quick Start
Draft minutes in four sections: Header, Attendance & Quorum, Organizational Resolutions, Adjournment.
Each resolution uses a formal "RESOLVED" block with voting record: "motion by [Name], seconded by [Name], unanimously approved."
Output Structure
1. Header
| Field | Content |
|---|
| Title | "Minutes of the Organizational Meeting of [Full Legal Entity Name]" |
| Date/Time | Exact date and time |
| Location | Physical address, or virtual platform (confirm all could hear/communicate) |
| Purpose | "To complete the organization of the [corporation/LLC] and take all actions necessary to commence business operations" |
2. Attendance & Quorum
- List each attendee: full legal name + capacity
- State quorum with statutory basis:
- Corp: majority of directors, or incorporator(s) if board not yet seated
- LLC: per state statute and operating agreement
- Record notice given or waivers obtained
- Record election of chairperson and secretary (nomination, second, vote)
3. Organizational Resolutions
Draft each as a formal "RESOLVED" block. Include all applicable:
Governance
