Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: approval of plenary minutes

[Muriel Kranowski (murielk]

I'm the primary minutes-taker for our plenary meetings. Near the top of the
minutes, below the date and the list of those attending, I always have a
"Meeting Summary" section that briefly lists each agenda item and (if it
required a decision) its outcome. Then you get "Meeting Details." I think,
if we adopt the idea of approving previous minutes, it could be useful for
the facilitator to read the Summary aloud as a reminder of what they're
approving.

My greatest challenge with the minutes is deciding how much to include. It
seems worthwhile to say what the major points were in a discussion, but
there is definitely such a thing as too much detail. If I don't include the
gist of someone's comment that they think was just as important as what I
thought were the major points, or if I provide a very abbreviated version
of it and they want a fuller version of what they said, am I obliged to
revise the minutes when it comes down to their judgment vs mine? That's a
tough one for me.
   Muriel