Township Board of Supervisors minutes template
A ready-to-use structure for the minutes of a regular township board of supervisors meeting. It follows the elements Pennsylvania’s Sunshine Act requires in minutes: date, time and place; members present; the substance of every official action; each member’s vote on every roll call; and the names of citizens who appeared officially and the subject of their testimony (65 Pa.C.S. § 706).
The template
[NAME] TOWNSHIP
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING
[Weekday, Month Day, Year]
CALL TO ORDER
Chairman [Name] called the meeting to order at [time] p.m. at the [Township Municipal Building, address].
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ROLL CALL
Present: [Name], Chairman; [Name], Vice-Chairman; [Name], Supervisor
Absent: [Name or "None"]
Also present: [Name], Secretary-Treasurer; [Name], Solicitor; [Name], Engineer; [Name], Roadmaster
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Supervisor [Name] moved, seconded by Supervisor [Name], to approve the minutes of the [date] regular meeting as presented.
[Name] – Yes; [Name] – Yes; [Name] – Yes. Motion carried 3-0.
TREASURER'S REPORT AND PAYMENT OF BILLS
The Treasurer reported a General Fund balance of $[amount] and a State Liquid Fuels Fund balance of $[amount] as of [date].
Supervisor [Name] moved, seconded by Supervisor [Name], to approve the bills list totaling $[amount].
[Name] – Yes; [Name] – Yes; [Name] – Yes. Motion carried 3-0.
PUBLIC COMMENT
[Full name], [address or municipality] – [Subject]. [One neutral sentence summarizing the comment and any response.]
REPORTS
Solicitor: [One or two factual sentences.]
Engineer: [One or two factual sentences.]
Roadmaster: [One or two factual sentences.]
Zoning/Code Officer: [Number of permits issued; notable matters.]
OLD BUSINESS
[Item]. [Discussion summary, if needed.]
NEW BUSINESS
Supervisor [Name] moved, seconded by Supervisor [Name], to adopt Resolution [YYYY-NN], [title].
[Name] – Yes; [Name] – Yes; [Name] – No. Motion carried 2-1.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
The Board entered executive session at [time] to discuss [reason permitted by 65 Pa.C.S. § 708, e.g. a personnel matter] and returned to public session at [time]. No action was taken.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, Supervisor [Name] moved, seconded by Supervisor [Name], to adjourn. Motion carried 3-0. The meeting adjourned at [time] p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
______________________________
[Name], Secretary
How to use it
- Record what was decided, not everything that was said. Keep discussion summaries to a sentence or two.
- For every motion, record the mover, the seconder and each member’s vote. Write the tally (for example, 3-0 or 2-1).
- Write money amounts, parcel numbers and resolution or ordinance numbers exactly.
- For an executive session, record the times and the stated reason, and confirm that any action was taken in public.
- Mark the draft “DRAFT” until the board approves it, then record the approval date.
Requirements vary by state. See the state minutes law guides.
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