MINUTES OF THE FIRST MEETING
OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF
[NAME OF COOPERATIVE]
1. Identification of Meeting Directors Present and Action Taken
The Board of Directors of the cooperative met for the first time on________ ___, 20__.

The following named Directors were present, and are all the persons named as Directors in the cooperative’s Articles of Incorporation filed in the Office of the California Secretary of State:________________________________________________________________________________.

_______________________ was chosen to act as temporary President, and __________________was chosen to act as temporary Secretary.
 
A signed waiver of notice and consent to hold this first meeting of Directors was presented and ordered filed with the minutes of this meeting.
 
On motions made and seconded, the following resolutions were unanimously adopted or adopted by a majority of the Directors:
2. Minutes and Books
RESOLVED, that the Secretary of the cooperative shall record, or cause to be recorded, all proceedings of the Board of Directors, Board Committees, and members in a book to be kept for that purpose at the principal executive office of the cooperative;
 
RESOLVED, FURTHER, that the minutes of all meetings of the Board of Directors, Board Committees, and members shall include the following information in addition to a record of the proceedings: the time and place of the meeting; whether it is regular or special and, if special, how it was authorized; what notice of the meeting was given; the names of those present and absent from Board and Board Committee meetings; and the number of members present at meetings of members; and
 
RESOLVED, FURTHER, that the Secretary of the cooperative is directed to procure a minute book and any other books and records that may be required by the cooperative.
3. Articles of Incorporation
RESOLVED, that a copy of the Articles of Incorporation of the cooperative bearing the file stamp and certification of the California Secretary of State shall be inserted in the minute book of the cooperative.
4. Bylaws
RESOLVED, that the Bylaws presented to and considered at this meeting are hereby approved and adopted as the Bylaws of the cooperative: and that the Secretary of the cooperative is directed to certify one copy of the Bylaws and keep that copy at the cooperative’s principal executive office where it shall be open to inspection by the members at all reasonable times during office hours, and to certify another copy of the Bylaws and insert that copy in the minute book of the cooperative.
5. Officers
RESOLVED, that the following named persons are hereby elected to the offices of the cooperative as set forth below:
 
Name	Office
 
_____________________________	President
 
_____________________________	Vice‑President
 
_____________________________	Secretary
 
_____________________________	Chief Financial Officer
 
The above officers shall serve at the pleasure of the Board.
 
6. Membership Disclosure Document and Records; Conditions of Membership
RESOLVED, that the cooperative hereby adopts the membership application, membership disclosure document, and “receipt” presented to this meeting as the forms that will be used by the cooperative, and that the Secretary is directed to attach a copy of such forms to the minutes of this meeting: 
 
RESOLVED FURTHER, that the cooperative hereby adopts the following uniform conditions of membership, pursuant to Section 1.02 of the Bylaws: ______________ _______________________________________________________
 
RESOLVED, FURTHER, that a record of all memberships and shares issued or canceled shall be kept by the Secretary in a separate corporate book to be known as the “Record of Members and Shares of the Cooperative,” and the Secretary is instructed to procure such a book.
7. Attorney and Incorporation Costs
RESOLVED, the sum of $_____ was advanced for attorney’s fees and other costs in forming the cooperative, and that the cooperative received the benefit of the services and expenditures thereof; and
 
RESOLVED, FURTHER, that ______________ be reimbursed for such advancements by the cooperative in the amount of $_______, and that any further amounts due on account of attorney’s fees or other costs connected with the formation of the cooperative, the issuance of memberships and shares by the cooperative, or its qualification to transact business, shall be a liability of the cooperative whether or not the services were performed before or after the date of this meeting.
8. Issuance of Memberships and Shares Without Permit
RESOLVED, that until the Board of Directors sets another amount, as provided in Section 3.01 of the Bylaws, all shares will be issued for $__________ each. Fractional shares may be issued to members only in relation to transactions other than their minimum share purchase to qualify for membership.
 
RESOLVED FURTHER, that inasmuch as the cooperative is authorized by its Bylaws to issue only one class of shares, this cooperative, acting pursuant to Subdivision (r) of Section 25100 of the California Corporations Code, hereby issues _______________ of its shares in exchange for cash at a price of $__.00 per share to the following named persons in the number of shares set forth opposite their respective names:
 
Name of Member	Number of Shares

 

			
 
RESOLVED, FURTHER, that on ________________ ___, 20__, upon receipt by the cooperative of the consideration to be paid for its shares, the officers of the cooperative are directed to issue to each of the persons named in these minutes the number of shares set forth opposite their respective names above, related to each person’s respective membership in the cooperative, and
9. Licenses and Permits
RESOLVED, that the officers of the cooperative are directed to procure in the name of the cooperative such licenses and permits as may be required to conduct the business of the cooperative by any federal, state, county, or municipal governmental ordinance, regulation, or law, and to do all things necessary or convenient to qualify the cooperative to transact its business in compliance with the laws and regulations of any appropriate federal, state, county, or municipal governmental authority.
10. Corporate Data Statement
RESOLVED, that the appropriate officers of this cooperative shall, within 90 days after the date that the Articles of Incorporation of the cooperative were filed with the California Secretary of State, to wit within 90 days after_____________________ ___, 20__, and annually thereafter during the applicable filing period as that term is defined in Section 12570(c) of the California Corporations Code, on a form prescribed by the Secretary of State, file with the Secretary of State the statement containing the information required by Section 12570 of the California Corporations Code; and
 
REVOLVED, FURTHER, that the Secretary of the cooperative is directed to procure without delay from the California Secretary of State copies of the form prescribed by that office for the filing of the statement required by Section 12570 of the California Corporations Code.
11. Deposit Accounts
RESOLVED, that _______________, a deposit institution, is hereby selected and designated as a depository of funds of this cooperative, and that a checking account be established and maintained by and in the name of this cooperative at the office of this institution, on and subject to such terms and conditions as the President and Secretary of the cooperative and the institution may agree; and
 
RESOLVED, FURTHER, that all checks, drafts, and other instruments for the payment of money earned or accepted by this cooperative for payment from such account or at such office of the institution be signed on behalf of this cooperative by ____________________, one of the officers of the cooperative, or any person or persons so authorized by the Directors of the cooperative; and
 
RESOLVED, FURTHER, that any checks, drafts, or other instruments for the payment of money, endorsed on behalf of this cooperative for deposit with or collection by said deposit institution, may be so endorsed in the name of the cooperative by written or stamped endorsement and without designation of the signature of the person making such endorsement; and
 
RESOLVED, FURTHER, that the Secretary of the cooperative is hereby authorized and directed to certify to the deposit institution that these resolutions have been duly adopted, and are in conformity with the Articles of Incorporation and the Bylaws of the cooperative, and to further certify to the institution the names and specimen signatures of the present officer(s) or other person(s) of the cooperative authorized to sign on such account, and if and when any change is made in the identity or authority of such officers or other person(s), the fact of such change and the name and specimen signature of each new officer(s) or other person(s); and
 
RESOLVED, FURTHER, that the deposit institution is required and authorized to honor, receive, certify, or pay any instrument signed or endorsed in accordance with these resolutions and the certification provided for by these resolutions then in effect, including any such instrument drawn or endorsed to the personal order of, or presented for negotiation, deposit, or payment by, any officer signing or endorsing the same; and
 
RESOLVED, FURTHER, that these regulations and each certification herein provided for shall remain in full force and effect, and the deposit institution is authorized and requested to rely and act thereon until it shall receive, at its office to which the certified copy of these resolutions is delivered, either a certified copy of a further resolution of the Board of Directors amending or rescinding these resolutions, or a further certification of the names and signatures of the officer or other person(s) authorized to sign on such account.
12. Corporate Seal
RESOLVED, that the corporate seal presented at this meeting is adopted as the corporate seal of the cooperative, and that the Secretary is instructed to impress such seal on the minutes of this meeting opposite the place where this resolution appears.
13. Principal Executive Office
RESOLVED, that the principal executive office of this cooperative shall be established and maintained at ________, California.
14. Adjournment
The president asked whether there was any further business to come before the Directors at this meeting, and there being no response, the meeting was adjourned at _________________.
 
Dated:________________ ___, 20__.
 
___________________
Secretary

APPROVAL OF MINUTES
 
The foregoing minutes are approved as the acts of the Directors of the cooperative,

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