dhouseholder
Registered User
Does your lodge read the minutes of previous meetings or not?
We've never had anybody ask to have them read. I think those who haven't taken the time to look at them don't want to call attention to that fact by making all the other brothers sit through it.We read them every time. Sadly, every time they are read they are read through line by line and it does become tedious. About the only thing the Secretary skips is who was in attendance. I would much rather hear a very brief synopsis or have them posted beforehand for everyone to look through. Like was mentioned, though, there will be some who will never give them a glance and then cause them to be read.
Always. Required to be read in Texas. Not at every meeting, but every minutes must be read often enough so they don't pile up.
...Plus for us, a hard copy is required by GL to be kept so it can't be entirely digital...
Reminds me of the candle/bulb discussion. Is having a nice, leather bound book of minutes a waste of time or a cool looking piece in the lodge?