Well my pet it's really quite simple. If you write the minutes then you're probably already documenting the actions and who should be doing what, (if you're not, I gotta say we're going to need to work on that). So you simply do your job. Document exactly what he (and everyone else) should be doing and (if you can), try and stick a crafty 'by the next meeting' in there or even better a date. Then get the minutes out in a timely fashion and absolutely don't remind him of anything. He doesn't need it, that's why there are minutes. Make sure if you have any actions that you have done them 100% and if not, have a bl00dy good reason why you haven't.
Remind him of the next meeting a few days before hand. But do it in an email to all members of the meeting ('just a quick reminder, blah, blah, blah...') but unless he gives his apologies then just look as perplexed and confused as everyone else if he doesn't show up. After all, it's not like he didn't get reminded right?
If he does turn up to the meeting but has uncompleted actions then repeat step one, make sure it's all documented etc....
Trust me, he'll shape up. If it starts to look to his collegues that he's not up to the job. All you're doing is in a very professional and underhand manner planting a little seed in the minds of everyone else. And you can't be berrated for it as all you're doing is being professional in your work and recordiing what is said and done.
In my experience, people like this are a little hitlers for policy and procedure. So that's how you shove a rocket up their ar5e, by following it to the letter. And it works, just ask my ex finance director, HR director and the chief executive.