@daphne diaphanous said:
Our friends in the neighbouring complex tell us their AGMs are usually held during work days, resulting in quickly concluding meetings through the use of proxies by their strata managers. I advised them to send a registered letter to the strata managers, asking whether the AGMs are held in that way to enable the use of proxies, then, depending on the reply, lodging a complaint with Fair Trading. Could anyone help with any thoughts or further advice please?
I doubt the SM will reply with anything like “yes we hold them on weekdays to enable us to use proxies” or ‘for our convenience and to inhibit owners from having a say’.
When our OC considered engaging a SM the contracts stipulated that AGMs held outside weekday business hours attracted extra charges. So maybe it is done to save costs.
Why not list it as an agenda item for the next AGM to discuss the pros and cons. My view would be to test your views on other owners before listing the agenda item to see how much support such an item would have.