@Paddy37 said:
A strata manager will pay the usual ‘routine’ expenses (such as rates, electricity and cleaning), but for out of the ordinary expenses, how does the EC approve? Is there an alternative to the EC holding a meeting to approve the expense? Can a member of the EC be nominated to ‘approve’ other expenses?Our EC seems to run without holding meetings.
If it’s a block with <15 units then the usual procedure would seem to be that no limitation would have been placed on EC spending nor specific funds allocation, EC members would have little idea and no interest in what a (properly convened) meeting is and nor would they hesitate to alter common property without proper approval (special resolution at a General meeting, at least in areas they consider minor/common sense e.g. changing colours on replacement carpet or adding a couple of lights after someone expressed a passing concern).
With no limitation there would apparently be no legal comeback if they spent all funds from both admin. and sinking funds hiring a related party to clean daily and manicure every plant.
The Act specifies a “detailed agenda” for EC meetings and that it should be either displayed on a notice board or sent to all OC members