Re: Can the Strata Manager decide who proxys go to?

Sorry Jimmy, I don’t think I made myself clear on this.

An EGM was discussed and agreed to by the EC with the proposed agenda to cover a special levy and also appointing a new managing agent.  We still have the existing managing agent pending calling for tenders and giving the current agent notice.

The current agent has been notified by the Secretary (the one who is not an owner and did not have a proxy at the AGM so in essence was appointed without due process).  The Agent sent out an agenda stating one item – to appoint her as the Managing Agent under the terms of her new Company.  The Proxy form states that if a proxy is given to another person the motion to be passed is to appoint < > Agency as the Managing Agent.

I would like to cancel this meeting since my view is she should be given notice and the owners then decide from the various tenders who to appoint as the new agent.  I have contacted your sponsor J.  Also, the issue of a special levy is to be discussed but since this is not an agenda item I am assuming it cannot be discussed as “general business”.

One last thing, some members of the EC – the pseudo secretary and a member have approved works to be done without any reference to the Committee.  One was for a committee member whose garage had damage – she approached the Secretary and the work was approved and actioned within 4 days – it was not an emergency.  The other was a committee member who called out a tradesperson to fix the TV aerial – this was an ‘after hours’ callout and the committee member approved the work for himself.  Illegal???? Do you agree?  There is nothing documented from what I can find that states Committee Members can approve work up to an amount.  Your thoughts and comments please?