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We already do this; meet informally, thoroughly discuss and reach our decision on each agenda item for the upcoming meeting.
Unfortunately “Then, as is proper, the actual decisions could be made and minuted at the notified meeting in quite rapid succession” simply does not happen because the disruptive person wants to speak to every agenda item, (and everything else under the sun), despite the fact that the chair, after taking a vote from SC members, tells them that permission to speak has been denied.
It seems to me (obviously this needs input from all other SC members) that from the Keymaster’s suggestion that we need to establish standing orders about behaviour, and then introduce a bylaw governing behaviour at meetings, would be very helpful. “In fact, you might make it that if a lot owner or resident has been “named” (as per the Standing orders) and continues to breach them, they will be liable for penalties to be awarded by NCAT for breaches of by-laws”, is very attractive – this is a person for whom the concept of rational behaviour seems not to exist. I am sure this is a common-enough occurrence – where the actions of one person try to spoil the concept of strata living for everyone else.
As this has previously been a fairly harmonious working committee (and strata complex), we needed suggestions of some strategies to adopt.