Topic: Electing office bearers for committee

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03/06/2024 at 11:07 am #74556 Reply | Quote
deaston
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I’d like clarification on how office bearers are elected once the committee has been determined. Can committee members nominate themselves for the position of Secretary, Treasurer or Chair or do they have to be nominated by another committee member?
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03/06/2024 at 11:11 am #74564 Reply
Jimmy-T
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Committee members can nominate themselves for offices.

By the way, in NSW those positions can be declared vacant and new officers elected by a simple majority (show of hands) at any properly convened strata committee meeting, where the vacation and elections are on the agenda.

I may be wrong but I think it’s different in Qld where the general meeting elects the office-bearers.

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24/06/2024 at 6:34 pm #74901 Reply
deaston
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Thanks for the clarification, Jimmy-T. I want to nominate for Treasurer this year but I think the current Treasurer will be nominating again. I assume that if there are two nominations for Treasurer, there needs to be vote?

The 10 lot strata scheme is in NSW, with 5 committee members, including me. Last year, a strata committee meeting was held immediately after the AGM to elect the office bearers. There was no agenda or notifying other owners about the meeting. The minutes of the meeting recorded the election of office bearers (Motion 2) followed by “Any other business” (Motion 3), which included a summary of issues and tasks discussed at the meeting. Was this a properly convened meeting or should the committee meeting have been held the following week, after following the proper notification and agenda procedures?

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24/06/2024 at 6:38 pm #74903 Reply
Jimmy-T
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Assuming NSW, if two committee members nominate for one office, then all the committee members vote. NB: This vote is only among committee members – not all owners.

Holding the first committee meeting after the election of the committee is pretty standard practice and doesn’t make too much difference because anything that isn’t on the agenda shouldn’t be voted on. It’s a matter of convenience, usually, because everyone is in the same place anyway.

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