You have to bear in mind that I was appointed to the EC within 3 weeks of purchasing this unit – my first experience of strata.
Hmmm. you seem to have formed some very strong opinions for someone who has admitted they don’t know what they’re doing
The accounts records looked hieroglyphic, and still do, and possibly do so to other owners who may not have the backgournd to be able to interpret them.
Again … what was it Dylan sang? “Don’t criticise what you can’t understand.”
I did not even know what a ‘motion’ was.
Your words …
To note, I think that’s what this SM does, encourages appointment of people who have no idea, or who are to busy (i.e. about to have a baby) so as to avoid doing any work.
Or maybe they are keen to get fresh energy on the committee. By the way, the SM doesn’t appoint committee members. They are elected at an AGM or co-opted by a vote of the committee when a vacancy arises mid-term.
What I’m saying overall is that this SM is blocking me and my complaints, even though I am on the EC. As someone once said on this forum – “the tail is wagging the dog”.
The strata manager is not required to correspond with individual committee members. That should be done via the secretary or chair, in the first instance. But I can see it can be frustrating if the lines of communication are blocked, even to people on the committee. The question is, who is doing the blocking.
If the motion for a new SM is not passed, (possibly due to no quorum) …
If there is no quorum at an AGM, the chair can just wait 30 minutes then declare those present to be a quorum.
… I will be commencing mediation proceedings against them to take action on these matters. It is unfortunately that kind of situation. The committee has included funding for repairs, but the repairs are never followed up by the strata manager. At the last AGM they were discussed verbally. I would like to have it on the agenda formally.
How many of you are there on the committee? You made it seem like there were only two
Can you suggest any wording for these motions? or suggest a site where I can find the wording so I can put this into a legible email.
My comments may seem a little harsh – and that’t not my intention – but what I’m reading is someone who admits they don’t know how things work and then sees a conspiracy behind them not working.
Raising the money for works to be done is not enough. The strata manager needs clear instructuctions to go ahead and get quotes for the work and then hire the tradespeople.
I suspect that the blockage is in your committee (if there others there who aren’t poursuing these issues).
as far as motions go, just put your propsal in precise, simple language.
Motion: That the fence on the (whatever ) side of the block be repaired and the budget be adjusted to pay for it.
Motion: That the strata manager be intructed to issue Notices to Comply to any residents parking in breach of By-Law (whatever its number is.)
It’s really that simple, but you can attach explanatory notes to the agenda motion, laying out your case if you feel some owners may need to be persuaded.
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