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The Strata Committee chairman of 5 years in our Sydney block of 42 apartments has done numerous deeds to feather his nest over the years but at our upcoming AGM he’s ‘jumping the shark’. He has a landscaping and planting item on the agenda worth about ten grand, right smack bang on his corner or the building. It benefits him most, but also two other committee members.
There are much more important projects that need attending to, including painting, window and other repairs, plus garden work in other places.
This chap needs to be exposed and somehow sidelined, but it’s hard not to get personal which I’m told would lose one friends and supporters. So what can I do?
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If the agenda hasn’t already been issued, add another motion calling for the work to be done only after other specific works is done first.
If the agenda has been issued, propose an amendment at the AGM that the work should only be completed when all other essential repairs and maintenance work that benefits the whole scheme has been carried out. Even better, get specific about outstanding work that needs to be done.
Or extend the proposal to include all other areas around the building, calling for quotes on the work before a final decision is made on this.
Amendments can be proposed that don’t alter the general intent of the original motion, so if the motion says “do this work” you can add provisions to having that work done.
At least doing it that way is less personal and more procedural.
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