I am on the Committee. Current situation is we are told to add the repair to a list and then there is a vote as to the order to when it will be done according to the money we have. I was told that it could take to up to a year.
Who is telling you this? Is it a committee decision? No-one in the committee has more authority than another in the committee unless there’s a hung vote. But if the committee as a whole considers the works to be non-essential or unnecessary then you might have to convince them otherwise.
When raised with the Strata Manager, he has said that he takes direction with the Owners Corporation as to which repairs works are undertaken and that is based on majority rule.
That’s correct to a large extent but the SM should also be advising the OC on their legal obligations regarding required maintenance.
What looks to be essential maintenance to you might not be seen that way by other owners. So to some extent it can be up to you to establish that the works really are required.