Reply To: Owner using 30 per cent veto to block removal of secretary

Back to this topic again for an update. So we now have come to a Special General Meeting of the Community Association. We want to put up a motion to vacate the secretary role and elect a new secretary, which we were unable to do at committee meeting by the member invoking schedule 2, part 3, clause 7, point 4 of the CLMA objecting to the decision being made.

The removal of an office holder at general meeting requires a special resolution, and yet again this member has advised via his managing agent if we put a motion up to vacate him from the secretary role at general meeting that he will vote his buildings 40% UE against the motion, once again blocking the majority from removing him as secretary.

The removal of a committee member also requires a special resolution, and this member has also said through his managing agent if we attempt to remove him from the committee he will also vote his buildings 40% UE against the motion also blocking it.

So people are left asking what is the point of having a community association and what about the principle of majority rules when one member with a minority UE can override or block the majority from making decisions they want to make.