Reply To: Blurry line between Strata Manager & Committee

@TrulEConcerned Thankyou… I have put the SM on notice that I intend to put a series of resolutions to the meeting. I requested she give me notice. She has told me the meeting will be held in June (our FY ends May 31) so I fully intend to send her the resolutions before the end of the FY. I agree that most owners only learn about the AGM with the notice of meeting.

@aa0691 Yes… that is what they’re supposed to be. And in this case, it’s hard to know if the cart (SM) is leading the horse (SC). I expect the committee is hiding behind the SM to enforce an unpopular decision. In fact, I finally managed to speak to the “chair” of the committee (I use the term advisedly as he wants the status of being in charge but refuses to take responsibility for any decisions). He blatantly lied to my face, saying the area had never been a BBQ area!! (my neighbour laughed out loud when I told her).

@Jimmy-T Correct. We’ve had more than half a dozen individual strata managers over as many years, and it’s always been a bun-fight. We are small bickies for these guys. They treat us like we don’t matter. Even now, I made a formal complaint to higher management in the firm and have not received a reply from anyone. Perhaps it is an entrenched corporate culture.

Some of the other owners and I are planning a coup. One of the first items on the agenda will be to review the strata agreement and invite submissions from alternative firms. I tried this in the past but was too inexperienced.

And can I say, the support and information provided by this forum has gone a long way to helping me understand best practice for a small strata. Thank you all!!!