#25919
Jimmy-T
Keymaster

    The problem arises when someone is charging the Owners Corp for work they do as a member of the committee. Apart from the obvious conflicts of interest there’s the whole issue of why they are even on the committee in the first place.

    In any case, the law is quite clear – committee members can be paid but only for the previous year through a decision made at the subsequent AGM.  The OC can’t agree to pay them in advance.

    Interestingly, under new laws, the chairman would have to recuse himself from the discussion of whether or not he should be involved in the discussion of whether or not he should be paid, due to an obvious conflict of interest.

    But I would say that the fact that the chair has gone to the lengths of creating a false “arms length” relationship to subvert the intent and spirit of the law would be reason enough to vote him off the committee (tarring and feathering optional).

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