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I would not be automatically suspicious of reimbursement of EC members’ expenses. You probably have a line in the budget for gardening and an EC member might find it quicker and easier on some occasions to buy certain supplies for the common property gardening from their own pocket. If they keep the receipt and arrange for reimbursement through the treasurer and/or managing agent, I would think that is appropriate if the expense was an appropriate gardening expense. I would expect that cost to then be assigned to the gardening line of the budget.
Ditto for costs associated with a website for the OC. Perhaps easier to pay personally and get reimbursed. As long as the expenses are assigned to the right lines of the budget and reasonable and appropriate etc then it is probably just pragmatic rather than dodgy. Only worry if the treasurer can’t give a reasonable account of things (after giving reasonable notice so they can give a good answer. Don’t ambush the probably honest volunteer treasurer at the AGM).