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A 40 block unit is a small strata (by strata definitions of large and small) and so there is potentially a noticeboard somewhere. I mention this because if your block is required to have a notice board under its bylaws then on the notice board should be minutes of an Executive Committee (EC) meeting which should have the names of the EC. If your building does not have the noticeboard bylaw then you should be getting sent copies of EC meeting minutes which should show who the EC are. It should also be in your Annual General Meeting minutes who was elected at the AGM.
Finding these documents should make it easier to find out who these faceless people (the EC) are, when meetings are (you can attend in person) and what decisions they are or are not making.
Being on the slide is not a good thing and it can be difficult to rectify in the short (and long) term.
The usual advice involves getting the numbers to force an EGM (the support of owners who together have more than 25% of the unit entitlement) and pull off a coup and dispatching the current EC. You can find several topics on how to pull off a coup elsewhere in the forum – basically you need to have the numbers to force the meeting, pass the motions and stack the EC with “your people”.
Does you current strata agreement give the strata manager the power of the EC – if it does then rolling the EC will serve little purpose but if everything being refereed to the strata manager is just a policy then a new EC can easily abandoned such a policy and reclaim control of the strata plan (within the terms of your management agreement).
Another option is to try to have your strata manager replaced but this can be slow and difficult.
If you are with a large company try going over your managers head and going to his/her superior or the licensee in charge of the company and have a chat about you dissatisfaction.
I'm sure some other flat chatters will have more ideas for you.