Owner and Proxy attends AGM in person

@Sir Humphrey said:
I would be a bit careful about too strictly enforcing one turn each.

I think the rule on “one turn each until everyone who wants to speak has had a say” is there for when one person or a noisy minority try to dominate and it gives you a valid basis on which to shut them up.

The exchange of information you described may violate the strict reading of the rule but I doubt if it would offend anyone.

I see the Standing Orders as more of a safety net than a strict batting order for speakers.  Many committees get along fine without one … until the inevitable loudmouth comes along and takes advantage of everyone else’s good nature.

Jimmy’s right – the meeting can’t approve a resolution unless it has been included as a proposed resolution on the notice of meeting.  Anything raised at the meeting as a proposed resolution where notice has not been given would have to be ruled as out of order by the Chair.

Any proposed resolution must be included in the notice of meeting sent to the owners.

You can amend a proposed resolution, but only if it doesn’t change the substance of the resolution, and that can be challenged, in which case it has to be considered again.

@Lady Penelope said:
There are various books that may assist the Chairperson in difficult Meetings as the Act is not overly helpful in this area: 

This is one of the many areas where Fair Trading has consistently let us down. The law tells us what we can, must and mustn’t do at meetings, but doesn’t offer any assistance with how to go about running the meeting in a civilised fashion.

A simple guide on how to conduct a strata meeting and a reasonable set of non-compulsory standing orders would give the many, many newcomers in strata – and more than a few rusted-on committee members –  an idea of how the meeting should be run (and something to compare their meetings with).

Strata meetings are very different from any other kind of meeting, where the levels of knowledge, experience and engagement vary wildly, and that’s before you even get into the out-of-control sense of entitlement some owners bring.

We haven’t all been on charity committees, company boards or members of our school’s debating society (although you can tell the ones who are – they’re the ones shouting “point of order!” despite the fact that there are no orders).

I suppose we have to remember that the people who devise the laws, regulations and publications spend their lives in committee meetings and assume we all do the same.

Hi, Can I please ask if new EC is now called strata committee?  Also, if it’s same as EC in terms of other owners attending if they’ve received due notice, and commenting if politely enquire in advance?