Who is the Strata Council?
Written by Jessica Tait
Updated at January 18th, 2021
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The Strata Company must elect a strata council / committee at each annual general meeting. The committee is made up of registered lot proprietors.
The Strata Council is responsible for
- the administrative and day-to-day running of the Strata Company
- making decisions on behalf of the Strata Company
- enforcing the bylaws/ decisions of the Strata Company
Functions of the Strata Council
<h5 class="font_5">Council Members</h5>A Strata Council must have at least 3 members or can have two members and one vacancy.
The maximum number of committee members for schemes 7 unless the management statement says otherwise.
This will usually include a chairperson, secretary and treasurer (known as the executive positions). A person may hold all or any 2 executive positions.
<h5 class="font_5">Chairperson</h5>The chairperson must chair all general meetings and committee meetings they attend. If the chairperson is not at a meeting, the voters who are there can choose another person to chair that meeting.
When chairing a general meeting , the chairperson’s duties include:
- ruling a motion out of order if
- it is unlawful or unenforceable
- it conflicts with a by-law
- the substance of the motion was not included in the agenda for the meeting
- declaring the results of votes on motions at the meeting
- confirming that each ballot paper is the vote of a person who has the right to vote in the election (where a ballot for a council position is needed)
- declaring the result of an election for a council position.
If the chairperson rules a motion out of order, they must give reasons, and give the meeting the chance to overturn their decision.
The chairperson does not have more authority than anyone else on the committee.