Question: I chose to attend the AGM personally rather than online. I was told the AGM will be held at the strata manager’s office. My understanding of the bylaws is that meetings should be located in an area suited to the client. Is this correct?
Answer: The Acts state state that the day time and place of the meeting should be reasonable convenient for the majority of members.
The Community Titles Act Section 81 (3) and Strata Titles Act Section 33 (3a) states that the day time and place of the meeting should be reasonable convenient for the majority of members. With the use of online meetings, many Strata Companies, including Horner Management, have the facilities to hold online meetings in their boardroom to allow all owners to interact with ease via the online method.
If the majority of unit owners are electing to attend the meeting online as opposed to in person, it is likely that the set up in the Manager’s office would be the best for this occasion to ensure that all owners can interact easily with each other as opposed to relying on portal equipment to connect all units owners on line.
If the majority of owners wish to meet in person and agree that onsite would be most convenient, your manager should work with owners on this, however, you should check your management agreement as some companies do charge for attending onsite meetings, especially if they are not within the metropolitan area.
This post appears in Strata News #614.
Carrie McInerney Horner Management E: carrie@hornermanagement.com.au P: 08 8234 5777