Committee Membership of a Body Corporate

One of the big differences between living in a ‘good’ body corporate and a ‘bad’ one is how good the committee functions.

The executive committee of a body corporate is the group of elected owners (or their representatives) who are responsible for running and maintaining the block of units/apartment building/strip of shops/office building or whatever the structure of the body corporate is.

The maximum number of committee members is seven people, with three being the executive.

Who sits on an Executive Committee?

Office holders – or committee members – are usually elected at the first Annual General Meeting and yearly thereafter.  Even if there is a body corporate manager and certain duties have been delegated to them, the chairperson, secretary and treasurer are still able to exercise their powers, if they choose to do so. In most instances the strata manager performs all the functions of the chairperson, secretary and treasurer and they operate in a supervisory position.

In addition to the ordinary members, the executive consists of chairperson, secretary and a treasurer, all who have specific functions which include:

• Chairperson: The role of the chairperson is to conduct committee meetings and to decide on issues relating to voting and procedure.
  
  
• Secretary: The secretary will be responsible for organising committee meetings and minutes, and related correspondence and administration.

• Treasurer: The committee treasurer deals with levy notices, bank accounts, and financial statements and other financial records.