What is the role of Secretary on Strata Council?

Unsure of your role as the Strata Council Secretary? Here are a few things that you could do:

• The Secretary’s role is to ensure that administrative functions are happening as they should be.
• The secretary would record minutes for any Council meetings or AGM’s, or delegate this task to the management company, and then review/ edit the minutes for accuracy.
• Create a list of “Action” items/ directives from Council meetings
• Ensure that minutes get posted in a timely fashion for owners to review. These could be on a web portal, or in a lobby, elevator, etc.
• Ensure that contracts, depreciation reports, insurance documents, etc. are available, and stored in a safe and accessible place for easy access. This could be on site, or more likely in a digital portal.
• Creating notices for the owners
• Ensuring that owner records are kept up to date

This list is by no means exhaustive, but will give you a few ideas as to what you could expect if you have volunteered for the role of Strata Council Secretary.

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