The strata council of Strata Plan NWS1111 in Coquitlam has a Standard Bylaw 16(1) regarding council member remuneration, allowing council members to receive $100 per meeting. The council holds monthly meetings. The current council president, Lisa, is consistently late, unprepared, and often misses meetings altogether. The other council members wish to reduce her stipend or remove her from the president's role due to her poor performance. Which statement accurately reflects the strata council's power regarding Lisa's remuneration and role?

Question: The strata council of Strata Plan NWS1111 in Coquitlam has a Standard Bylaw 16(1) regarding council member remuneration, allowing council members to receive $100 per meeting. The council holds monthly meetings. The current council president, Lisa, is consistently late, unprepared, and often misses meetings altogether. The other council members wish to reduce her stipend or remove her from the president's role due to her poor performance. Which statement accurately reflects the strata council's power regarding Lisa's remuneration and role?

Answer options:

• The council can amend the bylaws to remove the remuneration for the president and can elect a new president if approved by a 3/4 vote of the owners.
• The council can reduce Lisa's remuneration without owner approval, but only owners can remove her from the president's role via a 3/4 vote. ✅ The council can, by majority vote, remove Lisa from the president's role and elect a new president, but cannot unilaterally alter the remuneration for council members.
• Only a 3/4 vote of the owners at a general meeting can remove a council member from their role or alter their remuneration.

Correct answer: The council can, by majority vote, remove Lisa from the president's role and elect a new president, but cannot unilaterally alter the remuneration for council members.

Explanation: Standard Bylaw 9(2) allows the council to elect officers at its first meeting and can re-elect them, implying the ability to remove and elect a new president by majority. Strata Property Act Section 36(2) states that a strata corporation may pay council members remuneration if authorized by a bylaw.