Can council minutes be distributed before they have been approved at a council meeting?

Unless the Standard Bylaws have been amended, the council (or section executive) are required to “inform” owners of the minutes of all council meetings within 2 weeks of the meeting, whether or not the minutes have been approved. There is no requirement under the Standard Bylaws to distribute or circulate the minutes, however some strata councils send the minutes to eligible voters by email, upload them to a website, or post copies on notice boards in common areas such as the lobby or laundry room.

There is no requirement in the Strata Property Act or Strata Property Regulation to label minutes as draft or unapproved, nor is it necessary. The minutes of the next meeting will include the results of the vote to approve or amend of the previous minutes.

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