26 Jan 2009 3:02 PM:

Hi Tuckswood8,

I now understand that a couple of the non-resident British owners are proposing that I should be paid a small fee to continue as president in order to safeguard the interests of the other owners, although nothing has been said directly to me.  I have always believed that the post of president is strictly an honorary one, and that no remuneration can be paid to the president.  Am I correct in this?  Also should a motion to this effect be proposed at the AGM what would be the position regarding the proxy votes which I hold?  I can see major problems if I voted payment for myself!

Isn't it nice to be wanted !!!!!!!!!

A  President's position is normally voluntary with reasonable expenses allowed.

A President may be paid a salary provided it is voted for by a majority of owners. As this is not already on the AGM Agenda, presumably it could be brought up under A.O.B.

If you hold a number of proxy votes, then I think the only thing you can do is get busy and email all those you hold votes for, explain that this may be brought up, and ask for their emailed instructions on tthe issue by return. Then print off all the replies and take them with you to the meeting so that you can produce them if the issue is brought up and there is a vote on it.

I can't think of any other way in such a short space of time !

Good luck !!

 

 

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10 Nov 2008 6:22 PM:

Hi folks

The fees you mention are ridiculous !!!

On my Community the cuota is 50 euros per month for 76 2 bed bungs and 77 euros for 3 very large 3 bed bungs with massive gardens !

Administration charge is 6 euros per house per month !!! This includes the AGM, with an extra charge of 200 euros for any EGM's !!

If you want to change things, you must gather support, no-one can achieve anything single-handed ! It's all about votes!!  You need to get 25% of the ownership with you before you can even call an EGM yourself !!

If you haven't seen it already, here's a link to my thread with a blow-by-blow account for how I got rid of a corrupt Administrator and President (who were brother and sister!!) and eventually got elected as President myself!!

http://www.eyeonspain.com/Secure/ForumPostsDesc.aspx?thread=5195&dev=FB34&name=Running%20a%20Community

Once you get started, you will find, as I did, that most of the owners are totally fed up with it all/ too frightened to speak out/ sat back waiting for someone else to do it , and the whole thing which seemed to be so impossible was, in fact, a complete walk-over!!!!

Come on ..........you can do it...................if I can do it, anyone can .................and I don't mind admitting to being 64 !!!

You just have to make the decision ................am I going to put up and shut up like everyone else ? ..................or am I going to get off my butt and do something to change it ?? !!!!

Go for it !!!!!

 

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24 Oct 2008 11:23 PM:

Yes, it's perfectly legal as quoted by Roberto from the Horizontal Laws !!

So why is no-one willing to stand for President then ???


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15 Oct 2008 2:50 PM:

Thank you Promedia and Roberto ! You two guys have been there for me right from the start and I hope you both feel proud of the fact that it was your advice that got me started !! ........and if you don't you should do!!!!  

I have taken your advice and now started a new blog to coninue with recording the daily doings of a new president ........please do have a look at eyeonspain.com/Secure/blogs/editor.aspx?blog=audreyshome





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03 Oct 2008 2:16 PM:

For More..................Hey  good to see you back, I missed you.............and your pics !!! I'm glad you went to bed a happy woman  Who knows, mebbe we'll meet up one day !!

For Sandra..............Thank you for your good wishes, much appreciated.............and I just loved the "Rat's Nest" bit...........very appropriate !!!  

Para María ...... ¡Muchas gracias!  ¡¡Usted es absolutamente derecho, la fe y la determinación realmente mueve montañas, y tengo mucho ambos !! .........,pero, igualmente como importante consigue algún apoyo y se encuentra un Asesoria honesto!!!!!!!!  
Thank you very much ! You are absolutely right, faith and determination really can move mountains, and I have plenty of both!..........but, equally as important is getting some support and finding an honest Asesoria  

This message was last edited by On a mission ! on 10/3/2008.

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