Can a committee member ask to be paid?

Hi all,

My first post on this forum but I am sure those more learned than I will have some insight into a recent development in our strata building.

A (young, high-ranking naval officer, with an even higher-ranking wife) is now a (first time) committee member who has taken it upon himself to become the buildings vigilante. I received a very pointed email yesterday forwarded by a committee member regarding one of our tenants that who had caused some scuffmarks on the hallway walls & ceiling when they moved out last weekend. The email was also sent to all committee members, (humiliating) the strata manager, but not me, (due to a wrong email address).

What offended me was his demands that we pay for the damage (obviously – we know that). Worse, he gave us a two-day period to guarantee it would be addressed, plus a deadline of four days for the remedial work to be completed. This is the Strata Managers jurisdiction & not his.

My concern though is about this extract: “On the agenda for the last committee meeting was the proposal that XXX be paid $5000 a quarter to run the building (over and above the Strata Manager’s fee)”. I was a committee member for over ten years & did not expect any recompense.

The question is can a committee member ask or expect this? If so then why won’t all committee members expect payment?

Any guidance or advice would be much appreciated.

Thank you.