Many owners have questions about what in fact their strata council does and is supposed to do. Here is a list taken from a resource (Role/responsibilities of the Strata Council) published by the Financial Institutions Commission:

Specific Duties of the Strata Council

The specific duties of the strata council include the following:

• keeping a list of the names of owners and tenants, and similar documents
• paying strata corporation bills
• making themselves accessible by providing a telephone number or some other method of contact
• entering into strata corporation contracts and supervising the performance of duties under those contracts
• hiring and supervising employees of the strata corporation
• keeping all strata corporation records
• making records available for inspection and copying for the owners for a charge of not more than 25 cents per page
• calling and conducting general meetings
• completing “Information Certificates” (Form B) and “Certificates of Payment” (Form F)
• preparing the budget and financial statements
• directing investments and expenditures
• collecting strata fees and other money owed to the strata corporation
• enforcing the bylaws and rules
• obtaining adequate strata corporation insurance 
• approving strata lot alterations
• granting owners and tenants short term exclusive use of common property
• exempting the application of rental restriction bylaws for individual owners based on hardship.
  

To view the full resource guide visit http://www.fic.gov.bc.ca/responsibilities/strataowners/instruction_guides.htm