The Annual Meeting: Expressions
Årsstämman in Swedish — dagordning, ansvarsfrihet, motion and the endless debate about the bike room.
The brf årsstämma decoded, in meeting order: the summons and deadlines (kallelsen, sista dag för motioner), the opening formalities (godkänna dagordningen, välja justeringsmän, upprätta röstlängden — en röst per lägenhet), the accountability block (revisionsberättelse, bevilja ansvarsfrihet), the elections (bli omvald — avböja omval — ingen vill ställa upp), the money items (avgiftshöjning, underhållsplan, stambyte), the AOB rule (där kan inget beslutas) — closing with the appeal clause and the real closer: kaffe och bulle efteråt.
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bostadsrättsföreningen
the housing association
Tip: lit. 'the housing-right association' — usually shortened to brf.
- 2
årsstämman
the annual general meeting
Tip: lit. 'the annual meeting'.
- 3
dagordningen
the agenda
Tip: lit. 'the day order'.
- 4
mötesordföranden
the chair of the meeting
Tip: lit. the same.
- 5
föra protokoll
to take the minutes
Tip: lit. 'carry protocol'.
- 6
justera protokollet
to second the minutes
Tip: lit. 'adjust the protocol' — two members verify it.
- 7
bevilja ansvarsfrihet
to grant discharge from liability
Tip: lit. 'grant freedom from responsibility' — the board's yearly moment.
- 8
årsredovisningen
the annual accounts
Tip: lit. 'the annual report'.
- 9
revisorn
the auditor
Tip: lit. the same.
- 10
revisionsberättelsen
the auditor's report
Tip: lit. the same.
- 11
en ren revisionsberättelse
a clean audit opinion
Tip: lit. the same — what you want to hear.
- 12
en motion
a member's proposal
Tip: lit. 'a motion' — submit it before the deadline or it's ignored.
- 13
styrelsens svar
the board's response
Tip: lit. the same.
- 14
gå till votering
to put it to a vote
Tip: lit. 'go to voting'.
- 15
handuppräckning
a show of hands
Tip: lit. 'hand-counting'.
- 16
sluten omröstning
a closed ballot
Tip: lit. the same — if anyone requests it.
- 17
en fullmakt
a proxy
Tip: lit. 'a power of attorney' — if you can't attend.
- 18
bli invald i styrelsen
to be elected to the board
Tip: lit. the same.
- 19
valberedningen
the nomination committee
Tip: lit. 'the election preparation'.
- 20
ingen vill ställa upp
nobody wants the job
Tip: lit. 'nobody wants to stand up' — the eternal problem.
- 21
bli omvald
to be re-elected
Tip: lit. the same.
- 22
avböja omval
to decline re-election
Tip: lit. the same.
- 23
styrelsearvodet
the board's fee
Tip: lit. the same — modest, and always debated.
- 24
månadsavgiften
the monthly fee
Tip: lit. the same — the number everyone cares about.
- 25
en avgiftshöjning
a fee increase
Tip: lit. the same.
- 26
underhållsplanen
planned maintenance
Tip: lit. 'the maintenance plan'.
- 27
en stambytesrenovering
a major renovation
Tip: lit. 'a pipe-replacement renovation' — the one everyone dreads.
- 28
föreningens ekonomi
the association's finances
Tip: lit. the same.
- 29
dra över tiden
to go over time
Tip: lit. 'pull over the time' — always.
- 30
cykelrumsdebatten
the bike room debate
Tip: lit. the same — forty minutes, every single year.
- 31
övriga frågor
any other business
Tip: lit. 'other questions' — where the meeting dies.
- 32
där kan inget beslutas
nothing can be decided there
Tip: lit. the same — a rule people forget.
- 33
kaffe och bulle efteråt
coffee and buns afterwards
Tip: lit. the same — the actual reason for attendance.
- 34
mötet förklaras avslutat
the meeting is closed
Tip: lit. 'the meeting is declared ended'.
- 35
kallelsen
the notice of meeting
Tip: lit. the same — must arrive two weeks ahead.
- 36
sista dag för motioner
the deadline for motions
Tip: lit. the same — usually end of January.
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en extrastämma
an extraordinary general meeting
Tip: lit. the same — for urgent decisions.
- 38
årsredovisningen finns tillgänglig
the annual accounts are available
Tip: lit. the same.
- 39
öppna stämman
to open the meeting
Tip: lit. the same.
- 40
godkänna dagordningen
to approve the agenda
Tip: lit. the same.
- 41
välja två justeringsmän
to elect two people to verify the minutes
Tip: lit. the same.
- 42
upprätta röstlängden
to establish the voting register
Tip: lit. the same.
- 43
en röst per lägenhet
one vote per flat
Tip: lit. the same — regardless of size.
- 44
ta upp det under övriga frågor
to raise it under any other business
Tip: lit. the same.
- 45
protokollet inom tre veckor
the minutes within three weeks
Tip: lit. the same — a legal requirement.
- 46
klandra ett stämmobeslut
to appeal a decision
Tip: lit. 'to censure a meeting decision' — the legal term.
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tre månader på sig
three months to do so
Tip: lit. the same.