There are 10 notices of motion that will be up for debate at next Tuesday’s Campbelltown City Council.
From the cost of a civic centre flag raising ceremony to mobility scooter charging stations, and doing more for local seniors, councillors will be looking at a wide range of issues.
Notices of motion are a little bit like private members bills in state and federal parliament.
Councillors submit their notices of motions a few days before the meeting of council.
Usually, the aim of a notice of motion is to seek the preparation of a report looking at the feasibility of an idea or initiative.
The NOM, as they are referred to in council, is debated and then the mayor puts it to the vote.
Sometimes the wording of a NOM is altered during the course of the debate.
Let’s have a quick look at the 10 NOMs for next Tuesday night’s meeting.
Councillor Adam Zahra has tabled three motions, and they are at the top of the list on the business paper.
In his first motion, he wants a council report showing the cost of the International Mother Language Day flag raising ceremony held February 21.
As part of the same motion, Cr Zahra requests an itemised listing of events, ceremonies, and memorials funded by the rate payer for the past financial year.
His second NOM calls on council to write a letter to the Macarthur, Werriwa and Hume candidates in the upcoming Federal election seeking their commitment to the duplication of the Raby Road M31 overpass.
In his final NOM, Cr Zahra is requesting council write to the NSW health minister and the opposition health spokesperson to express concern over wait times for emergency presentations and surgeries at Campbelltown Hospital – and request action be taken to improve patient outcomes.
Newly elected councillor Seta Berbari (pictured above) has lodged her first NOM, seeking a report on the NSW Seniors Festival, and how to make it even better in future in Campbelltown.
In a second NOM, Cr Berbari wants council to consider introducing a new category in the annual Australia Day awards for those in our community living with disabilities.
Councillor Warren Morrison’s notice of motion wants council to consult the community over the need for additional mobility scooter charging stations.
Other NOMs include one from Cr Josh Cotter on charities, Cr Karen Hunt on a koala expo, and a second one on wheelie bin stickers featuring local flora and fauna.
Her third NOM calls for a report on the feasibility of installing a basic outdoor remote control toy vehicle race track at John Ryder Reserve Minto.
Cr Zahra if you are writing to the health minister maybe you can implore him to give the nurses there well deserved 15% pay rise so we can retain valued staff, so nurses can afford to live near the place they work. Staff retention affects wait times in emergency, surgery and wards without staff patients wait on beds. Without patient ratios- patient care is put at risk. Additionally, nurses are being abused verbally and physically that they themselves require hospital care. The safety of staff is put second