Max Parker - Motions Put on Notice By Max Parker Local Bankstown City Councillor, South Ward.

Max Parker's Motions at
Meetings of Council

Tuesday 23 April 2002

COUNCILLOR ATTENDANCE AT CONFERENCES, STUDY TOURS, ETC.

1. That a report be requested from the General Manager regarding overseas and domestic trips by Councillors and Senior Officers paid for by Bankstown City Council from September 1995 to 31 March 2002 which tables the following:

Councillor’s Name/Senior Officer’s Name

Checklist detailing each individual overseas trip made which shows:

(a) the destination
(b) total number of days paid for by Council
(c) Number of other person/s and days paid for by Council
(d) Total cost of each trip

Summary detailing the number of overseas trips for each Councillor/Senior officer including total days and total cost.

Checklist detailing each individual domestic trip made which shows:

(a) the destination
(b) total number of days paid for by Council
(c) Number of other person/s and days paid for by Council
(e) Total cost of each trip

Summary detailing the number of domestic trips for each Councillor/Senior Officer including total days and total cost

2.CODE OF MEETING PRACTICE – MINUTES

RESOLVED that a report be prepared on the costs of Minutes and Business Papers of Council being copied in electronic format, to Australian Standards, by means in which the document can be accessed by downloading from the Bankstown City Council Internet site.

3. 52 RESTWELL STREET, BANKSTOWN

RESOLVED that a Development Application lodged in respect of No 52 Restwell Street be referred to the Heritage Committee for consideration of heritage value.

4. DEVELOPMENT ASSESSMENTS – AUDITING

That Council set up a bi-monthly Auditing Committee on Development Applications, so that random DA numbers from the previous two months could be drawn from a hat. The DA’s could then be examined so that the committee can audit the processes occurring under delegated authority.

5. CODE OF MEETING PRACTICE

That reports made by ESD presented on the Business Papers be followed as such : ESD (Author/Author(s).

6. PUBLIC ACCESS

RESOLVED that Council display a copy of the Local Government Act (1993) and a checklist of documents customers/ratepayers are entitled to inspect relating to Development Applications.

7. GEORGES RIVER / YERAMBA LAGOON

That a report be prepared to Council detailing all money received for works to be carried out at Yeramba Lagoon, Picnic Point. The report should state the individual contributions from each party, ie State Government. It should also detail all money that has been spent on Yeramba Lagoon.

8. Public Liability Insurance - Bankstown Campsie Giants Police Rugby League Club

That Council accept public liability insurance cover of $5, 000, 000 from the Bankstown Campsie Giants Police Rugby League Club for football training on Mondays and a football game each Wednesday at Neptune Park for the 2002 season and the insurance cover be reviewed to $10, 000, 000 in 2003.

Written by M.Parker, 70 Anderson Avenue, Panania 2213.
Authorised by A.Molloy, 70 Anderson Avenue, Panania, 2213.