Ordinary Meeting
Meeting Date: Tuesday, 26 June, 2018
Location: Council Chambers, City Administrative Building, Bridge Road, Nowra
Time: 5.00pm
Membership (Quorum - 7)
All Councillors
Addendum Agenda
Mayoral Minute
MM18.11..... Mayoral Minute - Award Recipients - 2018 Queen's Birthday Honours and 2018 International Midwives’ Day award................................................................. 1
MM18.12..... Mayoral Minute - Tomerong Quarry............................................................... 2
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MM18.11 Mayoral Minute - Award Recipients - 2018 Queen's Birthday Honours and 2018 International Midwives’ Day award
HPERM Ref: D18/196523
That Council receive the report for information and the Mayor sends congratulatory letters to the recipents of awards on behalf of Council.
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The 2018 Queen’s Birthday Honours were bestowed upon three of our local identities this year. Congratulations to Sydney Weller OAM, Donald Godden OAM and Deborah Ely AM.
MEDAL (OAM) OF THE ORDER OF AUSTRALIA IN THE GENERAL DIVISION
· Sydney Weller OAM for service to rugby league, and to the community.
· Donald Godden OAM for service to the community through history preservation organisations.
MEMBER (AM) IN THE GENERAL DIVISION OF THE ORDER OF AUSTRALIA
· Deborah Ely AM for significant service to the visual arts through leadership roles with art galleries, and to children's art education programs.
PUBLIC SERVICE MEDAL (PSM)
· Jason Ardler PSM for outstanding public service to Indigenous people in New South Wales.
Congratulations Clr Annette Alldrick
· Clr Alldrick was awarded the 2018 International Midwives’ Day award of the Midwife of the Year for the Illawarra/Shoalhaven. Congratulations Annette on this wonderful award recognising the work that you do in the area of midwifery.
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MM18.12 Mayoral Minute - Tomerong Quarry
HPERM Ref: D18/209894
Attachments: 1. Attachment - Scope for Tomerong Quarry ⇩
That 1. Council endorse the attached ‘service specifications’ as a Terms of Reference to independently investigate issues that have been raised by the community in respect to the compliance action of council and operation of Tomerong quarry. 2. Council send the ‘service specifications’ to the following workplace conduct investigators for their consideration: · Mr Allan Yates – Internal Ombudsman at Burwood Council; and · Mr Andrew Patterson – Internal Ombudsman for a number of NSW Councils, currently undertaking contract work for Council’s as requested. 3. Council support that a budget item be raised for the payment of any costs incurred.
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A Motion was made in response to the report at the Strategy and Assets meeting (15 May) as follows;
That:
1. The report be received for information on the proviso that no assumptions are made in regard to its conclusions and adequacy.
2. The General Manager commission an independent external investigation into the issues that have been raised by the community in respect of the compliance action of Council and operation of Tomerong Quarry.
3. Further reports on the Quarry be provided to Council as the matter is further investigated.
To execute an independent investigation Council must agree to a terms of reference / service specification to enable the engagement of a suitably qualified person/s. I have recommended to Council that we forward these specifications to two work place conduct investigators. Mr Yates and Mr Patterson are skilled investigators and either one would be an excellent candidate to undertake the work on behalf of Shoalhaven City Council and neither has a previous relationship with Council.