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BUSINESS LGNSW PAPER 2020 ONLINE ANNUAL CONFERENCE ONLINE 23 NOVEMBER Growing Community Resilience LGNSW.ORG.AU Contents OFFICE BEARERS AND BOARD MEMBERS .................................................................... 3 CONFERENCE PROGRAM ................................................................................................ 4 FEDERAL CONFERENCE .................................................................................................. 5 STANDING ORDERS – FEDERAL .................................................................................. 5 CATEGORY 1 MOTIONS ................................................................................................ 9 STATE CONFERENCE ...................................................................................................... 56 STANDING ORDERS – STATE ...................................................................................... 56 CATEGORY 1 MOTIONS ............................................................................................... 60 Association business .................................................................................................... 60 National Cabinet .......................................................................................................... 63 Disaster management, recovery and resilience ........................................................... 65 Local government elections .......................................................................................... 74 Waste and recycling ..................................................................................................... 78 Economic stimulus ....................................................................................................... 82 Economic policy affecting local government ................................................................ 89 Water and utilities ......................................................................................................101 Planning .....................................................................................................................104 Social and community ................................................................................................120 Transport and roads ...................................................................................................130 Industrial relations and employment ...........................................................................134 Governance and accountability ..................................................................................136 Environment ............................................................................................................... 142 CATEGORY 2 MOTIONS ............................................................................................. 153 LGNSW 2020 Annual Conference Page 2 Business Paper OFFICE BEARERS AND BOARD MEMBERS Patrons Bill Bott AM Walter (Wally) A Mitchell AM OAM Ray Donald OAM Doug Sutherland AM The late Austin JA Mack OAM The late Chris Vardon OAM Genia McCaffery John Wearne AM Phyllis Miller OAM Peter Woods OAM President Cr Linda Scott City of Sydney Council Vice Presidents Cr Angelo Tsirekas City of Canada Bay Council Cr Stephen Lawrence Dubbo Regional Council Treasurer Cr Jerome Laxale City of Ryde Board Members Cr Khal Asfour City of Canterbury-Bankstown Cr Keith Rhoades AFSM Coffs Harbour City Council Cr Ruth Fagan Cowra Council Cr Lesley Furneaux-Cook Burwood Council Cr George Greiss Campbelltown City Council Cr Julie Griffiths Blacktown City Council Cr Mazhar Hadid Liverpool City Council Cr Dominic King Bellingen Shire Council Cr Dai Le Fairfield City Council Cr Karen McKeown OAM Penrith City Council Cr Phyllis Miller OAM Forbes Shire Council Cr Marianne Saliba Shellharbour City Council Cr Ben Shields Dubbo Regional Council Cr Darriea Turley AM Broken Hill City Council Chief Executive Scott Phillips (as of 18 May 2020) Kylie Yates (Acting, to 29 May 2020) Tara McCarthy (to 17 January 2020) This page is correct at the time of publication LGNSW 2020 Annual Conference Page 3 Business Paper CONFERENCE PROGRAM Local Government NSW Annual Conference 2020 – Monday 23 November This program is correct at time of publication. Online copy available: lgnsw.org.au/Public/Events/Annual-Conferences/Annual-Conference-2020.aspx. Monday 23 November 8.30am Demonstration of voting procedure and getting online (on rotation) 8.50am Message from Distinguished sponsor Landcom 8.55am Message from Distinguished sponsor Local Government Super 9.00am – 9.15am Conference introduction by Scott Phillips, Chief Executive, LGNSW 9.15am – 9.45am Welcome and address from Cr Linda Scott, President, LGNSW Opening of Federal Conference, chaired by Cr Linda Scott Opening of State Conference, chaired by Cr Linda Scott 9.45am – 10.35am Meet the Politicians Forum – Address from the Hon. Gladys Berejiklian MP, Premier of NSW, followed by the politicians’ panel: • The Hon. Shelley Hancock MP, Minister for Local Government • Mr Greg Warren MP, Shadow Minister for Local Government • Mr David Shoebridge MLC 10.36am – 10.38am Address from the Hon. Mark Coulton MP, Minister for Regional Health, Regional Communications and Local Government 10.38am – 10.40am Address from the Hon. Jason Clare MP, Shadow Minister for Regional Services, Territories and Local Government 10.40am – 11.20am Keynote address: Building resilience through partnership – Shane Fitzsimmons AFSM, Commissioner of Resilience NSW Panel & Q&A: Recovery and resilience – local strategies and actions to prepare for, recover from and build resilience to disasters and crisis • Leanne Barnes OAM, General Manager, Bega Shire Council • Mick Willing APM, NSW Assistant Police Commissioner, Bushfire Recovery • Shane Fitzsimmons AFSM, Commissioner of Resilience NSW 11.20am – 11.25am Address from Premier Sponsor Statewide Mutual 11.25am – 11.35am Presentation of the AR Bluett Awards by the Trustees 11.35am – 11.45am Address from Elite Sponsor StateCover 11.45am – 11.55am Presentation of Outstanding Service Awards to elected members by LGNSW President 11.55am – 12.05pm Treasurer’s Report - Cr Jerome Laxale, Treasurer, LGNSW 12.05pm – 12.30pm Delegates break for lunch StateCover General Manager’s Online Forum (exclusive to GMs) 12.30pm – 4.30pm Conference business session – consideration of motions LGNSW 2020 Annual Conference Page 4 Business Paper FEDERAL CONFERENCE STANDING ORDERS – FEDERAL These Standing Orders are made in accordance with rule 27 of the registered rules of Local Government NSW (LGNSW rules). It is the intention of this Conference, so far as possible, to work towards achieving consensus on the matters before it and, subject to these Standing Orders and the LGNSW rules, the Chairperson and Delegates are to endeavour to achieve this goal. Quorum 1. The quorum for a Conference shall be fifty per cent of the total number of Delegates to the Conference, plus one. The business of a Conference shall not be conducted unless a quorum is present (see rule 25 of the LGNSW rules). Note: for the purposes of the 2020 Conference, the total number of Delegates on the date that the roll of voters closed [midnight (AEST) on Sunday, 27 September 2020) was 475. Therefore, the quorum shall be 239. [475/2) + 1, rounded up to the nearest whole number = 239]. Presiding at the Conference 2. The Conference will be presided over by the President. In the absence of the President, the Conference will be presided over by either Vice President. Should neither the President nor either Vice President be present, a Board member shall preside. The person presiding over the Conference will be addressed by Delegates as the “Chairperson” or the “Chair”. Conduct of Delegates 3. When the Chairperson speaks, all Delegates will remain silent and maintain order. 4. All Delegates who wish to speak to the Conference shall: a. Type the following information into the chat: i. The reason for speaking (in summary form) E.g. • “MOVE” • “SECOND” • “SPEAKER FOR” • “SPEAKER AGAINST” • “AMENDMENT” • “FORSHADOWED AMENDMENT” • “POINT OF ORDER” • “PUT THE MOTION” • “DISSENT” ii. Delegate’s name (“John Citizen”) iii. Member/Council name (“XXX Council”) Example: MOVE, Cr John Citizen, XXX Council LGNSW 2020 Annual Conference Page 5 Business Paper b. when prompted by the Chairperson, state their name, title, and, the member they represent, c. address Delegates through the Chairperson. 5. Delegates shall address the Conference in a manner befitting to the reputation of Local Government and ensure that the reputation of Local Government and the Association is maintained and enhanced throughout proceedings. 6. A Delegate commits an act of disorder if the Delegate, at a session of a Conference: a. moves or attempts to move a motion or an amendment that has an unlawful purpose; b. says or does anything that is inconsistent with maintaining order at the Meeting or is likely to bring Local Government and/or the Association into contempt or disrepute; c. assaults or threatens to assault another Delegate or person present at the meeting; or d. insults or makes personal reflections on or imputes improper motives to any other Delegate. 7. The Chairperson may require a Delegate to: a. retract any comment or remark that constitutes an act of disorder; b. apologise without reservation for an act of disorder; or c. withdraw a motion or an amendment that has an unlawful purpose. 8. A Delegate may be expelled from a session of Conference for not complying with standing orders 5,