Shoalhaven Mayor Amanda Findley raised the mayoral minute in an Ordinary Council meeting on Tuesday.

All councillors - except for Independent Councillor's Andrew Guile and Greg Watson - supported the motion.

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Cr Findley expressed concern over the government not finding an alternative to the traditional sittings seeing as it has not sat since June 24.

"Other parliaments have been able to create hybrids of meetings or...direct Zoom meetings, just like this one," said Cr Findley during the meeting.

Country Labor Councillor Annette Alldrick supported the motion and said opposition and crossbenchers would help provide "proper scrutiny" during the pandemic.

"We need democracy to return...we have a government running the show single handedly and we need...a proper parliament with an opposition to help make decisions," she said in Tuesday's meeting.

"I'm glad we're coming out of this lockdown, but I'm terrified for the health system.

"I've got friends working in COVID wards in Sydney that are already working 50 to 60 hours a week in full PPE and not having any meal breaks. My fear is that it's going to get worse and we need proper scrutiny in parliament."

Cr Findley also raised concerns over the state government not being made aware of local issues due to not sitting.

Outlined in the motion, Cr Findley said Deputy Premier John Barilaro "knew nothing about the issues that were facing local government" and could not confirm that the Local Government Elections slated for December 4 would go ahead.

Premier Gladys Berejiklian indicated parliament will resume on October 12 as the state moves towards higher vaccination rates.

"When I wrote this motion, it didn't look like the state government were going to be returning for some time, but it does appear there is movement at the station and they will be returning back to work sooner than expected," said Cr Findley.

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Independent Councillor Mitchell Pakes supported the motion and also requested council to return to chambers for meetings.

"If we're asking the state government to return to work, it would be good...if we could allow coming into October, for councillors in a COVID safe way to return to chambers," he said.

Cr Guile called the move a "cheap political shot from the mayor" who wants to "have a free kick at the government."

"What we should be doing in this council is acknowledging the great work the government is doing. We see their work every day. They're managing a very difficult situation," he said.

Cr Proudfoot supported the motion and said it was "a bit rich" that the state government hasn't found a way to meet online on a regular basis.

"When one looks at the plight of low income earners...who are putting themselves on the frontline and exposing themselves to the perils of COVID, then that's okay...then we've got out politicians who aren't going to work is a complete rort," he said.

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