Owners want pay for mowing nature strip

At our Annual General Meeting two residents proposed that they be paid $300 each per annum to mow the nature strip in front of complex. This strip is not very big and takes about 5 minutes to mow. Of course one of the people involved has a front yard which they have to look after. the second resident provides the old lawn mower. They are saying that the money is to pay for the cost of  fuel for the mower and its upkeep. I am not happy with this and think that the service should be provided by an outside service provider with insurances etc. this has not been put forward for a vote yet and i was wondering what others think.

We have no common property that requires lawn service