Council on bill to improve transparency in committee votes

LEGISLATION 0356-17: An Action Relating to Law and Order Committee, Budget and Finance Committee, Health, Education and Human Services Committee, Resources and Development Committee, Naabik’iyati’ Committee and Navajo Nation Council; Amending Rule 21 of the Rules of Order for Standing Committees of the Navajo Nation Council such that Recording of \Votes on all Motions Before the Committee shall be Recorded by Roll Call SPONSOR: Honorable Steven Begay

DELEGATE LEE JACK, we have been operating in this manner and it’s working. So I will vote red and I encourage colleagues to vote red.

DELEGATE HERMAN DANIELS, I will vote green.

DELEGATE AMBER CROTTY, this is critical and talked about at committee level and thank Delegate Steven Begay. This important for transparency. When look at committee report, don’t know how each committee members vote. And sometime changes when comes to Naabik’iyati Committee and Council. And for me, I dk how delegates voted at committee level on Homesite Leases. And this bill would keep us accountable. My communities appreciates Office of Speaker newsletter which published how each delegate voted on bills that went before Council during winter session. I would ask for education of community on how to locate legislation on Dibb system.

COUNCIL VOTES 13-2 ON LEGISLATION 0356-17 AT 2:55 ON THURSDAY, JAN. 25

 

 

 

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