On Oct. 23, the Council voted 16 in favor, 5 opposed to approve controversial amendments to the Navajo Transitional Energy Company’s plan of operation that the Naabiki’yati’ Committee approved and recommended to the Council in executive session on Oct. 16. None of the Council debate over the NTEC amendments was held in open session.

16 DELEGATES VOTING “YES”
George APACHITO
LoRenzo BATES
Mel BEGAY
Nelson BEGAYE
Katherine BENALLY
Joshua BUTLER
Charles DAMON II
Jonathan NEZ
Leonard PETE
Walter PHELPS
Alton SHEPHERD
Danny SIMPSON
Roscoe SMITH
David TOM
Leonard TSOSIE
Edmund YAZZIE

5 DELEGATES VOTING “NO”
Russell BEGAYE
Lorenzo CURLEY
Jonthan HALE
Duane TSINIGINE
Dwight Witherspoon