Navajo Council still debating Legislation 0027-14 which is for a total funding of $900,000 to renovate Lupton, Chichiltah and Chilchinbeto chapters.

It’s now 4:57 p.m.

Delegate Walter Phelps is asking for $180,120 for Cameron chapter multi-purpose building but Phelps is missing some documents.

COUNCIL VOTING ON DELEGATE JONATHAN NEZ AMENDMENT TO ADD FUNDING FOR HIS CHAPTER. IT IS 5 P.M.
15 in favor, 0 opposed

DELEGATE LORENZO BATES
Amendment: $150,000 from Reserves for Newcomb chapter for waterline extension to include planning, construction.

DELEGATE LEONARD TSOSIE
We’re piling on again and this is for waterlines, which is something completely different. And i’m probably already voting no cuz piling on…

COUNCIL VOTING ON AMENDMENT 2 WHICH IS DELEGATE BATES AMENDMENT FOR $150,000 FOR NEWCOMB WATERLINE
14 IN FAVOR, 1 OPPOSED

DELEGATE JONATHAN NEZ
$75,000 for navajo prep school for chain link fence for safety of students and staff. Property line has transients coming in and this is Navajo Nation property.

COUNCIL VOTING ON AMENDMENT 3, DELEGATE NEZ REQUEST FOR NAVAJO PREP SCHOOL
13 IN FAVOR, 2 OPPOSED

DELEGATE NEZ
Amendment 4, for Delegate Walter Phelps to supplement Cameron Chapter with $180,120 for multi-purpose building.

DELEGATE NELSON BEGAY
The three chapter requests went thru proper process and afraid Prez shelly do line item veto. Maybe we cud redo these and go thru process otherwise jeopardizing three chapter requests.

VOTE ON AMENDMENT 4 IS 14 IN FAVOR, 1 OPPOSED.

DELEGATE KATHERINE BENALLY, Amendment 5
Ask to increase $300,000 funding for Chilchinbeto to $500,000

DELEGATE CHARLES DAMON II
I also agree that more requests to the original three requests wud jeopardize entire legislation.

DELEGATE BATES
There is also another form. In all the excitement I forgot. So ask for Navajo Capital Improvement Projects Director Casey Begay to review.

DELEGATE BENALLY
I assumed that all documents ready. Mexican Springs has all the documents. And if we have to wait for review then it slows down legislation.

DELEGATE BATES
Does not require review. only asking for financial information to be included at CIP office.

VOTE ON AMENDMENT 5, 11 IN FAVOR, 2 OPPOSED

$500,000 FOR Ojaito multipurpose building
$150,000 Newcomb chapter waterline
$75,000 Navajo Prep School chain link fence
$180,120 Cameron chapter multipurpose building
NEW TOTAL – $1.7 MILLION
Initial total was $900,000 for 3 chapters

COUNCIL FINALLY VOTING ON LEGISLATION 0027-14 AT 5:24 PM
14 IN FAVOR, 0 OPPOSED