HERE AT NAABIK’IYATI COMMITTEE WHERE COMMITTEE HAS STARTED DEBATING ON LEGISLATION 0232-14, 2015 COMPREHENSIVE NAVAJO NATION GOVERNMENT OPERATING BUDGET. NOTE – I TRIED GETTING A COPY OF THE ENTIRE PROPOSED 2015 BUDGET BUT NO SUCCESS SO I’M PUTTING FORTH MY BEST EFFORT IN KEEPING UP WITH THE VERBAL REPORT BY BUDGET & FINANCE COMMITTEE VICE CHAIRPERSON JONATHAN NEZ, WHO IS BEING ASSISTED BY NAVAJO NATION CONTROLLER MARK GRANT, NAVAJO NATION EXECUTIVE OFFICE CHIEF OF STAFF ARBIN MITCHELL, NAVAJO NATION OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGETS DIRECTOR DOMINIC BEYAL.

DELEGATE EDMUND YAZZIE
i’d support this amendment as long as I get understanding of how to address the need for Head Start teachers across the reservation.

DELEGATE LORENZO CURLEY
i just don’t like subsidizing federal programs with general funds. I like this 2015 Budget and we shud vote on it and send it to the Council. there are other legislation on our Naabik’iyati Committee agenda.

VOTING ON AMENDMENT 3, TAKE 3 POSITIONS FROM PRESIDENT’S OFFICE AND TRANSFER TO HEAD START FOR THREE TEACHERS.
11 IN FAVOR, 5 OPPOSED
The time is now 6:05 pm