Here at Navajo Council’s Resources & Development Committee where they are having a work session with Navajo Department of Justice Water Rights Unit and Navajo Water Department. The Navajo Water Rights Commission is also a part of the work session.

RDC CHAIRPERSON ALTON SHEPHERD
are your meetings open?

NAVAJO WATER RIGHTS COMMISSIONER RAY GILMORE
yes

RDC CHAIRPERSON SHEPHERD
no executive sessions?

NRW COMMISSIONER GILMORE
Only if client-attorney situation occurs. NRW is meeting tomorrow, May 12, starting at 8 a.m. at the Navajo Department of justice Butler Building.
(Butler Building is on south side of Navajo Council chambers. Butler Building is pink.)

RDC CHAIRPERSON ALTON SHEPHERD
There’s suggestion for additional work session on water rights, water projects. I’d like to use entire Trust Settlement of $409 million to fund water projects. I hope that grassroots pple are part of Navajo Water Commission’s discussions. They have always had great ideas. We are here to create something good for the people. And so at tome point, I’d like to hear from the grassroots pple/constituents. I’d like to hear from eastern, western, central, southern, northern parts of reservation so they will be part of RDC agenda at some point.
this is work session. there is recommendation for two day work session.
and every year, we had updates on litigations.
Tommorow everyone is invited to attend Water Rights Commission meeting.

RDC MEMBER BEN BENNETT
when have two day work session? what is best time for Water Rights Commission?

RDC CHAIRPERSON SHEPHERD
June is a good time.

RDC CHAIRPERSON SHEPHERD reemphasizes that there will a meeting with the grassroots pple/consituents on water rights settlements and water projects.

RDC concludes work session at 2:30 pm