Greetings Relatives/Frens/Humans! Here at the Navajo Nation Council chambers where the Council’s Special Session is about to start and from what I am already hearing from some Delegates, including the Council’s Resources & Development Committee Chairperson Katherine Benally, there will be NO DISCUSSION on the proposed $220 million. And I know why…The Council was in […]
Greetings Relaitves/Frens/Humans! Sorry about the short notice but I’m finally back to work. I took a couple of days to be with Shalakos, Koyemsis and other Holy Ones at Zuni, the home of my late father… anyway, the Navajo Nation Council’s Resources & Development Committee, headed by Delegate Katherine Benally is having a Work Session […]
The doors open and Delegate Walter Phelps is making an amendment. But when Speaker Naize calls for vote, he realizes that there is no quorum so Council session is dissolved. Naize also announces that Legislative Branch staff will be working half a day tomorrow. SPONSOR – Delegate Katherine Benally asks if next Tuesday would be […]
SPEAKER NAIZE We have 15 delegates on the floor and so we have a quorum. You have received revised Naabik’iyati’ Committee report. (It is now 5:25 pm) DELEGATE LORENZO BATES just a little history on how we got here today and addresses Mr. Tsosie’s concerns. I wanted to push for Navajo law and that was […]
Delegate Leonard Tsosie raises questions about whether $220 million Bond/Loan legislation came before Council properly because according to Naabik’iyati’ Committee report, there were no amendments made to $220 million Bond/Loan which means that Delegate Bates’ amendment to amend his earlier amendment that he said he made during the Naabi Committee meeting and that Naabi approved […]
DELEGATE DUANE TSINIGINE Section 7 simply has “limited waiver” and takes waiver of sovereign immunity of Controller authority so I support amendment. DELEGATE MEL BEGAY The previous Council did work on Arbitration Act which was to allow and attract outside businesses to appreciate Navajo laws. That was important move by Council so if eliminating and waiving, […]
Reading of $220 m. Bond/Loan Legislation over and Debate begins with information by Sponsor – Delegate Katherine Benally: This legislation is in honor of late Delegate Tom LaPahe, who was among the former Council’s Economic Development Committee that began this process. Many staff, chapter officials, Regional Business Development employees, community members who worked long hours […]
WEB ADDRESS FOR COUNCIL BOND/LOAN LEGISLATION: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7xhIWpNuJXiU1ZaUkMwc01GdTA/edit?usp=sharing Legislation No. 0213-13: Relating to Resources and Development and Budget and Finance; Declaring its Official Intent to Reimburse Itself with the Proceeds of the General Obligation Bonds And/Or the Draw-Down General Obligation Bonds in One or More Series in the Aggregate Total Amount of up to Two Hundred […]
DELEGATE DWIGHT WITHERSPOON Navajo Hopi Land Commission meeting at Twin Arrows tomorrow, 11-27-13. LEGISLATIVE SERVICES DIRECTOR TOM PLATERO reading proposed Council agenda which is one item: Legislation No. 0213-13: Relating to Resources and Development and Budget and Finance; Declaring its Official Intent to Reimburse Itself with the Proceeds of the General Obligation Bonds And/Or the […]
Naabi now changing hats and going into Council mode to take up Legislation No. 0213-13: Relating to Resources and Development and Budget and Finance; Declaring its Official Intent to Reimburse Itself with the Proceeds of the General Obligation Bonds And/Or the Draw-Down General Obligation Bonds in One or More Series in the Aggregate Total Amount […]
