Greetings Relatives/Frens, Here is the finalized Navajo Nation Council’s appropriation of about $4.1 million for Navajo Transitional Energy Company, LLC, that the Navajo Council amended and approved with a vote of 17 in favor, 2 opposed during their special session on Oct. 16, 2013. Speaker Johnny Naize signed it on Oct. 18, 2013, and it […]
The Naabiki’yati Committee voted to go into an executive session about 3 p.m. on the Navajo Transitional Energy Company legislation that Speaker Johnny Naize and Delegate Danny Simpson are sponsoring. After Naabi voted to go behind closed doors, Naized asked Navajo Department of Justice Dana Bobroof to identify who should remain in meeting. Bobroof said […]
Greeting Relatives/Frens, I’m back in the Navajo Council chamber where the Naabiki’yati’ Committee just convened at 1:55 pm, even though the committee was scheduled to start at 10 a.m. As I was waiting for the committee meeting to start, I noticed Navajo Transitional Energy Company Board President Steve Gunderson sitting in the Council chamber north […]
Navajo Nation Council votes on approving $4.1 million for Navajo Transitional Energy Company today. The vote was 17 in favor, 2 opposed. The 2 opposing are Delegates Elmer Begay and Lorenzo Curley. The 17 “yes” votes came from Delegates George Apachito, LoRenzo Bates, Mel Begay, Nelson Begaye, Katherine Benally, Joshua Butler, Charles Damon II, Jonathan […]
Navajo Council continues debating $4.1 million for Navajo Transitional Energy Company, which the Council created to negotiate purchase of BHP Billiton coal mine. DELEGATE LEONARD TSOSIE Strike section 6 from legislation. (Section 6 deals with approving NTEC to go to Navajo Nation Investment Committee for approval of $36 million line of credit) VOTE 15 in […]
Navajo Council still debating $4.1 million for Navajo Transitional Energy Company which also includes authorizing NTEC to go to Investment Committee for approval of a $36 million line of credit to buy BHP Billiton coal mine. DELEGATE DWIGHT WITHERSPOON Other concept here, coming from community that complains about deals from major energy companies and getting […]
Naabi immiediately votes on $4.1 million without discussion. VOTE AT 3:30 pm is 13 in favor, 1 opposed.
Naabi opens doors at 3:25 pm and Delegate Jonathan Nez asks to waive floor rules and go to $4.1 million. Vote is 11 in favor, 0 opposed.
Greetings Relatives/Frens, Navajo Nation Council Delegate LoRenzo Bates, who is the Budget & Finance Committee chairperson and Investment Committee member, and Council Delegate Roscoe Smith, who is the Resources & Development Committee vice chairperson, have slid their legislation 0305-13, $4.1 million for Navajo Transitional Energy Company, through the legislative process. And if the Budget & […]
I just spoke with Navajo Council Delegate LoRenzo Bates about $4.1 million for Navajo Transitional Energy Company. Bates said that B&F is having a special meeting on 10-10-13 to address $4.1 million for NTEC. The B&F was not scheduled to meet this week. Bates said that the B&F would meet before the Naa’biki’yati’ Committee. And […]
