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Decentralization: Chapter coordinators wear too many hats

Still here at joint meeting of Navajo Council’s Budget & Finance Committee and Resources & Development Committee where the debate continues over a report from Navajo Nation Division of Community Development Director Leonard Chee on Decentralization. DELEGATE LEONARD TSOSIE, RDC COMMITTEE MEMBER First time heard about $2 million for Decentralization Project was with Navajo Department […]

Increase Road Fund by terminating set asides for all Trust Funds

Here at Joint meeting of Budget and Finance Committee and Resources & Development Committee which has been debating amendments to Navajo Nation Road Fund Regulations since they started their joint meeting which was about 1:20 pm today. The Council chamber has quite a few employees of Navajo Department of Transportation. DELEGATE DANNY SIMPSON, B&F COMMITTEE […]

Az Navajos get more road projects than NM Navajos

Here at joint meeting of Navajo Council’s Budget & Finance Committee and Resources & Development Committee at the Council chamber in Window Rock, Ariz. Click on B&F and RDC 2-4-14 AGENDA to see what Legislation and Reports will go before B&F and RDC today. The Committees have started debating on Proposed Amendments to the Navajo […]

Proposed plan to distribute revenues from Navajo Nation casinos

Still here at Navajo Council’s Budget and Finance Committee where B&F now getting financial report from Office of the Controller Deputy Director Robert Willie and Office of Management and Budgets Director Dominic Beyal. Several of the Committee members are concerned about Navajo Water Department budget, which has a huge balance when people are needing direct […]

Navajo Council Budget & Finance Committee approves Coconino County Sheriff at Twins Arrows

Here at Navajo Council Budget & Finance Committee meeting at the B&F Committee meeting room in Window Rock, Ariz. Click on B&F 2-4-14 AGENDA to see today’s B&F agenda. The B&F Committee is scheduled to have a joint meeting with Resources & Development Committee at 1 p.m. today at the Council chamber in Window Rock. […]

Escalade, $220 m. Bond, Permanent Trust Fund

Greeting Relatives/Frens, It appears that the Navajo Nation Council are on a fast track to get to about $32 million out of the Permanent Trust Fund. The $32 m. is the interest earned from the PTF principal, which stands at about $1.4 billion. But under Navajo law, the PTF principal can only be touched through […]

Navajo Council Budget & Finance action, 9-23-13

Here at Navajo Nation Council chamber, where Council’s Budget & Finance Committee meeting. The B&F just tabled a request by B&F Chairperson LoRenzo Bates and Controller Mark Grant for about $8 million for Gaming Development Fund. The legislation – 0281-13 – will return to the B&F during their meeting, which is scheduled for the first […]

Navajo Council standing committees & Energy Development

The Navajo Nation Council’s Naa’biki’yati’ Committee meets on Thursday, 9-12-13 , at 10 am in the Council chamber and among their proposed agenda items is a report from the Navajo Tribal Utility Authority “regarding energy development.” NTUA met with members of Resources & Development Committee at the KPMG office in Albuquerque today, 9-10-13, to discuss […]