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Funding demolishment of Court building…

NAVAJO COUNCIL CONTINUES DEBATING $150,200 TO DEMOLISH FORMER TUBA CITY COURT BUILDING DELEGATE EDMUND YAZZIE/Law & Order Committee chairperson During 2013 budget hearings by Law & Order Committee, the Chief Justice, Herb Yazzie, asked for raise when Judicial Branch facing layoffs and then there was no request for funding to demolish former Tuba City court […]

Demolish or Renovate former Tuba City court building

NAVAJO COUNCIL STILL DEBATING LEGISLATION 0144-13 WHICH IS $150,200 TO DEMOLISH FORMER TUBA CITY COURT BUILDING. NAVAJO DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL DANA BOBROOF In the Budget Instructions Manuel, VIII, page 17, under C, the branch chiefs shall review and provide recommendations on any supplemental proposals before submit to any standing committees and consider Reserves Fund Balance. […]

Council concerned over 3 Branch Chiefs’ memo

Greetings Relatives/Frens, I posted incorrect Web Address to Legislation 0144-13. The Web Address that I posted is for the Council’s next agenda item, which is LEGISLATION 0149-13: APPROVING AMENDMENTS TO CAP-20-13 (NAVAJO TRANSITIONAL ENERGY COMPANY PLAN OF OPERATION – https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7xhIWpNuJXiQjNCZjV5QnVIUHM/edit?usp=sharing) THIS IS THE CORRECT WEB ADDRESS FOR LEGISLATION 0144-13: APPROPRIATING $150,200 FROM RESERVES TO DEMOLISH […]

Demolish former Tuba City Court building

NAVAJO COUNCIL NOW ON LEGISLATION 0149-13: APPROVING SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING OF $150,200 FROM RESERVES TO DEMOLISH FORMER TUBA CITY DISTRICT COURT BUILDING. SPONSOR – DELEGATE RUSSELL BEGAYE DELEGATE NELSON BEGAY Look at Office of Management and Budget memo that says that three branch chiefs agreed that Reserves not be used during budget year so ask that […]

Compromise gets NHA Reform Act approved

NAVAJO COUNCIL APPROVES LEGISLATION 0006-13: NAVAJO HOUSING AUTHORITY REFORM ACT OF 2013 WITH VOTE OF 21 IN FAVOR, 0 OPPOSED. SPONSORS – DELEGATES LEONARD TSOSIE AND KATHERINE BENALLY DELEGATE EDMUND YAZZIE Since only at 24 delegates, Naabi cud be oversight for law enforcement, natural resources, education, etc. If this legislation passes, we are heading in […]

Naabiki’yati’ Committee authority over NHA

NAVAJO COUNCIL NOW ON LEGISLATION 0006-13: THE NAVAJO HOUSING AUTHORITY REFORM ACT OF 2013, AMENDING THE NAVAJO NATION CODE AT TITLE 6, CHAPTER 5, SECTIONS 606, 607, 614, 615 SPONSOR – DELEGATE LEONARD TSOSIE Hope merit based, Navajo Housing A board members have sufficient qualifications/experience for sound decision making which wud allow homebuyers. Page 3: […]

Council tables Legislation 0462-12

NAVAJO COUNCIL TABLES LEGISLATION 0462-12. SPEAKER NAIZE If you study legislation with all amendements then we can discuss tomorrow. GROANS from Council. “I thot we were suppose to be done today?” TABLING MOTION AT 1:35 PM 15 in favor, 6 opposed

Council confused?

NAVAJO COUNCIL STILL DEBATING LEGISLATION 0462-12 DELEGATE KATHERINE BENALLY I think there is some confusion regarding how language drafted, especially for District Grazing Committee members being removed by Council. I support amendment by Delegate Jonathan Hale. And i said earlier that I support legislation but under Paragraph 7 regarding Delegate Due Process, it conflicts with […]

Legal explanation of Legislation 0462-12

NAVAJO COUNCIL CONTINUES DEBATE OVER LEGISLATION 0462-12: LEGISLATIVE ATTORNEY RON HAVEN Candidates must understand and speak Navajo or English AND not read and write Navajo. On proposed AMENDMENT TO PAGE 5, 240(a), DELEGATE REFERENCE TO COUNCIL AND CHANGE TO ELECTION ADMINISTRATION. Advise against cuz removal of officials and giving Election Office authority to deal with […]

DELEGATE CURLEY: no teeth to proposed changes to qualifications

NAVAJO COUNCIL DEBATING LEGISLATION 0462-12. DELEGATE DANNY SIMPSON Page 6, Line 13: But line 19, page 6: Removal for office of elected officials, including Prez, Vice Prez, wud never come to Council. Nothing wud ever come to Council. DELEGATE LORENZO CURLEY The intent of law is to clarifiy? But it’s getting me more confused. I […]