Daily Archives: June 6, 2014

YouTube Video: Navajo Council honors former Delegate Keeswood Sr. for work on $554 million settlement

This Video is about: Navajo Nation Council met in a special session on June 6, 2014, to finish up its May 30, 2014, agenda. The Council didn’t finish its May 30, 2014, agenda because they lost a quorum. Before the Council started debate on its legislation, it honored former Council Delegate Ervin Keeswood Sr. for […]

Navajo Council approves $15 m. for 110 chapters; $1 m. for veterans; $3 m. for college & high school students’ summer jobs

NAVAJO NATION COUNCIL IN SPECIAL SESSION TODAY, JUNE 6, 2014, BECAUSE COUNCIL LOST QUORUM ON MAY 30, 2014, AND DIDN’T FINISH ITS AGENDA. THERE ARE THREE ITEMS ON TODAY’S AGENDA. THE COUNCIL HAS APPROVED TWO OF THE THREE ITEMS. The Council temporarily tabled LEGISLATION 0102-14, which is for the Council to appropriate $5 million for […]

$5 million for 110 Navajo Reservation chapters increased to $15 million

NAVAJO NATION COUNCIL IN SPECIAL SESSION TODAY, JUNE 6, 2014, BECAUSE COUNCIL LOST QUORUM ON MAY 30, 2014, AND DIDN’T FINISH ITS AGENDA. THERE ARE THREE ITEMS ON TODAY’S AGENDA. THE COUNCIL HAS APPROVED TWO OF THE THREE ITEMS. The Council temporarily tabled LEGISLATION 0102-14, which is for the Council appropriate $5 million for 110 […]

Emergency legislation to block return of federal housing funds by Navajo Housing Authority

NAVAJO NATION COUNCIL IN SPECIAL SESSION TO FINISH UP MAY 30, 2013, AGENDA. THERE ARE THREE LEGISLATION ON TODAY’S SPECIAL SESSION AGENDA. The Council is now on LEGISLATION 0132-140132-14: EMERGENCY LEGISLATION – OPPOSING THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT’S RECOMMENDATION GRANTING AUTHORITY TO HUD TO TARGET THE NAVAJO NATION HOUSING FUNDS FOR RECAPTURE. […]

Amendments to Navajo Sex Offender Registration & Notification Act approved

NAVAJO NATION COUNCIL IN SPECIAL SESSION TO FINISH UP MAY 30, 2013, AGENDA. THERE ARE THREE LEGISLATION ON TODAY’S SPECIAL SESSION AGENDA. THE COUNCIL IS NOW ON LEGISLATION 0101-14: AMENDING NAVAJO NATION SEX OFFENDER REGISTRATION AND NOTIFICATION ACT OF 2012. After legislative staff finish reading all the amendments to LEGISLATION 0101-14, the Council calls for […]

Navajo Nation Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act of 2012

NAVAJO NATION COUNCIL IN SPECIAL SESSION TO FINISH UP THEIR MAY 30, 2014, AGENDA. THE COUNCIL DIDN’T FINISH THEIR MAY 30, 2014, BECAUSE THEY LOST A QUORUM. THERE ARE THREE PIECES OF LEGISLATION ON TODAY’S AGENDA. Navajo Council now on LEGISLATION 0101-14: AMENDING NAVAJO NATION SEX OFFENDER REGISTRATION AND NOTIFICATION ACT OF 2012.

Navajo Council temporarily tables $5 million for 110 chapters

NAVAJO NATION COUNCIL IN SPECIAL SESSION TO FINISH UP THEIR MAY 30, 2014, AGENDA. THE COUNCIL DIDN’T FINISH THEIR MAY 30, 2014, BECAUSE THEY LOST A QUORUM. THERE ARE THREE PIECES OF LEGISLATION ON TODAY’S AGENDA. COUNCIL TAKES UP LEGISLATION 0102-14: $5 MILLION FOR 110 CHAPTERS, WHICH IS LEGISLATION THAT COUNCIL WAS DEBATING WHEN COUNCIL […]

Navajo Council debating $5 m. or $15 m. for 110 chapters

NAVAJO NATION COUNCIL IN SPECIAL SESSION TO FINISH UP THEIR MAY 30, 2014, AGENDA. THE COUNCIL DIDN’T FINISH THEIR MAY 30, 2014, BECAUSE THEY LOST A QUORUM. THERE ARE THREE PIECES OF LEGISLATION ON TODAY’S AGENDA. LEGISLATIVE SERVICES DIRECTOR TOM PLATERO When the Council lost quorum, there were three amendments to LEGISLATION 0102-14, and Two […]

Navajo Council schedules 6/13/14 Naabik’iyati Committee meeting on $554 million settlement

NAVAJO NATION COUNCIL IN SPECIAL SESSION TO FINISH UP THEIR MAY 30, 2014, AGENDA. THE COUNCIL DIDN’T FINISH THEIR MAY 30, 2014, BECAUSE THEY LOST A QUORUM. THERE ARE THREE PIECES OF LEGISLATION ON TODAY’S AGENDA. SPEAKER PRO TEMP LORENZO BATES There were key people in 2006 with a strong voice “to get it on […]

Navajo Council special session has started

The Navajo Nation Council is trying to convene with 14 delegates, who have signed in but there are 10 delegates on the floor. Speaker Pro Temp Bates calls for delegates to be “on the floor.” He counts 11 on the floor. It is now 11:26 a.m. The Council lost quorum during debate over amendments to […]