NAVAJO COUNCIL NOW ON LEGISLATION 0059-18, WHICH SEEKS 4315,000 FOR ZOO TO HAVE NEW BATHROOM ADDITIONS. NO DEBATE. COUNCIL VOTING. IT IS NOW 3:32 PM, 15-2, FAILS. TWO DEGATES VOTING NO WERE LEONARD TSOSIE AND STEPHEN BEGAY. THIS LEGISLATION NEEDED 2/3 VOTE OR 16 YES VOTES.
COUNCIL STILL DEBATING LEGISLATION 0056-18 WHICH CLARIFIES THAT SPEAKER ONLY VOTES IN TIE VOTE AND NOT IN 2/3 VOTES. DELEGATE DWIGHT WITHERSPOON NOW LEADING AMENDMENT TO ALLOW SPEAKER TO VOTE ON 3/4 VOTES AND HIGHER. DELEGATE TSOSIE SECONDS WITHERSPOON’S AMENDMENT. NO DEBATE SO COUNCIL VOTING ON DELEGATE WITHERSPOON’S AMENDMENT. 4-14. DELEGATES VOTING YES ARE LEONARD […]
COUNCIL STILL DEBATING LEGISLATION 0056-18 WHICH CLARIFIES THAT SPEAKER ONLY VOTES IN TIE VOTE AND NOT IN 2/3 VOTES. BUT DELEGATE LEONARD TSOSIE LEADING AMENDMENT FOR SPEAKER TO VOTE IN 2/3 VOTE AND OTHER VOTING REQUIREMENTS THAT ARE HIGHER THAN 2/3 VOTE, SUCH AS BILLS THAT REQUIRE 90 PERCENT OF COUNCIL MEMBERSHIP. IT IS NOW […]
COUNCIL STILL DEBATING LEGISLATION 0056-18 WHICH CLARIFIES THAT SPEAKER ONLY VOTES IN TIE VOTE AND NOT IN 2/3 VOTES. BUT DELEGATE LEONARD TSOSIE LEADING AMENDMENT FOR SPEAKER TO VOTE IN 2/3 VOTE AND OTHER VOTING REQUIREMENTS THAT ARE HIGHER THAN 2/3 VOTE, SUCH AS BILLS THAT REQUIRE 90 PERCENT OF COUNCIL MEMBERSHIP. DELEGATE TUCHONY SLIM […]
COUNCIL ON LEGISLATION 0056-18, CLARIFY THAT SPEAKER NOT VOTE IN 2/3 VOTE AND ONLY VOTE WHEN THERE IS A TIE. DELEGATE LEONARD TSOSIE MOTIONED FOR AMENDMENT TO HAVE SPEAKER VOTE IN 2/3 VOTES. DELEGATE DWIGHT WITHERSPOON i support Tsosie cuz difficulty getting 16 on council floor and with bills that requires 2/3 vote, it is […]
HERE AT NAVAJO COUNCIL. IT IS NOW 2:24 PM AND COUNCIL DEBATING LEGISLATION 0056-18, WHICH IS SPONSORED BY DELEGATE STEVEN BEGAY AND SEEKS TO CLAIRFY THAT THE SPEAKER DOES NOT VOTE DURING 2/3 VOTE ON LEGISLATION. DELEGATE LEONARD TSOSIE says speaker is a delegate and should be allowed to vote in 2/3 vote, which is […]
Here at Navajo Council. It’s 2:13 pm. Council returned from lunch recess and Delegate Leonard Tsosie has made a motion to add two emergency legislation. And now he’s arguing that the two emergency bills be placed at the front of the Council agenda. But legislation counsel levon henry advised council that their rules and Navajo […]
