[1. Councillor Cochrane will read the Opening Statement.]
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AND I'LL CALL OUR SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING FOR THURSDAY, MARCH 16TH, 2023 TO ORDER.AND I'D LIKE TO BEGIN BY ASKING COUNCILLOR COCHRANE TO PLEASE READ THE OPENING STATEMENT.
FROM TIME IMMEMORIAL, IT HAS BEEN THE TRADITIONAL LAND OF THE YELLOWKNIVES DENE FIRST NATION.
WE RESPECT THE HISTORIES, LANGUAGES AND CULTURES OF ALL OTHER INDIGENOUS PEOPLES, INCLUDING THE NORTH SLAVE METIS AND ALL FIRST NATIONS, MÉTIS AND INUIT, WHOSE PRESENCE CONTINUE TO ENRICH OUR VIBRANT COMMUNITY.
THANK YOU. DOES ANY MEMBER HAVE A PECUNIARY INTEREST BEFORE COUNCIL TODAY? SEEING NONE. NEXT WE HAVE ENACTMENT OF BYLAWS.
[Items 3 & 4]
BYLAW NUMBER 5066, A BYLAW TO AUTHORIZE THE COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF YELLOWKNIFE AND THE PUBLIC SERVICE ALLIANCE OF CANADA LOCAL X0345 FOR THE TERM OF JANUARY 1ST, 2022 TO DECEMBER 31ST, 2023 IS PRESENTED FOR FIRST READING.THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR. I SO MOVE BYLAW NUMBER 5066 BE MOVED FOR FIRST READING.
THANK YOU. DO I HAVE A SECONDER? COUNCILLOR PAYNE.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AND THAT CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.
SO WE'RE STILL CALLING THE MEETING AND THEN WE'LL DO A RECESS AFTER READING THE OPENING STATEMENT.
AND WE WILL RECONVENE AT A SET HOUR THAT WE DETERMINE TOMORROW AFTER THE MEMBERSHIP VOTES.
SO THE MEETING IS STILL ON TOMORROW AT 8:30 A.M.
HOWEVER, WE'LL HAVE TO READ THE OPENING STATEMENT, TAKE A RECESS AND RECONVENE AT A LATER DATE OR TIME, WHICH WE WILL VERBALLY SAY TOMORROW DURING THE MEETING. WITH THAT, IF I CAN GET A MOTION TO ADJOURN, MOVED BY COUNCILLOR FEQUET.
SECONDED BY COUNCILLOR HENDRICKSEN.
ANYBODY OPPOSED? SEEING NONE. WE'LL SEE EVERYBODY TOMORROW, VIRTUALLY AT 8:30 A.M..
HAVE A GREAT AFTERNOON, EVERYBODY.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.