READY. I WILL CALL OUR SPECIAL COUNCIL FOR FRIDAY, MARCH 17TH, 2023 TO ORDER.
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AND I'D LIKE TO BEGIN BY ASKING COUNCILLOR COCHRANE TO PLEASE READ THE OPENING STATEMENT.[1. Councillor Cochrane will read the Opening Statement.]
THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR. THE CITY OF YELLOWKNIFE ACKNOWLEDGES THAT WE ARE LOCATED IN CHIEF DRYGEESE TERRITORY.FROM TIME IMMEMORIAL, IT HAS BEEN THE TRADITIONAL LAND OF THE YELLOWKNIVES DENE FIRST NATION.
WE RESPECT THE HISTORIES, LANGUAGES AND CULTURES OF ALL INDIGENOUS PEOPLES, INCLUDING THE NORTH SLAVE METIS AND ALL FIRST NATIONS, METIS AND INUIT, WHOSE PRESENCE CONTINUES TO ENRICH OUR VIBRANT COMMUNITY.
THANK YOU. WITH THAT, WE WILL, BECAUSE THE UNION STILL HASN'T VOTED.
WE CAN'T MOVE TO SECOND OR THIRD READING.
BUT WE DID SIGN THE RETURN TO WORK AGREEMENT YESTERDAY.
SO I'M HOPING THAT THEY'LL BE ABLE TO SELECT A DAY TIME TO VOTE TODAY.
TODAY. WE'LL RECONVENE AT THAT TIME AND WE'LL EITHER HAVE TO RECESS TO ANOTHER DATE OR TIME.
IT WOULD PROBABLY BE OPTIMISTIC TO SAY WE'D BE ABLE TO DO SECOND AND THIRD READING AT 5 P.M.
TODAY. BUT THE PURPOSE IS JUST TO GET A BIT MORE CLARITY BECAUSE WE HAVE TO PUBLICLY STATE WHEN WE'RE GOING TO RECESS AND WE CAN'T RECONVENE EARLIER THAN THAT DATE OR TIME.
SO WITH THAT, WE WILL RECESS UNTIL 5 P.M.
TODAY, WHICH IS FRIDAY, MARCH 17TH.
SO I WILL SEE EVERYBODY BACK ON THE CALL AT 5 P.M.
TODAY. SAME LINK, SAME DIFFERENT TIME, I GUESS.
SO IT'S NOW 5:00 AND I WILL CALL OUR MEETING BACK TO ORDER.
AND AS FOLKS KNOW, MEMBERS ARE VOTING ON IT RIGHT NOW.
SO IT SHOULD BE THE LAST VOTE IS HAPPENING ABOUT 7:30.
TONIGHT, WE COULD KNOW THE RESULTS, WHICH MEANS WE COULD HOLD SECOND AND THIRD READING AT 9 P.M.
SO WE WILL RECESS UNTIL 9 P.M.
TONIGHT. AND IF YOU JUST WANT TO COME BACK TO THIS LINK WITH THAT, I'LL SEE EVERYBODY AT 9 P.M..
CALL OUR SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING FOR FRIDAY, MARCH 17TH, 2023 BACK TO ORDER.
[DISCLOSURE OF PECUNIARY INTEREST AND THE GENERAL NATURE THEREOF]
AND WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER TWO DISCLOSURE OF PECUNIARY INTERESTS IN THE GENERAL NATURE THEREOF.DOES ANY MEMBER HAVE A PECUNIARY INTEREST BEFORE COUNCIL? SEEING NONE. NEXT WE HAVE [INAUDIBLE] OF BYLAWS.
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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 JANUARY 1ST, 2022 TO DECEMBER 31ST, 2023 IS PRESENTED FOR SECOND AND THIRD READING.
AND I GUESS TO PREFACE THIS, THE UNION RATIFIED, WE'RE ABLE TO MOVE TO SECOND AND THIRD READING.
I'LL GET YOU TO MOVE. SECOND READING.
THANK YOU SO MUCH, MADAM MAYOR.
I SO MOVE A MOTION THAT BYLAW NUMBER 5066 MOVE FORWARD INTO SECOND READING.
THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE A SECONDER? COUNCILLOR PAYNE.
ANY QUESTIONS COMMENTS DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AND THAT CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.
COUNCILLOR COCHRANE. THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR.
I SO MOTION THAT BYLAW NUMBER 5066 MOVE INTO THIRD READING.
THANK YOU. DO HAVE A SECONDER.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AND THAT CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.
AND WITH THAT, THE AGREEMENT IS RATIFIED.
WOO WOO, WOO WOO! THANKS ALL FOR YOUR PROCEDURAL PATIENCE.
IT'S ALWAYS TRICKY WITH OUR 48 HOUR NOTICE AND STUFF LIKE THAT.
HOWEVER, THAT DOESN'T MEAN WE'RE SWINGING OPEN THE DOORS RIGHT AWAY.
SO TO THOSE WHO ARE WATCHING FOR THE THE NOTICES ON WHEN SERVICES AND PROGRAMS AND FACILITIES WILL BE UP AND RUNNING, JUST LIKE COVID WHEN WE HAD TO RESTART, STAFF WILL HAVE TO BE PHASED.
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SO CHECK OUT YELLOWKNIFE.CA FOR MORE INFORMATION.ANYBODY OPPOSED? SEEING NONE, WE CAN BE ADJOURNED.
HAVE A GREAT FRIDAY NIGHT AND A GREAT WEEKEND, EVERYBODY.
WOO WOO! HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.