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    [1. Councillor Cochrane will read the Opening Statement.]

    [00:00:06]

    AND I'LL CALL OUR SPECIAL COUNCIL FOR MONDAY, OCTOBER 30TH, 2023 TO ORDER AND I'LL ASK COUNCILLOR COCHRANE TO PLEASE READ THE OPENING STATEMENT.

    THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.

    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 NATIONS.

    WE RESPECT THE HISTORY, LANGUAGES AND CULTURES OF ALL OTHER INDIGENOUS PEOPLE, INCLUDING THE NORTH SLAVE METIS AND ALL FIRST NATIONS METIS AND INUIT WHOSE PRESENCE CONTINUES TO ENRICH OUR VIBRANT COMMUNITY.

    THANK YOU, AND WE WILL TAKE A QUICK RECESS FROM OUR SPECIAL COUNCIL, BECAUSE WE WILL JUMP INTO OUR SPECIAL GPC WHERE WE'RE GOING TO DISCUSS THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

    AND IT WILL BE AN INFORMAL OPPORTUNITY THEN FOR COUNCIL TO ASK FOR THE QUESTIONS, AND THEN WE'LL COME BACK TO OUR SPECIAL COUNCIL TO DO THE FORMAL APPROVAL.

    SO WE WILL RECESS OUR SPECIAL COUNCIL, AND WE WILL RESUME FOLLOWING OUR SPECIAL GPC ITEM NUMBER FOUR.

    SO WITH SEEING NONE, WE'LL TAKE A QUICK RECESS FROM GPC AND WE WILL CALL OUR COUNCIL MEETING BACK TO ORDER.

    SO NEXT WE HAVE DISCLOSURE OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST IN THE GENERAL NATURE THEREOF.

    DOES ANY MEMBER HAVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST IN ANY MATTER BEFORE COUNCIL TODAY? SEEING NONE.

    NEXT, WE HAVE NEW BUSINESS.

    [Items 3 & 4]

    IT'S A MEMORANDUM REGARDING WHETHER TO ADOPT RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE TO ADOPT THE 2022 AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

    COUNCILLOR COCHRANE. THANK YOU SO MUCH, MADAM CHAIR.

    I SO MOVE THAT COUNCIL ONE ADOPT THE 2022 AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS RECOMMENDED BY THE AUDIT COMMITTEE, TWO APPROVE THE INTER FUND AND RESERVE TRANSFERS AS OUTLINED IN THE 2022 AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND THREE AGREE TO KEEP THE GENERAL FUND BALANCE AT $14.9 MILLION AS AT 31ST OF DECEMBER, 2022.

    THANK YOU. SECONDER.

    COUNCILLOR MCLENNAN.

    ANY QUESTIONS? SEEING NONE.

    SORRY ABOUT THAT.

    ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AND THAT CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY, AND WE CAN SEND THOSE OFF TO THE FEDS.

    NEXT, WE HAVE A MEMORANDUM REGARDING WHETHER TO APPOINT AJAY PUTHENPURA AS A BYLAW OFFICER FOR THE CITY OF YELLOWKNIFE, COUNCILLOR COCHRANE.

    [Items 5 & 6]

    THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.

    I SO MOVE THAT ONE PURSUANT TO SECTION 1.37 OF THE CITIES, TOWNS AND VILLAGES ACT, SECTION NWT 2003 C22 AJAY PUTHENPURA BE APPOINTED TO A BYLAW OFFICER FOR THE CITY OF YELLOWKNIFE AND, TWO THE TERM OF APPOINTMENT SHALL BEGIN ON COMMENCEMENT OF EMPLOYMENT WITH THE CITY OF YELLOWKNIFE AS A BYLAW OFFICER AND EXPIRE UPON TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT WITH THE CITY OF YELLOWKNIFE AS A BYLAW OFFICER.

    THANK YOU. SECONDER.

    COUNCILLOR FEQUET.

    ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE.

    ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AND THAT CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.

    WITH THAT, WE CAN GET A MOTION TO ADJOURN.

    MOVED BY COUNCILLOR COCHRANE, SECOND BY COUNCILLOR WARBURTON.

    ANYBODY OPPOSED? SEEING NONE, WE CAN BE ADJOURNED COUNCIL.

    * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.