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AND I WILL CALL OUR SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING FOR MONDAY, MARCH 25TH, 2024 TO ORDER AND I'LL ASK COUNCILLOR MCGURK TO PLEASE READ THE OPENING

[1. Councillor McGurk will read the Opening Statement]

STATEMENT. SORRY.

OH, THE CITY OF YELLOWKNIFE ACKNOWLEDGES THAT WE ARE LOCATED IN CHIEF DRYGEESE TERRITORY.

FROM TIME IMMEMORIAL, IT HAS BEEN THE TRADITIONAL LAND OF THE YELLOWKNIFE DENE FIRST NATION.

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

THANK YOU.

I'M GOING TO RECESS OUR SPECIAL COUNSEL AND WE WILL COME BACK TO IT AFTER GPC JUST BECAUSE WE HAVE A COUPLE ITEMS THAT ARE PUBLIC, AND THEN WE HAVE AN IN-CAMERA AND WE HAVE THE GOVERNANCE AND PRIORITIES COMMITTEE MEETING, WHICH I THINK FOLKS ARE HERE FOR.

SO INSTEAD OF GOING BACK AND FORTH IN PUBLIC, WE WILL RECESS AND.

AND OUR WE'LL RESUME OUR SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING.

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

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

[Items 3 & 4]

WE HAVE ENACTMENT OF BYLAW NUMBER 5080, A BYLAW TO AMEND PART 6, 8, 12, 15 AND 17 OF THE FEES AND CHARGES BYLAW NUMBER 4436 FOR FIRST READING, COUNCILLOR MCGURK.

I MOVE FIRST READING OF BYLAW NUMBER 5080.

THANK YOU. SECOND COUNCILLOR HENDRICKSEN.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AND THAT CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.

[Items 5 & 6]

NEXT WE HAVE BYLAW NUMBER 5081, A BYLAW TO DECLARE ONE HALF DAY CIVIC HOLIDAY ON FRIDAY, APRIL 5TH, 2024 TO ENJOY THE YELLOWKNIVES DENE FIRST NATION, THE YKDFN SPRING CARNIVAL IS PRESENTED FOR FIRST READING.

COUNCILLOR MCGURK.

[INAUDIBLE] FIRST READING OF BYLAW NUMBER 5081.

THANK YOU. SECONDER.

COUNCILLOR MCLENNAN, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AND THAT CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.

[Items 7 & 8]

NEXT WE HAVE BYLAW NUMBER 5082 A BYLAW TO AMEND THE SENIOR ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER BYLAW NUMBER 5035 BY REMOVING SECTION 9, THE REQUIREMENT FOR ONE YEAR PROBATION PERIOD IS PRESENTED FOR FIRST READING COUNCILLOR MCGURK.

I PRESENT BYLAW NUMBER 5082 FOR FIRST READING.

THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE A SECONDER? COUNCILLOR PAYNE ALL THOSE IN FAVOR.

AND THAT CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.

[IN CAMERA]

NOW WE HAVE AN IN-CAMERA PERSONNEL MATTER.

IF I CAN GET A MOTION TO MOVE IN-CAMERA MOVE BY COUNCILLOR PAYNE, SECONDED BY COUNCILLOR HENDRICKSEN.

ANYBODY OPPOSED SEEING NONE.

WE WILL MOVE IN-CAMERA, BUT WE WILL TAKE A TEN MINUTE BREAK SINCE WE'RE PAST OUR 90 MINUTE MARK AND WE WILL COME BACK AT 2:13, ALTHOUGH WE'LL BE IN CAMERA SO IN-CAMERA TILL OUR BREAK TILL 2:13 THEN IN-CAMERA.

THANK YOU. AND WE HAVE NO BUSINESS ARISING FROM IN-CAMERA.

IF I CAN GET A MOTION TO ADJOURN.

MOVED BY COUNCILLOR HENDRICKSEN, SECONDED BY COUNCILLOR FEQUET.

ANYBODY OPPOSED? SEEING NONE. WE CAN BE ADJOURNED.

AND WE'LL BE BACK HERE AT 7 P.M.

TONIGHT. HAVE A GREAT AFTERNOON, EVERYONE.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.