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AND I'LL CALL OUR SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING FOR TUESDAY, APRIL 2ND TO ORDER, AND I'LL ASK COUNCILLOR MCLENNAN TO PLEASE READ THE OPENING STATEMENT.

[1. Councillor McLennon will 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 NATION.

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

THANK YOU. 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? YOU'D HAVE TO BE RELATED TO THE NEW CITY MANAGER.

SO GOOD TO HEAR.

[3. A memorandum regarding whether to appoint John Collin as City Manager for the City of Yellowknife.]

NEXT WE HAVE NEW BUSINESS.

A MEMORANDUM REGARDING WHETHER TO APPOINT JOHN COLLIN AS CITY MANAGER FOR THE CITY OF YELLOWKNIFE.

[Items 4 & 5]

WE HAVE ENACTMENT OF BYLAWS, WHICH IS BYLAW NUMBER 5083, A BYLAW TO APPOINT JOHN COLLIN AS CITY MANAGER FOR THE CITY OF YELLOWKNIFE, AS PRESENTED FOR FIRST READING, COUNCILLOR MCLENNAN. I MOVE FIRST READING OF BYLAW NUMBER 5083.

THANK YOU. SECONDER COUNCILLOR MCGURK.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AND THAT CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY, AND WE WILL MOVE THAT TO SECOND AND THIRD READING AT A SPECIAL COUNCIL NEXT MONDAY, APRIL 8TH AT 12:05 P.M..

WITH THAT, WE'VE COME TO THE END OF OUR AGENDA.

IF I CAN GET A MOTION TO ADJOURN, MOVED BY DEPUTY MAYOR COCHRANE SECOND BY COUNCILLOR MCGURK.

ANYBODY OPPOSED? SEEING NONE. WE CAN BE ADJOURNED.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.