[1. Councillor Cochrane will read the Opening Statement. ] [00:00:04] FOR OUR SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING FOR MONDAY, MAY 13TH, 2024 TO ORDER AND I'LL ASK DEPUTY MAYOR 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 NATION. WE RESPECT THE HISTORIES, LANGUAGES AND CULTURES OF ALL OTHER INDIGENOUS PEOPLE, INCLUDING THE NORTH SLAVE METIS AND ALL FIRST NATIONS, METIS AND INUIT WHOSE PRESENCE CONTINUE 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? SEEING NONE. NEXT WE HAVE ENACTMENT OF BYLAWS. [Items 3 & 5] BYLAW NUMBER 5086 IS A BYLAW TO AMEND PARTS 13 AND 17 OF FEES AND CHARGES BYLAW NUMBER 4436, AS AMENDED, IS PRESENTED FOR FIRST READING. DEPUTY MAYOR COCHRANE. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I SO MOVE BYLAW NUMBER 5086. THANK YOU. DO I HAVE A SECONDER? COUNCILLOR MCGURK, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. AND THAT CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. NEXT WE HAVE BYLAW NUMBER 5087 A BYLAW TO APPOINT SHEILA MS. [Items 6 & 7] BASSI-KELLETT AS CITY MANAGER FOR THE CITY OF YELLOWKNIFE IS PRESENTED FOR FIRST READING. DEPUTY MAYOR COCHRANE. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I SO MOVE BYLAW NUMBER 5087. THANK YOU. SECONDER. COUNCILLOR ARDEN-SMITH, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. AND THAT CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. AND THAT'S THE END OF OUR SPECIAL COUNCIL. IF I CAN GET A MEETING. MOTION TO ADJOURN. MOVED BY COUNCILLOR ARDEN-SMITH, SECONDED BY COUNCILLOR FEQUET. ANYBODY OPPOSED? SEEING NONE. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.