Oct 14, 2025 Special Council Meeting

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

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AND I WILL CALL OUR SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING FOR TUESDAY, OCTOBER 14TH, 2025 TO ORDER AND I WILL ASK COUNCILLOR MCLENNAN TO PLEASE READ THE OPENING STATEMENT. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. THE CITY OF YELLOWKNIFE ACKNOWLEDGES THAT WE ARE LOCATED IN CHIEF DRYGEESE TERRITORY.

FROM TIME IMMEMORIAL, IT'S BEEN THE TRADITIONAL LAND OF THE YELLOWKNIVES DENE FIRST NATION. WE RESPECT THE HISTORIES, LANGUAGES AND CULTURES OF ALL OTHER INDIGENOUS PEOPLES, INCLUDING THE NORTH SLAVE MÉTIS AND ALL FIRST NATIONS, FIRST NATIONS, METIS AND INUIT WHOSE PRESENCE CONTINUES TO ENRICH OUR VIBRANT COMMUNITY.

THANK YOU. COUNCILLOR MCLENNAN. NEXT, WE HAVE DISCLOSURE OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST IN THE GENERAL NATURE THEREOF. DOES ANY MEMBER HAVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST IN A MATTER BEFORE

[2. Does any Member have a conflict of interest in any matter before Council today? ]

[3. A memorandum regarding whether to adopt By-law No. 5117, a by-law to authorize the Mayor and City Manager, on behalf of the City of Yellowknife, to execute an Agreement with the Public Service Alliance of Canada Municipal Enforcement Officers Local X0345.]

SO NEXT WE HAVE ENACTMENT OF BYLAWS. BYLAW NUMBER 5117, A BYLAW TO AUTHORIZE THE COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF YELLOWKNIFE AND THE

[4. By-law No. 5117 - A by-law to authorize the Collective Agreement between the City of Yellowknife and the Public Service Alliance of Canada Municipal Enforcement Officers Local X0345 for a term of January 1, 2024 – December 31, 2027, is presented for First Reading. ]

MOVE FIRST READING OF BYLAW NUMBER 5117. SECONDER COUNCILLOR COCHRANE.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AND THAT'S UNANIMOUS. THAT IS THE END OF OUR MEETING.

IF I CAN GET A MOTION TO ADJOURN. COUNCILLOR MCLENNAN SECONDED BY COUNCILLOR COCHRANE.

AND OUR MEETING IS ADJOURNED.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.