In: Ratitsénhaienhs Cody Diabo, Jeremiah Johnson, Paul Rice, Ryan Montour, Jeffrey Diabo, David Diabo, Stephen McComber, Ross Montour, Tonya Perron, Arnold Boyer, Melanie Morrison (attended virtually)
Out: Ratsénhaienhs Iohahí:io Delisle (Wellness)
Also Present: Winona Polson-Lahache (Chief Political Advisor), Meagan Ottereyes (Council Meeting Administrator), Carly Diabo (Public Relations), and for housekeeping only: Taiawentetie Hemlock (Executive Assistant)
Housekeeping and Upcoming Meetings
- Ohén:ton Karihwatéhkwen by Cody Diabo
- Cheque Signers: Paul Rice, Tonya Perron
- Invitation – Emergency Management for Indigenous Communities. Virtual Event. April 22-24, 2025 – Declined
- Invitation from the Lieutenant Governor of Quebec, the Honourable Manon Jeannotte, for December 1, 2024 – Declined
- Public Relations Items: Ratitsénhaienhs Report to be completed this week, launch of MCK Instagram account to engage youth
- Minute Approvals: July 9, 2024 and July 17, 2024 – approved by consensus
- Cody Diabo: Monday: Northvolt meeting with Ian LaFreniere; Wednesday: review of strategic discussions, Grand Chief’s Office (GCO) and McGill University meetings; Thursday: External Government Relations (EGR) Portfolio monthly meeting, EGR/Seigneury of Sault St. Louis (SSSL) Strategy Session; Friday: meeting with mayor of Chateauguay, Press Scrum, out pm (Wellness); Sunday: Kahnawà:ke Governance Project (KGOV) Community Forum on traditional government
- Jeremiah Johnson: Wednesday: Kahnawà:ke Legislative Committee (KLC) Working Group meeting; Friday: Press Scrum and Social Supports meeting
- Paul Rice: Wednesday: Land Management Committee and GCO meetings; Thursday: Multi-Purpose Building (MPB) meeting
- Ryan Montour: Thursday: EGR Portfolio monthly meeting, EGR/SSSL Strategy Session; Friday: Presentation at Onen’to:kon Healing Lodge, MCK Friday
- Jeffrey Diabo: Wednesday: McGill University and Governance Working Group meetings, Legal Briefing on Specific Claims; Thursday: EGR Portfolio meeting
- Ross Montour: Wednesday: Legal Briefing on Specific Claims; Thursday: Consultation meeting; Friday: Transport Quebec (MTMD) meeting
- David Diabo: Wednesday: Land Management Committee and Indigenous Services Canada meetings; Friday: Kahnawà:ke Collective Impact (KCI) meeting, Press Scrum
- Arnold Boyer: Tuesday: Kateri Memorial Hospital Centre Board of Directors meeting; Wednesday: Onkwata’karitáhtshera Community Wellness Plan presentation; Thursday and Friday: out (Vacation)
- Tonya Perron: Monday: Cannabis Working Group and Kahnawà:ke Cannabis Control Board meetings; Wednesday: KLC Working Group and Kahnawà:ke Legislative Services working group meetings; Thursday and Friday: out (Vacation)
- Stephen McComber: Wednesday: KCI Annual Seed Conference Planning; Thursday-Friday: Cote du Lac meeting for ancestral remains
- Melanie Morrison: (Submitted at the conclusion of the meeting) Tuesday: World Within Us: Wisdom and Resilience book launch event; Thursday: Tehontathro:ris Medicine Class, MPB Technical and Finance Committee meeting; Friday: Press Scrum
- Iohahí:io Delisle: (submitted by email) Wednesday: Kahnawake Youth Center Board of Directors meeting; Thursday: EGR Portfolio monthly meeting, EGR/SSSL Strategy Session; Friday: Meeting with Mayor of Chateauguay, Press scrum, and Social Supports meeting
Agenda Items
Record of Decision: Request for Funding for Vacuum Truck
Presence of Michael Goodleaf (General Manager of Infrastructure, Operations & Maintenance) Jonathan White (Public Works), and Chris Stacey (Executive Infrastructure Officer) Portfolio Chief: Arnold Boyer
Request to the Council of Chiefs to approve an expenditure of up to $450,000 for the purchase of a pumper truck for septic tanks and lift stations, to be taken from the Water & Sewer Operational Reserves.
Passed by consensus
Executive Office Updates
Presence of: Onerahtokha Marquis, Executive Director
Onerahtokha Marquis updated on Justice Services Unit, Information Management Unit, Executive Directors Committee, and Human Resources
Ratitsénhaienhs updates
Arnold Boyer updated on the Movember fundraising initiative and planning for Chiefs to visit the KMHC in-patient department.
David Diabo updated on a community complaint regarding bus safety and Tioweró:ton.
Jeffrey Diabo updated on Public Safety
Jeremiah Johnson updated on Regulatory Boards, Commissions & Labor and the Kahnawà:ke Legislative Committee
Paul Rice updated on Gaming, Economic Development, and the Investment Revenue Committee
Adjournment
Closing by Cody Diabo. Meeting ended at 12:05pm
