CMP.1.4.020 Lac Court Oreilles Gaming Commission

The Tribal Governing Board hereby establishes and empowers the Lac Courte Oreilles Gaming Commission to carry out the intent of this ordinance as further defined herein:

(a) The Tribal Governing Board shall employ an Executive Director who will be responsible for effectuating the Gaming Code and the duties as defined in the Director's job description. The Executive Director shall be supervised by the Tribal Governing Board.

(b) The Gaming Commission, acting through its Executive Director, is hereby vested with the following delegated authority and powers which it may exercise consistent with the purposes for which it has been established:

(1) Oversee and preserve the integrity of gaming activities through regulations and policies adopted by the Tribe in connection with this ordinance.

(2) To promulgate rules of procedure as are reasonably necessary to carry out the responsibilities of this ordinance and all relevant gaming regulations and policies so as to ensure the integrity of gaming activities of the Tribe.

(3) Implement and enforce all provisions of this ordinance within the scope of powers pertaining to background investigations, licensing and player disputes.

(4) To enforce this ordinance upon all gaming operations and licensed gaming activities located on the Reservation except as otherwise exempted by tribal law, ordinance, or code.

(c) The Gaming Commission, acting through its Executive Director, shall establish an annual operation budget for the Gaming Commission. Once established, the Executive Director shall provide the annual operation budget of the Gaming Commission to the Board of Gaming Commissioners for review. One reviewed, such budget shall be recommended to the Tribal Governing Board for approval as part of the tribal annual budget adoption process.

(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this ordinance, all activities, actions, powers exercised, requirements, restrictions, and the like of the Gaming Commission, are subject to the review by the Tribal Governing Board, pursuant to Article V, §§ 1 (m) and (n), of the Lac Court Oreilles Tribal Constitution. In the event any corrective action appears necessary by reason of, for example, debilitating litigation or conduct that compromises the integrity of the tribe, which threaten the existence or stability of the Gaming Commission and/or the Lac Court Oreilles Casino or gaming activities and/or the Tribe, this right may be exercised by the Tribal Governing Board, and, as such is hereby reserved. This right will not be arbitrarily, discriminatorily, politically, vindictively, or capriciously exercised, but will be exercised with restraint so that the Gaming Commission may duly fulfill its purpose. Each member of the Board of Gaming Commissioners shall be given notice of the Tribal Governing Board's intent to exercise this right.