Resolution No. 2022-118 — Amendment of Title TCT Tribal Court Code of the Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians Tribal Code of Law to Enact Chapter TCT.5 Financial Services Regulatory Authority Administrative Appellate Procedures
WHEREAS, the Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians is a federally recognized Indian tribe ("Tribe") organized pursuant to the provisions of the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934, 25 U.S.C. §5101, et seq.; and,
WHEREAS, the Tribal Governing Board serves as the governing body of Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians pursuant to Article III, § 1 of the Amended Constitution and Bylaws of the Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians;
WHEREAS, pursuant to Article V, Section 1(h) of the Amended Constitution and Bylaws of the Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians, the Tribal Governing Board has the full authority to engage in any business that will further the social or economic well-being of members of the Band or undertake any programs or projects designed for the economic advancement of the people;
WHEREAS, the Tribal Governing Board duly enacted the Lac Courte Oreilles Tribal Consumer Financial Services Regulatory Code in order to improve the Tribe's economic self-sufficiency, to enable the Tribe to better serve the social, economic, educational, and health and safety needs of its members and visitors, and to provide its members with opportunities to improve their own economic circumstances; and,
WHEREAS, the Tribal Governing Board determines that it is in the best interests of the Tribe, its members, and consumers to amend the Tribal Court Code and enact the Financial Services Regulatory Authority Administrative Appellate Procedures as Chapter TCT.5.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Tribal Governing Board hereby enacts Chapter TCT.5 as attached.
CERTIFICATION
I, the undersigned, as Secretary/Treasurer of the Lac Courte Oreilles Tribal Governing Board, hereby certify that the Tribal Governing Board is composed of seven (7) members, of whom 7 being present, constituted a quorum at a meeting thereof, duly called, convened, and held on this 21st day of November 2022, that the foregoing Resolution was duly adopted at said meeting by an affirmative vote of 6 members, 0 against, 0 abstaining, and that said Resolution is a lawful act of the Tribe.
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Tweed Shuman, Secretary/Treasurer
Lac Courte Oreilles Tribal Governing Board