Resolution No. 2023-118 — Resolution to Enact LCO Foster Care Licensing Policies and Procedures, LCOTCL Chapter DMR.7
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; and
WHEREAS, the Tribal Governing Board is empowered under Article V, § 1(t) of the Amended Constitution and Bylaws of the Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians "[t]o provide for the regulation of child custody and domestic relations matters by ordinances or resolution."
WHEREAS, the Tribe's policy is to strengthen family structures, to prevent family breakups, and to foster conditions favorable to the growth, spirit, culture, and individuality of each child and qualified vetted foster parents serve this policy
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Tribal Governing Board hereby enacts LCOTCL DMR.7, Foster Care Licensing Policies and Procedures of the Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians and directs that such code be published on Open Law as drafted.
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 6 being present, constituted a quorum at a meeting thereof, duly called, convened, and held on this 25th day of September, 2023, that the foregoing Resolution was duly adopted at said meeting by an affirmative vote of 5 members, 0 against, 0 abstaining, and that said Resolution is a lawful act of the Tribe.
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William Trepanier, Secretary/Treasurer
Lac Courte Oreilles Tribal Governing Board