Resolution No. 2023-42 — Adoption of Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians Information Technology Policy Codified as ITP.1

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, pursuant to Article V, §1(n) of the Amended Constitution and Bylaws of the Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians the Tribal Governing Board is empowered to "to regulate by enactment of ordinances, the conduct of business within the territory of the band" and pursuant to Article V, §1(s) "to promulgate and enforce ordinances governing the conduct of members…and providing for the maintenance of law and order" and;

WHEREAS, the Tribal Governing Board acknowledges that an attack on the Tribe's data and technology could cause significant damage to the Tribe; and

WHEREAS, the Tribal Governing Board wants to combat any security threats through the use of a Information Technology Policy for all Tribal employees, departments, and entities; and

WHEREAS, it is the goal of the Tribal Governing Board to protect all tribal data and technology for the safety and well-being of the Tribe.

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Tribal Governing Board hereby adopts the attached Information Technology Policy, ITP.1, as attached to this Resolution. The Tribal Governing Board further resolves that the attached Information Technology Policy be codified and published on the Lac Courte Oreilles Tribal Code of Law Library page maintained by Open Law.

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 10th day of May 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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Tweed Shuman, Secretary/Treasurer

Lac Courte Oreilles Tribal Governing Board