Resolution No. 2024-27 — Nullification of Outdated Lac Courte Oreilles Tribal Code of Law PAP.10.6
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, Section 1(n) of the Amended Constitution and Bylaws of the Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians empowers the Tribal Governing Board to "regulate, by enactment of ordinances, the conduct of business within the territory of the band;" and
WHEREAS, the Tribal Governing Board enacted PAP.10.6 "Grants Management" as part of the Lac Courte Oreilles Fiscal Policies and Procedures by Resolution No. 17-41; and
WHEREAS, the Tribe's Grant Department has grown and developed since the enactment of this policy in 2017 and the Tribe has determined it necessary to establish a more thorough and detailed stand-alone Grants Management policy; and
WHEREAS, PAP.11 Grant Management was approved and enacted by the Tribal Governing Board in 2023 by Resolution No. 23-127; and
WHEREAS, as a result of the enactment of an updated stand-alone Grant Management policy, PAP.10.6 is now considered antiquated, duplicative, and unnecessary.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Tribal Governing Board hereby nullifies PAP.10.6 as the this policy is not considered antiquated, duplicative, and unnecessary. The newly enacted PAP.11 Grant Management Policy as established by Resolution No. 23-127 shall be considered the only codified Grant Management Policy of the Band.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED, that PAP.10.6 shall be considered void and unenforceable.
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 5 being present, constituted a quorum at a meeting thereof, duly called, convened, and held on this 12th day of February, 2024, that the foregoing Resolution was duly adopted at said meeting by an affirmative vote of 4 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