Resolution No. 057-15 — Public Health and Safety

WHEREAS, The Stockbridge-Munsee Community is a federally recognized Indian tribe with inherent sovereign powers, and is governed by the Stockbridge-Munsee Tribal Council pursuant to the 1937 Constitution, as amended;

WHEREAS, The Stockbridge-Munsee Community has the authority under its Constitution and its inherent rights as a sovereign nation to adopt and amend Ordinances;

WHEREAS, The Tribe, in its gaming compact with the State of Wisconsin, agreed to adopt ordinance(s) that establish certain public health and safety standards that are at least as restrictive as State of Wisconsin standards as being applicable at facilities where Class III gaming is conducted and to periodically update such ordinance(s);

WHEREAS, The Tribe originally adopted Chapter 26, Public Health and Safety Ordinance, in 1992 to comply with the requirements of the gaming compact;

WHEREAS, The Tribe has reviewed Chapter 26 and intends to make updates to reformat the ordinance to be consistent with the format of other tribal ordinances, clarify the applicability of the ordinance, update references to Wisconsin laws and add a requirement in relation to elevators; and

WHEREAS, These revisions, which include adding numbering, new section and reorganizing and revision of existing sections, result in whole-scale change to Chapter 26.

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Stockbridge-Munsee Tribal Council hereby repeals the existing version of Chapter 26 and adopts the revised document that includes the recommended changes as a new Chapter 26, the Public Health and Safety Ordinance.