Resolution Number TMBC894-01-24 of the Duly Elected and Certified Governing Body of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa
WHEREAS, the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians, hereinafter referred to as the Tribe, is an unincorporated Band acting under a revised Constitution and By-Laws approved by the Secretary of the Interior on June 16th, 1959, and amendments thereto approved; and
WHEREAS, Article IX (a) Section 1 of the Turtle Mountain Constitution and By-Laws empowers the Tribal Council with the authority to represent the Band and to negotiate with Federal, State and Local Governments and with private persons; and
WHEREAS, Article IX (a) Section 1 of the Turtle Mountain Constitution and Bylaws requires a 30-day comment period prior to the adoption of any ordinances or amendments to the Tribal Code, whether proposed by resolution or otherwise. Adoption must occur through a roll call vote of the Tribal Council at a publicly held meeting; and
WHEREAS, the Tribe proposes amendments to Title 29, "to provide for the reorganization of the Title to include the codification of Tribally Owned Corporations and Limited Liability Companies and the authority to organize business enterprises under the Tribe's Law's" and placed the issue out for public comment with comments received from the Tribal Records Social-Media; now
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Tribe is approving proposed amendments to Title 29, to provide for the reorganization of the Title to include the codification of Tribally Owned Corporations and Limited Liability Companies and the authority to organize business enterprises under the Tribe's Law's; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that Title 29 of the Corporate Code will be codified accordingly.
Certification
I, the undersigned Tribal Secretary of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians, do hereby certify that the Tribal Council is composed of nine (9) members of whom nine (9) constituting a quorum were present at a meeting duly called, convened and held on the 4th day of January, 2024 that the foregoing resolution was adopted by an affirmative vote of eight (8) in favor – Representatives Lynn Gourneau, Jon Jon Keplin, Craig Lunday, Blaine "Slugger" Davis, Elmer Davis Jr., Chad Counts, Ron Trottier Sr. and Kenneth Malaterre; none (0) absent; none (0) opposed; with the Tribal Chairman not voting.
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Jolean A. Morin, Tribal Secretary
( ) SIGNED INTO LAW/Dated this____day of _____________, 2024
( ) VETOED/Dated this_____day of ______________, 2024
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Jamie Azure, Tribal Chairman