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Last amended: 1999
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ORDINANCE NUMBER: 84-06 |
SECTION 1: PURPOSE AND POLICY
This ordinance sets forth the operating procedures for all standing committees
of the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians of Oregon except where otherwise
provided by law. The policy of the Siletz Tribe is to establish permanent committees
to assist the Tribal Council in fulfilling its obligations in governmental functions.
A committee shall provide advice and assistance to the Council in that committee's
area of responsibility. A committee shall comply with all laws, regulations
and policies including confidentiality requirements set by the Tribal Council.
SECTION 2: STANDING COMMITTEES
The Siletz Tribal Council shall be assisted by the following standing committees,
which shall be governed by this ordinance: (1) Education; (2) Natural Resources
(3) Health; (4) Cultural Heritage; (5) Housing; (6) Budget; (?) and Pow-wow.
SECTION 3: COMMITTEE STRUCTURE
Each standing committee, excluding the Powwow committees shall have 3-7 members,
a majority of whom shall constitute a quorum. At least one Tribal Council member
and one alternate member, shall serve on each committee. Tribal Council members
sitting on a standing committee will assume the role of policy spokesperson
to the Tribal Council for their standing committee assignments, but not other
areas, unless directed to do so by consensus of Tribal Council or the Tribal
chairman. The remainder of the committee shall be made up of tribal members.
Tribal Employees are not precluded from committee appointments provided that
the General Manager authorizes the appointment or that committee's activities
take place outside normal working hours.
SECTION 4: APPOINTMENTS AND REMOVALS
Appointments to standing committees shall be for one (1) year. Committee members
may be automatically removed for having three (3) absences from regularly scheduled
committee meetings. Committee Members may also be removed for cause following
a hearing before the Tribal Council, which provides applicable standards of
due process and equal protection. Appointments to committees & subcommittees
shall be made at the first regularly scheduled Tribal Council meeting following
the general election. Recommendations for appointments shall be made by the
Tribal Chairman and approved by the Tribal Council.
SECTION 5: GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES
The committee shall be responsible for providing guidance and assistance to
Tribal Council in implementing tribal policy. Committees shall operate pursuant
to all policies, regulations and laws developed or enacted by the Tribal Council.
SECTION 6: COMMITTEE MEETINGS
Committees shall meet at dates, times and places selected by the Committee,
but in no case less than once every three (3) months. The Staff Representative
shall be responsible for providing notice of dates, times and places of meetings
to the area offices as set forth in this Section and to committee members and
shall coordinate with the Committee Chairman to establish the agenda for each
meeting. Notice of the date, time and place of a committee meeting shall be
submitted to each Tribal Area Office at least three W working days prior to
the meeting unless such notice is precluded by the emergency nature of the meeting.
In such instances, the committee shall give the maximum amount of notice possible
under the circumstances. Committees are encouraged to hold at least one meeting
annually in one of the Siletz area office locations. All committee meetings
shall be open to the public except where required by law.
SECTION 7: COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN
Each committee is responsible for selecting a chairman. The committee chairman
shall work with the appropriate staff person with regard to development of the
agenda. Committee chairmen shall preside over all meetings of the committee
or shall appoint a vice-chairman to preside over committee meetings if he or
she is unable to attend.
SECTION 8: REPORTS TO COUNCIL
The Staff Representative shall be responsible for seeing that a written record
of each meeting is prepared, and submitted to the Tribal Council.
SECTION 9: COMPENSATION
Committee members shall be reimbursed for mileage related to committee approved
travel, subject to the availability of funds.
SECTION 10: EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS
The Tribal Chairman shall be an ex-officio member of each committee. In addition,
if a committee is responsible for an area in which the Tribe provides services
to individual members, the staff member responsible for supervising the program
which distributes or provides the services shall be an ex-officio member and
shall be required to attend all committee meetings. Ex-officio members shall
have no voting rights on the committee.
SECTION 11: VACANCIES
The Tribal Chairman shall recommend appointments to fill vacancies. The Tribal
Council shall approve all appointments. Appointments shall be for the remaining
term of the departed committee member.
SECTION 12: GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION OF COMMITTEE MEMBERS
The Tribal Chairman shall attempt to ensure that all members of the Siletz Tribe
have an equal opportunity to serve on committees, provided that the individuals
have the appropriate interest and expertise.
SECTION 13: CONFLICTS
In any case where this ordinance is in conflict with any other ordinance or
resolution adopted prior to the effective date of this Ordinance, the provision
in this ordinance shall prevail. Nothing in this ordinance is intended to revoke
or modify any existing provision of tribal law and any issue related thereto
shall be resolved so that a provision of existing tribal law is upheld.
SECTION 14: EFFECTIVE DATE
This ordinance shall become effective on February 21,1987.
CERTIFICATION
The forgoing ordinance was amended and adopted by the Siletz Tribal Council
at a Regular Tribal Council meeting held on January 17, 1998 at which a quorum
was present, and the ordinance was adopted by a vote of 7 FOR, 0
AGAINST, and 0 ABSTAINING.
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SILETZ TRIBAL COUNCIL By /s/ |
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| ATTEST: | By /s/ Mary "Dolly" Fisher Tribal Council Secretary/Treasurer |
Standing Committee Ordinance Number 84-06 Amended January 17, 1999 per Resolution Number 99-018 |