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On Monday, July 2, 2007 the Stockbridge-Munsee Tribal Council held a Regular Tribal Council Meeting and at that time the following motions were made and carried.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA-
ADDED
: Three Land IssuesMotion by Scott R. Vele to approve the Monday, July 2, 2007 Tribal Council Meeting Agenda as revised. Seconded by Jolene Bowman.
Motion maker amends motion to add Child Care and Development Fund Services. Second concurs. Motion carried
MEETING MINUTES-
Motion by Scott R. Vele to approve Special Tribal Council Meeting Minutes of Thursday, June 7, 2007. Seconded by Shannon Holsey. Motion carried.
Motion by Scott R. Vele to approve the Special Tribal Council Meeting Minutes of Wednesday, June 13, 2007. Seconded by Shannon Holsey. Motion carried.
Motion by Scott R. Vele to approve the Regular Tribal Council Meeting Minutes of Tuesday, June 19, 2007. Seconded by Shannon Holsey.
Roll Call: Scott yes, Shannon yes, Jolene yes and Terrie abstain (not present). Motion carried.
Motion by Scott R. Vele to approve the Special Tribal Council Meeting Minutes of Monday, June 25, 2007. Seconded by Shannon Holsey.
Roll Call: Scott yes, Shannon yes, Jolene abstain and Terrie abstain. Motion carried.
DONATION REEQUEST-
LUNAAPE LANGUAGE CAMP-Molly Miller
Motion by Terrie K. Terrio to approve the request to come out of Travel Line item out of General Operations. Seconded by Shannon Holsey.
Roll Call: Scott no, Shannon yes, Jolene yes and Terrie yes. Motion carried.
CELL COM TOWER PROPOSAL-Julie Carroll and Jim Cheshire
Motion by Scott R. Vele to deny the request of place Cell Com Tower in the Coyhis Field and to find an alternative source to build this Cell Com Tower. Seconded by Wallace A. Miller. Motion carried.
RESOLUTION: Identifying our Needs Survey-Gregg Duffek
Motion by Scott R. Vele to approve resolution number 047-07 for President’s signature which is a requirement of Title VI Elder Nutrition Program funding,
WHEREAS, the needs assessment will be conducted by existing Tribal staff with no additional expense to the Tribe;
WHEREAS, the needs assessment will assist the Tribe’s elderly program by obtaining information related to determining issues, priorities, and assisting in planning; and
WHEREAS, the needs assessment will be conducted anonymously, with no individual information of Tribal Members being made available to anyone.
NOW THEREFORE IT BE RESOLVED, that the Stockbridge-Munsee Tribal Council hereby authorizes participation in the "Identifying Our Needs: A survey of the Elders II" Native elder social and health needs assessment;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Stockbridge-Munsee Tribal Council grants permission to the University of North Dakota National Resource Center on Native American Aging and the National Society of American Indian Elderly to use the collected needs assessment information in aggregate format for the purpose of the disseminating state, regional, and national results from analysis data. Seconded by Jolene Bowman. Motion carried.
CHILD CARE AND DEVELOPMENT FUND-Gregg Duffek
Motion by Terrie K. Terrio to authorize the Tribal Chair to sign the Child Care and Development Fund for the period covering 10/01/07 through 9/30/09. Seconded by Scott R. Vele. Motion carried.
ATHELTIC FIELD PLANS-Leah Miller
Motion by Scott R. Vele to go along with recommendation of the Executive Director to approve of a Concept C for the out lay of the Athletic Field plan which was developed in 2002 Vierbacher Associates. Seconded by Shannon Holsey. Motion carried.
TRIBAL ADMINISTRATOR’S MONTHLY REPORT-Linda Mohawk-Katchenago
Motion by Wallace A. Miller to accept the Tribal Administrator’s Monthly Report for May 2007. Seconded by Scott R. Vele. Motion carried.
HERBICIDE APPLICATION-
Motion by Wallace A. Miller to send the request to use herbicides by John Williams to the Environmental department for review and recommendation. Seconded by Shannon Holsey.
Roll Call: Terrie opposed, Jolene opposed, Wally yes, Shannon yes and Scott opposed. Motion fails.
Motion by Terrie K. Terrio to approve this request contingent on the Environmental review of the herbicide application as submitted and if that comes back favorable to authorize the Chair or in absence the Vice Chair to sign off this.
Seconded by Shannon Holsey.
Motion maker amends motion to add that Environmental go out and check the property and make sure that no applications have been done. Second concurs.
Roll Call: Terrie yes, Jolene yes, Wally no, Shannon yes and Scott no. Motion carried.
JOB DESCRIPTION: Lead Attorney-John Miller
Motion by Scott R. Vele to approve the revised position description for the Lead Attorney, but to make the following changes throughout the position description to take the word Tribal Attorney and put in Lead Attorney, leave in the word responsible, to take out under #3 the Lead Attorney is responsible to represent the Tribe in all negotiations as requested, #6 the Lead Attorney is responsible for giving advice on legal decisions, agency regulations, statue and treaties that affect Tribal activities, #8 the Lead Attorney is responsible to assist in training and travel employees in regard to the legal aspects of Tribal contracts, regulations and programs, and then under qualifications #3 must posses knowledge of Tribal, State and Federal regulations included in administrative procedures. Seconded by Shannon Holsey. Motion carried.
RESOLUTION: Adam Walsh-Robert Chicks
Motion by Scott R. Vele to approve resolution number 048-07 for the President’s signature:
WHEREAS, in the spirit of cooperation and non-duplication of services, the Stockbridge-Munsee Community believes it is in the best interests of the Community to allow the State of Wisconsin to perform the sexual registration requirements of the Adam Walsh Act;
NOW THEREFORE IT BE RESOLVED, that until the Tribal Council decides otherwise, the Stockbridge-Munsee Tribal Council elects to delegate its functions under the Adam Walsh Act to the State of Wisconsin. Seconded by Terrie K. Terrio. Motion carried.
EXECUTIVE SESSION-
While in Executive Session the Membership minutes were not taken care of because nobody was here to present them, discussed a couple of property issues and a some legal matters.
Motion by Scott R. Vele to go into Executive. Seconded by Terrie K. Terrio. Motion carried at 6:06 PM
Motion by Scott R. Vele to come out of Executive. Seconded by Terrie K. Terrio. Motion carried at 6:25 PM.
ADJOURNMENT-
Motion by Scott R. Vele to adjourn. Seconded by Shannon Holsey. Motion carried at 6:30 PM. (nobody was here for open agenda)