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Section ADM.01.10 — Regular Council Meetings

(a) Regular Council meetings shall be held on the first and third Tuesday every month, which shall be in-session meetings. Council may adopt ordinances, adopt resolutions, pass motions, or conduct any other Tribal business at regular meetings.

(b) If the Tribal President, and in the President's absence, the Vice-President determines that it is in the best interest of the Community to reschedule the regular meeting, the rescheduled meeting time and place shall be posted at the time the decision to reschedule is made, and at least 24-hours prior to the rescheduled meeting. Rescheduled meetings shall take place within one week of the scheduled regular meeting.

(c) The Council may determine that it is in the best interests of the Community to reschedule a regular meeting for reasons such as, but not limited to, severe weather, expected lack of quorum, or the scheduled regular meeting falling on or near a holiday.

(d) Extensive agendas: In the event the number of agenda items is numerous, and the President reasonably estimates that the Council meeting will likely exceed four hours, then the following options are available to the President:

(1) Do nothing and have a meeting at its regularly scheduled time; or,

(2) Review the agenda items and postpone some agenda items to the next meeting if the agenda item is not time sensitive. In no event, shall agenda items be postponed more than one time; or,

(3) After consultation with the Vice-President and the Treasurer, the President can allocate the agenda items between two agendas.

(A) The agenda items shall be allocated for the regular meeting and a special meeting.

(B) In determining which agenda items shall be included in the regular meeting and which agenda items will be included in the special meeting, the President shall consider the following general criteria.

(i) Administrative issues: Executive session and items that are more administrative in nature such as applying for grants, departmental policies and procedures and reports, employment matters, legal issues, business issues, or other issues that are not time sensitive and can be scheduled for a special meeting. These items may involve Tribal staff and to a lesser degree, anticipated input from community members.

(ii) Community issues: Items that are more Community oriented in nature such as forestry, land, roads, ordinances, or other items that are time sensitive. These items generally involve Community input and are not internal departmental issues.

(C) If two agendas are prepared, the Council shall proceed with the regular Tribal Council meeting and post for a Special Council meeting, pursuant to Section ADM.01.11. The Special Council meeting must occur within three business days of the regular Council meeting, but can be scheduled during normal business hours.

(D) Notwithstanding any other provision or law, quorum for a Special Council meeting under this subsection (d)(3) on split agendas is five Council members.