Section ADM.01.12 — Emergency Council Meetings

(a) The Tribal President, and in the President's absence, the Vice-President may call Emergency Council meetings from time to time, which shall be in-session meetings. Emergency Council meetings shall be considered a form of a Special Council meeting. Council may adopt resolutions, pass motions, or conduct other Tribal business at emergency meetings. Ordinances shall not be adopted at emergency 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 hold an emergency meeting, the emergency meeting time and place shall be posted at the time the decision is made at least 24 hours prior to the emergency meeting.

(c) Determining that it is in the best interests of the Community to hold an emergency meeting usually will include issues that cannot wait until the regular council meeting, such as employment decisions, signing time sensitive contracts, political decisions at the state and federal levels, and other time sensitive issues.

(d) The 24-hour posting may be waived if the Tribal President, or in the President's absence, the Vice-President determines that a substantial loss of funding or revenue will likely result if a contract or grant is not signed within 24-hours. The 24-hour posting may be waived if the Tribal President, or in the President's absence, the Vice President determines that a Community emergency requires immediate attention and that waiting 24-hours will likely result in harm to the Community.