Article 5 Committee Member Conduct Expectations

(a) No Committee Member shall use or in any way monetize their position on the Committee or their relationship with the Tribe for personal financial gain (not including the tribal meeting stipend).

(b) Committee Members shall:

(1) Avoid conflicts of interest, real or apparent, during their tenure on this Committee. For example, conflict would arise if the Committee or any individual member of the Committee were to accept gifts or money in exchange for speaking engagements or participation in programs and events related to the purpose of this Committee.

(2) Disclose conflicts or potential conflicts of interest including but not limited to any personal relationship a Committee member may have with a business, a group, an entity or a program that the Committee may be referring to Tribal Council for potential business dealings or cooperative work, where the Committee member stands to gain financially. The duty of disclosure runs from the application process through the term of service.

(3) If a Member has a conflict of interest and the issue involving the conflict is an agenda item during a Committee meeting, then that Member shall recuse themselves from that item (See, ADM.01.16 or other applicable law).

(4) Refrain from discourteous treatment of the public, other Committee Members or staff, including harassing, coercing, threatening or intimidating others. Violation of this section may result in removal from the Committee.

(c) Neither the Committee nor an individual Committee Member may solicit or accept gratuities, favors or anything of monetary value from any individual or entity related to the purpose of this Committee.

(d) Committee Members shall follow proper protocol and communicate with the Tribal Council only through the Committee Chairperson or as otherwise determined by a vote of the Committee.