Tribal Council Agenda for Thursday, Aug. 6

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I. Call to order – Chairwoman Terri Henry
II. Prayer –
III. Roll Call
IV. Orders of the Day
Amendment to Cherokee Code Section 117-21 Travel and Section 117-22 Purchases for the Tribe (Item No. 1)
Amendment to Cherokee Code Chapter 90 Burial Regulations (Item No. 2)
Amendment to Cherokee Code Chapter 130A Article II Public Health and Child Wellbeing (Item No. 3)
V. Reports & Announcements

VI. Requests for Time
9:30 a.m. Request for Time – Quarterly Retirees

9:40 a.m. Request for Time – James Jumper – Speak to Council about SNS men’s group

9:50 a.m. Request for Time – Keyonna Hornbuckle – Healthy Kids Running Series

VII. Agenda Items

10:00 a.m. Recognition of Phyllis Eugenia Catolster Haumpy (D) heirs and assignment of property (Item No. 4)

 

10:10 a.m. Confirmation of Mary Ann Tahquette Widenhouse (D) Last Will and Testament and assignment of property (Item No. 5)

 

10:20 a.m. Recognition of Melissa Ann Welch (D) heir and assignment of property (Item No. 6)

 

10:30 a.m. Recognition of David Norman Hardin (D) heir and assignment of property (Item No. 7)

 

10:40 a.m. Kim Jackson request that she is recognized as owning one-half (1/2) undivided interest of Upper Cherokee Parcel No. 444 containing .912 acres +/- together with all improvements (Item No. 8)

 

10:50 a.m. Kim Jackson request that Parcel No. 444 be offered for sale to eligible individuals at a fair market value and that the proceeds be divided one-half to Kim Jackson, and one-half to the estate of James E. Smith, to be divided among the heirs eligible to receive the possessory interests of the decedent (Item No. 9)

 

11:00 a.m. Authorization for the exchange of properties, as an equal exchange with a monetary value of $20,000 between Renee Ledford and Housing and Community Development (Item No. 10)

 

11:10 a.m. Mutual Help-Home Assignment (Item No. 11)

 

11:20 a.m. Authorization for Housing & Community Development to sell Wolfetown Parcel No. 1459-G, at the agreed upon price of $142,022 to Jamie Brown (Item No. 12)

 

11:30 a.m. Authorization for Housing & Community Development to sell Birdtown Parcel No. 795-N, at the agreed upon price of $123,000 to Alexander Hornbuckle, Jr. (Item No. 13)

 

11:40 a.m. Authorization for Housing & Community Development to sell Wolfetown Parcel No. 1413, at the agreed upon price of $89,000 to Rustlina Long (Item No. 14)

 

11:50 a.m. Ernest Tiger requests Council approve with moving forward with the Tribal Gas Station concept for the Cherokee location and hire Qualla Boundary Consulting Group, LLC as the managing party of the day to day operations of the Tribal Gas Station for term of 5 years and compensate Qualla Boundary 25% for the ongoing management of the Gas Station (Item No. 15)

 

12:00 p.m. Lunch

 

1:00 p.m. Mollie Grant request that Tribal Council instruct the Attorney General and the Election Board to compile rules and regulations for candidates seeking political positions from intimidating, coercing and/or from having any political discussions with Tribal Employees while on the tour of duty (Item No. 16)

 

1:10 p.m. Tabled Resolution No. 146 – Newman Arneach heirs request a closed working session with Council Re: resolution submitted by Tyler Blankenship (Item No. 17)

 

1:20 p.m. Tabled Resolution No. 565 – Francine Parker Watty request ROW to residence and Utility ROW (Item No. 18)

 

1:30 p.m. Tabled Resolution No. 573 – Request for the Chief of Police position to be an elected position (Item No. 19)

 

1:40 p.m. Tabled Resolution No. 603 – Recognition of David Leroy Cooper (D) heir and assignment of property (Item No. 20)

 

1:50 p.m. Tabled Ordinance No. 646 – Amendment to Cherokee Code Chapter 28A Article 19 Administration of Decedent’s Estates (Item No. 21)

VIII. EMERGENCY RESOLUTIONS
IX. BANISHMENT ITEMS AS NECESSARY

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