Note: These are unofficial results of the Tribal Council session. Official results will be posted at theonefeather.com under the Tribal Council Results tab once ratified count sheets are received from the TOP Office.
New Ordinance: Ord. No. 293 – Free Press Ordinance amendments – DEEMED READ and TABLED
Held Item #12 from Budget Council on Tuesday, July 31: Tribal Council instructs the Principal Chief to lease or purchase a new Crew Cab Cabover Fire Truck for use by the Snowbird Volunteer Fire Department – PASSED
Item No. 1: Tabled Ord. No. 140 – Police Commission Ordinance amendments – WITHDRAWN
Item No. 2: Tabled Ord. No. 173 – Election Ordinance amendments – TABLED
Item No. 3: Tabled Ord. No. 174 – Code of Ethics amendments – TABLED for WORK SESSION
Item No. 4: Tabled Ord. No. 230 – Crimes Against Public Peace, add a new section to Cherokee Code Chapter 14 dealing with cyber bullying – PASSED
Item No. 5: Tabled Ord. No. 231 – Cherokee Code Chapter 14 (Weapons Offenses) amendments – PASSED
Item No. 6: Tabled Ord. No. 232 – Repeal of Cherokee Code Chapter 7C (Cherokee Tribal Drug Court) in its entirety “to allow the continued existence of the Cherokee Tribal Drug Court pursuant to Cherokee Code Chapter 7 Section 7-1(a) as a specialized court under the Judicial Branch” – TABLED for WORK SESSION
Item No. 7: Usage rights to parcel numbers 74-C, 74-E, 74-F, 74-G, and 74-H in the Painttown Community shall be transferred to the TCGE for continued development of the casino and hotel operations – PASSED as AMENDED
Item No. 8: Appointments to the Sequoyah National Golf Club LLC Board of Directors – TABLED
Item No. 9: Tribal Council instructs the Tribal Employee Benefits Committee and the Principal Chief to amend the EBCI Governmental Retirement Plan “vesting schedule” to include “15 years and thereafter for individuals who previously retired from employment outside the Tribe” – TABLED
Item No. 10: Approval of Forest Management Plan – PASSED
Item No. 11: Approval of acceptance and management of weather stations for agriculture and educational purposes – PASSED as AMENDED
Item No. 12: Appointment of Sky Nichole Sampson to Cherokee Indian Hospital Authority Governing Board – WITHDRAWN
Item No. 13: Appointment of Ahli-sha Stephens to Cherokee Indian Hospital Authority Governing Board – PASSED
Item No. 14: Mutual Help Homes Assigned – PASSED
Item No. 15: Last Will and Testament of George Abraham Bradley (d) – PASSED
Item No. 16: Recognition of heirs of Robert Bruce Arch (d) – PASSED
Item No. 17: Last Will and Testament of Clara Nell Roberson Ward (d) – PASSED
Item No. 18: Recognition of heirs of Linda Marlene Maney Wiggins (d) – PASSED
Item No. 19: Recognition of heirs of Charles David Johnson (d) – PASSED
Item No. 20: Amend Res. No. 236 (2016) regarding the estate of Beatrice J. Carver (d) – WITHDRAWN
– One Feather staff report
