Resolution No. 2023-129 — Adoption of the General Welfare Services Immediate Assistance Funds Ordinance to the Lac Courte Oreilles Tribal Code of Law Gwe.2
WHEREAS, the Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians is a federally recognized Indian tribe ("Tribe") organized pursuant to the provisions of the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934, 25 U.S.C. §5101, et seq.; and,
WHEREAS, the Tribal Governing Board serves as the governing body of Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians pursuant to Article III, § 1 of the Amended Constitution and Bylaws of the Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians; and
WHEREAS, the Tribal Governing Board is empowered to "administer any funds within the control of the Band" pursuant to Article V §1(j); and
WHEREAS, the Tribal Governing Board is further empowered to "regulate, by enactment of ordinances, the conduct of business within the territory of the band" pursuant to Article V§(n); and
WHEREAS, the Tribal Governing Board has a long history of providing critical benefits to Tribal Members, and this financial benefit is fundamental to the sovereignty, cultural integrity, and economic well-being of the Tribe; and
WHEREAS, the Tribe, not the IRS, are in the best position to determine the needs of its members and provide for the general welfare of tribal citizens and tribal communities; and
WHEREAS, the Tribal Governing Board recognizes that there are emergencies and situations where Tribal Members may need immediate financial assistance; and
WHEREAS, the enactment of GWE.2 shall allow the Tribal Governing Board to provide immediate financial assistance to Tribal Members to ensure members health and safety.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Tribal Governing Board hereby adopts the General Welfare Services Immediate Assistance Funds GWE.2 to support tribal members in need of immediate financial assistance to ensure members health and safety.
CERTIFICATION
I, the undersigned, as Secretary/Treasurer of the Lac Courte Oreilles Tribal Governing Board, hereby certify that the Tribal Governing Board is composed of seven (7) members, of whom 6 being present, constituted a quorum at a meeting thereof, duly called, convened, and held on this 23rd day of October, 2023, that the foregoing Resolution was duly adopted at said meeting by an affirmative vote of 4 members, 0 against, 1 abstaining, and that said Resolution is a lawful act of the Tribe.
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William Trepanier, Secretary/Treasurer
Lac Courte Oreilles Tribal Governing Board