Resolution No. 2024-29 — Codification and Adoption of the Lac Courte Oreilles Tribal Code of Law Fire Inspection Code
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 "organize, charter and regulate any association or group, including a Tribal Governing Board, for the purpose of providing social or economic benefits to the members of the Band or residents of the reservation" pursuant to Article V, §1(l); and
WHEREAS, the Tribal Governing Board shall "regulate, by enactment of ordinances, the conduct of business within the territory of the band" pursuant to Article V, §1(n); and
WHEREAS, the Tribal Governing Board has the inherent sovereign authority to provide for the safety of all tribal members and buildings within the exterior boundaries the Lac Courte Oreilles Reservation.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Tribal Governing Board hereby adopts and codifies the Lac Courte Oreilles Tribal Code Of Law Fire Inspection Code to support the Lac Courte Oreilles Fire Department in the retention and maintenance of fire safety practices within the boundaries of the Lac Courte Oreilles Reservation.
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 4 being present, constituted a quorum at a meeting thereof, duly called, convened, and held on this 8th day of February 2024, that the foregoing Resolution was duly adopted at said meeting by an affirmative vote of 3 members, 0 against, 0 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