Week of the Young Child kicks off - Eastern Band of Cherokee

Tribal Council
Agenda
Thursday, May 5
*** Timed Item
8:30am – Reports and Announcements
***9:20am – Sarah Sneed – Final Report
on Governing Document Review Committee
***9:30am – Healthy Cherokee – Encephalitis
Presentation to Public
***9:45am – Vetoed Ord. No. 580 – Per
Capita Garnishment (Item No. 1)
***10:00am – Tabled Res. No. 671 –
Tony Bernhisel requests to lease two
acres of property located in Rough
Branch, Wolftown Community, for construction
of new Healing Waters Church
(Item No. 2)
***10:10am – Request by Jeanell Youngbird
that EOC building be named in
honor of Trooper Shawn Blanton and
rescind resolution naming bridge in
downtown Cherokee (Item No. 3)
***10:20am – Tabled Res. No. 674 – Request
that Tribal Res. No. 255 (10) be
amended to include survey and transfers
between Leona Jumper Wolfe (d)
and Rachel Ethel Bird Lance for one acre
of WT Comm. Parcel No. 1084-N without
signature of Leona Jumper Wolfe (d)
(Item No. 4)
***10:30am – Tabled Res. No. 675 – Last
will & testament of Rachel Ethel Bird
Lance (d) (Item No. 5)
10:40am – Request for Tribe to enter
into contract with David Brown for the
sale of property, and to execute all necessary
documents to transfer said property
to Mr. Brown upon payment of
balance owed under mutual-help agreement
to QHA – submitted by QHA (Item
No. 6)
10:50am – Request for Tribe to enter
NEWS ka-no-he-da
into contract with Denny Crowe for the
purchase of property and to execute all
necessary documents to purchase said
property from Mr. Brown for appraised
value – submitted by Housing & Community
Development (Item No. 7)
11:00am – Resolution submitted by
Terri Henry regarding appointments to
Sequoyah National Golf Course, LLC,
Board of Directors (Item No. 8)
11:10am – Ordinances
- Chapter 14 Criminal Law, Article
XIV.A Controlled Substances (Item No.
9)
- Chapter 14 Criminal Law, SORNAcompliant
legislation – Sexual Assault
(Item No. 10)
- Chapter 14, Article X, Sex Offenders
– amendment – minimal requirements
as stated within Adam Walsh Act (Item
No. 11)
- Request that Ord. No. 532, Hunting
& Fishing amendments, be rescinded –
submitted by B. Ensley (Item No. 12)
11:20am – Tabled Ord. No. 611 –
Amendments to Personnel Policy (Item
No. 13)
11:30am – Housing Resolutions, Ordinances,
Discussion tabled from April
Council Session
- Nancy Long requests that any attempt
to merge QHA with Tribal Housing
Development be placed on hold until
proper federal ofices investigate feasibility
of such merger and Res. No. 563
(08) be rescinded (Item No. 14)
- Request reorganization of Qualla
Housing Authority and Tribal Housing
Department, and all housing lists published
monthly in Cherokee One Feather
– Mike Parker and Bill Taylor (Item No.
15)
- Amendment to Sec. 44 of Cherokee
Code entitled “Housing” based on the direction
of passed Res. No. 563 (08)
(Item No. 16)
***Banishment items as necessary
- TOP Ofice
Tahbone named Miss Indian World
Marjorie Tahbone (Inupiaq/Kiowa) was named the 2011-12 Miss Indian
orld during the Gathering of Nations Pow Wow in Albuquerque, NM on Saturay,
April 30. Tahbone also took the award for Best Traditional Presentation.
iera-Dawn Tolson (Teetl’it Gwichin/Tso’Tin) was named irst runner-up and
rystalyne Curley (Dine’) was named second runner-up. Other awards given
uring the pageant included: Best Public Speaking – Kiera-Dawn Tolson, Best
ersonal Interview – Vina Brown (Heiltouk/Nuu Chan Nulth), Best Essay –
heyenne Brady (Sac & Fox/Cheyenne), Best Dancer – Cheyenne Brady, and Miss
ongeniality – Adira Hunter (Hualapai).
- ONE FEATHER STAFF REPORT
NOTICE
Housing & Community Development (HCD) is
seeking any individual who is interested in selling
small tracts of land, and/or a house. You
will need to bring your contact info, plat with a
legal descripon, and your proposed selling
price to the HCD office located at 85 Children’s
Home Loop. We are creang a resource list to
assist clients and to share your name with others
who want to purchase one or more acres of
land or a house. HCD will not buy your land
nor request an appraisal of your property. Our
goal is to assist you in possibly finding a buyer
for your property and to help those who are in
need of land or a house. For informaon call
554-6900.
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THURSDAY, MAY 5, 2011
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