Post Office Box 365 Phone: (414) 869-2214 Oneida, Wi 54155 UGWA DEMOLUM YATEHE Because of the help of this Oneicr-a Chief in cementing a friendship between the six nations and the colony of Pennsylvania, a new nation, the United States was made possible. Oneidas bringing several hundred bags of corn to Washington's starving army at Valley Forge, after the colonists had consistently refus~d to aid them. ONEIDA BUSINESS COMMITTEE REGULAR MEETING NOVEMBER 5, 1997 BUSINESS COMMITTEE CONFERENCE ROOM PRESENT: Deborah Doxtator -Chair, Gary Jordan -Vice Chair, Julie Barton - Secretary, Kathy Hughes-Treasurer, Ernie Stevens,Jr., SandraNinharn, Shirley Hill, Tina Danforth, Leland Danforth -Council Members EXCUSED: Chair, Ernie Stevens,Jr. -Council Member OTHERS PRESENT: Lloyd Powless, Jr., SusanWhite, Dottie Krull, Mark Powless, Wanda Webster, Clifford Doxtator, Erv Thompson, Owen Somers,Tonya Smith, Brandon Cooper, Crystal Holtz, Mary Adams, Conrad King, Kevin Moore, Kirby Metoxen OPENING: Leander Danforth CALL TO ORDER BY GARY JORDAN AT 9:00 A.M. Presentation by Tonya Smith-License Department, Donation to the Elderly Per Capita - Trust Committee. II. OATH OF OFFICE Al1l1eals Commission: -Administered by Shirley Hill -Wanda Webster-PRESENT -Mark N. Powless-PRESENT Oneida Business Committee Minutes -November 5, 1997 Page 1 of 10
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Post Office Box 365
Phone: (414) 869-2214 Oneida, Wi 54155
UGWA DEMOLUM YATEHEBecause of the help ofthis Oneicr-a Chief incementing a friendshipbetween the six nationsand the colony ofPennsylvania, a newnation, the United Stateswas made possible.
Oneidas bringing severalhundred bags of corn toWashington's starving armyat Valley Forge, after thecolonists had consistentlyrefus~d to aid them.
ONEIDA BUSINESS COMMITTEEREGULAR MEETINGNOVEMBER 5, 1997
BUSINESS COMMITTEE CONFERENCE ROOM
PRESENT:
Deborah Doxtator -Chair, Gary Jordan -Vice Chair, Julie Barton -
Secretary, Kathy Hughes-Treasurer, Ernie Stevens, Jr., Sandra Ninharn,Shirley Hill, Tina Danforth, Leland Danforth -Council Members
EXCUSED: Chair, Ernie Stevens, Jr. -Council Member
OTHERS PRESENT: Lloyd Powless, Jr., Susan White, Dottie Krull, Mark Powless, WandaWebster, Clifford Doxtator, Erv Thompson, Owen Somers, Tonya Smith, Brandon Cooper,Crystal Holtz, Mary Adams, Conrad King, Kevin Moore, Kirby Metoxen
OPENING: Leander Danforth
CALL TO ORDER BY GARY JORDAN AT 9:00 A.M.
Presentation by Tonya Smith-License Department, Donation to the Elderly Per Capita -Trust Committee.
II. OATH OF OFFICE
Al1l1eals Commission: -Administered by Shirley Hill-Wanda Webster-PRESENT-Mark N. Powless-PRESENT
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APPROVAL OF AGENDA
A.ADDITIONS:
TO REQUESTS:
5 Gary Jordan RE: Wash & Go
6. Gary Jordan
RE:
Oneida Business Committee Meetings of Nov. 19 &26, 1997
TO TRAVEL REQUEST:
2 Gary Jordan RE: Tuson, AZ -November 14, 1997NARF Meeting
B. DELETIONS:
MOTION BY SffiRLEY HILL TO APPROVE THE AGENDA, SECONDED BYLELAND DANFORTH. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
MINUTES TO BE APPROVED:
Regular Business Committee Minutes of October 29, 1997.
APPROVED AS SUBNUTTED
v.
TABLED BUSINESS:
Rob Hendricks RE: Woodland Home Center approval of theCorporate Charter and By-Laws.
Excerpt from the October 29, 1997 Business Committee Meeting: MOTION BY SillRLEYillLL TO TABLE TillS ITEM FOR DISCUSSION WITH THE BUSINESSCOMMITTEE TO WEIGH THE PROS AND CONS, SECONDED BY SANDRANINHAM. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
Response Due November 5,1997.
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VI. REPORTS
A.
HOTEL CORPORATION -(QUARTERLY:
NOVEMBER/FEBRUARYIMAY/AUGUST) 2nd Wednesday of the Month-Pat Lassila
B.
APPEALS COMMISSION -(JAN lO/APR lO/JUL Y to/OCT 9)2nd Wednesday of the Month -Stan Webster
c.
ONEIDA TRIBAL SCHOOL BOARD -3rd Wednesday of the Month-Debbie Danforth
D. HOUSING AUTHORITY -4th Wednesday of the Month -Evelyn Elm
E.
ONCOA -4th Wednesday of the Month -Clifford Doxtator
F. ONEIDA GAMING COMMISSION -(QUARTERLY:JAN/APR/JULY/OCT) 2nd Wednesday of the Month -Rochelle Powless
G. ONEIDA AIRPORT BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT BOARD: (QUARTERLY:JAN/APR/JULY/OCT) 2nd Wednesday of the Month -Gary Metoxen
H. TRAVEL REPORTS
I.
FOLLOW UP REPORTS/BC DIRECTIVES FROM PREVIOUS MEETINGS
Excerpt from the October 29, 1997 Business Committee Meeting: MOTION BY SHIRLEYHILL THAT A STATEMENT OF EFFECT COME BACK IN ONE WEEK FOR THE 1/2
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FAIR RENTAL LEASE FEES, SECONDED BY TINA DANFORTH. MOTIONCARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
Response Due November 5, 1997.
MOTION BY SillRLEY HILL TO APPROVE A TWO WEEK EXTENSION,SECONDED BY KATHY HUGHES. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
2 LOC RE: O.S.B.D.C. Review By-Laws
Excerpt from the October 8, 1997 Business Committee Meeting: MOTION BY SANDRANINHAM THAT THE BY-LAWS BE FORWARDED TO LOC FOR REVIEW TO BEBROUGHT BACK IN THREE WEEKS, SECONDED BY GARY JORDAN. MOTIONCARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
Response Due October 29, 1997.
Excerpt from the October 29, 1997 Business Committee Meeting: MOTION BY TINADANFORTH TO DEFER TillS ITEM FOR ONE WEEK, SECONDED BY JULIE BARTON.MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
Response Due November 5, 1997.
MOTION BY KATHY HUGHES TO APPROVE A THREE WEEK EXTENSION,SECONDED BY SANDRA NINHAM. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
".) Artley Skenandore/Gerald L. Hill RE: Gas Tax Exemption Plan
Excerpt from the July 23,1997 Business Committee Meeting: MOTION BY KATHY HUGHES TOACCEPT THE GAS TAX EXEMPTION REPORT FROM ONCOA AND SUPPORT PROCEEDINGAHEAD WITH PUTTING PLANS TOGETHER TO BE ABLE TO IMPLEMENT THIS POLICY AND TOREFER THE POLICY AND PROCEDURE TO THE GENERAL MANAGER FOR INPUT WITH ALLAFFECTED DEPARTMENTS AND TO CHIEF COUNSEL'S OFFICE FOR FINAL REVIEW ON THEIMPACT OF NOT PAYING TAXES WITH SPECIFIC BREAKDOWN OF THE TAXES THAT ARESUGGESTED TO BE EXEMPT TO BE BROUGHT BACK IN TWO WEEKS, SECONDED BY LELANDDANFORTH. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
Response Due August 6, 1997.
Excerpt from the September 17, 1997 Business Committee Meeting: MOTION BY GARY JORDAN TOACCEPT THE VERBAL REPORT AND REFER THIS ITEM TO THE NOVEMBER ?, 1997 BUSINESSCOMMITTEE AGENDA, SECONDED BY KATHY HUGHES. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
Response Due November 5,1997.
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VII. NEW BUSINESS
A.
RESOLUTIONS
B. REQUESTS
1. Cristina DaJiforth/Shirley Hill RE: Reassignment of liaisonappointment, Council Member ErnieStevens, Jr. has agreed to assumeresponsibilities of the HobartNegotiation Team.
MOTION BY SANDRA NINHAM TO APPROVE THE REASSIGNMENT OF LIAISONAPPOINTMENT OF ERNIE STEVENS, JR AND LELAND DANFORTH TO THEHOBART NEGOTIATION TEAM, SECONDED BY KATHY HUGHES. LELANDDANFORTH ABSTAINED. MOTION CARRIED.
2.
Julie Barton RE: Request from Velda Shelby -Conferate Salislish Kootenai Tribere: A copy of the OneidaConstitutional Review Committeeconsultant, grant funding, tribal newsarticle, current and draftConstitution.
MOTION BY KATHY HUGHES TO APPROVE SENDING A COpy OF THE ONEIDACONSTITUTIONAL REVIEW COMMITTEE CONSULTANT, GRANT FUNDING,TRIBAL NEWS ARTICLE, AND CURRENT DRAFT CONSTITUTION, SECONDEDBY SANDRA NINHAM. JULIE BARTON ABSTAINED. MOTION CARRIED.
3. Barbara Georgitsis RE: The Chair's signature for the In-place Burning and ISBSubcommittee letter
MOTION BY SffiRLEY ffiLL TO APPROVE THE CHAIR SIGNING FOR THE IN-PLACE BURNING AND ISB SUBCOMMITTEE LETTER, SECONDED BY SANDRA
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NINHAM. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
4 Kelly Stevens RE: Approval of the Memorandum ofAgreement between Oneida Probation!Parole and Pardons Program.
MOTION BY TINA DANFORTH TO TABLE TmS MOA FOR FURTHERDISCUSSION FROM THE BUSINESS COMMITTEE AND THAT THERE BE MORESUPPORT AND INPUT FROM OTHER DEPARTMENTS IN REFERENCE TO THEMOA BEING PROPOSED, SECONDED BY KATHY HUGHES. MOTION CARRIEDUNANIMOUSLY.
Deborah Doxtator arrived to chair the meeting at 9:45 a.m.
RE: Wash & Go5. Gary J arctan
MOTION BY KATHY HUGHES TO REFER THIS ITEM TO THE GENERALMANAGER BIWEEKLY MEETING, SECONDED BY LELAND DANFORTH. GARYJORDAN, SHIRLEY HILL ABSTAINED. MOTION CARRIED.
RE: Business Committee Meetings -November 19
& 26,19976. Gary Jordan
MOTION BY JULIE BARTON TO APPROVE CANCELING THE NOVEMBER 19,1997 BUSINESS COMMITTEE MEETING DUE TO THE NATIONAL CONGRESS OFAMERICAN INDIANS MEETING AND THAT THE BUSINESS COMMITTEEMEETING OF NOVEMBER 26, 1997 START AT 8:15 P.M. -12:15 P.M., SECONDEDBY TINA DANFORTH. GARY JORDAN ABSTAINED. MOTION CARRIED.
CONTRACTS/AGREEMENTSc.
TRAVEL REQUESTSD.
RE: Travel request to attend the two-day"1998 Governor's Conference on EconomicDevelopment" to be held in Madison, WI on
February 12-13, 1998.
Gary Jordan
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CARRIED.
2. Ernie Stevens, Jr. RE: Boulder, CO Native American RightsFund -November 14, 1997
MOTION BY SANDRA NINHAM TO APPROVE THE TRAVEL REQUEST,SECONDED BY KATHY HUGHES. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
3 Gary Jordan RE: Tucson, AZ -National Council of Legislatorsfrom Gaming States -December 6-9, 1997
MOTION BY LELAND DANFORTH THAT GARY JORDAN ATTEND THISMEETING, SECONDED BY KATHY HUGHES. GARY JORDAN ABSTAINED.MOTION CARRIED.
E.
VACATIONS
VIII. FINANCE COMMITTEE
IX. AUDIT COMMITTEE REPORT
x.
LEGISLATIVE OPERATING COMMITTEE
FOR APPROV AL Regular LOC Meeting Minutes of Thursday,October 16, 1997.
MOTION BY SANDRA NINHAM TO APPROVE THE LOC MEETING MINUTES OFOCTOBER 16, 1997, SECONDED BY JULIE BARTON. MOTION CARRIEDUNANIMOUSLY.
2 FOR APPRaV AL: Canceled LOC Meeting Minutes of Thursday,October 23, 1997.
MOTION BY SANDRA NINHAM TO APPROVE THE CANCELED LOC MEETINGMINUTES OF OCTOBER 23, 1997, SECONDED BY GARY JORDAN. MOTIONCARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
Request for a public hearing date of December 18,FOR APPROVAL:3
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1997 to be scheduled for the Administrative LeavePolicy.
4. FOR APPROVAL: Request for a public hearing date of December 11,1997 To be scheduled for the Conflict of InterestAmendment (9-28-90-A) ( New Date).
5 FOR APPROVAL: Miss Oneida By-Laws
MOTION BY KATHY HUGHES TO APPROVE THE MISS ONEffiA BY-LAWS WITHTHE RECOMMENDED CHANGES SUGGESTED BY ATTORNEY JOANN HOUSE,SECONDED BY LELAND DANFORTH. MonON CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
6, FOR APPROV AL Status report as to OBC Directive on OSBDC By-laws(Policies and Procedures)
FYI
MOTION BY GARY JORDAN TO RECESS UNTIL 1:00 P.M., SECONDED BY KATHYHUGHES. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
MOTION BY SillRLEY HILL TO ADD THREE ITEMS TO EXECUTIVE SESSION,ITEM 5. DEBORAH DOXT A TOR REGARDING GENERAL MANAGER CONTRACT,ITEM 6 FROM KATHY HUGHES\DEBORAH DOXTATOR REGARDING APPEALSCONCERNS AND ITEM 7 FROM GARY JORDAN REGARDING TRIBAL MEMBERREQUEST, SECONDED BY GARY JORDAN. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
XI. EXECUTIVE SESSION
A. ONEIDA LAND CLAIMS -1st Wednesday of the Month -Patty Hoeft
B. OLD BUSINESS
Kathy Hughes RE: Tobacco News Article Up-date.
Excerpt from the October 8, 1997 Business Committee Meeting: MOTION BY SANDRANINHAM TO ACCEPT THE REPORT AND THAT TillS ITEM REMAIN ON THE AGENDA
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FOR ON-GOING UPDATES, SECONDED BY SHIRLEY HILL. MOTION CARRIEDUNANIMOUSLY.
NO UPDATE TillS WEEK
2. Jo Swamp
Weekly Up-date.NOT UPDATE TillS WEEK
RE: Samurai Ltd.
c.
NEW BUSINESS
1. Julie Barton RE: Audit Committee Minutes of August 7,August 21, October 2, with notes from theSeptember 4, 1997 (no quorum), for
acceptance.
MOTION BY GARY JORDAN TO ACCEPT THE AUDIT COMMITTEE MEETINGMINUTES OF AUGUST 7,1997, SECONDED BY SHIRLEY HILL. MOTIONCARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
MOTION BY SHIRLEY HILL TO ACCEPT THE AUDIT COMMITTEE MEETINGMINUTES OF AUGUST 21,1997, SECONDED BY GARY JORDAN. MOTIONCARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
MOTION BY KATHY HUGHES TO ACCEPT THE AUDIT COMMITTEE MEETINGMINUTES OF OCTOBER 2, 1997, SECONDED BY SillRLEY HILL. MOTIONCARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
Gary Jordan RE: Discussion and approve strategiclegislative plan for state activities of theLegislative Affairs Department.
2.
MOTION BY KATHY HUGHES TO ACCEPT THE DRAFT PLAN AND BRING BACKTHE FINAL PLAN IN THREE WEEKS, SECONDED BY SffiRLEY ffiLL. GARYJORDAN ABSTAINED. MOTION CARRIED.
FOR THE RECORD, GARY JORDAN ABSTAINED BECAUSE THEY REPORT TOffiM AND HE HELPED WITH THE PLAN.
RE: Fox River Global Settlement MeetingMike Lokensgaard3.
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MOTION BY GARY JORDAN TO ACCEPT THE REPORT AND DEFER FOR ONEWEEK, SECONDED BY SffiRLEY HILL. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
4, Bill Gollnick RE: Contract for Legislative Affairs
MOTION BY KATHY HUGHES TO APPROVE THE CONTRACT WITH THE PACECOMPANIES, SECONDED BY JULIE BARTON. TINA DANFORTH ABSTAINED.MOTION CARRIED.
MOTION BY SHIRLEY HILL TO HAVE THE DRAFT LETTER SENT TO MR.DACEY AND TIM MOYERS BY NOVEMBER 6,1997, SECONDED BY JULIEBARTON. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
5. Deborah Doxtator RE: GM Contract
MOTION BY GARY JORDAN TO APPROVE A 15 DAY EXTENSION, SECONDEDBY JULIE BARTON. TINA DANF°:RTH ABSTAINED. MOTION CARRIED;
MOTION BY GARY JORDAN TO ACCEPT AS FOR INFORMATION ONLY,SECONDED BY SHIRLEY HILL. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
7. Gary Jordan RE: Tribal Member Request
MOTION BY KATHY HUGHES TO REFER TO GENERAL MANAGER FOR RESPONSE BY FRIDAY,NOVEMBER 7,1997 ON ASSISTANCE AND TO CHIEF COUNSEL FOR AN OPINION ON HOWADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE COULD BE GIVEN, SECONDED BY SHIRLEY HILL. MOTIONCARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
XlII. RECESS/ADJOURN 2:25 P.M.
MOTION BY KATHY HUGHES TO RECESS, SECONDED BY SHIRLEY HILL. MOTION CARRIEDUNANIMOUSLY.
M)NUTFS APPROVED AS PRESENTED/CORRECTED ON November 12, 1997.
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