# LUMBEE TRIBAL COUNCIL > Briefs, arguments, decisions, and more. URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/documents/tribal%3Alumbee%3A15ca593798baed7a ## Record - **Collection:** Tribal code - **Document type:** Tribal code ## Text LUMBEE TRIBAL COUNCIL BUSINESS MEETING MINUTES For Tuesday April 15, 2021 / 6:30pm Tribal Complex/Livestreamed Meeting Called To Order: Speaker, Ricky Burnett Invocation: Gerald Goolsby Pledge of Allegiance: Dewey J McNeill Preamble: Harold Smith Roll Call: Sharon Hunt Ethics Statement read by Speaker Ricky Burnett Council Members Present at Roll Call: 21 Carvicous Barfield Sharon Hunt Gerald Goolsby. Harold Smith Pam Hunt Ted Woodell Wendy Moore Carrington Locklear Larry Chavis Richard Jones Reginald Oxendine Yvonne Dial Alvin Mercer Corbin Eddings Dewey J. McNeill Marshil Locklear Chocajuana Oxendine Shelley Strickland Annie Taylor . 4 Ricky Burnett Terry Hunt Quorum established ; Speaker Ricky Burnett read the Ethics Statement welcomed all that were in attendance. Gerald Goolsby made a motion to accept the April agenda Dewey McNeill 2"4 the motion VOICE VOTE ALL IN FAVOR CARRIED Terry Hunt made a motion to approve the March Tribal Council Minutes and Actions Annie Taylor 2" the motion VOICE VOTE ALL IN FAVOR CARRIED Community Cémments Shelia Beck District 9 Spoke on the importance of committee meetings via zoom for the Tribal membership. Sharon Hunt read Rebecca LaClaire’s community comments that were sent via email. (see below) I'm currently working with a group to remove the Red Raider mascot in Gaston County, NC. As I'm doing my part | would ask that the Lumbee Tribal Council separately write to the Gaston County Board of Education asking for the removal of this mascot. Mascot were also addressed during the recent NC State Board of Education meeting after the State Advisory Council on Indian Education yearly report. | encourage you to view this meeting which is on youtube. | also ask that you email the NC State Board of Education asking them to keep mascots on their agenda and to address this issue. Both emails carry significant weight. Also have you received a report from the Lumbee appointees on the State Advisory Council on Indian Education? I'm still asking the Education Committee to address Dr. Olivia Oxendine’s remarks in that podcast and to really ask yourself do we have the right representation at the state level for our people. Vaccine: | understand the vaccine event had a low turnout, but the tribe needs to host another vaccine. | serve on the state workgroups for COVID. Our people are not going to the clinics and hospitals to get vaccinated. Not in the numbers they expected. If you want more Lumbee's vaccinated, then you need to hold a vaccine drive. It's been 6.5 years since | mentioned out of territory. Formula increase does not determine if you can implement services. |'m asking again that out of territory is on the IHP for 2022. Recently LRDA made an announcement about Lumbee Homecoming. The Tribe was not mentioned as a partner. | don't know about you, but there is no tribe without the people, no homecoming 7 without there being a tribe. So what am | missing here and why is there no partnership mentioned? We can only assume and I'm not trying to be that person, but this needs to be addressed. It was quite sad to even read that announcement and no mention of the Tribe. | do not put that blame on council; however, | think you would agree that a partnership.is needed. Lastly, I'm asking that you vote to give access to meetings via zoom. We all knew and expected you to go back to the turtle, what | didn't expect is for you to wait at the last minute to address zoom and then snatch it away from members. Do the right thing which is vote to bring zoom back and go from there. Committee Reports FINANCE - PAM HUNT CLLO-2020-0213-01 “FISCAL YEAR OCTOBER 1, 2019 - SEPTEMBER 30, 2020 LUMBEE TRIBAL BUDGET ORDINANCE” Amendment #4 ROLL CALL VOTE 21YONOABS CARRIED Item came out of committee CLLO-2020-1117-01 "FISCAL YEAR OCTOBER 1, 2020 - SEPTEMBER 30, 2021 LUMBEE TRIBAL BUDGET ORDINANCE” Amendment #1 - . ROLL CALL VOTE 21YONOABS CARRIED Item came out of committee CLLO-2020-0521-01 "IHBG CARES ACT BUDGET” Amendment #2 ROLL CALL VOTE 21YONOABS | CARRIED : Item came out of committee CONSTITUTION AND ORDINANCE —- WENDY MOORE TCRR-2011-1215-01 “Standing Rules of Order and Regulations Governing the Duties of the Tribal Council Officers and Decorum of Councif Meetings Amendment ~ Pam Hunt made a friendly amendment to page 5 Tribal Council Committee Members may be conducted via teleconference or in person for Tribal Council Members but video conference or teleconference for the members until such time the pandemic is over Sharon Hunt restated Pam Hunts motion as followed: To allow Committee Members to take place in the chambers and allow for Community Members to participate via Zoom, if a Council person wishes to attend Committee Meetings via Zoom they can do so but they must have viable internet. All Business Meetings will be conducted in chambers with members having access to livestream. Sharon Hunt restated motion for clarification: To allow for Committee Meetings to take place in chambers and allow for Community Members to participate via Zoom, if a Council person wishes to attend Committee Meetings via Zoom they can do so but they must have viable internet just as if they were in chambers. All Business Meetings will be conducted in Council Chambers with members having access to livestream. Corbin Eddings asked that the motion be read again for clarity Pam Hunt restated motion for clarity: . - To allow for Committee Meetings to take place in chambers and allow for Community Members to participate via Zoom, if a Council person wishes to attend Committee Meetings via Zoom they can do so but they must have reliable internet and present themselves as if they were in chambers. All Business Meetings will be conducted in Chambers with members having access to livestream. Wendy Moore accepted the friendly amendment Ted Woodell 2"¢ the motion ROLL CALL VOTE 14Y7NOABS CARRIED Item came out of committee HOUSING - TERRY HUNT CLLR-2021-0415-01 “LAND NEGOTIATION FOIR DISTRICTS 3, 10,13" ROLL CALL VOTE : 21YONOABS . . CARRIED ; Item came out of committee Wendy Moore asked that a correction on the forth WHEREAS state have instead of has ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT — GERALD GOOLSBY CLLR-2021-0415-02 “ONLINE TRIBAL STORE AGREEMENT" ROLL CALL VOTE 21YONOABS CARRIED Item came out of committee Calendar Review April 1 -— Finance 6:30pm Health 7:30pm. Housing 8:30pm. Federal Recognition 9:30pm April 6 - Economic Development 6:30pm. Constitution and Ordinance 7:30pm. ANR 8:30pm. Education 9:30pm. April 19 - LNTP 6:30pm. C&O 7:30 Ethics 8:30pm. Yvonne Dial went over the North Carolina Lumbee Tribe Creative Writing Competition Application Corbin Eddings went over community announcements (senior games and clean up) Ricky Burnett spoke on the Evert Locklear event Proclamation and a plaque was given by the Lumbee Warriors. Designs for tee shirts - Gerald Goolsby Corbin Eddings made a motion to adjourn Wendy Moore 2"¢ the motion Benediction — Carrington Locklear --- Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/documents/tribal%3Alumbee%3A15ca593798baed7a. Public record. Not legal advice.