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Oneida Nation

Oneida Business Committee

Legislative Operating Committee

PO Box 365 • Oneida, WI 54155-0365

Oneida-nsn.gov

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LEGISLATIVE OPERATING COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA

Business Committee Conference Room - 2nd Floor Norbert Hill Center

October 4, 2023

9:00 a.m.

I.

Call to Order and Approval of the Agenda

II.

Minutes to be Approved

1. August 16, 2023 LOC Meeting Minutes (pg. 2)

2. August 28, 2023 LOC Officer Selection Minutes (pg. 4)

III.

Current Business

IV.

New Submissions

1. Audit Committee Bylaws Amendments (pg. 5)

V.

Additions

VI.

Administrative Updates

1. 2020-2023 LOC Active Files List Outstanding Items Review (pg. 7)

VII.

Executive Session

VIII. Recess/Adjourn

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Oneida Business Committee

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LEGISLATIVE OPERATING COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES

Microsoft Teams

August 16, 2023

9:00 a.m.

Present on Microsoft Teams: David P. Jordan, Daniel Guzman King, Jennifer Webster, Kirby

Metoxen

Others Present on Microsoft Teams: Clorissa N. Leeman, Grace Elliott, Kristal Hill, Rhiannon

Metoxen, Brooke Doxtator, Keith Doxtator, Michelle Braaten, Eric Boulanger, Mark Powless,

Jonas Hill, Debra Powless, Louise Cornelius, Matthew Denny, Terri Schiltz, Rae Skenandore, Todd

Vandenheuvel, Derrick King, Monica Doxtator.

I.

Call to Order and Approval of the Agenda

David P. Jordan called the August 16, 2023, Legislative Operating Committee meeting to

order at 9:00 a.m.

Motion by Jennifer Webster to adopt the agenda; seconded by Daniel Guzman King.

Motion carried unanimously.

II.

Minutes to be Approved

1. August 3, 2023 LOC Meeting Minutes

Motion by Jennifer Webster to approve the August 3, 2023, LOC meeting minutes and

forward to the Oneida Business Committee; seconded by Kirby Metoxen. Motion carried

unanimously.

III.

Current Business

IV.

New Submissions

V.

Additions

VI.

Administrative Items

1. E-Poll Results: Fiscal Impact Statement Request for the Oneida Life Insurance

Plan Law

Motion by Jennifer Webster to enter into the record the results of the August 8, 2023, epoll entitled, Fiscal Impact Statement Request for the Oneida Life Insurance Plan Law;

seconded by Kirby Metoxen. Motion carried unanimously.

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2. 2020-2023 Legislative Operating Committee End of Term Report

Motion by Jennifer Webster to approve the 2020-2023 Legislative Operating Committee

End of Term Report and forward to the Oneida Business Committee; seconded by Daniel

Guzman King. Motion carried unanimously.

VII.

Executive Session

VIII. Adjourn

Motion by Daniel Guzman King to adjourn at 9:12 a.m.; seconded by Kirby Metoxen.

Motion carried unanimously.

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LEGISLATIVE OPERATING COMMITTEE OFFICER SELECTION MINUTES

Oneida Business Committee Executive Conference Room-2nd Floor Norbert Hill Center

August 28, 2023

8:00 a.m.

Present: Kirby Metoxen, Jennifer Webster, Jameson Wilson, Jonas Hill, Marlon Skenandore

Others Present: Clorissa N. Leeman

I.

Call to Order

The August 28, 2023, Legislative Operating Committee Officer Selection was called to

order at 8:28 a.m.

II.

Officer Selection

1. Selection of Legislative Operating Committee Chairperson

Motion by Jonas to elect Jameson Wilson as LOC Chairperson; seconded by Jennifer

Webster. Motion carried unanimously.

2. Selection of Legislative Operating Committee Vice-Chairperson

Motion by Jennifer Webster to elect Kirby Metoxen as LOC Vice-Chairperson; seconded

by Jonas Hill. Motion carried. Kirby Metoxen abstained.

III.

Adjourn

Legislative Operating Committee Officer Selection at 8:29 a.m.

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AGENDA REQUEST FORM

I) Request Date: _9_11_3_1_2_02_3_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __

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Contact Person(s): _L_a_rry_B_a_rt_o_n___________

Dept: Treasurer, OBC

Phone Number: 920-899-4394

Email: lbarton2@oneidanation.org

3)

Agenda Title: Amend Bylaws for Audit Committee

4)

Detailed description of the item and the reason/justification it is being brought before the LOC:

The Treasurer is requesting amendments to the Audit Committee By-laws

in adherence to Oneida's Constitution and Oath of Office for the purposes

of fulfilling the Treasurer's fiscal duties/responsibilities

List any supporting materials included and submitted with the Agenda Request Form

I) Oneida Constitution Article 1 Duties of Officers

3) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __

4) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __

2) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __

5) Please list any laws, policies or resolutions that might be affected:

6)

Please list all other depaiiments or person(s) you have brought your concern to:

7)

Do you consider this request urgent?

li]Yes

□ No

If yes, please indicate why:

Treasurer-elect in any and all elections should be appointed to Audit Committee

I, the undersigned, have reviewed the attached materials, and understand that they are subject to action by

the Legislative Operating Committee.

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Please send this form and all supporting materials to:

LOC@oneidanation.org

or

Legislative Operating Committee (LOC)

P.O. Box365

Oneida, WI 54155

Phone 920-869-4376

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BY-LAWS OF THE ONEIDA NATION

Article I-Duties of Officers

Section 1. Chairman of Council. - The Chairman of the Council shall preside over all

meetings of the Council, shall perform the usual duties of a Chairman, and exercise any

authority delegated to him by the Council. He shall vote only in the case of a tie.

Section 2. Vice-Chairman of Council. - The Vice-Chairman shall assist the Chairman when

called upon to do so and in the absence of the Chairman, he shall preside. When so

presiding, he shall have all the rights, privileges and duties as well as the responsibilities of

the Chairman.

Section 3. Secretary of the Council. - The Secretary of the Tribal Council shall conduct all

tribal correspondence and shall keep an accurate record of all matters transacted at Council

meetings. It shall be his duty to submit promptly to the Superintendent of the jurisdiction,

and the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, copies of all minutes of regular and special meetings

of the Tribal Council.

Section 4. Treasurer of Council. - The Treasurer of the Tribal Council shall accept, receive,

receipt for, preserve and safeguard all funds in the custody of the Council, whether they be

tribal funds or special funds for which the Council is acting as trustee or custodian. He shall

deposit all funds in such depositmy as the Council shall direct and shall make and preserve a

faithful record of such funds and shall report on all receipts and expenditures and the amount

and nature of all funds in his possession and custody, at each regular meeting of the General

Tribal Council, and at such other times as requested by the Council or the business

committee.

He shall not pay out or otherwise disburse any funds in his possession or custody,

except in accordance with a resolution duly passed by the Council.

The Treasurer shall be required to give a bond satisfactmy to the Council and to the

Commissioner of Indian Affairs.

Section 5. Appointive Officers. - The duties of all appointive boards or officers of the

Community shall be clearly defined by resolutions of the Council at the time of their creation

or appointment. Such boards and officers shall report, from time to time as required, to the

Council, and their activities and decisions shall be subject to review by the Council upon the

petition of any person aggrieved.

Article II-Ratification of Constitution and By-laws

This Constitution and these By-laws, when adopted by a majority vote of the voters of the

Oneida Nation voting at a special election called by the Secretaiy of the Interior, in which at

least 30 per cent of those entitled to vote shall vote, shall be submitted to the Secretaiy of

the Interior for his approval, and shall be effective from the date of such approval. 7

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Oneida Business Committee

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PO Box 365 • Oneida, WI 54155-0365

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RE:

Oneida Nation Community

Jameson Wilson, Legislative Operating Committee Chairperson

October 4, 2023

2020-2023 LOC Active Files List: Outstanding Items Review

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The Legislative Operating Committee Bylaws require that any outstanding legislation at the end of a

term be presented for consideration to the newly elected Legislative Operating Committee within

sixty (60) days after the new Legislative Operating Committee takes office.

At the end of the 2020-2023 legislative term, the following fifty (50) outstanding legislative items

remained on the Active Files List:

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All Terrain Vehicle Law Amendments

Back Pay Law Amendments

Business Corporations Law

Cemetery Law Amendments

Clean Air Policy Amendments

Code of Ethics Law Amendments

Credit Collections Law

Domestic Animals Law Amendments

Drug and Alcohol Free for Elected and

Appointed Officials Law

Drug and Alcohol Free Workplace Law

Amendments

Elder Protection Law

Emergency Gift Card Law

Endowments Law Amendments

Environmental Review Law

Eviction and Termination Amendments

Fire Signs Law

Furlough Law Amendments

Guardianship Law

Higher Education Scholarship Law

Hunting, Fishing, and Trapping Law

Amendments

Investigative Leave Policy Amendments

Law Enforcement Ordinance Amendments

Layoff Policy Amendments

Local Land Use Regulation Reimbursement

Policy Repeal

Marijuana Law

Misappropriations of Funds Law

Oneida Land Trust Law

Oneida Language Code

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Oneida Personnel Policies and Procedures

Amendments

On-Site Waste Disposal Law Amendments

Probate Law

Public Use of Tribal Land Law Amendments

Real Property Law Amendments

Recycling and Solid Waste Disposal Law

Amendments

Sanctions and Penalties Law

Taxation Code

Traffic Code

Tribal Environmental Response Law

Amendments

Tribal Environmental Quality Review Law

Amendments

Tribal Sovereignty in Data Research Law

Two Spirit Inclusion Law

Water Resource Law Amendments

Well Abandonment Law Amendments

Workplace Violence

Finance Committee Bylaws Amendments

Oneida Election Board Bylaws Amendments

Oneida Nation Emergency Planning

Committee Bylaws Amendments

Oneida Nation Veterans Affairs Committee

Bylaws Amendments

Oneida Personnel Commission Bylaws

Amendments

Oneida Trust Enrollment Committee Bylaws

Amendments

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On October 2, 2023, the Legislative Operating Committee reviewed all outstanding items on the

Active Files List from the 2020-2023 term. The Legislative Operating Committee determined that the

following forty-eight (48) legislative items would be carried over and added to the Active Files List

for the 2023-2026 legislative Term:

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All Terrain Vehicle Law Amendments

Back Pay Law Amendments

Business Corporations Law

Cemetery Law Amendments

Clean Air Policy Amendments

Code of Ethics Law Amendments

Credit Collections Law

Domestic Animals Law Amendments

Drug and Alcohol Free Workplace Law

Amendments

Elder Protection Law

Emergency Gift Card Law

Endowments Law Amendments

Environmental Review Law

Eviction and Termination Amendments

Fire Signs Law

Furlough Law Amendments

Guardianship Law

Higher Education Scholarship Law

Hunting, Fishing, and Trapping Law

Amendments

Investigative Leave Policy Amendments

Law Enforcement Ordinance Amendments

Layoff Policy Amendments

Local Land Use Regulation Reimbursement

Policy Repeal

Marijuana Law

Misappropriations of Funds Law

Oneida Land Trust Law

Oneida Language Code

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Oneida Personnel Policies and Procedures

Amendments

On-Site Waste Disposal Law Amendments

Probate Law

Public Use of Tribal Land Law Amendments

Real Property Law Amendments

Recycling and Solid Waste Disposal Law

Amendments

Sanctions and Penalties Law

Taxation Code

Traffic Code

Tribal Environmental Response Law

Amendments

Tribal Environmental Quality Review Law

Amendments

Tribal Sovereignty in Data Research Law

Two Spirit Inclusion Law

Water Resource Law Amendments

Well Abandonment Law Amendments

Workplace Violence

Finance Committee Bylaws Amendments

Oneida Election Board Bylaws Amendments

Oneida Nation Veterans Affairs Committee

Bylaws Amendments

Oneida Personnel Commission Bylaws

Amendments

Oneida Trust Enrollment Committee Bylaws

Amendments

For the remaining outstanding items that the Legislative Operating Committee chose not to carry over

to the 2023-2026 term and add to the Active Files List, correspondence will be sent to the original

requestor informing them of this decision.

A request for the development of legislation may be submitted to the Legislative Operating

Committee at any time. In accordance with section 109.5-1 of the Legislative Procedures Act, any

interested person may submit a written request to the Legislative Reference Office for legislation.

Upon receiving such a request, the Legislative Operating Committee is then required to review the

request at its next duly called meeting.

For more information about how to submit a request to the Legislative Operating Committee, please

contact the Legislative Reference Office at (920) 869-4417 or by e-mail at LOC@oneidanation.org.

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