Phone: (920)869-2214

Oneida Nation

Post Office Box 365

Phone: (920)869-2214

Oneida, WI 54155

BC Resolution # 03-08-23-C

Amendments to the Emergency Management Law

WHEREAS,

the Oneida Nation is a federally recognized Indian government and a treaty tribe

recognized by the laws of the United States of America; and

WHEREAS,

the Oneida General Tribal Council is the governing body of the Oneida Nation; and

WHEREAS,

the Oneida Business Committee has been delegated the authority of Article IV, Section 1,

of the Oneida Tribal Constitution by the Oneida General Tribal Council; and

WHEREAS,

the Emergency Management law (“the Law”) was adopted by the Oneida Business

Committee through resolution BC-07-15-98-A and amended by resolutions BC-12-20-06G, BC-05-13-09-F, and BC-03-10-21-A; and

WHEREAS,

the purpose of the Law is to provide for the development and execution of plans for the

protection of residents, property, and the environment in an emergency or disaster; provide

for the direction of emergency management, response, and recovery on the Reservation,

as well as coordination with other agencies, victims, businesses, and organizations;

establish the use of the National Incident Management System; and designate authority

and responsibilities for public health preparedness; and

WHEREAS,

the Oneida Business Committee recently adopted emergency amendments to the Law on

September 14, 2022, through the adoption of resolution BC-09-14-22-B in accordance with

the emergency adoption process set forth by the Legislative Procedures Act; and

WHEREAS,

the emergency amendments to the Law are set to expire on March 14, 2023; and

WHEREAS,

the Legislative Operating Committee has developed permanent amendments to the Law

for consideration by the Oneida Business Committee; and

WHEREAS,

the amendments to the Law eliminate the Oneida Nation Emergency Planning Committee

and replace it with an Emergency Management Operations Team, clarifying that this Team

exists not as a board, committee, or commission of the Nation, but instead as a network of

different employee positions throughout the Nation that all have a responsibility to aid in

the Nation’s response to emergencies; and

WHEREAS,

the amendments to the Law provide that members of the Emergency Management

Operations Team shall attend meetings, or send a designee in their absence, and comply

with any training requirements set forth by the Emergency Management Director; and

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WHEREAS,

the amendments to the Law require that within forty-eight (48) hours of an emergency, the

Emergency Management Director shall prepare, or shall work in conjunction with the

appropriate entity to prepare, an emergency briefing to be presented to the Oneida

Business Committee regarding the status of the emergency, actions taken to address the

emergency, and the activation of the Emergency Response Plan; and

WHEREAS,

the amendments to the Law allow the Oneida Business Committee to direct the Emergency

Management Director to provide additional emergency briefings to the Oneida Business

Committee; and

WHEREAS,

the amendments to the Law require that within thirty (30) days of an emergency subsiding,

unless additional time is granted by the Oneida Business Committee, the Emergency

Management Director shall prepare, or shall work in conjunction with the appropriate entity

to prepare, a preliminary emergency assessment report to be presented to the Oneida

Business Committee, any interested entity, and the public; and

WHEREAS,

the amendments to the Law extend the amount of time for the Emergency Management

Director to prepare and present an after-action report to the Oneida Business Committee,

any interested entity, and the public, from sixty (60) days to ninety (90) days; and

WHEREAS,

the Legislative Operating Committee developed the proposed amendments to the Law

through collaboration with representatives from the Emergency Management Department,

General Manager, and the Government Administrative Office; and

WHEREAS,

in accordance with the Legislative Procedures Act a legislative analysis and fiscal impact

statement were completed for the proposed amendments to the Law; and

WHEREAS,

a public meeting for the proposed amendments to this Law was held on December 13,

2022, and the public comment period for the amendments to this Law was held open until

December 20, 2022; and

WHEREAS,

no oral or written comments were submitted during the public comment period; and

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, the Oneida Business Committee hereby adopts the amendments

to the Emergency Management law which shall become effective on March 14, 2023.

CERTIFICATION

I, the undersigned, as Secretary of the Oneida Business Committee, hereby certify that the Oneida

Business Committee is composed of 9 members of whom 5 members constitute a quorum; 6 members

were present at a meeting duly called, noticed and held on the 8th day of March, 2023; that the forgoing

resolution was duly adopted at such meeting by a vote of 5 members for, 0 members against, and 0

members not voting*; and that said resolution has not been rescinded or amended in any way.

____________________________

Lisa Liggins, Secretary

Oneida Business Committee

*According to the By-Laws, Article I, Section 1, the Chair votes "only in the case of a tie."