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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/documents/tribal%3Aoneida_nation%3Ae959c4be079b39ff ## Record - **Collection:** Tribal code - **Document type:** Tribal code ## Text 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 BC Resolution # 03-08-23-C Amendments to the Emergency Management Law Page 2 of 2 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." --- Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/documents/tribal%3Aoneida_nation%3Ae959c4be079b39ff. Public record. Not legal advice.