2026 Legislative Meeting Minutes
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Object numberLG.LGM.2026
DescriptionLegislative Meeting MinutesMay 28 - Quarterly Legislative Meeting
June 28 - General Council Meeting
Finding AidCitizen Potawatomi Nation
Minutes
Quarterly Legislative Meeting
May 28, 2026
Present: Chairman John A. Barrett, Vice Chairman Linda Capps, Secretary-Treasurer D.
Wayne Trousdale and Representatives David Barrett, Jon Boursaw, Bobbi Bowden,
Dave Carney, Eva Marie Carney, Mark Johnson, Steve Livingston, Rande Payne, Paul
Schmidlkofer, Brenda Trevino, Andy Walters, and Paul Wesselhoft.
Absent: None.
Guests: Jason Smalley, Geroge Wright, Kim Nootbaar, Charles Scott and Jamie Moucka.
Call to order: Chairman Barrett called the meeting to order at 5:45pm followed by the
invocation.
First item of business: Minutes from the previous meeting of February 26, 2026. Motion
to approve the minutes as read was made by Representative Paul Schmidlkofer and
seconded by Representative David Barrett. The motion passed with 15 in favor, 0
opposed, 0 absent and O abstaining.
Second item of business: Resolution 26-38-LCoE: A resolution enrolling 191 applicants
into the membership of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation. Motion to approve Resolution
26-38-LCoE was made by Representative Walters and seconded by Representative
Johnson. The motion passed with 15 in favor, 0 opposed, 0 absent and 0 abstaining.
Third item of business: Resolution 26-39-LCoE pertains to enrollment.
Fourth item of business: Resolution 26-40-LCoE pertains to enrollment.
Fifth item of business: Resolution 26-41-LCoE pertains to enrollment.
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Sixth item of business: Resolution 26-42-LCoE pertains to enrollment.
Seventh item of business: Resolution 26-43-LCoE pertains to enrollment.
Ninth item of business: Resolution 26-44-J&PS: A resolution approving the Citizen
Potawatomi Nation's application for funding under the U.S. Department of Homeland
Security Federal Emergency Management Agency fy 2024 & fy 2025 Building Resilient
Infrastructure and Communities grant. Motion to approve Resolution 26-44-J&PS was
made by Representative Wesselhoft and seconded by Representative Trevino. The
motion passed with 15 in favor, 0 opposed, 0 absent and 0 abstaining.
Tenth item of business: Resolution 26-45-TC&A: A resolution approving the Citizen
Potawatomi Nation's application for funding under the National Park Service fy 2026
Tribal Historic Preservation office grant program. Motion to approve Resolution 26-45-
TC&A was made by Representative Payne and seconded by Representative Walters.
The motion passed with 15 in favor, 0 opposed, 0 absent and 0 abstaining.
6:30pm Recess: Executive Session
8:00pm Reconvene
Eleventh item of business: Resolution 26-46-NR: A resolution approving the Citizen
Potawatomi Nation's application for funding under the U.S. Department of Energy
Office of Indian Energy Policy and Programs fy2026 Unleashing Tribal Energy
Development Topic Area 3. Motion to approve Resolution 26-46-NR was made by
Representative Bowden and seconded by Representative Barrett. The motion passed
with 12 in favor, 3 opposed, 0 absent and 0 abstaining.
Twelfth item of business: Resolution 26-47-NR: A resolution approving the citizen
Potawatomi Nation's application for funding under the U.S. Department of Energy
Office of Indian Energy Policy and Programs fy2026 Unleashing Tribal Energy
Development Topic Area 1. Motion to approve Resolution 26-47-NR as amended was
made by Representative Wesselhoft and seconded by Representative Boursaw. The
motion passed with 15 in favor, 0 opposed, 0 absent and 0 abstaining.
Thirteenth item of business: Resolution 26-48-HHS: A resolution approving the Citizen
Potawatomi Nation's application for funding under the Federal Home Loan Bank of
Topeka fy 2026 Native American Housing Initiatives grant program. Motion to approve
Resolution 26-48-HHS was made by Representative Boursaw and seconded by
Representative Dave Carney. The motion passed with 15 in favor, 0 opposed, 0 absent
and 0 abstaining.
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Fourteenth item of business: Resolution 26-49-NR: A resolution approving the Citizen
Potawatomi Nation's application for funding under the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs
fy2026 Invasive Species program. Motion to approve Resolution 26-49-NR was made by
Representative Walters and seconded by Representative Barrett. The motion passed
with 15 in favor, 0 opposed, 0 absent and 0 abstaining.
Fifteenth item of business: Adjournment: Motion to adjourn was made by
Representative Schmidlkofer and seconded by Representative Bowden. The motion
passed with 15 in favor, 0 opposed, 0 absent and 0 abstaining. The meeting adjourned
at 8:25pm pm on May 28, 2026.
CERTIFICATION
The Legislature of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation hereby certifies that the foregoing is
a true and exact copy of the Minutes from the Quarterly Legislative Meeting held May
28, 2026, as approved on this 29th day of June, 2026, with 15 voting for,
0 opposed, 0 absent and 0 abstaining.
D. Wayne Trousdale
Secretary- Treasurer
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