2006 Business Committee Ordinances
Date2006
MediumDocument
ClassificationsArchive
Object numberBC.BCO.2006
Description2006 Business Committee OrdinancesOrdinance #06-01 - An Ordinance creating the Citizen Potawatomi Utility Authority.
Ordinance #06-02 - An Ordinance creating the Citizen Potawatomi Nation Department of Environmental Protection.
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Finding AidOrdinance # 06-01
AN ORDINANCE CREATING THE
CITIZEN POTAWATOMI UTILITY AUTHORITY
WHEREAS, the Citizen Potawatomi Nation is a federally recognized Tribe of
American Indians with Constitutional authority under the Oklahoma
Indian Welfare Act of June 26, 1936, (49 Stat. 1967); and
WHEREAS, the Citizen Potawatomi Nation has sovereign powers that are inherent in
Tribal tradition, derived from a history of organized self-government since
time immemorial, and recognized by treaties with the United States and in
the Constitution of the United States; and
WHEREAS, Article 7, Section 2 of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation Constitution
provides for a separation of powers of the Tribal government by the
reservation and delegation of specific powers to other entities of the Tribal
government; and, except for these specific limitations, all other general
powers of government are embodied in the Business Committee's
authority "to enact legislation, transact business, and otherwise speak and
act on behalf of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation in all matters on which the
Nation is empowered to act now or in the future"; and
WHEREAS, having a reliable water supply and distribution system, as well as other
public utilities, is essential to the health, welfare and safety of everyone
residing in Citizen Potawatomi Indian Country and is an essential
governmental service to said residents; and
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WHEREAS, the asset purchase agreement between the Citizen Potawatomi Nation and
the Pottawatomie County Rural Water District No. 3 provides for the
creation of a public utility authority to oversee the supply and distribution
of water assets.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BUSINESS COMMITTEE OF
THE CITIZEN POTAWATOMI NATION, that an Ordinance authorizing the creation
of a Citizen Potawatomi Utility Authority IS HEREBY APPROVED; and
NOW THEREFORE BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, that the attached Plan of
Operation and General Powers are hereby adopted.
CERTIFICATION
We, the undersigned members of the Business Committee of the Citizen Potawatomi
Nation do hereby certify that the above is a true and exact copy of Ordinance
POTT # 06-01 , as approved on the 25th day of January, 2006 with 5
voting for, 0 opposed 0 absent or abstaining.
John A. Barrett, D. Wayne Trousdale,
Chairman Secretary-Treasurer
06-02: An Ordinance creating the Citizen Potawatomi Department of Environmental Protection.
Ordinance # 06-02
AN ORDINANCE CREATING THE CITIZEN POTAWATOMI NATION
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
WHEREAS, the Citizen Potawatomi Nation is a federally recognized Tribe of
American Indians with Constitutional authority under the Oklahoma
Indian Welfare Act of June 26, 1936, (49 Stat. 1967); and
WHEREAS, the Citizen Potawatomi Nation has sovereign powers that are inherent in
Tribal tradition, derived from a history of organized self-government since
time immemorial, and recognized by treaties with the United States and in
the Constitution of the United States; and
WHEREAS, Article 7, Section 2 of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation Constitution
provides for a separation of powers of the Tribal government by the
reservation and delegation of specific powers to other entities of the Tribal
government; and, except for these specific limitations, all other general
powers of government are embodied in the Business Committee's
authority "to enact legislation, transact business, and otherwise speak and
act on behalf of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation in all matters on which the
Nation is empowered to act now or in the future"; and
WHEREAS, the Citizen Potawatomi Nation has the responsibility of protecting the
environment in Citizen Potawatomi Indian Country for the health, safety
and welfare of its citizens and other residents; and
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WHEREAS, the Citizen Potawatomi Nation has the responsibility of exercising
regulatory authority over natural resources and environmental hazards to
protect, develop and maintain natural resources in Citizen Potawatomi
Indian Country, including a reliable water supply and distribution system,
and said governmental power is essential to the health, welfare and safety
of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BUSINESS COMMITTEE OF
THE CITIZEN POTAWATOMI NATION, that an Ordinance authorizing the creation
of a Citizen Potawatomi Nation Department of Environmental Protection IS HEREBY
APPROVED; and
BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, that the attached Plan of Operation and General
Powers are hereby adopted.
CERTIFICATION
We, the undersigned members of the Business Committee of the Citizen Potawatomi
Nation do hereby certify that the above is a true and exact copy of Ordinance
POTT # 06-02, as approved on the 25th day of January, 2006 with 5
voting for, 0 opposed 0 absent or abstaining.
John A. Barrett, D. Wayne Trousdale,
Chairman Secretary-Treasurer