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 General Council PUBLIC NOTICE:PUBLIC NOTICE OF ELECTION ON PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO NEZ PERCE TRIBE CONSTITUTION & By Laws 2011 Fall General Council Resolution: GC-11F-09 ELECTION DAY: May 5, 2012 (Saturday) TIME: 7:00 A.M. - 3:00 P.M. POLLING SITES: ARTICLE VI, SECTION 3 CURRENT LANGUAGE: "Subject to the provisions of Article VII, Section 4, any qualified voter of the Nez Perce Tribe shall be eligible for election to the NPTEC, provided that he is one-fourth degree or more Nez Perce Indian ancestry and has had one year permanent residence within the confines of the Reservation, as established by the Treaty of 1863, immediately preceding his election." PROPOSED AMENDMENT: "Subject to the provisions of Article VII, Section 4, any qualified voter of the Nez Perce Tribe shall be eligible for election to the NPTEC, provided that he is one-fourth degree or more Nez Perce Indian ancestry and has had one year permanent residence within the confines of the Reservation, as established by the Treaty of 1855, immediately preceding his election."
NOTICE NEZ PERCE TRIBE
NON-PARTISAN JANUARY 17, 2012 THROUGH FEBRUARY 15, 2012 CANDIDATE PACKETS WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH NPTEC EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT, RACHEL EDWARDS at (208) 843-2253 ON JANUARY 17, 2012 DEADLINE TO SUBMIT CANDIDATE
PACKETS WILL BE ON NPTEC
POSITIONS AVAILABLE:
For further information regarding
candidacy filing you may contact the Election Judges:
The Request for Proposals on the Feasibility Study outlines staff resources on Page 3 or 4 “Project Lead: Responsible for sign-off on key decisions, providing project steering and maintaining relationships with outside stakeholders – Community Member at Large (volunteer will be appointed)” If any Tribal member is interested in participating as a Community Member at Large, please submit letters of interest to the Resolutions Committee:
Danae Wilson - danaew.generalcouncil@nezperce.org or 208-790-1472 Aqua Greene - aquag.generalcouncil@nezperce.org Marie Arthur - mariea.generalcouncil@nezperce.org Shelly Higheagle - shellyh.generalcouncil@nezperce.org Request for Proposals for FEASIBILITY STUDY NP12-046 Feasibility Study RESOLUTION General Council Officers General Council Chairman – Shannon Jackson General Council Secretary – Jennifer Oatman Resolutions Committee Chairman – Danae Wilson Resolutions Committee Vice Chairman – Aqua Greene Resolutions Committee Secretary – Marie Arthur
Resolution Committee Member – Shelly Higheagle
Election Judge Lead – Melissa King Election Judge – Eric Kash Kash Election Judge – Shirley Allman
The Spring 2012 General Council will be held May 03, 04 & 05 at the Pineewaus Community Center in LAPWAI, ID. A tentative agenda will be available, before then, and at all three community centers as well as posted on this webpage.
For further information regarding candidacy filing, any notices or this page in general please contact one of the Election Judges:
Melissa King – 208-843-7307
or
melissak@nezperce.org
Eric Kash Kash –
erick.generalcouncil@nezperce.org
Nez Perce Tribe FALL General Council
September 22, 23, 24, 2011
Kamiah, Idaho
House Rules 1. The General Council meeting will be conducted according to the Robert’s Rules of Order (revised) and in accordance with the Constitution and By-Laws of the Nez Perce Tribe. These rules will be used as a guide for facilitating business of the assembly.
2.
The Agenda and House Rules shall be subject to change from the floor
by proper motion and vote by the assembly.
3.
The Chairman shall preside over the General Council meeting.
Conversations excluding the Chairman are not permitted.
4.
Motions and resolutions will be in order during the three-day
session.
Tribal members shall
introduce and submit to the Chairman a written motion and/or
resolution. Motions
and resolutions shall be presented at a time related to the topic on
the agenda.
5.
Motions or Resolutions which require a response from a panel will be
as follows: a.) Questions and b.) Response.
6.
Questions and responses should be direct and to the point.
The Chairman has the right to intervene to maintain integrity
of questions and responses.
Time allowed will be at the discretion of the Chairman.
7.
The Maker of the Motion or Resolution will have two (2) minutes to
introduce the motion and two (2) minutes for rebuttal or to close.
Each person in favor of or against the motion will have one
(1) minute to speak. A
person can speak only once per action and exceptions are at the
discretion of the Chairman.
After one side exhausts its speakers, the remaining side is
allowed only (2) additional speakers.
8.
Personnel matters, i.e. hiring, firing, salary, etc., will not be
allowed.
9.
All persons will act in a
courteous, respectful and professional manner during the course
of the meeting.
No outbursts from the
audience will be allowed.
10.
Members have the right to “Appeal the decision of the Chairman” if
they feel the Chairman’s decision is not what the majority wants.
A simple majority sustains the decision of the Chairman.
11.
Members have the right to speak.
If a member is not asking a question, making a motion or
resolution, the Chairman will assume the member is making a speech.
Time is valuable so each member will be limited to one such
speech per General Council session with a time limit of
two (2) minutes.
More time may be allowed at the discretion of the Chairman.
12.
Anyone under the influence of alcohol or drugs will be requested to
leave or be escorted off the premises.
13.
The Election Judges will register Nez Perce Tribal members ages 18
and older. 14. Please turn cell phone off or to silence or vibrate. If you need to answer or make a call, please go out to the hallway or outside.
General CouncilSeptember 22-24, 2011
Kamiah, Idaho 8:00 a.m. Registration Opens 8:30 a.m. Call Meeting to Order
9:00 a.m. House Rules
10:00 a.m. General Council Officer Elections
12:00 p.m. Lunch Recess 1:15 p.m. NPTEC Reports
2:30 p.m. Public/ Private Sector Reports
5:00 p.m. Recess for the Day Agenda: Friday, September 23, 20118:00 a.m. Registration Opens 8:30 a.m. Call Meeting to Order State/Federal Partners Reports
10:00 a.m. Subcommittee / Board / Commission Reports
1:00 p.m. Subcommittee / Board / Commission Reports
3:30 p.m. Subcommittee / Board / Commission Reports
5:00 p.m. Recess for the Day
Agenda: Saturday, September 24, 20118:00 a.m. Registration Opens 8:30 a.m. Call Meeting to Order 8:45 p.m. Subcommittee / Board / Commission Reports
10:45 a.m. Nez Perce Tribal Enrollment 12:00 p.m. Lunch Recess 1:00 p.m. Board/Commission Elections Enterprise Board
Fish & Wildlife Commission
Nimiipuu Health Board
Nez Perce Tribal Housing Authority
5:00 p.m. Adjourn
For questions in regards to the AGENDA, please contact Shannon Jackson at shannonj.generalcouncil@nezerce.org or Jennifer Oatman at jennifero.generalcouncil@nezperce.org. For questions or information regarding the Elections, PLEASE CONTACT any of the following individuals: Melissa King 208-843-7307 or melissak@nezperce.org, Eric Kash Kash at erick.generalcouncil@nezperce.org or Shirley Allman at shirleya.generalcouncil@nezperce.org. |
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