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a) Except as otherwise reserved to the Tribal Voting Membership by this Constitution, the legislative power of the Yurok Tribe hereby is delegated by the Tribal Voting Membership to the Yurok Tribal Council, and in the exercise thereof the Yurok Tribal Council shall have the authority to enact legislation, rules and regulations not inconsistent with this Constitution to further the objectives of the Yurok Tribe as reflected in the Preamble to this Constitution; administer and regulate affairs, persons and transactions within Tribal Territory; enact civil and criminal laws; promulgate policies regarding elected Tribal officials’ and Tribal employees’ use, possession or sale of illegal drugs, and the unlawful use or abuse of legal drugs and controlled substances; manage Tribal lands and assets and appropriate and authorize the expenditure of funds owned by or available to the Yurok Tribe; charter and regulate corporations and entities of all kinds; provide for the exclusion of persons and/or entities from Tribal affairs and/or Tribal Territory under appropriate circumstances; and obtain and generate revenue for Tribal purposes through taxation and fees upon income, property, transactions and sales within Tribal Territory; provided however, that laws that affect the fundamental rights of Tribal members, such as taxation of Tribal members and the waiver of claims issue, shall not be effective until approved in a referendum among the Tribal Voting Membership pursuant to Article XI of this Constitution. Settlement Account Trust Funds, including earned interest, from the Hoopa-Yurok Settlement Act of 1988, shall not be used until the Tribal Council has prepared a proposal for its intended use and received a majority vote of approval from the Tribal Voting Membership.

b) The Yurok Tribal Council shall fix and prescribe salaries and allowances for all appointed officials and the employees of the Yurok Tribe.

c) The Yurok Tribal Council shall prescribe salaries and allowances, if any, for all elected officials of the Tribe. No setting or adjustment of salaries and allowances shall be done without at least thirty (30) days’ notice that it will be on the Tribal Council agenda. No increase in compensation shall be effective until one (1) year from the date of approval has passed.

d) The Yurok Tribal Council shall by ordinance provide a system for assuring the reasonable and appropriate access by Tribal members to Tribal records and meetings.

e) The Yurok Tribal Council shall by ordinance within 90 days of the election of the first Yurok Tribal Council under this Constitution prescribe enrollment procedures and establish an Enrollment Committee whose members shall be appointed by the Chairperson with the advice and consent of the Yurok Tribal Council.

f) The Yurok Tribal Council shall by ordinance prescribe election procedures for Tribal elections. The Yurok Tribal Council shall by ordinance establish an Election Board whose members shall be appointed by the Chairperson with the advice and consent of the Yurok Tribal Council.

g) The Yurok Tribal Council shall act upon all appointments requiring its confirmation within thirty (30) days.

h) The Yurok Tribal Council shall have the authority to act on behalf of the Tribe to acquire, lease, assign, and manage all tribal property, but shall not sell any tribal land, nor lease tribal land for a period of 20 years or more, unless approved by a referendum submitted to the voting membership pursuant to Article XI.

i) The Yurok Tribal Council shall by ordinances prescribe a Drug Testing policy for Council Members, a Conflict of Interest policy, and a Mandated Meeting policy for operation of Council business. These ordinances shall be adopted within one (1) year of installation of the Tribal officials elected in the initial Tribal election.

j) No legislation, ordinance, or other major action shall be enacted unless approved by at least five (5) members of the Yurok Tribal Council, including a vote by the Tribal Chairperson if needed.

k) The Yurok Tribal Council district representatives shall conduct quarterly meetings within their respective districts.