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The Council is authorized by Article IV, Section 5(i) of the Constitution to make rules governing mandated meeting policies for operation of Council business.

(a) Mandatory Attendance. Mandatory attendance is required at all Council meetings and acceptance of an elected position to the Council constitutes acknowledgement and acceptance of this requirement. However, it is also acknowledged that illness, natural disasters, regular employment, scheduled vacation, other authorized Council business, bereavement, Tribal ceremonies, pre-scheduled doctor appointments, or emergencies may prevent a Council member from attending a meeting in person.

(b) Failure to Attend, Late Arrival, and Early Departure. A Council member shall be automatically suspended from nonconstitutional Council duties and subject to monetary sanctions in accordance with subsection (g) of this section for nonattendance at three consecutive regularly scheduled Council meetings, or at four such meetings per year, for reasons not excused under subsection (c) of this section. Such Council member shall be reinstated by a majority vote of Council, upon presentation of adequate assurances of attendance. Arriving late to or leaving early from a duly scheduled meeting for a nonexcused absence shall constitute nonattendance.

(c) Excused Absences. A Council member shall be excused from attending a Council meeting for reasons related to illness, natural disasters, regular employment, scheduled vacation, other authorized Council business, bereavement, Tribal ceremonies or emergencies. All attempts should be made to schedule medical appointments on nonmeeting days. If a medical appointment must be scheduled on a meeting day, then the Council member must provide proof of such appointment.

(d) Vacation. Council members are authorized to take no more than 30 days of vacation per calendar year. Attendance at Tribal ceremonies shall not count against such vacation days.

(e) Notification of Absence. Council members are responsible for notifying Tribal support staff of an absence. As soon as is known or reasonably feasible, a Council member must inform the Council or Council support staff no later than one-half hour in advance of a meeting when the Council member will arrive more than 15 minutes late to a meeting, will depart early from a meeting, or will be absent from a meeting.

(f) Notice of Nonattendance. If nonattendance by a Council member persists to the detriment of the Tribe, notices will be mailed by the Council to that Council member’s constituents.

(g) Violations. A Council member in violation of this section shall be subject to a monetary fine based on an hourly amount of $20.00.

(1) If a Council member is late or departs early, the amount of time absent shall be rounded up to the nearest hour and that Council member’s honorarium shall be automatically reduced by such hourly amount for each absence.

(2) If a Council member is absent for the entire day, the Council member’s honorarium shall be automatically reduced by eight hours. [Ord. 72, renumbered, 2/11/2021; Ord. 32 § 6204, adopted, 9/5/2013. Formerly 1.15.150.]