(a) Hire TERO staff;

(b) Develop a TERO budget and expend funds in accordance with a Council-approved budget;

(c) Issue guidelines and develop forms;

(d) Conduct audits, investigations, and inspections upon its own initiative or allegation;

(e) Issue notice of noncompliance, warnings, and citations;

(f) Conduct hearings;

(g) Petition the Tribal Court for such orders as are necessary and appropriate to enforce decisions and sanctions imposed under this division;

(h) Subpoena documents and witnesses;

(i) Require covered employers to submit reports, including labor force and payroll reports;

(j) Issue orders;

(k) Impose fines;

(l) Suspend or terminate a covered employer’s operation;

(m) Certify eligible Indians and Indian firms;

(n) Revoke Indian firm certifications and permits;

(o) Monitor employers for compliance;

(p) Restrict or prevent hiring of non-Tribal members or non-Indians;

(q) Develop numerical hiring goals and timetables for a covered employer;

(r) Conduct or facilitate training programs and job fairs to meet the purposes of this division;

(s) Require Indians seeking employment and covered employers to participate in TERO training programs;

(t) Require covered employers to pay back wages to an aggrieved employee;

(u) Enforce this division; and

(v) Take any action necessary to achieve the purposes and goals of this division. [Ord. 58 § 4103, amended, 5/9/2019; Ord. 34 § 4103, adopted, 2/6/2014.]