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TRIBAL INTERPRETATION 6-94
WHEREAS, the Tribal Executive Committee of The Minnesota
Chippewa Tribe did in Tribal Constitution Interpretation 1-60 find
that the Tribal Executive Committee has the authority to make final
interpretations of the Constitution of the Minnesota Chippewa
Tribe; and
WHEREAS, the Secretary/Treasurer of the White Earth
Reservation Business Committee (also known as the Tribal Council)
requested the Tribal Executive Committee to interpret the Minnesota
Chippewa Tribe Constitution’s provisions relating to the powers of
Chairpersons of Reservation Business Committees (also known as
Reservation Tribal Councils} and relating to delegation of
authority; and
WHEREAS, the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe Constitution states in
Article VI:
Section 1. Each of the Reservation Business Committees
shall, in accordance with applicable laws or regulations
of the Department of the Interior, have the following
powers:
(e}) To delegate to committees, officers, employees or
cooperative associations any of the foregoing
authorities, reserving the right to review any action
taken by virtue of such delegated authorities.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Tribal Executive
Committee interprets the language of the Constitution to mean that
the delegation of authority is given to the Reservation Business
Committee (also known as Reservation Tribal Council).
We do hereby certify that the foregoing Constitutional
Interpretation was duly presented and acted upon by a vote of 11
For, 0 Against, 0 Silent at a Special Meeting of the Minnesota
Chippewa Tribal Executive Committee, a quorum present, held on July
13, 1994, at St. Paul, Minnesota.
Darrell Wadena, President
THE MINNESOTA CHIPPEWA TRIBE
Attest:
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Peter J/ Defoe, Jr. Secretary
THE MINNESOTA CHIPPEWA TRIBE