Executive and Finance Committee approves two budget amendments, declares emergencies

The Cherokee Nation Executive and Finance Committee voted on two budget-related legislative acts during its May 29 meeting.

Legislative Act 33-24 — authorizing the comprehensive capital budget for fiscal year 2025, modification 6 — was moved by Councilman Poindexter, put in the form of a motion, seconded (name not specified on the record), and approved after the committee called for the ayes. The motion text presented to the committee was: "This is an act amending legislative act number 33 dash 24 authorizing the comprehensive capital budget for fiscal year 2025 dash mod 6 and declaring an emergency." The meeting record shows the motion passed; no opposition was recorded on the transcript.

Legislative Act 34-24 — authorizing a comprehensive operating budget for fiscal year 2025, modification 9 — was moved and seconded and then approved after the aye vote. The motion text presented was: "This is an act meaning legislative act number 34 dash 24 authorizing a comprehensive operating budget for fiscal year 20 25 mod 9 and declaring an emergency to put this in the form of a motion." The transcript records the motion passing with ayes and no recorded opposition.

The transcript did not include roll-call tallies or names of seconders for the first motion; the committee chair handled the vote calls. Both acts include language declaring an emergency in the motion text. No amendments or dissenting remarks were entered on the record during the committee’s vote.