Cherokee Nation committee approves surplus donations and emergency budget amendments

The Cherokee Nation Executive and Finance Committee voted on Feb. 27, 2025, to approve two surplus-donation resolutions and to adopt amendments to the tribe’s FY2025 operating and capital budgets, each declared an emergency by the motions on the floor.

The committee first amended the agenda to add a comprehensive capital budget item (FY2025 Mod 3) before taking up four items that passed by voice vote. The committee approved a resolution authorizing the Cherokee Nation warehouse to donate surplus items to Marietta Public School and a separate resolution authorizing the donation of a vehicle to Will Rogers Downs. Both donations were introduced on the floor as resolutions and passed after voice votes of “Aye” with no recorded opposition.

The committee also approved Legislative Act 34-24 (as described on the desk) amending the comprehensive operating budget for fiscal year 2025 (Mod 6A) and separately approved an act amending the comprehensive capital budget for fiscal year 2025 (Mod 3). Each budget motion was introduced as an amendment to an existing legislative act and declared an emergency before approval by voice vote.

All votes reported in the meeting transcript were recorded as voice votes with no opposition called; no roll-call tallies or named no/abstain votes were recorded in the transcript.

Votes at a glance - Resolution: authorize Cherokee Nation warehouse to donate surplus items to Marietta Public School. Mover: Cody Poindexter (motion introduced on the floor). Outcome: approved (voice vote). Discussion: none recorded. - Resolution: authorize Cherokee Nation warehouse to donate a vehicle to Will Rogers Downs. Mover: Councilman Kevin Easley (motion introduced on the floor). Outcome: approved (voice vote). Discussion: none recorded. - Legislative act amendment: amend Legislative Act 34-24 authorizing the comprehensive operating budget for FY2025, Mod 6A; motion declared an emergency and approved. Mover: Johnny Kidwell (took item on the desk and moved approval). Outcome: approved (voice vote). Discussion: one brief acknowledgment from a member; no substantive debate recorded. - Legislative act amendment: amend Legislative Act number 30324 (as read on the desk) authorizing the comprehensive capital budget for FY2025, Mod 3; motion declared an emergency and approved. Mover: Cody Poindexter (motion introduced on the floor). Outcome: approved (voice vote). Discussion: none recorded.

Recording and next steps The consent and budget items were adopted as emergency amendments per motions taken during the meeting; the transcript does not show subsequent recorded implementation steps or specific departmental assignments tied to the approvals. The chair announced the next tentative meeting for March 27 at 3 p.m.