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Council approves lease, trail act and multiple resolutions; Trail System Act passes 17-0
Summary
The Cherokee Nation Tribal Council approved a series of resolutions by voice vote and roll call at its October meeting, including passage of the Cherokee Nation Trail System Act by a 17'0 roll call.
The Cherokee Nation Tribal Council approved several resolutions during its October meeting, acting on land-use, trails, appointments and community donations.
Item A: land lease Councilwoman Hall moved to authorize Cherokee Nation to lease tribal trust land in the Cherokee Nation Industrial Park to Cherry Tree Rural Water District Inc.; the motion was seconded and passed by voice vote.
Item B: Cherokee Nation Trail System Act (roll call 17'0) Councilwoman Megiddie moved the Cherokee Nation Trail System Act. A roll-call vote was conducted by the clerk; the motion passed 17'0. The clerk recorded members present and responding yes during the roll call; the meeting transcript records the roll call by name and a final tally of 17'0.
Item C: endorsement for NCAI regional vice president Deputy Speaker Easley moved a resolution confirming support for Joe Dear as a candidate for regional vice president of the National Congress of American Indians. Hearing no discussion, the council approved the resolution by voice vote.
Item D: Cherokee Nation membership in NCAI Secretary Sam moved a resolution authorizing Cherokee Nation to become a member of the National Congress of American Indians and to appoint the tribal delegate and alternates; the council approved the motion by voice vote.
Item E: appointment of Marshal Daniel Mead Councilwoman Teehee moved to confirm Daniel Mead as marshal of the Cherokee Nation. The motion was seconded and approved by voice vote. Daniel Mead addressed the council briefly after the vote.
Item F: donation of surplus items Councilwoman Patzkowski moved to authorize the Cherokee Nation to donate surplus items to Fairfield Community Organization, Inc.; the motion passed by voice vote.
Minutes and procedural notes Earlier in the meeting the council approved minutes from the prior regular and special sessions by voice vote. Where the transcript records a roll call with a numerical tally, that tally is included above; for items decided by general voice vote the transcript records approval with no numerical roll call.
