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Tribal Council approves amendment to Legislative Act 26-25, declaring emergency for FY2026 budget modification
Summary
The Cherokee Nation Tribal Council approved a motion, introduced by Counselor Kallison, to amend Legislative Act 26-25 authorizing the FY2026 comprehensive operating budget (mod 2) and declared an emergency; the clerk recorded multiple explicit 'Yes' votes and the presiding official declared the motion passed.
Counselor Kallison moved to amend Legislative Act 26-25, authorizing the comprehensive operating budget for fiscal year 2026 (mod 2), and to declare an emergency; she said, “I put this in the form of a motion.” The clerk conducted a roll call vote and the presiding official declared the motion passed.
The transcript records explicit 'Yes' responses from several council members during the roll call. Those recorded as voting 'Yes' in the transcript include Ashley Grant, Geri Grass, Lisa Hall, Clifton Hughes, Johnny Kidwell, Daryl Legge, Kendra McGady, Dora Petzkowski, Novana Shop Pouch, Candessa Teehee, Sasha Black Fox Qualls, Danny Callison, Joe Dear and Kevin Easley. The transcript does not record a second to the motion or the votes of every member called; the chair declared the motion passed after the roll call.
The motion was described on the floor as an amendment to a prior legislative act that authorizes the Nation’s comprehensive operating budget for FY2026 and carries an emergency clause. The clerk (Shelley) conducted the roll call; the record in the transcript shows the motion as passed but does not include a complete numeric tally or a recorded second in the segments provided to the meeting record.
