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Council approves amendment to Legislative Act 25-25 (FY2026 comprehensive capital budget mod 2) as emergency; second motion also passes 15-0

Cherokee Nation Council · January 29, 2026
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Summary

Counselor Poindexter moved an amendment to Legislative Act 25-25 to authorize a modification to the FY2026 comprehensive capital budget and declared an emergency; Shelley called roll and the motion passed 15-0. A second, separate motion handled later in the meeting also passed by roll call, 15-0; the transcript does not include the second motion’s text.

Counselor Poindexter moved an act amending Legislative Act No. 25-25 "authorizing the comprehensive capital budget for fiscal year 2026 - mod 2" and declared it an emergency. Shelley conducted a roll call; the council voted 15-0 in favor and the motion passed. The motion text as spoken in the meeting was: "This is an act amending legislative act number 25 dash 25 authorizing the comprehensive capital budget for fiscal fiscal year 2026 dash mod 2 in declaring an emergency, and I put this in form of a motion."

Later in the same agenda sequence, the chair asked Counselor Shotpatch to take the second motion. A roll call was conducted and that motion also passed 15-0. The transcript does not include the spoken text of the second motion, so the content and sponsor beyond the referenced name are not specified in the record.

Recorded roll-call tallies in the transcript show both motions passed unanimously in a 15-0 vote. No amendments, nay votes, abstentions, or recusals were recorded in the transcript. The council adjourned after a brief announcement about a tentative meeting date of Feb. 26.