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Council approves amendments to capital and operating budgets, declaring emergencies
Summary
The Executive Finance Council approved two emergency amendments — legislative acts 25-25 (capital) and 26-25 (operating, FY2026 mod 8) — by roll call; the clerk recorded each outcome as 'Motion carries 150' after unanimous 'Yes' responses in the roll calls on the record.
The Cherokee Nation Executive Finance Council voted to approve two emergency budget amendments on the meeting floor.
Counselor Daryl Le moved to amend legislative act 25-25, described as the authorization for the comprehensive capital budget; a roll-call vote was held and each responding council member was recorded as 'Yes' by the clerk. The clerk announced, "Motion carries 150." Counselor Sasha Blackfox moved to amend legislative act 26-25, authorizing the comprehensive operating budget for fiscal year 2026 (mod 8) and declaring an emergency; the motion was approved after a roll-call vote in which each responding member was recorded 'Yes' and the clerk again announced, "Motion carries 150."
The roll-call on both measures recorded the same set of affirmative responses on the record: Joshua Sam; Melbana (shot pouch); Candesa; Sasha Blackfox; Danny Callison; Julia Coats; Joe Deer; Kevin Easley; Ashley Grant; Uriah Grass; Lisa Hall; Clifton Hughes; Johnny Kiddwell; Daryl Le; Kinder McGee; Dora Pascowski; Cody Po Dexter. The transcript records each of these members responding "Yes." The motions were taken on the floor; no amendments or recorded dissents were stated during the votes.
Both acts were presented as emergency amendments; the agenda discussion included a brief question about a printed fiscal year label for act 25-25 but no substantive debate on the amendments' content was recorded on the transcript.
