o) To enter into cooperative agreements with Federal Employment Rights agencies such as
EEOC and OFCCP to eliminate discrimination against Indians both on and off the Reservation
as well as to enter into agreements with the Council for the same purposes.
p) To take such other actions consistent with this Ordinance as are necessary to achieve the
purpose and objectives of the Spokane Employment Rights Program established in this
Ordinance.
q) The Commission including any of its agents, employees or delegates, shall retain all rights
and privileges of Sovereign Immunity of the Spokane Tribe of Indians.
3.8
DIRECTIVE TO THE COMMISSION
a) In establishing and maintaining the numerical goals provided for in Paragraph (g) and the
requirements for training programs as provided for in the first sentence of Section 4,
Paragraph 4.4, The Commission, the Director and staff, whenever practical, shall consult
with the affected employers so as to consider their input and recommendations.
b) The Commission may hold such formal and informal meetings, and regulate the times and
procedures thereof as it may deem necessary in order to carry out effectively its duties and
powers under this Ordinance.
c) The Commission shall attempt whenever possible to administer this Ordinance and execute
its powers hereunder by a consensus approach. If a consensus cannot be achieved, the
affirmative vote of at least three Commissioners shall be required to render effective any
decision or action of the Commission, and the Chairperson shall be entitled to vote on any
decision or action.
d) All written agreements or plans, directives, orders, complaints, and appeals which the
Commission is authorized or required to issue or file hereunder shall bare the signature of at
least two Commissioners.
3.9
APPOINTMENT AND REMOVAL OF EMPLOYMENT RIGHTS DIRECTOR
The Council shall appoint the Director to serve on a full-time basis as the staff director for the
Commission. The Director may be removed by the Council for good cause shown after notice and
hearing by the Council. The Council may consider Commission recommendations concerning
appointment and removal of the Director.
3.10
DUTIES AND POWERS OF THE DIRECTOR
a) Subject to the supervision and direction of the Commission, the Director shall exercise all
those duties and powers under this Ordinance which may be delegated to the Director by
the Commission, provided, however that any decision which the Commission is authorized or
required to make hereunder, including the issuance or filing or the written materials listed in
Section 3.8 hereof, shall not be so delegated. Routine or administrative correspondence not
involving any decision making powers of the Commission may be delegated by it to the
Director.
b) As soon as practicable after their appointment, the initial Commissioners shall define by rule
or regulation the specific powers and duties hereunder which the Director shall exercise.
Pending the appointment of the initial Commissioners, the Council may act as it deems
necessary to exercise the duties and powers conferred by this Ordinance upon the
Commission, including delegation of interim authority by the Council to the Director.
402
Revised Spokane Law & Order Code, 5/14/2013