The decision shall be in writing and issued within 30 days after the hearing. The decision shall
consist of the following parts, in the following order.
a) The facts as found to be true by the Commission;
b) The finding of violation or no violation on each charge along with the legal and factual basis
for the finding;
c) The orders and or sanctions imposed, if any;
d) Information on rights to appeal;
e) Information on the authority of the Commission to act if the party fails to comply with its
orders or fails to appeal; and
f)
The injunctive or bonding requirements, if any, that the Commission will seek from the court
pending the completion of the appeal if an appeal is filed.
6.9
THE RECORD
The Commission shall include in the record copies of all documents and descriptions of information
used in arriving at the decision and shall maintain and store said record for a period of one year
from the date of the decision.
6.10
FINALITY OF THE DECISION – APPEAL
Decisions of the Commission shall be effective immediately and final when the time for filing a
Notice of Appeal has expired. Appeal may be taken by an aggrieved party, to the Spokane Tribal
Court as provided in Section 8.0.
The Commission’s decision is final and shall be in writing. It shall be served on the charged party by
registered mail or in person no later than 30 days after the close of the hearing. Should the party
fail to comply immediately with the Commission’s orders, the Commission shall request the Tribal
Court, and the Tribal Court shall grant, such injunctive relief as necessary to preserve the rights of
the beneficiaries of this Ordinance, pending the party’s appeal or expiration of the time for appeal.
SECTION 7.0 ENFORCEMENT AND PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS
7.1
ENFORCEMENT AND PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS
The Director is authorized to police and enforce this Ordinance and the Rules and Regulations of the
Commission. He may issue citations to violators and initiate investigations for the purpose of settling
disputed violations or formally enforcing this Ordinance and the Rules and Regulations of the
Commission as follows:
a) Informal Settlement
If upon investigation initiated by the filing of a complaint pursuant to Section 6.2 hereof or
on his own initiative, the Director has reason to believe a violation has occurred; the
Director shall issue written notice of violation to the alleged violator. The Director and the
employer shall seek to achieve an informal settlement of the alleged violation immediately.
If no settlement can reasonably be made, he shall issue a formal Citation and Notice of NonCompliance.
b) Formal Citation and Notice of Non-Compliance
The formal Citation and Notice of Non-Compliance shall set out the nature of the alleged
violation and the steps that must be taken to come into compliance. The violator shall be
provided no more than five days to comply with said Notice of Non-Compliance or request in
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