corporation charters of licensed under this Chapter, and any firm in which said directors or officers hold
office, or are shareholders or owners, shall be disqualified from dealing or contracting with Tribal
governmental corporations, or subsidiaries thereof, as either a vendor, purchaser, or otherwise; and such
contracts or transactions shall be void, unless such contract or transaction has been fully disclosed to, and
approved by, the Spokane Tribal Council; provided that, this section shall not apply to the employment
contracts of persons employed in full time, management positions, by a governmental corporation or
subsidiary thereof.
Legislative History–Enacted 1/24/04, Resolu. 2004-123; Readopted 8/01/06, Resolu. 2006-524.
Section 37-17 Bonding
37-17.01 Bonding.
(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Chapter, or charters or articles of incorporation (and
supplementing by-laws) granted pursuant to provisions of this Chapter; all directors, officers,
contractors and employees of any governmental corporation chartered or licensed under this
Chapter who are:
(1) Authorized, either individually or in conjunction with others, to expend funds on behalf
of the governmental corporation or any of its subsidiaries or agencies, or
(2) responsible for accounting for the funds of a governmental corporation or any of its
subsidiaries or agencies; shall at all times be bonded or insured by the corporation to
protect the assets of the corporation in an amount consistent with the financial
responsibilities of the director, officer, contractor or employee.
(b) Such bonds or policies of insurance shall be obtained at the expense of the governmental
corporation or the contractor and must be approved by the Spokane Tribal Council before the
director, officer, contractor or employee is permitted to expend or account for funds.
Legislative History–Enacted 1/24/04, Resolu. 2004-123; Readopted 8/01/06, Resolu. 2006-524.
Section 37-18 Severance Compensation
37-18.01 Severance Compensation. No corporation chartered under this Chapter shall pay any type of
severance from unemployment compensation to any person.
Legislative History–Enacted 1/24/04, Resolu. 2004-123; Readopted 8/01/06, Resolu. 2006-524.
Section 37-19 Record of Proceedings
37-19.01 Record of Proceedings. All corporations chartered under this Chapter shall record the complete
proceedings of every board of directors meeting and the verbatim, unapproved records of those proceedings
shall be filed with the Secretary of the Spokane Tribal Council within 30 days after the date of the board
meeting; provided, that this section shall not require the publication to the Council of recording of board
executive sessions in which personnel, business strategy, or legal strategy is discussed.
Legislative History–Enacted 1/24/04, Resolu. 2004-123; Readopted 8/01/06, Resolu. 2006-524.
Section 37-20 Board Meeting of Corporation
37-20.01 Board Meeting of Corporation.
(a) All regular board meetings of corporation chartered under this Chapter shall be conducted within
the boundaries of the Spokane Indian Reservation.
(b) All members of the Spokane Tribal Council shall receive prior reasonable advance written notice
of regular board meetings and shall be invited to attend.
Legislative History–Enacted 1/24/04, Resolu. 2004-123; Readopted 8/01/06, Resolu. 2006-524.
Section 37-21 Filing of Resolutions
37-20.01 Filing of Resolutions.
(a) All duly enacted Resolutions of the board of directors of corporations chartered under this
Chapter shall be filed within 30 days of enactment with the Secretary of the Spokane Tribal
Council.
(b) Resolutions with a confidential content shall be marked confidential.
Legislative History–Enacted 1/24/04, Resolu. 2004-123; Readopted 8/01/06, Resolu. 2006-524.
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