Section 37-22 Violation of Charter
37-22.01 Violation of Charter. After the date of enactment of this section, director’s or employees of
corporations chartered under this Chapter found, at a fair and open hearing on the record called for the
purpose of finding facts, by the board of directors or the Spokane Tribal Council, to have willfully violated
any provision of this Chapter or their corporate charter shall be terminated from corporate employment.
Legislative History–Enacted 1/24/04, Resolu. 2004-123; Readopted 8/01/06, Resolu. 2006-524.
Section 37-23 Term of Directors
37-23.01 Term of Directors. After the date of enactment of this section no director of a corporation
chartered under this Chapter shall be appointed by the Spokane Tribal Council to any 1 term longer that 2
years.
Legislative History–Enacted 1/24/04, Resolu. 2004-123; Readopted 8/01/06, Resolu. 2006-524.
Section 37-24 Duty of Loyalty
37-24.01 Duty of Loyalty. Directors and officers of corporations chartered under this Chapter when
exercising their powers and duties under the corporate charter shall owe a standard duty of loyalty to both
the corporation by which they are employed and to the Spokane Tribe of Indians and its members.
Legislative History–Enacted 1/24/04, Resolu. 2004-123; Readopted 8/01/06, Resolu. 2006-524.
Section 37-25 Real Estate Purchase
37-25.01 Real Estate Purchase.
(a) Corporations chartered under this Chapter shall obtain approval from the Spokane Tribal Council
for all real estate purchases.
(b) Real estate purchased by a corporation chartered under this Chapter shall be placed in the
ownership of the United States in trust for the Spokane Tribe of Indians as soon as the legal
status of the real estate makes them eligible under federal law to be taken into trust.
Legislative History–Enacted 1/24/04, Resolu. 2004-123; Readopted 8/01/06, Resolu. 2006-524.
Section 37-26 Conflict of Interest
37-26.01 Conflict of Interest. Directors and officers of all corporations chartered under this Chapter shall
excuse themselves from voting or participation in any board discussion concerning an issue wherein the
director or officer, or the immediate family of such director or officer, has a business or personal interest or
conflict of interest.
Legislative History–Enacted 1/24/04, Resolu. 2004-123; Readopted 8/01/06, Resolu. 2006-524.
Section 37-27 Arbitration Agreements
37-27.01 Arbitration Agreements. Notwithstanding the immunity from suit conveyed upon corporations
created pursuant to this Chapter, any arbitration agreement approved by a corporation created under this
Chapter and any arbitration award made under such arbitration agreement shall be enforceable against such
corporation exclusively in the Spokane Tribal Court.
Legislative History–Enacted 1/24/04, Resolu. 2004-123; Readopted 8/01/06, Resolu. 2006-524.
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