(1) Development Committees shall consist of 3 members per authorized development:
B. Tribal Enterprises Chief Executive Officer (CEO); and
C. 1 Councilmember, and 1 Councilmember alternate; and
D. 1 person as recommended by the CEO and approved by the Tribal Council.
(2) The Tribe may have one or more development committees, as approved by Resolution
of the Tribal Council, depending upon the number of ongoing Tribal development
projects.
(3) Development Committees shall have the authority consult with or to add to the
Committees adjunct, non-voting members, who in a Committee’s determination bring
additional or necessary expertise to the Committee(s)’ deliberations.
(b) Responsibilities of the Development Committee.
(1) Development Committees shall act as the Tribe’s designated representative for purposes
of the developments, and shall be responsible to brief the Tribal Council, and/or the
Tribal Enterprise Board (“Board”), as appropriate, on an ongoing basis regarding the
progress of the developments, and at such other times as directed by the Tribal Council
and/or the Board.
(2) Development Committees shall be authorized to take the following actions:
A. Have decision authority related to all aspects of the developments, including design,
development, site improvement, financing, and construction activities; provided that
any changes exceeding the cost figure(s) specified in the project budget approved
by the Tribal Council shall require approval by Tribal Council Resolution.
B. Have the authority to deviate from line items in the budget so long as the collective
financial impact of such deviations does not cause the cost of the developments to
exceed the budget approved by Tribal Council, as that budget may be amended
from time to time by the Tribal Council.
(c) Approvals Required.
(1) The Tribal Council shall approve/disapprove the following by Resolution:
A. New developments projects.
B. All construction schematic design documents;
C. All loan documents;
D. All project budgets;
E. All change orders that exceed the approved project budget of a development, or
that change the scope of an approved development;
F. Any contract in excess of $40,000;
G. Any contract that waives any aspect of the Spokane Tribe’s sovereign immunity; and
H. Tribal Owner’s Representative Contract, if any.
(2) Development Committees may approve the following:
A. Design development documents;
B. Award of subcontracts by General Contractor, as necessary;
C. Change Orders that do not exceed an approved project budget, or change the scope
of an approved development; and
D. Contracts not in excess of $40,000, so long as the contract purpose and amount fit
within an approved budget line item for the authorized development.
(d) Form of Action of Development Committees. All actions of development committees regarding
the development for which they have oversight shall be in writing as follows:
(1) Development committee meeting minutes that contain decisions and brief descriptions
of discussions of the committee – initialed by the CEO.
(2) Memos that identify direction or action that does not rise to the level of a change order
but must be memorialized – signature by no less than 2 development committee
members.
(3) All other actions such as approval of contracts; payment of invoices; change orders, as
that term commonly is utilized in the construction industry, etc., related to a
development project shall require the signatures of 2 members of the development
committee.
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Revised Spokane Law & Order Code, 5/14/2013