An Act
LEGISLATIVE ACT 42-03
Title
AN ACT AMENDING TITLE 19 SECTION 21, TITLE 51 SECTION 1
AND TITLE 51 SECTION 11 OF THE CHEROKEE NATION CODE
ANNOTATED, AND AMENDING LEGISLATIVE ACT 18-03 DEALING
WITH COMPENSATION OF ELECTED OFFICIALS AND DECLARING
AN EMERGENCY
Body
BE IT ENACTED BY THE CHEROKEE NATION:
SECTION 1. TITLE AND CODIFICATION
This Act shall be titled as "Compensation for Elected Officials and Technical Amendments Act of 2003"
SECTION 2. PURPOSE
The purpose of this Act shall be to set permanent guidelines by which Cherokee Nation Officials will be compensated and make certain technical amendments to implement legislation previously enacted.
SECTION 3. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY
The Council of the Cherokee Nation previously enacted Legislative Act 18-03, on July 14, 2003 which set salaries for the Principal Chief, Deputy Principal Chief and Council of the Cherokee Nation, beginning with the term commencing August 14, 2003,
SECTION 4. FINDINGS OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CHEROKEE NATION
A. L.A. 18-03 set a new methodology for determining new salary and benefits for elected leaders as outlined under section 6.A., through 6,C. below. The methodology required by L.A. 18-03 for determining salary and benefits has been applied and reviewed by General Counsel for the Executive and legal Counsel for the Legislative Branches and found to be sufficient.
)1 The methodology and salaries and benefits are hereby confirmed and fixed for this term of the elected leadership that commenced on August 14, 2003 as mandated by the Legislative Act 18-03,
C. For the next term of office commencing August 14, 2007, salaries shall be set pursuant to the procedures set forth herein.
SECTION 5, DEFINITIONS
A. Principal Chief means the duly elected Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation.
H. Deputy Principal Chief means the duly elected Deputy Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation.
C. Tribal Council Member means duly elected Tribal Council Member of the Council of the Cherokee Nation
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