Council of the Cherokee Nation - File #: CNCA-51

• File #: CNCA-51
• Version: 2
• Name: TITLE 51 - OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES
• Type: Cherokee Nation Code
• Status: Passed
• File created: 1/1/2014
• In control: TRIBAL COUNCIL
• On agenda: N/A
• Final action: N/A
• Enactment date: N/A
• Enactment #: N/A
• Title: TITLE 51 OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (INCLUDES 2016 POCKET PART)
• Sponsors: N/A
• Indexes: CNCA, Code, Employee Administrative Procedures , Employee Appeal, Employee Termination Appeals, Employment of Relatives, Employment Rights Ordinance, Officers
• Code sections: Title 51 - Officers and Employees
• Related files: 23-055, 20-020, 12-107, 15-008, 17-102, CNCA, 13-035

Title
TITLE 51 OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (INCLUDES 2016 POCKET PART)
Body
1. General Provisions
2. Office of the Principal Chief
3. Office of the Deputy Principal Chief
4. Office of Attorney General
5. Office of the Secretary of State
6. Office of the Treasurer [Reserved]
7. Marshal Service
8. Delegate to Congress
9. Impeachment Procedures For Elected and Appointed Officials
10. Employee Administrative Procedures
11. Drug Testing for Elected Officials






Section

CHAPTER 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS
1. Salaries for future terms of elected officials
2. Compensation from other sources-Compensation information publicly available- Health insurance and retirement options-Insurance policies-Recalculation of salaries

§ 1. Salaries for future terms of elected officials
For all duly elected officials serving on August 2011, and thereafter the annual salaries for the Principal Chief, Deputy Principal Chief, and Council Members of the Cherokee Nation shall be based on the report submitted from a citizen committee.
1. The Citizens Committee shall be comprised of two (2) appointees by the Principal Chief, two (2) appointees by the Council of the Cherokee Nation, and a fifth member selected by the four appointees.
2. The Citizens Committee shall be paid Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) per committee member to cover all expenses they incur to attend up to three of their meetings which will be a maximum of One thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($1,500.00) per committee member.
3. The Citizens Committee shall convene prior to the filing period for elected offices in the election year of the Principal Chief to make its findings and report and meet every four (4) years thereafter. The commit- tee shall submit their report prior to July 1st.
4. The Citizens Committee shall consider relevant comparative salary levels such as, but not limited to, salary information from other Tribal Govern- ments, state and local governments, and the private sector. The Citizens Committee may use the Cherokee N...