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A LEGISLATIVE ACT AMENDING TITLE 18 "CORPORATIONS" OF THE CHEROKEE NATION CODE ANNOTATED PERTAINING TO JOBS GROWTH
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE CHEROKEE NATION:
Section 1. Title and Codification
This act shall be known as a Modification of Title 18, Corporations, , initially enacted by Legislative Act 37-05 and now codified as Title 18, Section 404, A(4) of the Cherokee Nation Code Annotated pertaining to CNB board members.
Section 2. Purpose
Section 3. Legislative History
Legislative Act 96-16 Cherokee Nation General Corporation Act
Legislative Act 32-04 Cherokee Nation Limited Liability Corporation Act
Legislative Act 37-05 Jobs Growth Act
Legislative Act 11-10 Jobs Growth Act
Section 4. For purposes of this Title: Tribal Code Modification
TITLE 18, Section 404, A(4)
4. CNB Board of Directors. The CNB Board of Directors shall be comprised of no more than seventeen (17) members which shall include at least fifteen (15) board members from the fifteen (15) individual Council Districts which will be at least one (1) per Council District within the Cherokee Nation 14 County Jurisdiction and at least two (2) from the At-Large Council District Jurisdiction. All CNB Board Members must be Cherokee Nation Citizens. Upon the completion of any presently occupied board term, the district without a board member will have a successful nominee fill that board position. That exercise will be repeated until board positions are properly filled as per the amendment. and shall, upon the dissolution of the CNE and CNI boards, be comprised of the then-current CNB directors and the former members of the dissolved CNE and CNI boards. Other subsidiaries may have directors as allowed by Cherokee law. Provided that, effective upon enactment of this act, the seats shall be assigned as follows:
Seat 1, a term expiring 9/30/14, currently held by Mike Watkins
Seat 2, a term expiring 9/30/14, currently held by Tommy Sue Wright
Seat 3, a term expiring 9/30/14, currently held by Rex Earl Starr
Seat 4, a term expiring 9/30/14, currently held by Bob Berry
Seat 5, a term expiring 9/30/14, currently held by Brent Taylor
Seat 6, a term expiring 9/30/14, currently held by Sam Hart
Seat 7, a term expiring 9/30/14, currently held by Gary Cooper
Seat 8, a term expiring 9/30/14, currently held by Jerry Holderby
Seat 9, a term expiring 9/30/14, currently held by Rick Doherty
Seat 10, a term expiring 9/30/14, currently held by Deacon Turner
Seat 11, a term expiring 9/30/11, currently held by David Ballew
Seat 12, currently an open seat
Seat 13, currently an open seat
Seat 14, currently an open seat
Seat 15, currently an open seat
Seat 16, currently an open seat
Seat 17, currently an open seat
Section 5. Provisions as cumulative
The provisions of this act shall be cumulative to existing law.
Section 6. Severability
The provisions of this act are severable and if any part of provision hereof shall be held void, the decision of the court so holding shall not affect or impair any of the remaining parts or provisions of this act.
Section 8. Effective Date
The provisions of this act shall become effective thirty (30) days from and after the date of its passage and approval.
Section 9. Self-Help Contributions
To the extent that this Act involves programs or services to citizens of the Nation or others, self-help contributions shall be required, unless specifically prohibited by the funding agency, or a waiver is granted due to physical or mental incapacity of the participant to contribute.