President Jeffrey D. Parker 

Bay Mills Indian Community 

12 140 West Lakeshore Drive 

Brimley, MI 497 15 

RE: Amendment to the Gaming Ordinance 

Dear President Parker: 

This letter is in response to your request for the National Indian Gaming 

Commission (NIGC) to review and approve amendments to the Bay Mills Indian 

Community Gaming Ordinance, approved by the Executive Council by 

Resolution No. 05-8-22 and submitted to the NIGC on August 29,2005. 

This letter constitutes approval of your submission under the Indian Gaming 

Regulatory Act (IGRA). It is important to note that the Gaming Ordinance 

amendments are approved for gaming only on Indian lands, as defined in the 

IGRA, over which the Tribe has jurisdiction. 

g the amendments for review and approval. The NIGC 

orking with you and the Tribe on future gaming issues. 

Chairman 

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RESOLUTION 

Resolution No. 05-8-22 

Amendment to Gaming Ordinance 

WHEREAS: The Bay Mills Indian Community is a federally 

recognized Indian tribe with a Constitution 

enacted pursuant to the Indian Reorganization 

Act of 1934, 25 U.S.C. sec. 461, et seq., and 

WHEREAS: The Tribe r*?gulates gaming on its Reservation 

under a compact with the State of Michigan and 

under its Gaming Ordinance, and 

WHEREAS: An amendmenf; to the Gaming Ordinance is 

determined appropriate to conform its contents 

to the Code of Ethics adopted by Gaming 

Commission and approved by the Executive Council 

as Game Rule 18. 

NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Executive Council 

of the Bay Mills Indian Community hereby adopts 

the following amendments to the Gaming 

Ordinance, with deletions struck out and 

additions in italics: 

4.11 Membership. *** 

(C) Backqround Ch-. * * * 

(4) S/he has a mernber of his immediate family employed 

as a key-empJeyee ~imarv manasement official by any 

tribal gaming establishment. 

4.17 Conflict of Interest. No person shall serve as a 

Commissioner if s/he or any member of his immediate family 

is a key-empJoyee primary manasement official or has a 

financial interest in any management contract or gaming 

supply business, or it- s/he has any other personal or 

legal relationship wh,.ch places him in a conflict of 

interest. 
Rc,soltrtion No. 05-8-22 

APPROVED : ATTEST : 

CERTIFICATION 

I, the undersigned, as Secretary of the Bay Mills 

Indian Community Exec-~tive Council, do hereby certify that 

the above resolution ;das adopted and approved at a meeting 

of the Bay Mills Indian Community Executive Council held 

at Bay Mills, Michigan, on the 22d day of August, 2005, 

with a vote of !.\ for, opposed, (. absent, and / 

abstaining. AS-r provxons of theEy Mills 

Constitution, the Tri3al President must abstain except in 

the event of a tie. 1 't 

Bay ~illdIndian Community 

Executive Council 
(b) Threaten the effective regulation and 

control of gaming; or 

(c) Enhance the dangers of unsuitable, unfair, 

or illegal practices, methods, or activities in 

the conduct of gaming; or 

(2) S/he has been convicted of or entered a plea 

of nolo contendere to a felony or any gaming 

offense in any jurisdiction or to a misdemeanor 

within five (5) years of consideration for 

appointment involving a matter which would be a 

crime under the provisions of the Michigan Penal 

Code or the controlled substance provisions of the 

Michigan Public Health Code; or . 

(3) S/he has a present interest in the conduct of 

any gaming enterprise or in any business which is 

licensed as a vendor to a gaming enterprise of the 

Tribe; or 

(4) S/he has a member of his immediate family 

employed as a primary management official by any 

tribal gaming establishment. 

4.12 Term of Office. Each Commissioner shall serve a 

term of four years, commencing on January lst, or until a 

successor Commissioner is appointed. On January 1, 1998, 

two Commissioners shall be appointed for a term of two 

years, and three Commissioners shall be appointed for a 

term of four years. Thereafter, all Commissioners shall 

serve four-year terms. The Council's appointment of any 

Commissioner who is not a member of the Executive Council 

shall be by resolution. 

4.13 Ex Officio Members. At the direction of the Tribal 

Council, any member of the Tribal Council, any Tribal or 

Bureau of Indian Affairs employee or any other person may 

be designated to participate, without vote, in Tribal 

Commission meetings. 

4.14 Meetinss. 

(A) Resular Meetinss. The Tribal Commission shall hold 

at least two regular monthly meetings, which shall 

take place on the first and third Tuesdays of each 

month. If the meeting date falls on a holiday, it may 

be rescheduled to another date not in conflict with 

the regular meetings of the Executive Council on the 

second and fourth Mondays of each month. 

(E) S~ecial Meetinqs. Special meetings may be called 

at the request of the Tribal Council, the Chairman of 

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and the question of permanent removal shall be 

determined thereafter pursuant to Tribal 

Commission hearing procedures. A written record of 

all removal proceedings together with the charges 

and findings thereon shall be kept by the Tribal 

Secretary. The decision of the Council upon the 

removal of a Commissioner shall be final. 

(B) Vacancies. If any Commissioner shall die, resign, 

be removed or for any reason be unable to serve as a 

Commissioner, the Council shall declare his position 

vacant and shall appoint another person to fill the 

position. The terms of office of each person appointed 

to replace an initial Commissioner shall be for the 

balance of any unexpired term for such position, 

provided, however, that any prospective appointee must 

meet the qualifications established by this Ordinance. 

4.17 Conflict of Interest. No person shall serve as a 

Commissioner if s/he or any member of his immediate family 

is a primary management official of, or has a financial 

interest in, any management contract or gaming supply 

business, or if s/he has any other personal or legal 

relationship which places him In a conflict of interest. 

4.18 Powers of the Tribal Commission. In furtherance, 

but not in limitation, of the Tribal Commission's purposes 

and responsibilities, and subject to any restrictions 

contained in this Ordinance or other applicable law, the 

Tribal Commission shall have and is authorized to exercise 

by majority vote, the following powers in addition to all 

powers already conferred by this Ordinance: 

(A) To regulate all day-to-day gaming activity within 

the jurisdiction of the Tribe including tele-bingo and 

other unusual games. 

(B) To promote the full and proper enforcement of all 

tribal civil and criminal gaming laws and policies. 

(C) To enact and enforce such rules and regulations 

regarding its activities and governing its internal 

affairs as the Tribal Commission may deem necessary 

and proper to effectuate the powers granted by this 

Ordinance and the powers granted and duties imposed by 

applicable law. 

(D) To publish and distribute copies of this 

Ordinance, Tribal Commission rules, and any Council, 

Tribal Commission or Tribal Court decisions regarding 

gaming matters. 

(E) To prepare and submit for Council approval 

proposals, including budget and monetary proposals, 

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