MAY 3 2000 

Honorable Silvia Burley 

Chairperson, Sheep Ranch Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians 

1055 Winter Court 

Tracey, California 95376 

Dear Chairperson Burley: 

This letter responds to your request for the National Indian Gaming Commission (MGC) 

to review and approve the Sheep Ranch Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians (Rancheria) Gaming 

Ordinance No. 2000-01, adopted on February 7, 2000, by the Sheep Ranch Rancheria Tribal 

Council, and further adopted by Resolution # R-1-1-05-2000, on May 1, 2000, adopting the 

amendments to Ordinance # 2000-01. This letter constitutes approval of your submission under 

the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA). Such approval does not constitute approval of 

specific games. It is important to note that the gaming ordinance is approved for gaming only 

on Indian lands as defined in the IGRA, over which the Rancheria exercises jurisdiction. 

With the Chairman's approval of the Rancheria's gaming ordinance, the Tribal Gaming 

Commission is now required to conduct background investigations on its key employees and 

primary management officials. The NlGC expects to receive a completed application for 

each key employee and primary management official pursuant to 25 C.F.R. $556.5(a) and 

aninvestigative report on each backgrouhd investigation before issuing a license to a 

key employee or primary management official pursuant to 25 C.F.R. $556.5(b). 

Thank you for submitting the ordinance of the Sheep Ranch Rancheria of'Me-Wuk Indians for 

review and approval. The NIGC staff and I look forward to working with you and the 

Rancheria in implementing the IGRA. 

Sincerely yours, 

Montie R. Deer 

Chairman 

1441 L -El, N.W. BTHROOA WASHINGTON, D.C. 20005 TEL: 202e-7003 FAX 202-632-7086 
ORDINANCE NO. 2000-01 

(Revised April 18, 2000) 

AN ORDINANCE OF THE SHEEP RANCH RANCHERIA OF 

ME-WUK INDIANS OF CALIFORNIA ADOPTING AN 

ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING AND REGULATING GAMING 

OPERATED BY THE SHEEP RANCH RANCHERIA OF MEWZTK INDIANS OF CALIFORNIA 

The Sheep Ranch Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians of California, a 

federally recognized Indian Tribe ("Tribe"), and acting through 

its Tribal Council in the exercise of its inherent sovereign power 

to enact ordinances and otherwise safeguard and provide for the 

health, safety and welfare of the Sheep Ranch Rancheria of Me-Wuk 

Indians of California and the members of the Tribe, hereby enacts 

this ordinance which shall hereinafter be cited as the Sheep Ranch 

Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians of California Gaming Ordinance of 2000 

("Ordinance"). This Ordinance and any regulations promulgated 

thereunder shall constitute the entire gaming regulations for the 

Tribe. 

1. Findings and Policy. 

This Ordinance is adopted by the Tribal Council, pursuant to 

its authority granted under Tribal Resolution R-2-10/09/99 

(Interim Operating Authorities and Rights) (See Attachment A) lands 

held in trust for the Sheep Ranch Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians of 

California, present or future, for the purpose of establishing the 

terms for gaming for tribal governmental and charitable purposes, 

and to develop, operate, and regulate such gaming consistent with 

the findings herein and in conformity with the federal Indian 

Gaming Regulatory Ordinance (25 U.S.C. § 2701 et seq. ("IGRA")) 

and regulations promulgated thereunder. 

The Tribe finds that: 

a. Gaming is a valuable means of generating revenues that 

are needed for economic development, to promote tribal selfsufficiency, economic development, employment, job training, and a 

strong tribal government, and to fund and ensure essential social 

programs and services; 

b. The Tribe desires to conduct certain forms of gaming to 

provide needed revenues to the Tribe, and to regulate and control 

such gaming in a manner that will protect the environment, the 

Reservation, the health, security and general welfare of the 

Tribe, the players, and the community; and 
c. The Tribe desires to control all gaming operations on 

tribal lands present or future, and to manage and regulate such 

gaming in a manner that will adequately address such special 

interests and needs of the Tribe. 

Section 2. Ownership of Gaming. 

The Tribe shall be the owner and have the sole proprietary 

interest in and responsibility for the conduct of any gaming 

operation facilities and/or enterprise(s) authorized by this 

Ordinance, except to the extent the Tribe may contract with and 

license a person or entity to, operate or manage the enterprise 

pursuant to the provisions of IGRA and the regulations promulgated 

thereunder, or as otherwise permitted by law. 

Section 3.Definitions. 

Unless specified otherwise, the terms used herein shall have 

the same meaning as in IGRA, including but not limited to 

references to "Net Revenues," "Class I," "Class 11," and "Class 

111" gaming, and except for references to "Commissioners", 

"Commission", or "Gaming Commission" which shall mean the Sheep 

Ranch Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians of California Gaming Commission 

or its Commissioners, established and described herein. 

a. "Closely Associated Independent Contractor" shall mean 

any contractor that shares common ownership, officers or 

directors with any management principal or person related thereto. 

b. "Confidential Records and Information" shall mean: 

(1) Records or information maintained by the Commission 

about individuals (such as, but not limited to, personnel 

records and records containing information about applications 

for Commission licenses, permits or benefits); 

(2) Records or information reported to the Commission 

about business transactions and finances of a gaming facility 

or an applicant for a license or a licensee such as, but not 

limited to, real or personal property transactions, financial 

records (e.g., income statements, balance sheets, profit and 

loss statements), except for financial information subject to 

disclosure under other provisions of this Ordinance; 

(3) Records or information about complaints to the 

Commission or investigations of those complaints by 
Commission officials, or other investigations conducted by 

the Commission; 

(4) Correspondence of and to the Commission or the 

Commission Chairman; and 

(5) Records which reveal the deliberative processes, 

impressions, evaluations, opinions, recommendations, meeting 

minutes, research, work product, theories, or strategy of the 

Commission. 

c. "Gaming" shall mean an activity in which a person 

stakes or risks something of value on the outcome of a contest of 

chance or a future contingent event, not under his or her control 

or influence, upon an agreement or understanding that the person, 

or someone else, will receive something of value in the event of a 

certain outcome, but shall not include bona fide business transactions. 

d. "Gaming Activities" shall mean any Class I, Class 11, 

or Class I11 gaming activity conducted by or under the 

jurisdiction of the Tribe. 

e. "Gaming Commission" shall mean the Sheep Ranch 

Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians of California Gaming Commission, as 

established herein to monitor the Gaming Activities, investigate 

wrongdoing, conduct background investigations, issue licenses, and 

perform other duties as required for the regulation of Gaming on 

the Reservation. 

f . "Gaming Contractor" shall mean any person or entity 

that supplies gaming devices or other gaming equipment, personnel, 

or services (including gaming manaQement or consulting services) 

to any gaming activity or enterprise. 

g. "Gaming Enterprise" shall mean any gaming business, 

event, enterprise or activity conducted by or under the jurisdiction of the Tribe. 

h. "Tribal Council" shall mean the governing body of the 

Tribe, as set forth in Tribal Resolution R-2-10/09/99 (Interim 

Operating Authorities and Rights) (See Attachment A). 

i. investor" means any person who manages any gaming 

activity or owns or leases equipment or facilities used in gaming 

activities or has loaned to or invested funds in any gaming 

activities, or who owns, or controls ten percent (10%) or more of 
any entity that is an investor or has contributed more than Five 

Thousand Dollars ($5,000) to any such person or entity. Investor 

does not i~clude a federally or state chartered bank or savings 

and loan. 

j. "Key Employee" shall mean a person who performs one or 

more of the following functions: bingo caller, counting room 

supervisor, chief of security, custodian of gaming supplies or 

cash, floor manager, pit boss, dealer, croupier, approver of 

credit, or custodian of gaming devices including those persons 

with access to cash and accounting records within such devices. 

If not otherwise included, any other person whose total cash 

compensation is in excess of $50,000 per year, and the four (4) 

most highly compensated persons in the Gaming Enterprise are 

included in the definition of key employees. At the discretion of 

the Gaming Commission, other positions or persons may be included 

under and subject to the requirements for key employees. 

k . "National Indian Gaming Commission" ( "NIGC" ) sha 11 mean 

the Commission established under IGRA. 

1. "Net Revenuestt shall mean gross gaming revenues from 

all Gaming Activities of a Gaming Enterprise, less amounts paid 

out as, or paid for, prizes and less total gaming-related 

operating expenses, excluding management fees. 

m. "Public Information" means any information in the 

Commission records that is not confidential records or 

information. 

n. "Person" shall mean any natural person or entity, 

including but not limited to, corporations, partnerships and 

trusts. 

0. "Primary Management Official" shall mean the person who 

has management responsibility for a management contract; any 

person who has authority to hire and fire employees or to set up 

working policy for the Gaming Enterprise; or the chief financial 

officer or other person who has financial management 

responsibility. At the discretion of the Gaming Commission, other 

positions or persons may be included under and subject to the 

requirements for primary management officials. 

P- "Indian Landstt shall mean (A) all lands within the 

limits of any Indian Reservation: and (B) any lands title to which 

is either held in trust for the benefit of any Indian Tribe or 

individual subject to restriction by the United States against 
alienation and over which an Indian Tribe exercises governmental 

power. 

9- "State" shall mean the State of California. 

r. "Tribal Court" shall mean any court established by the 

Tribe to hear disputes or, if there is none that can exercise 

jurisdiction, then the Tribal Council. 

s. "Tribal Member" shall mean any duly enrolled member of 

the Tribe. 

Section 4. Gaming Commission. 

a. Establishment of Gaming Commission. There is 

established by the Tribe a Commission, acting under the authority 

of the Tribe, to be known as the Sheep Ranch Rancheria of Me-Wuk 

Indians of California Gaming Commission. The Gaming Commission 

shall be composed of three (3) persons who shall be appointed by 

the Sheep Ranch Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians of California Tribal 

Council, as further provided herein. 

b. Qualifications. Commissioners must meet the following 

minimum qualifications: 

(1) At least one must be an eligible voting member of 

the Tribe. 

(2) Qualify for a license as a key employee or management official, after submitting to a background 

investigation as authorized by this Ordinance. 

c. Disqualifications for Office. The following persons 

may not serve as Commissioners: 

(1) Employees of any Gaming Enterprise on the 

Reservation; 

(2) Persons related to any Gaming Contractor (including any principal thereof or Closely Associated Independent Contractor); and 

(3) Persons who would fail to qualify for a 

license as a key employee or primary management 

official after the completion of a background 

investigation as provided in this Ordinance. 
d. Terms of Office. The first two Commissioners appointed 

to serve on the Commission, shall be appointed for a term of three 

(3) years, and the third Commissioner for a term of two (2) years. 

Thereafter, all Commissioners shall be appointed for a term of 

five (5) years. 

e. Appointment. Commissioners shall be appointed by the 

Tribal Council, using the following procedure. 

(1) All applicants for Commissioner shall complete an 

application form adopted by the Tribal Council, and submit to 

a background check as authorized by this Ordinance. A 

commissioner may be appointed and take office, subject to 

passing a background investigation conducted after the 

appointment. 

(2) At a duly called Tribal Council meeting, the 

Tribal Council shall vote for candidates who have applied. 

They shall vote separately to fill each vacancy. The candidate with the highest number of votes cast shall be 

appointed. 

f. Removal from Office. Except as provided herein, 

Commissioners may only be removed from office before the 

expiration of their terms by the General Council for neglect of 

duty, misconduct, malfeasance, any cause that would disqualify 

them from serving on the Commission, any material omission or 

false statement in applying for appointment, or other acts that 

would render such persons unqualified for such duties or for 

licen-sure hereunder. An affirmative vote of a majority of the 

General Council present at a duly called meeting with a quorum 

present, after a duly noticed hearing at which the member charged 

with misconduct shall have the right to hear and present evidence 

concerning his/her removal, shall be required to remove a member 

of the Commission. At the request of the member whose removal is 

at issue, the hearing may be held in a session closed to the 

general public ("executive session"). The General Council also 

may elect to receive in executive session any evidence public 

disclosure of which might compromise any on-going law enforcement 

investigation. Notwithstanding the foregoing and without any 

prior notice or opportunity for a hearing, the Commission shall 

remove any Commissioner who fails to attend three (3) meetings in 

any consecutive twelve month period without the consent of the 

Commission, who fails a background investigation, or who dies or 

becomes disabled from performing his or her duties. The Tribal 

Council shall fill any mid-term vacancy for the unexpired term as 

provided in subsection e. 
g. Quorum. Two (2) members of the Gaming Commission shall 

constitute a quorum. 

h. Officers and Duties. The Gaming Commission shall 

select, by majority vote, a Chairman, Vice-Chairman and Secretary. 

The Chairman shall preside over meetings of the Gaming Commission 

and the Vice-Chairman shall preside in absence of the Chairman. 

The Secretary shall record in writing the minutes of all Gaming 

Commission meetings and all official actions taken by the Gaming 

Commission. 

i. Voting. All actions of the Gaming Commission shall be 

taken by majority vote. The Commission Chairman may vote on any 

issue. Roberts Rules of Order shall apply, unless the Commission 

adopts specific rules that differ from Roberts Rules of Order. 

j. Meetings. Meetings shall be held at least once per 

month, on the second Tuesday of the month at the Tribe's primary 

meeting facility. Additional meetings shall be held as called by 

the Chairman or by at least two (2) other Commissioners. Notice 

of meetings, except regular meetings, shall be given in writing to 

each Commissioner, served by first class mail or personal delivery 

at least five (5) business days prior to such meeting. Meetings 

may be called at any time, by any means, with unanimous consent of 

the Commissioners. 

k. Compensation for Serving.The Tribal Council shall 

determine and authorize the compensation to be paid to Commissioners based on a determination of time required to be expended upon 

Commission duties and the qualifications of the appointed Commissioners. 

1. Powers and Duties. 

The Gaming Commission shall have the power and duty to: 

(1) Inspect, examine and monitor Gaming Activities, 

including the power to demand access to and inspect and 

examine any gaming facility, machine, device, practice, 

paper, book, record or area and in addition, to photocopy and 

audit all papers, books and records respecting such Gaming 

Activities; 

(2) Investigate any suspicion of wrongdoing in connection with any Gaming Activities; 
(3) Conduct, or cause to be conducted, such investigations as may be necessary to determine in connection with any 

Gaming Activities, compliance with law or this Ordinance or 

any contracts, agreements, other matters related to Gaming 

Activities; 

(4) Conduct, or cause to be conducted, background 

investigations regarding any person in any way connected with 

any Gaming Activities and issue licenses to, at minimum, all 

Key Employees and Primary Management Officials according to 

requirements at least as stringent as those in 25 C.F.R. 

parts 556 and 558; 

(5) Hold such hearings, sit and act at such times and 

places, summon persons to attend and testify at such 

hearings, take such testimony, and receive such evidence as 

the Gaming Commission deems relevant in fulfilling its 

duties; 

(6) Administer oaths or affirmations to witnesses 

appearing before the Gaming Commission; 

(7) Implement and administer a system for 

investigating, licensing and monitoring employees and others 

connected with Gaming Activities, as described below, 

including the issuance of licenses to gaming facilities, 

individuals and entities as required under this Ordinance and 

IGRA; 

(8) Hear disputes against the gaming establishment, in 

accordance with the procedures established in this Ordinance 

or rules adopted by the Commission; 

(9) Subject to the approval of the Tribal Council and 

the appropriation of funds therefor, to employ and compensate 

such staff and support services as are reasonably required to 

fulfill its responsibilities under this Ordinance; 

(10) To the extent required, comply with any reporting 

requirements required by this Ordinance, Tribal law or IGRA 

or established under a tribal-state compact to which the 

Tribe is a party and other applicable law, including the 

IGRA; 

(11) Promulgate and issue such regulations as it deems 

appropriate, subject to review and approval by the Tribal 

Council, in order to implement and enforce the provisions of 
this Ordinance. Without Tribal Council approval the Commission may adopt rules of procedure governing how its meetings 

will be conducted; 

(12) Promulgate regulations, subject to review and 

approval by the Tribal Council, to describe and establish 

rules for each Class I1 or Class 111 game authorized to be 

conducted on Tribal lands, gaming machine standards or 

systems of internal controls and no form of such gaming may 

be conducted on Tribal lands without the prior approval of 

the Gaming Commission; 

(13) To establish such application and other fees as it 

deems necessary to cover the costs of its operations; and 

(14) Carry out such other duties with respect to Gaming 

Activities on Tribal lands as the Tribal Council shall 

direct. 

m. Reports. 

(1) Monthly Reports. The Commission shall make monthly 

reports to the Tribal Council within thirty (30) days after 

the close of the month for which the information is being 

required. The reports shall include a full and complete 

statement of Gaming Revenues paid to the Tribe, expenses and 

all other financial transactions of the Commission and a 

summary of all licensing and enforcement actions. 

(2) Annual Reports. On or before April 30th of each 

year, the Gaming Commission shall provide to the General 

Council an Annual Report summarizing its activities during 

the prior twelve (12) month period ending on December 31st, 

and accounting for all receipts and disbursements. The 

General Council shall cause copies of the Annual Report to be 

made available to Tribal Members within thirty (30) days 

after receipt. 

(3) Other Reporting Requirements. As required, the 

Gaming Commission shall comply with any reporting 

requirements established under a tribal-state compact to 

which the Tribe is a party, and other applicable law, 

including the IGRA and regulations promulgated thereunder. 

n. Disclosure of information. The Commission shall adopt 

rules consistent with this ordinance governing the disclosure 

of information in its records. 
Public information shall be available to any Tribal official 

or member during normal business hours upon reasonable notice. 

Any Tribal official or member may request copies of any 

identifiable public record upon payment of a reasonable fee to 

cover the cost of locating and copying the document. 

Commissioners, and its employees shall not disclose confidential records or confidential information, except as required to 

perform their specific job duties or to comply with applicable 

legal requirements. 

Section 5. Authorization of Gaming Activities. 

a. Class I Gaming. Class I Gaming Activities are hereby 

permitted to the extent consistent with tribal custom and 

practice. The Gaming Commission may prohibit and prevent any 

conduct which is claimed to be Class I gaming if the Tribal 

Council finds that such conduct is not in accordance with 

tribal customs or practices or violates IGRA or any other 

law. 

b. Class I1 Gaming. The Tribe shall be authorized to 

conduct all forms of Class I1 gaming on Tribal lands. 

c. Class I11 Gaming. The Tribe shall be authorized to 

conduct the following types of Class I11 gaming on Tribal lands. 

(1) Electronic games of chance with video or 

mechanical displays, where such devices constitute electronic 

facsimiles of a game of chance rather than electronic aids in the 

playing of Class I1 games; 

(2) Blackjack; 

(3) Keno; 

(4) Pari-mutuel Horse Racing; 

(5) Any lottery game; 

(6) Any other type of Class I11 gaming conducted 

pursuant to the terms of a Tribal/State compact. 
d. Conditions for conducting Class I1 and Class I11 

gaming. Class I1 and Class I11 gaming is authorized as provided 

in subsections b and c above, provided the Tribe has the sole 

proprietary interest in and responsibility for the conduct of any 

gaming enterprise. Nothing herein shall prohibit the Tribe from 

engaging the services of non-tribal persons as employees thereof 

or engaging any person or entity to provide consulting or other 

technical assistance or to assist the Tribe in the management of 

Gaming Activities pursuant to a management agreement entered into 

under the provisions of IGRA. Any Compact, when approved and 

published pursuant to IGRA, is hereby incorporated within and 

enacted as an integral part of this Ordinance with respect to all 

forms of Class I11 gaming as if set forth in full herein; 

provided, however, that nothing in the adoption of a Compact shall 

be deemed to affect the operation by the Tribe of any Class I1 

gaming, whether conducted within or without the gaming 

facilities, or to confer upon any state any jurisdiction over such 

Class I1 gaming conducted by the Tribe on the Tribe's Lands 

present or future. 

Section 6. Gaming Revenues. 

a. Tribal Property. Except as provided for under the terms 

of an agreement pursuant to the provisions of IGRA or as otherwise 

permitted by law, all revenues generated from any Class I1 or 

Class I11 Gaming Activities are the property of the Tribe. Any 

profits or net revenues from Gaming Activities shall be deposited 

into the Tribe's general treasury or such other tribal account as 

the Tribe shall determine. Once becoming part of the treasury 

such funds shall lose any identity as gaming revenues except to 

the extent necessary to identify them as such in order to comply 

with applicable law. No Tribal Member shall be deemed to have any 

interest in such profits or net revenues, provided that the 

General Council may adopt rules for distributing gaming proceeds 

to Tribal Members on a per capita basis provided such plan meets 

the requirements of IGRA, 25 U.S.C. § 2710 (b) (3) . Payments from 

the general treasury funds to Tribal Members under other tribal 

programs, including those related to health, welfare, education, 

elderly care, and housing, shall not be deemed to be per capita 

payments. 

b. Use of Net Revenues. Net Revenues from Gaming 

Activities shall not be used for purposes other than: 

(1) To fund tribal government operations or programs; 
(2) To provide for the general welfare of the Tribe 

and its members; 

(3) To promote economic development for the Tribe; 

(4) To donate to charitable organizations; 

(5) To help fund operations of local government agencies; or 

(6) Per capita payments. 

c. Per Capita Payments. When per capita payments are 

authorized under subsection b.6 and the Tribal Council, in its 

sole discretion, determines to make per capita payments: 

(1) The Tribal Council shall prepare a financial plan 

or ordinance to allocate revenues to uses authorized 

under Section 6. The Tribal Council may form an 

advisory committee consisting of General Council 

members to make recommendations regarding the financial 

plan. 

(a) The financial plan or ordinance to allocate 

revenue must be approved by majority vote of the 

General Council present at duly called meeting 

with a quorum present . 

(b) No per capita payments shall be made pursuant 

to the financial plan or ordinance until it has 

been approved by the Secretary of the Interior, or 

his duly authorized designee. 

(2) All per capita payments made to Sheep Ranch 

Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians of California members are 

subject to federal taxation. The members will be 

notified of such tax liability and any required 

withholding when payments are made. 
Section 7.0peration of Gaming Establishments. 

a. Gaming Permitted as Licensed. Gaming Activities shall 

only be conducted in tribally owned, operated and licensed 

facilities pursuant to the provisions of this Ordinance. Such 

activities shall be conducted in accordance with the terms and 

conditions of any license issued by the Tribe for such purposes as 

to each facility before any Gaming Activities may occur therein. 

Such licenses shall specify the hours of operation, type and scope 

of Gaming Activities allowed therein, permitted uses of the 

facility for other activities, rules of conduct for employees and 

patrons, regulation of alcoholic beverages, food handling and 

entertainment, and such other matters as the Gaming Commission or 

the Tribal Council may deem necessary to the conduct of Gaming 

Activities therein. 

b. Protection of Environment and Public. Any construction 

or maintenance of any gaming facility, and the operation of gaming 

therein, shall be conducted in a manner which adequately protects 

the environment and the public health and safety. 

c. Public/Patron Disputes. If any customer or member of 

the general public has a dispute with the manager of a gaming 

facility or the Tribe, it shall be resolved using the following 

procedure. 

Any gaming facility manager and the Tribe must endeavor to 

resolve disputes at the lowest level of management possible. 

Toward that end, any dispute involving gaming must be presented 

using a multi-step process. 

Step 1: If a patron has a complaint involving the conduct of 

a game or his or her treatment at the facility, he or she must 

discuss the matter with the employee involved in the incident. 

The employee must listen carefully and courteously to the patron's 

complaint. All employees shall receive training in customer 

relations. If the employee fails to resolve the complaint to the 

customer's satisfaction or lacks the authority to remedy the 

complaint, he or she shall immediately contact his or her 

immediate supervisor, if available, or the floor manager. 

Step 2: If the supervisor or floor manager fails to resolve 

the dispute to the customer's satisfaction or lacks the authority 

to remedy the complaint, he or she shall refer the complaint to 

the gaming facility manager. The supervisor or floor manager 

shall also notify security. If a customer is referred to the 

gaming facility manager, the gaming facility manager shall 
interview the customer and, if necessary, the involved employee(s) 

and shall make a decision within a reasonable time, not to exceed, 

five (5) days. The manager shall obtain the customer's name, 

address and telephone number. The manager shall notify the 

customer that if he or she remains dissatisfied, he or she can 

request in writing review by the Tribal Gaming Representative 

("Representative") within seven (7) days of the manager's 

decision. 

Step 3: The Representative shall review the customer's 

written appeal and may interview the customer, the manager and any 

involved employees. The Representative shall issue a written 

decision to the customer within five (5) working days of receiving 

the customer's appeal. The Representative's written decision 

shall include a notice that the customer may appeal the 

Representative's decision to the hearing panel appointed by the 

Tribal Council. The written appeal must include all information 

the customer wants the hearing panel to consider in acting on the 

appeal. The appeal must be filed within seven (7) days of the 

date on the Representative's decision. 

Step 4: The hearing panel shall conduct such hearing on the 

appeal as it deems appropriate. It may limit its review to the 

written appeal and the written decision of the Representative or 

it may invite the customer to present written testimony and it may 

receive testimony from the involved employees. Tribal Council, 

based on the recommendation of the hearing panel, shall issue a 

written decision which shall be final. 

All written notices and decisions shall be sent by regular 

first class mail to the customer at the address furnished by the 

customer. The time limits for complainants shall be calculated 

from the date appearing on the notices or decisions, provided 

these items are mailed on that date. The time limits for tribal 

officials shall be calculated from the postmarks appearing on the 

envelops containing the appeals. 

All claims by patrons shall be limited to a maximum recovery 

of $10,000 per occurrence, and a cumulative limit of $20,000 per 

patron in any twelve (12) month period. 

 kct ti on 8. Audits. 

a. Annual Audits. Annual outside audit by an independent 

certified public account or firm of accountants shall be conducted 

of each gaming activity and the results thereof reported to the 
Tribal Council, and, to the extent required by law, the Bureau of 

Indian Affairs and the National Indian Gaming Commission ("NIGC"). 

Section 9. Contracts. 

a. Procurement. The Tribal Council shall adopt procurement 

policies from time to time. All purchases of services or supplies 

shall comply with the tribally adopted procurement policies. 

b. Audit Requirements. All contracts for supplies, 

services, or concessions for a contract amount in excess of 

$25,000 annually (except contracts for professional legal or 

accounting services) relating to Class I1 or Class I11 gaming on 

Tribal lands shall be subject to independent audits, and such 

contracts shall so specify. 

c. Preference. Any management and investment gaming 

contracts or other contracts must make provision for the preferential hiring Sheep Ranch Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians of California 

members followed by a preference for Native people from the Sheep 

Ranch Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians of California and surrounding 

areas for jobs in the construction and operation of any gaming 

facilities or activities. 

Section 10. Licenses. 

a. Licensing Requirements. It is the declared policy of 

the Tribe that all Gaming Activities be licensed and controlled so 

as to protect the morals, good order and welfare of Tribal Members 

and other persons and to preserve the honesty, fairness and 

integrity of such Gaming Activities. Accordingly, no person shall 

engage in any Class I1 or Class I11 Gaming Activities on Tribal 

lands without an appropriate and valid independent Class I1 or 

Class I11 license issued by the Gaming Commission. Any gaming 

license which is issued, or finding of suitability or approval by 

the Gaming Commission, shall be deemed a privilege subject to 

suspension or revocation. No license shall be issued that would 

place the Tribe in violation of the IGRA and regulations 

promulgated thereunder and, as applicable, provisions of a tribalstate compact, or of any applicable law. 

b. Applicant Claim of Privilege. An applicant may refuse 

to disclose information based upon a claim of privilege afforded 

by law in connection with a gaming license application or 

investigation, but a claim of privilege with respect to any 

testimony or evidence pertaining thereto may constitute sufficient 

grounds for denial, suspension or revocation. 
c. Release of Information. All persons applying for a 

license shall aqree to release the information necessary in order 

for the Gaming ommi mission to achieve its goals under this Ordinance, and to furnish such information to the Bureau of Indian 

Affairs, the NIGC, or such other governmental agency as may be 

required by law. 

d. Types of Licenses. Three classes of licenses (Class A, 

Class B, and Class C) shall be issued to persons and entities 

associated with Gaming Activities. 

(1) Class A Licenses. All investors, Primary 

Management Officials, Key Employees, and Closely Associated 

Independent Contractors shall obtain a Class A license. The 

Gaming Commission shall conduct or cause to be conducted a 

background investigation to determine if such person has: 

(a) Any criminal record or any reputation, prior activities, habits or 

associations which might pose a threat to the 

public interest or to the effective 

regulation of gaming. 

(b) Anything else in his or her background which might create or enhance the 

dangers of unsuitable, unfair, or illegal 

practices and methods and activities in the 

conduct of gaming. 

(2) Class B Licenses. Persons who are not among those 

identified in subsection (1) above, but are to be employed at 

a gaming facility on Tribal lands, shall be required to 

obtain a Class B license from the Gaming Commission. Such 

persons must establish that they have not been convicted of a 

crime, or engaged in any activity, which the Gaming 

Commission in its sole discretion deems would render such 

person a danger to the safety or integrity of the Gaming 

Activities or the safety or property of the Tribe, any Tribal 

Member, any gaming employee or patron, or the public. 

(3) Class C Licenses. Minors (persons under 18 years 

of age) employed at a gaming facility on Tribal lands may be 

issued a Class C license, which will entitle them to work in 

any position for which a Class B license is required for 

adults and not otherwise prohibited by law, provided such 

minors are not deemed by the Gaming Commission to pose any 
threat to the safety or integrity of the Gaming Activities or 

the safety or property of the Tribe, any Tribal Member, any 

gaming employee or patron, or the public. The Class C 

license shall be valid for no more than six (6) months before 

renewal, and shall be revoked upon the minor's reaching the 

age of 18, at which time a Class A or B license, as may be 

appropriate, will be required. Minors shall not be employed 

in any capacity requiring a Class A license and shall not 

participate in the sale or distribution of alcohol. 

e. License Renewal. Class A and Class B licenses shall 

be subject-to renewal at least every two (2) years, and may be 

revoked or suspended upon the occurrence of any act which, if 

known during the application process, would have tended to 

disqualify such person for such a license, or for any material 

omission or false statement in an application. 

f. Temporary Licenses. Pending completion of an 

investigation for a license, temporary licenses of no more than 

ninety (90) days duration may be issued by the Gaming Commission 

if in its sole discretion it deems it appropriate to do so. Such 

licenses shall permit the licensee to engage in such activities 

and pursuant to such terms and conditions as may be specified by 

the Gaming Commission. Such temporary licenses shall expire 

ninety (90) days from date of issuance, upon issuance of a regular 

license, or at an earlier specified expiration date, whichever 

occurs first. 

g. License Investigations. The Gaming Commission may 

employ all reasonable means, to acquire the information necessary 

to determine whether or not a license should be issued. 

Applicants shall also agree to release the information necessary 

in order for the Gaming Commission to achieve its goals under this 

section and to furnish such information to the Bureau of Indian 

Affairs, the NIGC, or such other agency as may be required by 

law. 

h. License Fees. Unless specifically waived by the Gaming 

Commission, all license applicants shall be required to pay all 

applicable license fees and costs when due, including a reasonable 

deposit for costs incurred in obtaining information in connection 

with the license application. Estimates of licensing costs shall 

be provided to applicants upon reasonable request. Payment for 

all reasonable fees and costs must be received by the Gaming 

Commission prior to issuance of the license. 
i. Appeals. All decisions of the Gaming Commission 

regarding the issuance or revocation of licenses shall be 

effective when issued. An applicant or licensee whose license is 

denied, revoked or suspended may, within thirty (30) days after 

the date of receipt of a written decision of the Gaming 

Commission, file a petition with the Gaming Commission requesting 

a hearing to reconsider the decision, and shall have the right to 

appeal such decision to the Tribal Court in accordance with such 

rules and regulations as may be promulgated by the Tribal Court 

for that purpose . Any Tribal Member who is denied a license by 

the Gaming Commission may, within sixty (60) days of written 

notice of such denial, appeal the denial to the Gaming Commission, 

which shall have the power to reverse its prior decision and order 

that such license be issued, and shall have the right to appeal 

such decision to the Tribal Court, provided that no such license 

shall be issued for more than one (1) year, subject to the renewal 

procedures set forth herein, and provided further that no order of 

the Gaming Commission or Tribal Court that a license be issued 

shall be valid if such issuance would place the Tribe in violation 

of any tribal-state compact to which the Tribe is a party, or of 

any applicable law. 

j. Background Investigations. 

(1) The Gaming Commission shall request from each 

Primary Management Official and each Key Employee all of the 

information specified in subsections (a) through (n) below. 

Further, each other applicant for a Class A license, except 

as provided otherwise by the Gaming Commission, shall also 

submit the information specified in (a) through (n) below. 

The Gaming Commission reserves the right, at any time, to 

request additional information either prior to, during, or 

subsequent to any background investigation. 

(a) Full name, other names used (oral or 

written), social security number(s), date of birth, 

place of birth, citizenship, gender, all languages 

(spoken or written) ; 

(b) Currently and for at least the previous ten 

(10) years: business and employment positions held, 

ownership interests in those businesses, business and 

residence addresses and drivers license number(s); 

(c) Names and current addresses of at least three 

(3) personal references, including one personal 

reference who was acquainted with the applicant during 
each period of residence as listed under subsection (b) 

above; 

(d) Current business and residence telephone 

numbers; 

(e) Description of any existing and previous 

business relationships with the gaming industry 

generally, including ownership interests in those 

businesses; 

(f) A description of any existing and previous 

business relationships with Indian tribes, including 

ownership interests in those businesses; 

(g) Name and address of any licensing or 

regulatory agency with which the person has ever filed 

an application for a license or permit related to 

gaming, whether or not such license or permit was 

granted; 

(h) For each felony for which there is an ongoing prosecution or a conviction: the charge, the 

name and address of the court involved, and the date 

and disposition, if any, of the case; 

(i) For each misdemeanor conviction or on-going 

misdemeanor prosecution (excluding minor traffic violations) within ten (10) years of the date of the 

application: the name and address of the court 

involved, and the date and disposition, if any, of the 

case; 

(j) For each criminal charge (excluding minor 

traffic charges), whether or not there is or was a 

conviction, if such criminal charge is within ten (10) 

years of the date of the application and is not 

otherwise listed above pursuant to subsections (h) or 

(i) above: the criminal charge, the name and address 

of the court involved and the date and disposition, if 

any, of the case; 

(k) Name and address of any licensing or 

regulatory agency (federal, tribal, state, local or 

foreign) with which the person has filed an application 

for an occupational license or permit, whether or not 

such license or permit was granted; 
(1) Current photographs; 

(m) Any other information the Tribe or Gaming 

Commission deems relevant; and 

(n) Fingerprints consistent with procedures 

adopted by the Gaming Commission according to 25 C.F.R. 

§ 522.2(h). 

(2) The Tribe shall conduct or cause to be conducted 

an investigation, through the Gaming Commission, sufficient 

to make a determination of eligibility as required under this 

Ordinance. In conducting the background investigation, the 

Gaming Commission and its agents shall promise to keep 

confidential the identity of each person interviewed in the 

course of the investigation. 

(3) The Gaming Commission shall arrange for San Joaquin 

County Sheriff's Department, located in Stockton, CA, to take 

the applicant's fingerprints and forward those fingerprints 

directly to the NIGC, to be forwarded to the Federal Bureau 

of Investigation, National Criminal Information Center, for 

review of the applicant's criminal history, and perform or 

arrange to have performed the necessary background 

investigation of the applicant required by this Ordinance. 

Such investigation shall include contacting each reference 

provided in the application and taking all appropriate steps 

necessary to verify the accuracy of the information contained 

in the application. There shall be a written investigation 

report of the findings and conclusions of each investigation. 

The investigative report shall include (1) the steps taken 

in conducting a background investigation; (2) the results 

obtained; (3) the conclusions reached; and (4) the basis for 

the conclusions. The Gaming Commission shall review the 

findings and conclusions of the report for the purpose of 

determining whether to grant or deny the license applied for. 

k. Eligibility Determination. The Gaming Commission shall 

review a person's prior activities, criminal record, if any, and 

reputation, habits and associations to make a finding concerning 

the eligibility of a Key Employee or Primary Management Official 

for employment in a gaming operation. If the Gaming Commission 

determines that employment of the person poses a threat to the 

public interest or to the effective regulation of gaming, or 

creates or enhances dangers of unsuitable, unfair, or illegal 

practices and methods and activities in the conduct of gaming, the 
Gaming Enterprise shall not employ that person in a Key Employee 

or Primary Management Official position or in any other position 

for which a Class A license is required, except as specifically 

established by the Gaming Commission. 

1. Forwarding Licensing Applications and Reports to NIGC. 

(1) On or before the date a Key Employee or Primary 

Management Official is employed by a Gaming Enterprise 

authorized under this Ordinance, the Gaming Commission, 

acting on behalf of the Tribe, shall forward to the NIGC the 

person's completed application for employment containing the 

information required above under Section 10. of this 

Ordinance. 

(2) Prior to issuing a license to a Primary Management 

Official or Key Employee, the Gaming Commission, acting on 

behalf of the Tribe, shall forward to the NIGC, together with 

a copy of the eligibility determination made under subsection 

10.1. above, an investigative report on each background 

investigation. The investigative report on each background 

investigation shall be forwarded to the NIGC within sixty 

(60) days after the employee begins work, or within sixty 

(60) days of the approval of this Ordinance by the NIGC. The 

Gaming Enterprise shall not employ or continue to employ any 

person as a Key Employee or Primary Management Official who 

does not have a license within ninety (90) days of beginning 

work. 

The investigative report shall include the following information: 

(a) Steps taken in conducting a background 

investigation; 

(b) Results obtained; 

(c) Conclusions reached; and 

(d) The bases for those conclusions. 

(3) The Gaming Commission, acting on behalf of the 

Tribe, shall provide to the NIGC or other agency, any other 

reports and information required by IGRA and regulations 

promulgated thereunder. Further, with respect to Key Employees and Primary Management Officials, the Gaming Commission 

shall retain applications for employment and reports (if any) 
of background investigations for inspection by the NIGC for 

no less than three (3) years from the date of termination of 

employment. 

(4) If a license is not issued to an applicant, the 

Gaming Commission shall notify the NIGC and may forward 

copies of its eligibility determination and investigative 

report (if any) to the NIGC for inclusion in the Indian 

Gaming Individuals Records System. 

m. Granting a Gaming License. 

(1) If, within a thirty (30) day period after the NIGC 

receives a report as required under subsection 10.1. above, 

the NIGC notifies the Tribe that it has no objection to the 

issuance of a license pursuant to the license application 

filed for a Key Employee or Primary Management Official for 

whom the Gaming Commission has provided an application and 

investigative report, the Gaming Commission may issue the 

license. 

(2) The Gaming Commission shall provide any additional 

information requested by the NIGC concerni.ng a Key Employee 

or Primary Management Official who is the subject of a report 

as required under this subsection. An NIGC request for 

additional information shall suspend the thirty (30) day 

period established under this subsection until the NIGC 

receives the additional information. 

(3) If, within the thirty (30) day period established 

under this subsection, the NIGC provides a statement 

itemizing objections to issuance of a license to a Key 

Employee or Primary Management Official, the Gaming 

Commission shall reconsider the application, taking into 

account such objections. The Gaming Commission retains the 

right to make the final determination whether to issue the 

license to such applicant. 

n. - License Suspension. 

(1) If, after issuance of a gaming license, the Tribe 

receives reliable information from the NIGC or other reliable 

source indicating that a Key Employee or a Primary Management 

Official is not eligible for employment under the eligibility 

criteria established in section 10. above, the Gaming Commission shall suspend the license and shall notify the licensee 

in writing of the license suspension and proposed revocation. 
(2) The Gaming Commission shall notify the licensee of 

a time and place for a hearing on the proposed revocation of 

a license. 

(3) After the revocation hearing, the Gaming 

Commission shall determine whether to revoke or to reinstate 

the gaming license. For actions taken in response to 

information provided by the NIGC, the Gaming Commission shall 

notify the NIGC of its decision. 

0. Facilities Licenses. A separate license shall be 

required for each place, facility, or location on any land where 

Class I1 and/or Class I11 gaming is to be conducted on Tribal 

Land. Before Class I1 or Class I11 Gaming Activities can be 

conducted therein, the Gaming Commission shall inspect and license 

each such facility in accordance with this Ordinance and any 

requirements of IGRA. 

Section 11. A~~lication Forms. 

a. Each application form for a Key Employee or a Primary 

Management Official, as well as for all other Class A license 

applicants, unless otherwise specifically exempted by the Gaming 

Commission, shall contain the notices set forth in subsections (1) 

and (2) below: 

(1) Privacy Ordinance Notice: 

In compliance with the Privacy Act of 1974, the 

following information is provided: Solicitation of the 

information on this form is authorized by 25 U.S.C. S2701 et 

3. The purpose of the requested information is to determine the eligibility of individuals to be employed in a 

gaming operation. The information will be used by National 

Indian Gaming Commission members and staff who have need for 

the information in the performance of their official duties. 

The information may be disclosed to appropriate federal, 

tribal, state, local, or foreign law enforcement and 

regulatory agencies when relevant to civil, criminal or 

regulatory investigations or prosecutions or when pursuant to 

a requirement by a Tribe or the National Indian Gaming 

Commission in connection with the hiring or firing of an 

employee, the issuance or revocation of a gaming license, or 

investigations of activities while associated with a Tribe or 
a gaming operation. Failure to consent to the disclosures 

indicated in this notice will result in a Tribe's being 

unable to hire you in a Primary Management Official or Key 

Employee position. 

The disclosure of your Social Security Number (SSN) is 

voluntary. However, failure to supply a SSN may result in 

errors in processing your application. 

(2) Notice Regarding False Statements. 

A false statement on any part of your application may 

be grounds for not hiring you, or for firing you after you 

begin work. Also, you may be punished by fine or 

imprisonment. (U.S. Code, title 18, § 1001) 

b. Any existing Key Employee or Primary Management 

Official, or any other Class A licensee unless otherwise 

specifically exempted by the Gaming Commission, that has not 

completed an application form containing the language set forth in 

Section 1l.a. (1) and (2) above, shall be notified that they must 

either: 

(1) Complete a new application form that contains the 

Privacy Ordinance Notice and the Notice Regarding False 

Statements; or 

(2) Sign a statement that contains the Privacy 

Ordinance Notice and consent to the routine uses described in 

that notice, and sign a statement that contains the Notice 

Regarding False Statements. 

Section 12. Class I11 Gaming; Tribal-State Compacts. 

The standards of operation and management for Class I11 games 

shall be those set forth in a Compact. The Tribe may adopt 

standards of operation and management for Class I11 games that are 

no less stringent than, or not otherwise inconsistent with, a 

Compact. All negotiations for such compacts shall be conducted 

through the Tribal Council, with the advice and suggestion of the 

Gaming Commission, and shall be finalized in accordance with 

tribal law. 

Section 13. Interest in Management Contracts by Tribal Officials. 

No elected official of the Tribe, including the Gaming 

Commission or any other committee or agency of the Tribe, shall 
have a financial interest in or management responsibility for, any 

management agreement entered into pursuant to IGRA, nor shall such 

elected official serve on the board of directors or hold (directly 

or indirectly) ten percent (10%) or more of the issued and 

outstanding stock of any corporation, or ten percent (10%) or more 

of the beneficial interest in any partnership, trust, or other 

entity, having a financial interest in, or management 

responsibility for, such contract. 

Section 14. Service of Process. 

The Tribe designates as its agent for the service of any 

official determination, order, or notice of violation, the 

Chairperson of the Tribe. 

Section 15. Tribal Gaming Corporation. 

Nothing in this Ordinance shall prevent the Tribe, through 

its Tribal Council, from delegating the authority to conduct 

Gaming to one or more tribal commissions or corporations, so long 

as the tribal Gaming Enterprises to which such authority is 

delegated agree to meet all criteria and requirements established 

under this Ordinance. 

Section 16. Repeal of Prior Gaming Ordinance; Effective Date. 

This Ordinance and the regulations promulgated thereunder 

shall constitute the entire gaming regulations of the Tribe. All 

prior gaming acts and ordinances of the Tribe are repealed, and 

this Ordinance shall become effective upon its apprdval by the 

NIGC. 

Section 17. Severability. 

If any provision or application of this Ordinance is determined by review to be invalid, such determination shall not be 

held to render such provision inapplicable to other persons or 

circumstances, nor shall such determination render invalid any 

other provision of this Ordinance. 

Section 18. Amendments. 

All provisions of this Ordinance are subject to revision, 

repeal, or amendment by the Tribal Council at any time. Regulations promulgated by the Gaming Commission under this Ordinance 

are subject to revision, repeal or amendment by the Gaming 

Commission at any time. 
are subject to revision, repeal or amendment by the Gaming 

Commission at any time. 

The foregoing Ordinance was adopted at a K~G~LA~ 

meetinq of the Tribal Council with a quorum present held on the 

7 day of FE~~urpg\/ , 2000, by the iollowiAg vote: 

AYES: 3 

NOES: 0 

ABSTAIN: 9 

ABSENT: 1 

Silvia Burley, ~haiy~erson 

ATTESTED: 
"ATTACHMENT" 

RESOLUTION OF OCTOBER 9,1999 

(Interim Operating Authorities and Rights} 

R-2-10109199 
of CALIFURN'. 

AHjt CALlFORNU VALLEY MIWOK THBE 

1055 Winter Court, 

Tncy, CA 95376 

Phone: (209) 834-01 97 srrancheria@W@d. net. Fsx; (209) 834-03 18 

Tribal Couucil 

GdVERNINING BODY 

OF THE - . SHEEP RANCH RANCBERIA OF ME-WUK INDIANS 

OF CALIFORNIA 

WSOLUTION OF MAY 1,2000 

R- 1-1-05-2000 

RESOLUTION ADOPTING AMENMENDMENTS TO TRIBAL ORDINANCE 

2000-01: AN ORDINANCE OF TH SEEEEP RANCH RANCHERIA OF ME-WUK 

INDIANS OF CALIFORNIA AUTHORIZING AND REGULATING GAMING 

OPERATED BY THE SHEEP RANCH IRANCHERIA OF ME-WUK INDIANS OF 

CALIFOFOTIA 

Wbereas, The Sheep Rancheria of Me-Wuk Idiam .is a MeraIly recognized Tribe 

as acknowiedged in the Federal RegisterNol. 63, No. 250/Wednesday, 

.December 30,1998Motices 71941 and having the immunities and 

piivileges available to them by virtue of their govemnt-to-government 

. relationship with the United States as well as the responsibilities, powers, 

limitations arad obligations as a tribe, and 

Whereas, The Tni Council of the.Sheep Ranch Rancheria of Me-Wuk Mi of 

California has adopted ordinance no. 2000-01 regulating gaming operated 

by the Sheep Ranch Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians of C&mia; and 

( A Whereas, The Tribal Council of the Sheep Ranch Rancbria of MeWuk Indians of 

California has reviewed proposed amendments to the ordhce; and 

. . . . 

. . , . . . - .. - . . Whereas, The Tribal Council of the Sheep Ranch Rancheria of ~e-~uk Indians of . . . . ., . ' ' ' ' ' . (3tlif&rnia hereby adopts these amendments and incorporates these .: . . . . ,.' ' . .. . . , 

.. . 

. . . .. . changes into. Tni Or Wce 2000-0 1. . . 

. . . . . . . . . . . . 

. ' NOW +HEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that thc Sheep Ranch Ranaheria. .. 

. . 

: ' of Me-Wuk Indians of Wornia haeby amends Section.3. DCW~S, Part p. of the . . . , 

ordinance to read: ;j' 

P+ wIndiaa Lands" &dl mean (A) all hnds 'wahin the limits' of any Jmhn 

Rcservatbn: and (B) auy lands titb to which is either held- m trust fir the benefit of any . . ... . 

1. : .'. 

. . :. . . ... . . . . . . . ., 
hdm Trii or hdividual subject to restriction by the United States against-alienation and 

over which an Indian Tni exercises govemmmtd power. 

And section j. Backmod hvestigations, subsection 3 of the ordinance to read: 

(3) The Gaming Corwnission shall arrange for Sm Joaquin County SherifPs 

lhp- located in Stockton, CA, to take the applicant's fingerprints and fbrward 

those fingerprints directly to the NIGC, to be forwarded to the Federal Bureau of 

hdgation, National Criminat &dn Cerrter, for review of thc appWs 

criminal history, and perform or arrange to have perfbrmed the necessary 

k@wd mvstkdon of the applisant mruired by tlk Or-. Such 

investigation shaU include contacting each rekence provided m the appWon and 

taking all appropiah steps necessary to veritjl the accuracy of the infodon 

contained in the application. There shall be a written investigation report of the 

fkd.ings and conclusions of each ionvestigation. The investigative report shall 

include (1) the steps taken in conducting a background investigation; (2) the results 

owed; (3) the conchxiions reached; and (4) the basis fbr the cdnclusions. The 

Gaming Commission shall review the fhdhgs aad cc)mh&om of the report for the 

purpose of determining whether to grant or deny the license applied for. 

CERTIFICATION 

This is to certify that the above matter was considered and.heard at a duly noticed . . 

. . meeting of the Sheep'Ranch Rancheria of Me-Wuk In- Tni Council at which time '. . . . .* . . . .. " .. . . a quorum was present, held on this day, May 1,2000, and that this resohiion was . . . . . . . . .. . .. . . . ... .. . . -- adopted . . by a vote ofJ in favor, opposed, and b6 abstaining. .. . 

ATTEST: 

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Sheep Ranch &chehia\bf ~e-~uk Indians