SAC AND Fox NATION

Route 2, Box 246 Stroud, Oklahoma 74079 (918) 968-1141 FAX (918) 968-1142

RESOLUTION SF-04-86 F ~ L E D

SAC AND FOX NATION

SPECIAL BUSINESS COMMITtEE MEETING DATE ____

SAC AND FOX RESERVATION ____

STROUD, OKLAHOMA

A RESOLUTION AMENDING TIlE CLASS II GAMING ORDINANCE OF 1993 BY

INCLUDING SECTION X, DISPUTES BETWEEN THE GAMING PUBLIC AND

GAMING OPERATIONS.

WHEREAS, the Business Committee of the Sac and Fox Nation met in a Special Business

Committee meeting held the 1011) day of May, 2004 there being a quorum present,

and

WHEREAS, the Business Committee is authorized to transact business and act on behalf of the

Nation pursuant to the Constitution and Laws of the Sac and Fox Nation, and

WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of the Sac and Fox Nation to amend the Class II Gaming

Ordinance to include Section X. Disputes Between the Gaming Public and

Gaming Operations as the National Indian Gaming Commission requires all

approved gaming ordinances to have a provision for resolving patron disputes.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Business Committee of the Sac and Fox

Nation hereby amends the Class II Gaming Ordinance of 1993 to add and include a new Section

X, Dispute Between the Gaming Public and Gaming Operations.

FLJRTIIER, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Sac and Fox Nation Secretary is

hereby authorized to forward this resolution to the National Indian Gaming Commission for

approval.

CERTIFICATION

WE, Kay Rhoads, Principal Chief and George Thurman, Secretary of the Sac and Fox Nation, do

hereby certif~y Resolution SF-04-86 to be a true and exact resolution as approved by the Business

Committee in a Special meeting held at the Sac and Fox Reservation, Stroud, Oldahoma on the

10th day of May, 2004 by a vote of Kay Rhoads-Yes, Darrell Gray-Yes, George Thurman-Yes,

Truman Carter-Yes, and Austin Grant, Jr.-Yes.

Kay 1~.ho~Is, Pniuilpal Chief

Sac and Fox Nation

MAY 10, 2004

SECRETARY

~TION

Sac and Fox Nation
Section X. Disputes Between the Gaming Public and Gaming Operations

A. All disputes between members of the gaming public and operators or employees

of licensed gaming facilities shall be promptly and amicably reconciled by the

managing official or his authorized representative.

B. In cases where such disputes cannot be promptly and amicably settled, such cases

shall be referred to an investigator/arbitrator by the managing official of the

gaming operation, or the intervention of such an investigator/arbitrator by the

managing official of the gaming operation, or the intervention of such an

investigator/arbitrator may be requested by the aggrieved member of the gaming

public. The investigator/arbitrator shall be an employee of the Commission who

has been properly trained and assigned such duties on a regular basis. The

investigator/arbitrator shall make all reasonable efforts to amicably settle the

dispute. Should such a settlement not be effected, the investigator/arbitrator shall

promptly make a written report on the controversy and advise the Chairman who

shall, in turn, promptly schedule a hearing by the Commission on the matter,

giving all involved parties reasonable notice of the time, place, and date of the

hearing. The Commission shall either dismiss the grievance or enter an order

against the operator of the facility to effect fairness, justice, and equity. In

property cases the Commission may also impose a civil fine or a civil penalty

upon the facility, its operator or any of its employees found to have committed a

material wrong against a member of the gaming public. All decisions of the

Commission shall be final and unappealable, except as may otherwise be provided

by applicable federal or tribal law. In such a case, appeals may be taken only to

the Sac and Fox Court having jurisdiction. The Sac and Fox Nation expressly

does not waive any aspect of its sovereign immunity against lawsuits in any such

circumstance or case.

C. No liability of any kind or nature shall ever attach to the Sac and Fox Nation as a

result of any dispute or the final decision of the Commission. The sovereign

immunity of the Sac and Fox Nation against lawsuit of its officials, acting in their

official capacities, is expressly reserved in any instance.

D. A copy of the provisions of this section shall be appropriately posted in plain view

of the gaming public at all gaming facilities within the jurisdiction of the Nation.