RE: AMENDMENT OF ORDINANCE NO. C-02-94, SECTION 5-2 OF THE ORDINANCE OF THE
SEMINOLE TRIBE OF FLORIDA FOR GAMING ON TRIBAL LANDS

RESOLUTION No. C-254-05
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: that this Resolution is hereby adopted after motion made by
Max B. Osceola, Jr. seconded by David R. Cypress, and a roll call vote as follows:

Chairman Mitchell Cypress.
Vice-Chairman Moses B. Osceola.
Council Representative David R. Cypress..
Council Representative Andrew Bowers....
Council Representative Max B. Osceola, Jr.

DONE THIS 315° day of August, 2005, at a special meeting of the Tribal Council, duly convened
at Hollywood, Florida, with a quorum being present, by a vote of 5 for, 0 against, with 0
abstentions.

TRIBAL COUNCIL

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TRIBAL COUNCIL


December 8, 2005

Chairman Mitchell Cypress
Seminole Tribe of Florida
6300 Stirling Road
Hollywood, Florida 33024

Re: | Amendment to the Seminole Tribe of Florida Gaming Ordinance;
Resolution No. C-254-05

Dear Chairman Cypress:

This letter is in response to the Seminole Tribe of Florida’s recent submission to the
National Indian Gaming Commission (“NIGC”) of Resolution No. C-254-05. The
Resolution amends the Seminole Tribe of Florida (“Tribe”) Gaming Ordinance by
changing key aspects of the Seminole Tribal Gaming Commission.

This letter constitutes approval, under IGRA and the related administrative regulations, of
the Amendment to the Tribe’s existing Gaming Code.

(GC staff and I look forward to continuing to work with you and the Tribe on
e gaming issy€s. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Staff
lorney Katherjhe Zebell gf (202) 632-7003.

Philip N.
Chairman

cc: George Skibine, Office of Indian Gaming
Management, Dept. of Interior
Moses Osceola
Max Oseceola
David Cypress
Andrew Bowers
Jim Shore
Ed Jenkins

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RE: AMENDMENT OF ORDINANCE NO. C-02-94, SECTION 5-2 OF THE ORDINANCE OF THE
SEMINOLE TRIBE OF FLORIDA FOR GAMING ON TRIBAL LANDS

SEMINOLE TRIBE OF FLORIDA
HOLLYWOOD, FLORIDA

RESOLUTION No. C-254-05

WHEREAS,

WHEREAS,

WHEREAS,

WHEREAS,

WHEREAS,

WHEREAS,

WHEREAS,

WHEREAS,

the Seminole Tribe of Florida is an organized Indian Tribe as defined in Section
16 of the Act of June 18, 1934, as amended; and

the Tribal Council of the Seminole Tribe of Florida is the governing body of the
Seminole Tribe of Florida; and

the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, 25 U.S.C. sec. 2701, et seq., enacted on
October 17, 1988, provides a statutory basis for the Seminole Tribe of Florida
to regulate gaming conducted within the boundaries of its Tribal lands; and

the referenced Act established the National Indian Gaming Commission which
has promulgated certain regulations, 25 C.F.R. Chapter III; and

the Tribal Council duly enacted Ordinance C-02-94, the Seminole Tribal Gaming
Ordinance, on September 30, 1993, which was approved by the Commission’s
Chairman on December 7, 1993; and

on November 20, 1995, the Seminolé Tribe of Florida established the Seminole
Tribal Gaming Commission by Tribal Council Resolution No. C-110-96 to
exercise any and all powers and responsibilities set forth in the Seminole Tribal
Gaming Ordinance to ensure compliance with the referenced Act as
implemented by the regulations promulgated by the National Indian Gaming
Commission. Said resolution amended Section 5-2 of the Seminole Tribal
Gaming Ordinance and established the Seminole Tribal Gaming Commission
which would consist of five Tribal members and the five voting members of the
Tribal Council were appointed to said body; and

on October 12, 1999, the National Indian Gaming Commission by public notice
encouraged Indian tribal governments conducting gaming on their tribal lands
to ensure that their tribal gaming commissions are independent due to their
different roles as operator and regulator, respectively, where ideally no tribal
council member would serve on their tribe’s gaming commission; and

the Tribal Council having determined that the Seminole Tribal Gaming
Commission should include an additional five representatives by appointment
of the Tribal Council in addition to the five duly elected voting members of the
Tribal Council in order to ensure the integrity of Tribal gaming and better
distinguish the roles of gaming operation from gaming regulation; and


RE: AMENDMENT OF ORDINANCE NO. C-02-94, SECTION 5-2 OF THE ORDINANCE OF THE
SEMINOLE TRIBE OF FLORIDA FOR GAMING ON TRIBAL LANDS

RESOLUTION No. C-254-05

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WHEREAS,

WHEREAS,

WHEREAS,

WHEREAS,

on September 27, 2001 the Tribal Council of the Seminole Tribe of Florida by
Tribal Council Resolution No. C-199-01, amended Section 5-2 of Tribal Council
Ordinance No. C-02-94. The amendment provided that the Council may
appoint a committee to be known as the Seminole Tribal Gaming Commission,
consisting of ten (10) Tribal members, five of which are voting officials of the
Council and five (5) which are appointed by the Council; and

the Tribal Council of the Seminole Tribe of Florida made a determination that
the Seminole Tribal Gaming Commission should now be comprised of only five
(5) tribal member Commissioners appointed by the Tribal Council of the
Seminole Tribe of Florida; and

the five (5) members of the Tribal Council shall now serve as non-voting liaison
representatives to the Gaming Commission and in that capacity a Tribal Council
member will attend a Gaming Commission meeting when held at the Tribal
Reservation which he or she represents in the capacity of such non-voting
liaison representative only; and

the Tribal Council of the Seminole Tribe of Florida is otherwise fully advised.

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: _ that the Tribal Council of the Seminole Tribe of Florida
hereby approves an amendment of Section 5-2 of Tribal Council Ordinance No. C-02-94, an
Ordinance of the Seminole Tribe of Florida for Gaming on Tribal Lands, and which section
hereafter shall read as follows:

“The Seminole Tribal Gaming Commission shall consist of five (5) Tribal members
appointed by the Tribal Council of the Seminole Tribe of Florida commencing with the
2005 Regular Election and at twenty-four (24) month increments in conjunction with the
Regular and General Elections.”

“The five (5) members of the Tribal Council shall serve as non-voting liaison
representatives to the Seminole Tribal Gaming Commission and in that capacity a Tribal
Council member will attend a Gaming Commission meeting when held at the Tribal
Reservation he or she represents in the capacity of such non-voting liaison only.” ; and