APR 1 1 2002 

William M. Fisher, Executive Director 

Fort McDowell Tribal Gaming Office 

P.O. Box 17891 

Fountain Hills, AZ 85269 

RE: Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation Gaming Ordinance (Amendments) 

Dear Mr. Fisher: 

This letter responds to your request to review and approve two amendments to the 

Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation Gaming Ordinance (Amendments). The Tribe by 

Resolution Nos. 2002- 13 and 2002-15 on March 5, 2002, adopted the Amendments. 

This letter constitutes approval under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA). 

Thank you for submitting the Amendments to the tribal gaming ordinance of the 

Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation. The NIGC staff and I continue to look forward to 

working with you and the Nation in implementing the IGRA. 

Sincerely yours, -> 

Montie R. Deer 

Chairman 

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/3 Resolution No. Ft.McD 2002-- 

WHEREAS, Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation ("Nation")(formerly known as the Fort McDowell 

Mohave-Apache Indian Community) is a sovereign govcmmental entity governed by a Constitution 

and its governing body is known as the Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation Tribal Council; and 

WHEREAS, The Nation is committed to mering the self suficiency, economic development, 

and self-governance of the Nation and Mering the well being of the Nation's members; and 

WHEREAS, The Nation owns and operates a subordinate economic enterprise known as the Fort 

McDowell Casino ("Casino"), and the Nation regulates the Casino through a separate division 

hown as the Tribal Ghing Office; and 

WHEREAS, The authority of the Tribal Gaming Office to regulate the Casino is contained the 

Nations's Gaming Ordinance and the Tribal-State Compact with the State of Arizona. 

WHEREAS, The ~&ing Ordinance cunntly requires that all persons who supply goods or 

senices in an amount in excess of $10,000 in any single in0nt.h be licensed by the Tribal Gaming 

Office; and , 

WHEREAS, In order to promote self-sufficiency and self-governance of the Nation, the Nation 

desires to provide the Tribal Gaming Office with expanded licensing authority over certain supplies 

of goods and services to the Casino who are not cvnently required to be licensed either under the 

Gaming Ordinance or the Tribal-State Compact; and 

WHEREAS, The Nation believes that the rules and regulations governing this additional licensing 

authority over vendors supplying a lesser amount of goods or services are best left to internal 

regulations of the Tribal Gaming Office that can be amended and revised as needed; and 

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation Tribal 

Council approves the following amendment to the Gaming Ordinance of the Fort McDowell Yavapai 

Nation: 

Add a new section I 1 '(a)(vi) as follows: 

For eacb person providing goods or services within or without the Gaming Facility. and their 

Principals, who are not licensed pursuant to subsection (a,\(ir) above, the Tribal Gaming Ofice may 

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require the person to obtain a Class B vendor license. Applicants br Class B vendor licenses are not 

subject to all of the procedures and requirements applicable to other licenses set forth in this 

Ordinance. The Tribal G+g Office shall promulgate, review and revise (as necessary) appropriate 

separate regulations to govern the Class B vendor license process and requirements. 

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Tribal Council authorizes the President or his authorized 

representative to execute any required document in order to accomplish this amendment. 

Pursuant to the abthority contained in Article V, Sections 13(A)(2)(3)(6) and 13(B)(1)(2) of 

the Constitution of the Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation, ratified by the Tribe on October 19, 1999, 

the foregoing Resolution No. Fort MCD 2wwas adopted on this 2 day of ma/'& , 2002, at a Specid Community Council meeting held at the Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation, at which 

a quo- of & members were present and I were absent by a vote of 2 for and 2 opposed 

and 0 abstained. I 

/A%z4i/lZ/7sw2-7 

Pansy 'I'horn; Secretary 

Dr. Clintdn M. Pattea 

President, Tribal Council 

Date: 3/s'/~ 

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Resolution No. Ft. McD 2002- 15 

WHEREAS, the Fort &c~owell Yavapai Nation is a federally recognized Indian tribe organized 

pursuant '~o Section 16 of the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934: and 

WHEREAS, the Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation, pursuant to the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, 

25 U.S.C. Section 270 1 et set., and its inherent sovereignty, owns and operates a 

tribal gaming casino, cummtly known as "Fort McDowell Casino," located entirely 

within the exterior boundarin, of the Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation; and 

WHEREAS, the Fort McDowell Casino purchases goods and services fiom a variety of 

individuals and corporate vendors, who, pursuant to the a Compact between the State 

of Arizona and the Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation and the Tribal Gaming 

Ordinance, may be required to be licensed or permitted by the Fort McDowell 

Yavapai Nation to do business with the casino; and 

WHEREAS, the Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation, pursuant to the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, 

has enacted a Gaming Ordinance, which provides fbr the Fort McDowell Yavapai 

Nation's Tribal Gaming Office to conduct background investigations related to 

applicants for employment in gaming and non-gaming positions at the casino, Tribal 

regulatory positions within the Nation, as well as background investigabons relating 

to applicants for vendor licenses, as required by the Compact and Tribal Gaming 

Ordinance for the purpose of tribal licensing or permitting said individuals; and 

WHEREAS, the ~rizona Department of Public Safety maintains a central state repository for the 

purpose of maintaining information concerning events and convictions of persons for 

public offmes in Arizona; and 

WHEREAS, the ~rizoaa Department of Public Safety is authorized, pursuant to A.R.S. Section 

41-1750, to provide criminal history information to the Fort McDowell Yavapai 

Nation to enable the Nation, through its Tribal Gaming Office, to evaluate 

prospective or current licensees, employees, volunteers. and contract employees; and 

WHEREAS, the ~ederal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is authorized, pursuant to Public Law 92- 

544, to exchange identification records with officials of the state and local 

goveqents for employment or licensing purposes; and 

WHEICEAS, the Fort! McDowell Yavapai Nation, through its Tribal Gaming Office, wishes to 

obtain state and federal criminal history records investigation information from the 

Arizom; Department of Public Safety, which Sonnation is to be used solely for the 
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purpose of background checks conducted by the Tribal Gaming Office to determine 

whether or not to issue tribal licensas or pennits for gaming employees, and nongaming employees of the Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation tribal casino, tribal 

regulatory positions within the Nation, and tribal vendors and their principles; and 

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that each applicant for a gaming position at the gaming 

casino owned by the Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation, each applicant for any non-gaming position 

at said casino, each applicant for a tribal regulatory position within the Nation, each applicant for 

tribal vendor license and each principle of said vendor applicant, as may be required to be tribal 

licensed or permitted by the Gaming Ordinance or Compact, shall submit a full set of fmgerprints 

to the Nation through its Tribal Gaming Office for the purpose of obtaining a federal criminal 

records check through the Arizona Department of Public Safety. The Arizona Department of Public 

Safety is authorized to exchange this fingerprint data with ;he Federal Bureau of Investigation: and 

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation, through its Tribal Gaming 

Office, hereby requests the Arizona Department of Public Safety to furaish to the Nation, through 

its Tribal Gaming Ofice, state and federal criminal history records investigations information which 

infonnation is to be used solely for the purpose of the background checks conducted by the Tribal 

Gaming Office to determine whether or not to issue tribal licenses or pennits for gaming employees 

and non-gaming employees of the Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation casino, whether or not to issue 

tribal licenses for tribal regulatory positions within the Nation, and whether to issue tribal vendor 

licenses to those vendors and their principles who are required to obtain such licenses by Compact 

with the State of Arizona, or the Tribal Gaming Ordinance; and 

BE TT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the President of the Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation is hereby 

authorized and appointed to sign any necessary agreements with the Arizona Department of Public 

Safety to enable the Nation, through its Tribal Gaming Office, to obtain such infonnation. 

I CERTIFICATION 

Pursuant to powers gr4ted in Article V, Section 13(A) (1) (2) (3) (5) (1 5) and Section 13 @)(I ) (2) 

of the Constitution ofthe Fort McDowelI Yavapai Nation, the foregoing Resolution was duly 

adopted by a vote of 3 For and 2 Against, with ' P bstaining, at a duly called meeting of the 

Tribal Council of the Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation held on the 2 day of hi?k/& ,2002, 

at which a quorum of 4 was present. 

J'&/ -. J: -r-e.--- 

President, Tribal Council 

Date: