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CRESOLUTION NO. 56-97 /

OF THE GOVERNUiG BODY OF THE /

YAVAPAX-APACHE NATION

WHEREAS, the Yavapai-Apache Nation, is a federally recognized Indian tribe

organized pursuant to Section 16 of the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934;

and

WHEREAS, the Yavapai-Apache Nation, pursuant to the Indian Gaining Regulatory

Act, 25 U.S.C. Section 2701 et seq., operates a tribal gaming casino,

currently lcnown as Cliff Castle Casino, located entirely within the

exterior boundaries of the Yavapai-Apache Nation; and

WHEREAS, the Yavapal-Apache Nation, as owner of a tribal casino, conducts gaming at its casino, pursuant to the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act and a

Compact between the Nation and the State of Arizona; and

WHEREAS, the tribal casino owned by Yavapai-Apache Nation employees individuals

who work entirely as functions pertaining to gaming, and also individuals

who work at non-gaming positions; and

WHEREAS, the Yavapai-Apache Nation Tribal Gaining Agency includes appointed

positions and salaried staff involved in the regulation of all gaming within

the Ya~apai-Apache Nations; and

WHEREAS, the tribal casino owned by the Yavapai-Apache Nation purchases goods

and services from a variety of individuals and corporate vendors, who,

along with their principals, must be licensed by the Nation to do business

with tho Casino, pursuant to the requirements of the Compact between the

Nation and the State of Arizona, and pursuant to the requirements of the

Tribal Gaining Ordinance; and

WHEREAS, the Yavapai-Apache Nation, pursuant to the Indian Gaming Regulatory

Act, has~ enacted a Nation ordinance, or gaming code, which provides for thc

Yavapai-Apaehe Indian Nations Tribal Gaming Agency to conduct

baekgroi.ind investigations relating to applicants for employment in gaming

and nori-gaming positions at the Casino, tribal regulator positions within the

Nation, as well as background investigations relating to applicants for

vendor licenses, as required by the Compact and Tribal Gaming Ordinance

for the purpose of tribal licensure of said individuals; and
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WHEREAS, the Ai~zona Department of Public Safety maintains a central state

repository for the purpose of maintaining information concerning arrests

and convictions ofpersons for public offenses in Arizona; and

WHEREAS, the Arizona Department of Public Safety is authorized, pursuant to A.R. S.

Section 41-1750, to provide criminal history record information to the

Yavapai-Apache Nation to enable the Nation, through its Tribal Gaming

Agency, to evaluate prospective or current licensees, employees, volunteers,

and contract employees; and

WHEREAS, the Federal Bureau of investigation (FBI) is authorized, pursuant to Public

Law 92-544, to exchange identification records with officials of the stale

and local governments for employment or licensing purposes; and

WHEREAS, the Yavapai-Apache Nation, through its Tribal Gaming Agency, wishes to

obtain state and federal criminal history records investigation Information

from the Arizona Department of Public Safety, which information is to be

used solely for the purpose~of background checks conducted by the Tribal

Gaming Agency to determine whether or not to issue tribal licenses or

permits for gaming employees, and non-gaming employees of the Yavapai

Apache tribal casino, tribal regulatory positions within the Nation, and tribal

vendors and their principals; and

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

the gaming casino owned by Yavapai-Apache Nation, each applicant for any non-gaming

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

each applicant for tribal vendor license and each principal of said vendor applicant, as

may be required to be tribally licensed or permitted, shall submit a full set of fingerprints

to the Nation througl~ its Tribal Gaming Agency, for the purpose of obtaining a federal

criminal records cheàk through the Arizona Department of Public Safety. The Arizona

Department of Public Safety is authorized to exchange this fingerprint data with Federal

Bureau of Investigations; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that Yavapai.Apache Nation, through its tribal Gaming

Agency, hereby requests the Arizona Department of Public Safety to furnish to the

Nation through its Tribal Gaming Agency, state and federal criminal history records

investigation information which information is to be used solely for the purpose of the

background checks conducted by the Tribal Gaming Agency to determine whether or not

to issue tribal licenses or permits for gaming employees and non-gaining employees of

thcYavapai-Apache tribal casino, whether or not to issue tribal licenses for tribal

regulator positicrns within the Nation, and whether or not to issue tribal vendor licenses to

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

with the State of Arizona, or the Tribal Gaming Ordinance; and
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Executive Director of the Yavapai-Apache

Nation Tribal Gaining Agency is hereby authorized and directed to sign any necessary

agreements with the Arizona Department of Public Safety to enable the Nation, through

its Tribal Gaming Agency, to obtain such information,

CERTIFICATION

I, the undersigned d~.i1y elected Vice Chairperson of the Yavapai-Apache Nation, do

hereby certify that, lursuant to powers granted in Article V, (a) and (1,) of the

Constitution of the Yavapai-Apache Nation, the foregoing Resolution was duly adopted

by a vote of Eight (8) For and Zero (0) Against, with Zero (0) Abstaining, at a duly called

meeting of the Trib~i1 Council of the Yavapai-Apache Nation held on the 3l~ day of

October, 1997, at which a quorum was present.

Harriet Mendez, Vice Chairperson

AnEST:

Karla Reirncr, Council Secretary