He noted Senator Freestone and others had the confidence in him, and he pointed out it took the efforts of others as well to work with tribal community leaders and his staff, Legislators and agencies and others who assisted. He extended his appreciation and gratitude to make ACIA a reality. He wanted to note that those items were submitted along with the letter read by Todd Honyaoma of the Hopi Tribe. The extent to which the agencies have addressed deficiencies in their enabling statutes, which prevent them from fulfilling their statutory mandate. A majority of appointed board members of the Commission shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, but ex-officio members may vote.
Board members live in all corners of Arizona.
When board meetings are held in remote areas, such as the last board meeting in Peach Springs, members who live in the other corners of the State encounter severe difficulties in making the time to travel long distances. This contributes to the age-old problem of forming quorums. To alleviate this problem, while still honoring ACIA's commitment to serving and being available for tribal members and holding meetings in remote areas, ACIA would like to have legislative authority to allow appointed members to appoint a designee for proxy voting. Mr. Lee said he is not sure it can be accomplished, but he offered it for the Committee's consideration. Planning and holding annual Indian Town Hall meetings.