Sept. 25, 2025
Present: Chairman John A. Barrett, Vice-Chairman Linda Capps, Secretary-Treasurer D. Wayne Trousdale, and Representatives David Barrett, Jon Boursaw, Bobbi Bowden, Dave Carney, Eva Marie Carney, Mark Johnson, Steve Livingston, Rande Payne, Paul Schmidlkofer, Brenda Trevino, Andy Walters and Paul Wesselhöft.
Absent: None
Guests: Jason Smalley, Greg Quinlan, George Wright, Bobby Trae Trousdale, John Coffey and Jamie Moucka.
Call to order: Chairman Barrett called the meeting to order at 6 p.m. followed by the invocation.
First item of business: Minutes from the previous meeting of June 30, 2025. Motion to approve the minutes as read was made by Representative Schmidlkofer and seconded by Representative Bowden. The motion passed with 15 in favor, 0 absent, 0 abstaining and 0 absent.
Second item of business: Resolution 26-05-R&G: A resolution approving the rescheduling of the Quarterly Meeting of the Legislature from Thursday, Aug. 28, 2025, to Thursday, Sept. 25, 2025. Motion to approve Resolution 26-05-R&G was made by Representative Eva Marie Carney and seconded by Representative Payne. The motion passed with 15 in favor, 0 opposed, 0 absent and 0 abstaining.
Third item of business: Resolution 26-06-R&G: A resolution appointing delegates and alternate delegates to the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) annual session and authorizing payment of NCAI membership dues for FY 2026. Motion to approve Resolution 26-06-R&G was made by Representative Bowden and seconded by Representative Trevino. The motion passed with 15 in favor, 0 opposed, 0 absent and 0 abstaining.
Fourth item of business: Resolution 26-07-R&G: A resolution approving the membership into the United Indian Nations of Oklahoma for the Citizen Potawatomi Nation and authorizing payment of membership dues for FY 2026. Motion to approve Resolution 26-07-R&G was made by Representative Barrett and seconded by Vice Chairman Capps. The motion passed with 15 in favor, 0 opposed, 0 absent and 0 abstaining.
6:53 p.m. Recess (Executive Session)
7:15 p.m. Reconvene
Fifth item of business: Resolution 26-08-R&G: A resolution confirming the appointment of the members of the Election Committee and designation of David Bourbonnais as chairman of the committee. Motion to approve Resolution 26-08-R&G was made by Representative Wesselhöft and seconded by Representative Walters. The motion passed with 15 in favor, 0 opposed, 0 absent and 0 abstaining.
Sixth item of business: Resolution 26-09-R&G: A resolution approving membership into the Indian Gaming Association for the Citizen Potawatomi Nation and authorizing payment of membership dues for FY 2026. Motion to approve Resolution 26-09-R&G was made by Representative Barrett and seconded by Representative Livingston. The motion passed with 15 in favor, 0 opposed, 0 absent and 0 abstaining.
Seventh item of business: Resolution 26-10-App: A resolution approving the operating budgets of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation for fiscal year 2026. Motion to approve Resolution 26-10-App was made by Representative Johnson and seconded by Representative Trevino. The motion passed with 14 in favor, 1 opposed, 0 absent and 0 abstaining.
Eighth item of business: Resolution 26-11-NR: A resolution approving the reappointment of Jackie Gamble and appointment of Andrew Walters to replace Clint Mascho and establishing terms of office as members of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation Floodplain Management Board. Motion to approve Resolution 26-11-NR as amended was made by Representative Eva Marie Carney and seconded by Representative Boursaw. The motion passed with 15 in favor, 0 opposed, 0 absent and 0 abstaining.
Ninth item of business: Resolution 26-12-NR: A resolution to authorize filing an application with the United States government for a mandatory fee-to-trust land acquisition for TAAMS Trust Tract 821 CP-278. Motion to approve Resolution 26-12-NR was made by Representative Eva Marie Carney and seconded by Representative Johnson. The motion passed with 15 in favor, 0 opposed, 0 absent and 0 abstaining.
Tenth item of business: Resolution 26-13-NR: A resolution to authorize filing an application with the United States government for a mandatory fee-to-trust land acquisition for TAAMS Trust Tract 821-CP-900. Motion to approve Resolution 26-13-NR was made by Representative Barrett and seconded by Representative Livingston. The motion passed with 15 in favor, 0 opposed, 0 absent and 0 abstaining.
Eleventh item of business: Resolution 26-14-LCoE: A resolution enrolling 278 applicants into the membership of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation. Motion to approve was made by Vice Chairman Capps and seconded by Chairman Barrett. The motion passed with 15 in favor, 0 opposed, 0 absent and 0 abstaining.
Twelfth item of business: Resolution 26-15-LCoE: A resolution for the voluntary relinquishment of Clinton Noel Patterson. Motion to approve Resolution 26-15-LCoE was made by Representative Trevino and seconded by Representative Walters. The motion passed with 15 in favor, 0 opposed, 0 absent and 0 abstaining.
Thirteenth item of business: Resolution 26-16-LCoE: A resolution for the voluntary relinquishment of Elizabeth Joy (Bump) Dixon. Motion to approve Resolution 26-16-LCoE was made by Representative Eva Marie Carney and seconded by Representative Bowden. The motion passed with 15 in favor, 0 opposed, 0 absent and 0 abstaining.
Fourteenth item of business: Resolution 26-17-TC&A: A resolution approving the Citizen Potawatomi Nation’s application for funding under the Endangered Language Fund’s FY 2025 Native Voices Endowment Grant. Motion to approve Resolution 26-17-TC&A was made by Representative Walters and seconded by Representative Payne. The motion passed with 15 in favor, 0 opposed, 0 absent and 0 abstaining.
Fifteenth item of business: Resolution 26-18-TC&A: A resolution approving the Citizen Potawatomi Nation’s application for funding under the National Park Service fiscal year 2025 Tribal Historic Preservation Office Grant program. Motion to approve Resolution 26-18-TC&A was made by Representative Walters and seconded by Representative Wesselhöft. The motion passed with 15 in favor, 0 opposed, 0 absent and 0 abstaining.
Sixteenth item of business: Resolution 26-19-ED&C: A resolution approving the Citizen Potawatomi Nation’s application for funding under the Department of Housing and Urban Development FY 2025 Indian Community Development Block Grant. Motion to approve Resolution 26-19-ED&C was made by Representative Barrett and seconded by Representative Eva Marie Carney. The motion passed with 15 in favor, 0 opposed, 0 absent and 0 abstaining.
Seventeenth item of business: Resolution 26-20-ED&C: A resolution approving the Citizen Potawatomi Nation’s application for funding the Department of Housing and Urban Development FY 2025 Indian Housing Block Grant Competitive program. Motion to approve Resolution 26-20-ED&C was made by Representative Wesselhöft and seconded by Representative Boursaw. The motion passed with 15 in favor, 0 opposed, 0 absent and 0 abstaining.
Eighteenth item of business: Resolution 26-21-NR: A resolution adopting the Citizen Potawatomi Nation’s updated Tribal Transportation Program Transportation Improvement Plan (TTPTIP) and approving submittal to the plan to the Federal Highway Administration. Motion to approve Resolution 26-21-NR was made by Representative Payne and seconded by Representative Walters. The motion passed with 15 in favor, 0 opposed, 0 absent and 0 abstaining.
Nineteenth item of business: Resolution 26-22-NR: A resolution Supporting the addition of new routes to the Nation’s existing National Tribal Transportation Field Inventory (NTTFI) and requesting the Bureau of Indian Affairs add these new routes to the National Tribal Transportation Field Inventory of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation. Motion to approve Resolution 26-22-NR was made by Representative Livingston and seconded by Representative Barrett. The motion passed with 15 in favor, 0 opposed, 0 absent and 0 abstaining.
8:25 p.m. Recess (Executive Session)
9:10 p.m. Reconvene
Twentieth item of business: Resolution 26-23-CotW: A resolution supporting membership into the Bodèwadmi Confederation and approving the adoption of the Bodèwadmi Articles of Confederation as amended. Motion to approve Resolution 26-23-CotW was made by Vice Chairman Capps and seconded by Representative Walters. The motion passed with 15 in favor, 0 opposed, 0 absent and 0 abstaining.
Twenty-first item of business: Adjournment: Motion to adjourn was made by Representative Schmidlkofer and seconded by Representative Walters. The motion passed with 15 in favor, 0 opposed, 0 absent and 0 abstaining.