Present: Chairman John A. Barrett, Vice-Chairman Linda Capps, Secretary-Treasurer D. Wayne Trousdale and Representatives David Barrett, Jon Boursaw, Bobbi Bowden, Eva Marie Carney, Mark Johnson, Steve Livingston, Rande Payne, Paul Schmidlkofer, Brenda Trevino, Andy Walters, and Paul Wesselhöft.
Absent: Representative Dave Carney.
Guests: Jason Smalley, Greg Quinlan, John Coffey and Jamie Moucka.
Call to order: Chairman Barrett called the meeting to order at 5:35 p.m. followed by the invocation.
First item of business: Minutes from the previous meeting of Sept. 25, 2025. Motion to approve the minutes as read was made by Representative Schmidlkofer and seconded by Representative Trevino. The motion passed with 14 in favor, 0 opposed, 1 absent and 0 abstaining.
Second item of business: Resolution 26-24-R&G: A resolution approving the rescheduling of the Quarterly Meeting of the Legislature from Thursday, Nov. 27, 2025, to Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025. Motion to approve Resolution 26-24-R&G was made by Representative Payne and seconded by Representative Boursaw. The motion passed with 14 in favor, 0 opposed, 1 absent and 0 abstaining.
Third item of business: Resolution 26-25-NR: A resolution approving a fee-to-trust acquisition application to the Bureau of Indian Affairs and request for trust acquisition of the (non-gaming/on reservation) Ragle property. Motion to approve Resolution 26-25-NR was made by Representative Bowden and seconded by Representative Boursaw. The motion passed with 14 in favor, 0 opposed, 1 absent and 0 abstaining.
Fourth item of business: Resolution 26-26-NR: A resolution approving a fee-to-trust acquisition application to the Bureau of Indian Affairs and request for trust acquisition of the (non-gaming/on reservation) Haney property. Motion to approve Resolution 26-26-NR was made by Representative Eva Marie Carney and seconded by Representative Barrett. The motion passed with 14 in favor, 0 opposed, 1 absent and 0 abstaining.
Fifth item of business: Resolution 26-27-LCoE: A resolution approving the conditional relinquishment of Joshua Lee Downing V, a minor. Motion to approve Resolution 26-27-LCoE was made by Representative Walters and seconded by Representative Bowden. The motion passed with 14 in favor, 0 opposed,10 absent and 0 abstaining.
Sixth item of business: Resolution 26-28-LCoE: A resolution enrolling 65 applicants into the membership of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation. Motion to approve Resolution 26-28-LCoE was made by Representative Wesselhöft and seconded by Representative Walters. The motion passed with 14 in favor, 0 opposed, 1 absent and 0 abstaining.
Seventh item of business: Resolution 26-29-NR: A resolution approving the Citizen Potawatomi Nation’s application for funding under the U.S. Department of Interior, Bureau of Reclamation Native American Affairs: technical Assistance to Tribes for fy 2025 Program. Motion to approve Resolution 26-29-NR was made by Representative Bowden and seconded by Representative Barrett. The motion passed with 14 in favor, 0 opposed, 1 absent and 0 abstaining.
Eighth item of business: Resolution 26-30-App: A resolution authorizing the Tribal Chairman or his designee to open one or more interest bearing cash accounts with Huntington Bank. Motion to approve Resolution 26-30-NR was made by Representative Walters and seconded by Representative Trevino. The motion passed with 14 in favor, 0 opposed, 1 absent and 0 abstaining.
Ninth item of business: Resolution 26-31-R&G: A resolution confirming the appointment of the members of the Election Committee and designation of David Bourbonnais as the chairman of the committee. Motion to approve the resolution was made by Representative Bowden and seconded by Representative Payne. The motion passed with 14 in favor, 0 opposed, 1 absent, and 0 abstaining.
6:30 p.m. Recess (Executive Session)
7:57 p.m. Reconvene
Tenth item of business: Adjournment: Motion to adjourn was made by Representative Schmidlkofer and seconded by Representative Barrett. The motion passed with 14 in favor, 0 opposed, 1 absent and 0 abstaining. The meeting adjourned at 8 p.m. on Dec. 9, 2025.
See the minutes of the Sept. 25, 2025, meeting at cpn.news/legsept25.