12-1-3. DEFINITIONS OF TERMS.

The following definitions of terms shall apply throughout this chapter:

1. “Affiliated” shall mean the definition used by each respective community organization for purposes participating in community affairs.
2. “Benefit of the community” shall mean services provided to community members by a community organization.
3. “Community by-laws” shall mean any documents, prior to this Tribal Law 12-1, which governs the actions of a community organizations’ community council.
4. “Community councils” shall mean the governing body of each respective community organization for the purposes of conducting and transacting community affairs.
5. “Community officers review commission” shall mean the body established to review actions arising under 12-1 and other provisions of this tribal law.
6. “Community organization” shall mean an established community’s structural organization for community members at the community level.
7. “Community treasury” shall mean a duly designated financial institution where community funds shall be deposited in behalf of the community organization.
8. “Consult” shall mean solicitation of advice, opinions, or information for the purposes of making recommendations pursuant to Article V of the Constitution of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe.
9. “Delegated” shall mean those enumerated powers of Article IV which may be exercised by community organizations upon application to the Tribal Council.
10. “Duly approved community resolutions” shall mean a resolution approved and certified by a community council.
11. “Each community established” shall mean recognized communities pursuant to Article III, Section 2 of the Constitution of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe.
12. “Exhaustion of remedies” shall mean community organization’s procedural remedies to resolve matters inconsistent with their respective community governing document(s).
13. “Legitimate petition” shall mean a petition not inconsistent with RST Resolution 86-61.
14. “Levy Assessments” shall mean to impose or collect money for any services or the administration of services provided by the community organization.
15. “Local enterprises” shall mean any activity manages by a community organization for the benefit of said community.
16. “Matters of local interest” shall mean the internal affairs of a community.
17. “Popular meetings” shall mean regular or special meetings of the community organization’s community council.
18. “Qualified voter” shall mean any person who has met the provisions of Article VI, Section 1 of the Constitution.
19. “Recommendations” shall mean an official course of action by a community council.
20. “Representatives of the interior department” shall mean the cabinet level post of the United States or the Secretary of Interior’s delegated representative.
21. “Right of Review” shall mean the Tribal Council’s right to review of community council’s to ensure such actions are not inconsistent with the Constitution, By-Laws and tribal laws of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe.
22. “Roll” shall mean a community census of those members who are affiliated with said community.