Kahnawà:ke Community Decision Making Process


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LegislatiVE INDEX GLOSSARY

TYPE:

Identifies what category type each piece of legislation falls, as follows:

  1. Type 1:  Empowerment Laws; Laws of General Application, Laws that affect the entire community.
  2. Type 2:  Regulatory Laws; Laws that affect a portion (or specific interest) of the community and/or Fiscal/Budgetary or Administrative Laws.

ORIGIN:

Identifies whether the piece of legislation is either a:Federally registered By-law; (sometimes referred to as a Communal Law)Kahnawà:ke Mohawk Law; (sometimes referred to as a Mohawk Law)

STATUS:

Identifies at what point the legislation is within the legislative process, as follows:

  1. Draft:  Incomplete legislation (either in content or process)
  2. In Force:  Successfully enacted legislation

MCK LEGAL SERVICES REPRESENTATIVE:

Identifies the MCK Legal Services Representative assigned to work on the piece of legislation.  This individual will become a part of the LCC Technical Team for the duration of the Legislative Process for the piece of legislation.

MCK/3RD PARTY TECHNICIAN:

Identifies the MCK or Third Party Technician responsible for the management of the file or piece of legislation in question.  This individual will become a part of the LCC technical Team for the duration of the Legislative Process for the piece of legislation

MCK PORTFOLIO TITLE:

Identifies the MCK Portfolio in which the legislation currently falls, as follows:

  1. Canada/Kahnawake Relations
  2. Community Protection
  3. Economic Development
  4. Education
  5. Finance and Administration
  6. Justice
  7. Lands
  8. Language and Culture
  9. Quebec/Kahnawà:ke Relations
  10. Recreation
  11. Seigneury of Sault St. Louis
  12. Social Development
  13. Specific Claims
  14. Traditional Government

MCK PORTFOLIO HOLDER:

Identifies the Kahnawà:kehró:non Ratitsénhaiens currently responsible for the mandate or portfolio in which the legislation is entitled.  The Kahnawà:kehró:non Ratitsénhaiens currently holding office for the 2006-2009 Kahnawà:ke Term of Office are as follows:

  1. Michael Ahrihrhon Delisle Jr.
  2. Mike Karonhi:io Bush
  3. John Dee Onawatehkha Delormier
  4. Rhonda Lynn Kawennanó:ron Kirby
  5. Carl Onakarakéte Horn
  6. Martin Thawén:rate Leborgne
  7. Johnny Kanerahtóhare Montour
  8. Lloyd Oronhiakhete Phillips
  9. Peggy Kawinéhtha Mayo-Standup
  10. Kenneth Karonhiátie McComber
  11. Kahsennenhawe Sky-Deer
  12. Clinton Tionawate Phillips

REVISION DATE:

Identifies the revision date in accordance with the Legislative Process five-year review requirement for all legislation.

PRIORITY:

  • High:  Legislation that requires immediate attention because:  a) it must be implemented before some other piece of legislation; b) it must be amended for consistency purposes as a result of enactment or amendment of some other piece of legislation; c) it is integrally related to the MCK Mission or the MCK Priorities, or the MCK Five Year Operational Plan.
  • Medium:  Legislation that will be developed, but not necessarily implemented with the current mandate of Chiefs (secondary objectives).
  • Low:  Preliminary development and discussion of legislation or review of outdated legislation to either repeal or amend to modernize.

NEXT STEPS:

Identifies the need to outline the next steps for the piece of legislation in the following areas.

  • Intergovernmental Relations/Affairs:
  • Community Internal Governance
  • Social/Economic:
  • Legislative
  • Administrative/Implementation
  • Other (please provide details)
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