Special Tribal Council Meeting

By Janice Billie

HOLLYWOOD — The Tribal Council held a special meeting on the morning of Dec.14, 2005, in the Tribal Headquarters Auditorium.

The Tribal Council voted on and passed the following resolution: “Authorization for the Chairman of the Tribal Council to submit a request to the Secretary of the Interior for Immediate Class III Gaming procedures for the Conduct of Class III Slot Machines and Card Games on Tribal Lands and Requesting Expedited Consideration of the Balance of the Tribe’s Request for Procedures.”

The resolution was presented to the Tribal Council by General Counsel Jim Shore. Shore went on to review a brief history of the Seminole Tribe’s prior efforts to achieve a gaming compact with the state in reference to Class III gaming.

These efforts to date have not moved forward. He stated that this resolution “will get the ball rolling” in the Tribe’s efforts to reach a ruling.