Legislative Branch consists of the Tribal Council, Committees of the Tribal Council, the Legal Department (General Counsel, Legislative Services Attorney, Office of Citizens Legal Assistance), The Office of Finance and Revenue and the Tribal Historic Preservation Officer.
OPEN MEETING ATTENDANCE.
In accordance with Tribal law Waganakising Odawak Statute 2015-014 Open Meetings of the Tribal Council, “Public” means Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians Tribal Citizens and their immediate family members. All others excluding official business of Tribal employees, and appointed officials who request attendance at any Tribal Council meeting must contact a Tribal Councilor who shall forward such request to all of the Tribal Council members.
Therefore when signing in to a Zoom electronic meeting of the Tribal Council or a Committee of Tribal Council Meeting, it is vital that you provide your full name at log in for meeting entry.
If the meeting facilitator does not recognize your name, you will be asked to identify yourself further. If you do not identify yourself further, or you do not meet the requirement for meeting entry, you will be subject to removal from the meeting. If you log in by telephone, you will be asked to identify yourself under the same guidelines. If you log in under what appears to be a fictitious name, you will not be provided entry into the meeting room until such time as your log in is verifiable.
If you have any concerns regarding the above requirements, please contact the Legislative Office at 231-242-1404. Miigwech.
Aanii, please note that some documents have been moved to the Citizen’s Only Portal. If you cannot find a document you are looking for, or do not have access to the portal, please contact the Legislative office at tribalcounciladmin@ltbbodawa-nsn.gov or 231-242-1403 and we can further assist you. Miigwech.
LTBB Constitution
2025 Budget Formulation Process Calendar
2023-003 Veto Override Constitutionally Mandated Compensation-Tribal Council
WOS 2012-018 Succession Plan for Officers of Tribal Council
2015-014 Open Meetings of the Tribal Council
2020-001 Amendment to WOS 2015-014 Open Meetings of the Tribal Council (Electronic Recordings)
2019-009 Odawa Historical and Cultural Site Registries Statute
7500 Odawa Circle, Harbor Springs, MI 49740
Phone: (866) 927-0077
Fax Number: 231-242-1416
Email: tribalcouncil@ltbbodawa-nsn.gov
| Title | Name | Contact # | Term Expires | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legislative Leader: | Marcella Reyes | 231-881-1711 | mreyes@ltbbodawa-nsn.gov | 2025 |
| Tribal Secretary: WOS 2012-017 Tribal Secretary Responsibilities | Emily Proctor | 231-330-2934 | eproctor@ltbbodawa-nsn.gov | 2027 |
| Tribal Treasurer: 2014-001 Tribal Treasurer Responsibilities | Leroy Shomin | 616-309-5976 | lshomin@ltbbodawa-nsn.gov | 2025 |
| Tribal Council: | Tamara Munson | 231-330-7156 | tkiogima@ltbbodawa-nsn.gov | 2025 |
| Tribal Council: | Aaron Otto | 231-881-1468 | aotto@ltbbodawa-nsn.gov | 2025 |
| Tribal Council: | William Ortiz | 231-330-3535 | wortiz@ltbbodawa-nsn.gov | 2025 |
| Tribal Council: | Melissa Pamp | 231-445-0874 | mpamp@ltbbodawa-nsn.gov | 2027 |
| Tribal Council: | Fred Kiogima | 231-373-6104 | fpkiogima@ltbbodawa-nsn.gov | 2027 |
| Tribal Council: | Jordan Shananaquet | 231-373-3994 | jshananaquet@ltbbodawa-nsn.gov | 2027 |
| Legislative Services Attorney: 2022-003 Enjinaaknegeng Statute (GC-LSA-Citz Asst Atty) | Zach Welcker | 231-242-1424 | zwelcker@ltbbodawa-nsn.gov | |
| General Counsel: 2022-003 Enjinaaknegeng Statute | James Bransky
| 231-242-1407
| jbransky@ltbbodawa-nsn.gov
| |
| Executive Legal Assistant: Public Document Officer for Legislative Branch | Su Lantz | 231-242-1407 | slantz@ltbbodawa-nsn-gov | |
| Office of Citizens Legal Assistance: 2022-003 Enjinaaknegeng Statute (GC-LSA-Citz Asst Atty) | Cherie Dominic | 231-242-1433 | cdominic@ltbbodawa-nsn.gov | |
| Senior Financial Analyst: 2016-005 Office of Finance and Revenue | Rachel Cope | 231-242-1409 | rcope@ltbbodawa-nsn.gov | |
| Office of Finance & Revenue Administrative Assistant: | Shari Temple | 231-242-1412 | sltemple@ltbbodawa-nsn.gov | |
| Legislative Office Manager: | Michele Portman-LaCount | 231-242-1404 | mlacount@ltbbodawa-nsn.gov | |
| Office Coordinator: | Linda Gokee | 231-242-1406 | tribalcounciladmin@ltbbodawa-nsn.gov | |
| Administrative Assistant: | Marin Taylor | 232-242-1403 | tribalcounciladmin@ltbbodawa-nsn.gov | |
| Tribal Historic Preservation Officer: 2019-006 Tribal Historic Preservation Office Statute | Melissa Wiatrolik | 231-242-1408 | mwiatrolik@ltbbodawa-nsn.gov | |
