Tribal Council & Legislative Office

 

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.

News and Announcements

 

 

Living Wage Memo

Per Tribal Resolution #102619-05 Promotion of a Living Wage, the calculations for the Living Wage are as follows:
According to Rentdata.org for 2025, Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom apartment in Emmet County is $1,154 per month and a three-bedroom apartment is $1,390, creating an average rent of $1,272.00.

Living Wage Memo effective 010126

 

 

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
2026 Legislative Meeting Calendar
2027 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)
2018-018 Ethics For All Levels of Tribal Government-TC APPROVED POLICIES REQUIRED
Constitutionally Mandated Rules of Conduct for All Levels of Tribal Government-082318

7500 Odawa Circle, Harbor Springs, MI 49740
Phone: (866) 927-0077
Fax Number: 231-242-1416
Email: tribalcouncil@ltbbodawa-nsn.gov

Legislative Branch Contacts

 

TitleNameContact #EmailTerm Expires
Legislative Leader:Linda Gokee231-268-2688lgokee@ltbbodawa-nsn.gov
2029
Tribal Secretary:
WOS 2012-017 Tribal Secretary Responsibilities		Annette VanDeCar231-268-2689AMVanDeCar@ltbbodawa-nsn.gov2029
Tribal Treasurer:
2014-001 Tribal Treasurer Responsibilities		Melissa Pamp231-445-0874mpamp@ltbbodawa-nsn.gov2027
Tribal Council: Fred Harrington231-838-2874fharrington@ltbbodawa-nsn.gov2029
Tribal Council: Tammy Okuly-Shananaquet231-268-2677TShananaquet@ltbbodawa-nsn.gov2029
Tribal Council: Emily Proctor231-330-2934eproctor@ltbbodawa-nsn.gov2027
Tribal Council:Kelly Wesaw616-450-1420kwesaw@ltbbodawa-nsn.gov2029
Tribal Council:Fred Kiogima231-373-6104fpkiogima@ltbbodawa-nsn.gov2027
Tribal Council:Jordan Shananaquet231-373-3994jshananaquet@ltbbodawa-nsn.gov
2027
Legislative Services Attorney:
2022-003 Enjinaaknegeng Statute (GC-LSA-Citz Asst Atty)		Damian Fisher231-242-1424
General Counsel:
2022-003 Enjinaaknegeng Statute		James Bransky

 

231-242-1407

 

jbransky@ltbbodawa-nsn.gov

 
Legislative Branch Coordinator:Marin Taylor231-242-1407mctaylor@ltbbodawa-nsn.gov
Office of Citizens Legal Assistance:
2025-001 Amendment to 2022-003 Enjinaaknegeng 		Cherie Dominic231-242-1433cdominic@ltbbodawa-nsn.gov
Senior Financial Analyst:
2016-005 Office of Finance and Revenue		Rachel Cope231-242-1409rcope@ltbbodawa-nsn.gov
Office of Finance & Revenue Administrative Assistant:Shari Temple231-242-1412sltemple@ltbbodawa-nsn.gov
Legislative Office Director:Michele Portman-LaCount231-242-1404mlacount@ltbbodawa-nsn.gov
Administrative Assistant:Theresa Keshick-Warner232-242-1403tribalcounciladmin@ltbbodawa-nsn.gov