Cite as: 32 CNCA § 1006

CNHS (2020) shall have the authority to:

A. Raise funds in support of endowments and capital projects, in consultation with Cherokee Nation.

B. Advise Cherokee Nation generally on programming, archival holdings, transfer efforts, budgetary needs, maintenance of physical plant and capital improvements.

C. Appoint members of its Board or auxiliary bodies to search committees for the positions of Executive Director, Archivist and Collections Manager or comparable positions.

D. Draft, review and provide comment to Cherokee Nation on job descriptions, prerequisites and compensation levels for the positions of Executive Director, Archivist and Collections Manager or comparable positions.

E. Conduct, via executive session, confidential written annual reviews of CHC Executive Director and Archivist, to be provided to the Executive Director's, Archivists' and Collections Manager's (or comparable positions) immediate supervisors. Said annual review shall be made a part of the Executive Director and Archivists personnel file and shall not be subject to disclosure under Cherokee Nation's FOIA or Government Records Act.

F. Develop strategic plans in consultation with Cherokee Nation.

G. Produce a written annual report to the Principal Chief and the Council of the Cherokee Nation on the state of the entity's affairs by the conclusion of each fiscal year, including recommendations for actions to be taken in the succeeding fiscal year.

H. Occupy reasonable office space in such Cherokee Nation facilities as the Cherokee Nation shall provide for CNHS (2020) operations.

Historical Data

LA 20-20, eff. September 24, 2020. Amended LA 29-25, eff. September 24, 2025.