Section 1. Removal.

Section 1. Removal.

Section 1.
Removal.
(a) The Tribal Council shall remove a Council Member for:
      (1) Final conviction of a felony by any tribal, federal or state court while serving on the Tribal Council.
            (A) The Tribal Council may suspend a Council Member charged with a felony pending the outcome of the trial and any appeals.
(b) The Tribal Council may discipline or remove a Council Member, by a vote of at least five (5) members of the Tribal Council, for:
      (1) Converting tribal property or monies for personal use;
      (2) Failing to attend four (4) regular or special meetings consecutively without good cause;
      (3) Final conviction of three misdemeanors by any tribal, federal or state court while serving on the Tribal Council; or
      (4) Violation of the Code of Ethics.
(c) In all proceedings under Section 1(a) or 1(b) above, the Tribal Council Member in question shall be afforded full due process rights including a written statement of the charges, the right to respond to those charges and the right to present witnesses and other evidence in his or her defense. The decision of the Tribal Council shall be final and shall be appealable to the Tribal Court only if a claim is made that the tribal constitution has been violated or due process rights not afforded. A Council Member removed from office must wait at least five (5) years from the official date of removal to run for office again.

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