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2026 RESOLUTIONS OF THE TOHONO O’ODHAM LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

  Wednesday, January 7, 2026 Special Session

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JANUARY GENERAL SESSION

Monday, January 12, 2026

#26-001 Approving Investment Consultant Agreement between the Tohono O’odham Nation and CapFinancial Partners, LLC dba/CAPTRUST
#26-002 Approving Investment Consultant Agreement between the Tohono O’odham Nation and CapFinancial Partners, LLC dba/CAPTRUST for the Minor Per Capita Trust
#26-003 Approving Advisory Services Agreement between the Tohono O’odham Nation and CapFinancial Partners, LLC dba/CAPTRUST for the Nation’s 401(K) Retirement Plan
#26-004 Authorizing Tohono O’odham Ki:Ki Association to Submit a 202 Competitive Indian Housing Block Grant Application for Construction of 15 New Low-Income Homeownership Housing Units
#26-005 Approving the Appointment of Marjorie Juan to the Board of Trustees for the Tohono O’odham Kekel Ha-Maṣcamakuḍ
#26-006 Supporting Border Security and Consultation with United State Customs and Border Protection


Tuesday, January 13, 2026

#26-007 Approving a Limited Waiver of Sovereign Immunity in a Vendor Contract between the Tohono O’odham Gaming Enterprise and UKG Inc.
#26-008 Approving FY 2026 Pisinemo District Operations Budget Amendment No. 1
#26-009 Approving FY 2026 Planning and Economic Development Department, Roads Program North Santa Rosa Ranch Road PIR 34(8) Budget Amendment 1 and No Cost Extension
#26-010 Approving a No Cost Extension to the FY 2026-2027 Planning and Economic Development Department Roads Program Gu Vo Loop Road Project PIR 1006(1) Budget Amendment No. 3
#26-011 Authorizing the Tohono O’odham Nursing Care Authority to Enter into 105(l) Lease Agreements with Indian Health Service
#26-012 Approving FY 2026 Department of Education Education Administration Budget Amendment No. 1
#26-013 Approving FY 2026 Department of Health and Human Services Division of Behavioral Health Tribal Opioid Response Grant Budget
#26-014 Approving the FY 2026 Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Community Initiatives Tribal Opioid Settlement Funds Budget Amendment No. 1
#26-015 Declaring the San Pedro Watershed as a Historic Property of Traditional Cultural Significance and Requesting a Formal Determination of Eligibility for Listing in the U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Wednesday, January 14, 2026

#26-016 Approving Enrollment or Adoption Applications for Membership in the Tohono O’odham Nation for January 2026
#26-017 Amending Enrollment Resolution Nos. 93-360, 07-075, 18-098 and 25-190 to Reflect Legal Name Changes of Enrolled Members
#26-018 Amending Enrollment Resolution Nos. 07-706, 07-236, 08-682, 09-369, 09-614, 10-070, and 11-566 to Correct Names of Enrolled Members
#26-019 Amending Enrollment Resolution No. 25-397 “Approving Enrollment Applications for Membership into the Tohono O’odham Nation for November 2025,” to Delete a Member Approved Twice
#26-020 Amending Resolution No. 25-173 Approving the Monthly Age 18 Report for June 2025 to Correct One Name
#26-021 Approving the Monthly Age 18 Report for January 2026 of Tohono O’odham Eligible Minor Members and Authorizing Distribution of the Per Capita Payments and Interest Held in Trust on Their Behalf by Principal Trust Company
#26-022 Approving the FY 2025-2027 Budget for Funds Received under a Title V Construction Project Agreement for Backlog of Essential Maintenance and Alteration and Repair Pool Project TON22SH01
#26-023 Approving the FY 2025 – 2027 Budget for Funds Received under a Title V Construction Project Agreement for Backlog of Essential Maintenance and Alteration and Repair Pool Project TON20SH02
#26-024 Approving Sanitation Facilities Deficiency System Priority Ranking
#26-025 Approving FY 2026 Schuk Toak District Sil Nakya Community Budget Amendment No. 1
#26-026 Approving FY2026 Chukut Kuk District Horseshoe Ranch Community Budget Amendment No. 1
#26-027 Legislative Order – Approving the December 2025 Minutes

Friday, January 23, 2026 Special Session

#26-028 Approving FY 2026 Department of Natural Resources Rodeo and Fair Free Carnival Rides Budget
#26-029 Extending Timeframe for Detailed Chief Administrative Officer Norma Antonio to Serve
#26-030 Extending Timeframe for Interim Executive Director of Planning and Economic Development Department, Alxander Yazza, to Serve

FEBRUARY GENERAL SESSION

Monday, February 9, 2026

#26-031 Approving the Appointment of Woodee Manuel to the Tohono O’odham Utility Authority Management Board
#26-032 Confirming the Nomination of Alison Hughes for Appointment as a Member of the Tohono O’odham Nation Health Care Governing Body
#26-033 Confirming the Nomination of Chester Antone for Appointment as a Member of the Tohono O’odham Nation Health Care Governing Body
#26-034 Confirming the Appointment of Juana T. Casillas to the Tohono O’odham Nursing Care Authority Board of Directors
#26-035 Approving the FY 2026 – FY 2028 Office of Attorney General, Office on Violence Against Women, Special Tribal Criminal Jurisdiction Grant Budget
#26-036 Approving FY 2026 Tohono O’odham Nation Health Care Budget Amendments for Facilities Management Third Party, Dental Third Party, Human Resources Third Party, Medical Records Third Party, Pharmacy Third Party, Quality Assurance Third Party, and EMS/Dispatch Third Party

Tuesday, February 10, 2026

#26-037 Appointing Representatives Francis Homewytewa and Naomi Monte as Interim TERO Commissioners
#26-038 Authorizing the Attorney General to Add the Tohono O’odham Nation to the Native American Rights Fund’s Amicus Brief Regarding In Re Dependency as to M.K. in Division Two of the Arizona Court of Appeals
#26-039 Appropriating Gaming Savings for Tohono O’odham Nursing Care Authority Operations in Fiscal Years 2026-2030
#26-040 Approving FY 2026 Department of Education Special Services IDEA Parts B & C Budget Amendment No. 1
#26-041 Approving FY 2026 Baboquivari District Coldfields Community Budget Amendment No. 1
#26-042 Approving FY 2026 Baboquivari District Artesia/Little Tucson Community Activity Budget
#26-043 Approving FY 2026 Baboquivari District Fresnal Canyon Community Budget Amendment No. 2
#26-044 Approving FY 2026-FY 2027 Gu Achi District Special Projects Budget
#26-045 Approving FY 2026-2027 Planning and Economic Development Department Roads Program PIR Transportation Planning Budget Amendment No. 4
#26-046 Approving FY 2026 Planning and Economic Development Department Roads Program PIR Road Maintenance Budget Amendment No. 4
#26-047 Approving Assignment and Transfer of Long-Term Storage Credits to the Nation

Wednesday, February 11, 2026

#26-048 Approving Enrollment or Adoption Applications for Membership in the Tohono O’odham Nation for February 2026
#26-049 Recognition of Relinquishment from membership in the Tohono O’odham Nation for the month of FEBRUARY 2026
#26-050 Amending Enrollment Resolution Nos. 115-82, 17-88, 292-90, 93-137, 93-305, 94-183, 03-280, 07-112, 10-257, 21-416, 23-071, and 25-430 to Reflect Legal Name Changes of Enrolled Members
#26-051 Amending Enrollment Resolution Nos. 162-82, 01-004, 08-005, 09-434, and 09-477 to Correct Names of Enrolled Members
#26-052 Amending Resolution No. 25-375 Approving the Monthly Age 18 Report for October 2025 to Correct One Name
#26-053 Approving the Monthly Age 18 Report for February 2026 of Tohono O’odham Eligible
Minor Members and Authorizing Distribution of the Per Capita Payments and Interest Held in Trust on Their Behalf by Principal Trust Company
#26-054 Approving FY 2026 Department of Health and Human Services Apedag Program Budget
#26-055 Approving the FY 2026 Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Family Assistance Budget Amendment No. 1
#26-056 Approving FY 2026 Department of Health and Human Services Division of Behavioral Health Office for Victims of Crime Set-Aside Program Budget Amendment No. 2 and Accepting a No Cost Extension
#26-057 Approving FY 2026 Department of Health and Human Services Division of Senior Services Title III Budgets Amendments No. 1
#26-058 Approving FY 2026 Department of Health and Human Services Division of Community Health Services Public Health Emergency Preparedness Carry Forward Budget
#26-059 Approving Nation’s Written Comments in Response to Second Phase of Consultation on the Proposed Strategic Realignment of the Indian Health Service
#26-060 Approving FY 2026 Sif-Oidak District ARPA Budget Amendment No. 2 to Extend Budget Period

Thursday, February 12, 2026

#26-061 Approving an Intergovernmental Agreement between the Tohono O’odham Nation and Apache County for Emergency Inmate Housing in the Apache County Adult Detention Facility
#26-062 Approving FY 2026 Schuk Toak District Santa Rosa Ranch Community Budget Amendment No. 1
#26-063 Approving a Limited Waiver of Sovereign Immunity by the Tohono O’odham Farming Authority Management Board in the 2026 Bayer Cotton Seed Grower Agreement
#26-064 Amending Section 8.6 Fiscal Year of the Tohono O’odham Farming Authority Second Restated Plan of Operation
#26-065 Legislative Order – Approving the January 2026 Minutes

Tuesday, February 17, 2026

#26-066 Approving FY2026 Executive Branch General Support Services Payroll Tax Penalties
#26-067 Roosevelt Reservation Status on Main Tohono O’odham Reservation

MARCH GENERAL SESSION

Monday, March 2, 2026

#26-068 Legislative Order – Appointing Representative Francis Homewytewa to the Agricultural and Natural Resources Committee and Representative Gloria Johnson to the Cultural Preservation, Domestic Affairs, and Human Resources Development Committees
#26-069 Appointing José Luis Castillo to the Tohono O’odham Judicial Court
#26-070 Approving FY 2026 Department of Public Safety Law Enforcement Federal Budget Amendment No. 1
#26-071 DEFEATED – Approving the First Extension of Intergovernmental Agreement for Mutual Protection and Law Enforcement Assistance between the Pascua Yaqui Tribe and the Tohono O’odham Nation, Executed August 25, 2020
#26-072 Approving FY 2026 Department of Public Safety Law Enforcement Budget Amendment No. 1
#26-073 Approving FY 2026 San Xavier Cooperative Association 9B Farm Cashout Budget Amendment No. 1 and Expenditure of SAWRSA Amendments 9B Farm Cashout Fund

Tuesday, March 3, 2026

#26-074 Approving Amendment No. 2 to the Master Services Agreement between Modular Solutions Ltd. and the Tohono O’odham Nation under the American Rescue Plan Act Budget
#26-075 Approving the Appointment of Nadine Manuel as Executive Director of the Tohono O’odham Nation’s Department of Planning and Economic Development
#26-076 Approving Enrollment or Adoption Applications for Membership in the Tohono O’odham Nation for March 2026
#26-077 Recognition of Relinquishment from membership in the Tohono O’odham Nation for the month of March 2026
#26-078 Amending Enrollment Resolution No. 22-368 to Reflect Legal Name Changes of Enrolled Members
#26-079 Amending Enrollment Resolution Nos. 09-575 and 12-085 to Correct Names of Enrolled Members
#26-080 Amending Resolution No. 25-231 Approving the Monthly Age 18 Report for August 2025 to Correct the Enrollment Number of One Member
#26-081 Approving the Monthly Age 18 Report for March 2026 of Tohono O’odham Eligible Minor Members and Authorizing Distribution of the Per Capita Payments and Interest Held in Trust on Their Behalf by Principal Trust Company
#26-082 Approving the Certification of and Distribution to A Tohono O’odham Nation Eligible Adult Member for the Initial Per Capita Distribution for March 2026
#26-083 Approving the Tohono O’odham Nation’s 2026 Indian Housing Plan
#26-084 Legislative Order – Setting March 31, 2026, Special Session for a Probate Presentation
#26-085 Approving a Post-Design Engineering and Construction Management Contract between the Tohono O’odham Nation and Tetra Tech, Inc.

Wednesday, March 4, 2026

#26-086 Nominating Tohono O’odham Nation’s Chairperson to Serve as National Congress of American Indians Border Task Force Co-Chair and Rep. Bennett Chewing to Serve as Alternate Co-Chair
#26-087 Approval of the City of Tucson High Intensity Drug Trafficking (HIDTA) Program Grant Agreement and the FY 2026 City of Tucson High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) Budget
#26-088 Approving FY 2026 Planning and Economic Development Department Children’s Home Supplemental Construction Project Budget and Ratifying a Memorandum of Agreement between the Nation and Tohono O’odham Ki:Ki Association, as Amended
#26-089 Approving the Professional Services Agreement Between the Tohono O’odham Nation and Human Resource Training, Inc. DBA Clarvida 2
#26-090 Approving the Professional Services Agreement Between the Tohono O’odham Nation and Intermountain Centers for Human Development, Inc.
#26-091 Approving FY 2022-2027 Sells District American Rescue Plan Act Budget Amendment No. 2
#26-092 Legislative Order – Approving the February 2026 General Session
#26-093 Legislative Order – Setting April 17, 2026 Special Session for Tour of and Presentation Regarding A’al Waipia (Quitobaquito)
#26-094 Legislative Order – Setting March 13, 2026 Special Session for Consideration of the Nation’s FY 2027 Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending Request for Western Police and Fire Substation Technology and Equipment

Friday, March 13, 2026 Special Session

#26-095 Supporting Tohono O’odham Nation’s FY 2027 Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending Request for Western Police and Fire Substation Technology and Equipment
#26-096 Approving FY 2026-FY 2027 Attorney Contract between Kanji & Katzen PLLC and the Tohono O’odham Nation Office of Attorney General
#26-097 Opposing Arizona Senate Bill 1010