Public Meetings
Current Public Meetings & Open Public Comment Periods
In accordance with the Legislative Procedures Act, the Legislative Operating Committee is required to host a public meeting and open a public comment period on each proposal to adopt, amend, or repeal an Oneida law or policy.
Oneida Life Insurance Plan Law
- The public meeting for the proposed Oneida Life Insurance Plan law will be held on Thursday, July 13, 2023, at 12:15 p.m. virtually on Microsoft Teams.
- The public meeting is being held virtually on Microsoft Teams due to construction in the Norbert Hill Center’s conference rooms. If you would like to attend the public meeting via Microsoft Teams please e-mail LOC@oneidanation.org.
- Written comments will be accepted until Thursday, July 20, 2023. Written comments may be submitted to the Oneida Nation Secretary’s Office or the Legislative Reference Office in person, by U.S. mail, interoffice mail, or e-mail at LOC@oneidanation.org.
- The public meeting packet for the proposed Oneida Life Insurance Plan law can be found here.
Community Outreach Events
The LOC holds community outreach events in an effort to collect thoughts and ideas from the community at the beginning of the legislative process. When the LOC feels that the community may have a particular interest in proposed legislation these events are held in addition to the formal public meetings required by the Legislative Procedures Act.
Public Meeting Archives
The following is a list of previous public meetings held this term. Next to each proposal are the links to the public meeting materials that were provided for that item.
For public meetings for legislation (laws), there are also links to memoranda containing all of the written and spoken comments received for each item – if any public comments were received. Each memo also includes the drafting attorney’s response/ recommendations for each comment. These memos are submitted to the LOC, which is ultimately responsible for determining whether to make any changes to the draft proposal based on the comments and on the drafting attorney’s response/recommendations.
For public meetings for rules, please contact the sponsoring agency for more information about public comments received.
To find out more about public meetings held prior to this term, please contact the Legislative Reference Office.
PUBLIC MEETING ARCHIVES (2020-2023 LOC Term) |
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| Date |
Agency |
Proposal |
Materials | Comment Review |
| 2/15/23 | LOC | Drug and Alcohol Free Workplace Law Amendments | Materials | Comment Review |
| 1/12/23 | LOC | Oneida Personnel Policies and Procedures Amendments | Materials | Comment Review |
| 12/13/22 | LOC | Back Pay Law Amendments | Materials | Comment Review |
| 12/13/22 | LOC | Emergency Management Law Amendments | Materials | Comment Review |
| 9/2/22 | LOC | Oneida Nation Assistance Fund Law | Materials | Comment Review |
| 6/15/11 | LOC | Children’s Code Amendments | Materials | Comment Review |
| 5/18/22 | LOC | Elder Assistance Program Law | Materials | Comment Review |
| 5/4/22 | LOC | Healing to Wellness Court Law | Materials | Comment Review |
| 4/13/22 | LOC | Oneida Nation Gaming Ordinance Amendments | Materials | Comment Review |
| 2/2/22 | LOC | Budget Management and Control Law Amendments | Materials | Comment Review |
| 11/11/21 | LOC | Furlough Law Amendments | Materials | Comment Review |
| 10/13/21 | LOC | Oneida General Welfare Law | Materials | Comment Review |
| 9/16/21 | LOC | Local Land Use Regulation Reimbursement Policy Repeal | Materials | Comment Review |
| 6/9/21 | LOC | Public Peace Law | Materials | Comment Review |
| 6/9/21 | LOC | Oneida General Welfare Law Amendments – Garnishment and Attachment | Materials | Comment Review |
| 5/3/21 | Economic Support Services Department | Community Support Fund Law Rule Handbook Amendments | Materials | Comment Review |
| 1/13/21 | LOC | Community Support Fund Law Amendments | Materials | Comment Review |
| 1/13/21 | LOC | Emergency Management and Homeland Security Law Amendments | Materials | Comment Review |
What is a Public Meeting?
In accordance with the Legislative Procedures Act, the Legislative Operating Committee is required to host a public meeting and to open a public comment period on each proposal to adopt, amend or repeal an Oneida law or policy. In accordance with the Administrative Rulemaking Law, entities who are delegated rulemaking authority (i.e. “sponsoring agencies”) are required to host a public meeting and to open a public comment period on each proposal to adopt, amend or repeal a Rule that has been promulgated in furtherance of an Oneida law or policy.
The Public Meeting materials (including the draft proposal, legislative analysis and other relevant documents) will be made available at the Public Meeting and can be obtained in advance through the Legislative Reference Office (for legislative proposals) or sponsoring agency (for rules) and will be published here on the Oneida Register.
The Membership is invited to submit data, views or arguments regarding these proposals – either by speaking at public meetings; and/or by submitting written comments during the public comment period.
Oral testimony/spoken comment is accepted at each Public Meeting, and will become part of the record. Participants are encouraged to provide a written transcript or summary of their testimony at the meeting, or before the end of the public comment period. Time limits for providing oral testimony may be imposed on the day of the meeting, but cannot be less than five minutes.
Public comment periods must remain open for at least five business days after a public meeting is held. Written comments for legislative proposals can be submitted to the Tribal Secretary’s Office or the Legislative Reference Office. Written comments for any proposal to adopt, amend or repeal a rule can be submitted to the sponsoring agency. Specific information on how to submit written comments will always be published in the public meeting materials for each proposal.
Before the LOC can submit a final draft proposal to the OBC to consider adopting, the LOC is also required to consider all verbal and written comments received during the public meeting and public comment period. Similarly, the sponsoring agency must consider all verbal and written comments received during the public meeting and the public comment period.
