The Tribal Council has identified that employment opportunities offered by the Tribe are for the benefit of tribal citizens, their families and other Native Americans who meet the minimum required qualifications for employment positions. To the greatest extent possible, all hiring and promotions within the Tribe shall include preference criteria which create employment opportunities and paths for promotions and learning to increase management opportunities for qualified applicants and/or qualified employees who are tribal citizens, parents or spouses of tribal citizens, and other Native Americans. The employment preferences required by this chapter shall not be construed to afford employees any preference in the administration of disciplinary procedures, performance evaluations or to prohibit supervisors from providing appropriate direction and/or coaching to employees regarding the performance of tasks within the scope of the employee's position.
Except as provided in § 5.1-7D, the following order of preferences shall be applied by the Human Resource Department when making employment decisions.
A. 
Enrolled citizens of the Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi;
B. 
Parents or spouses of citizens of the Tribe; or
C. 
Other Native Americans.
A. 
This chapter sets forth the Tribe's policy and requirements for the application of preference in hiring, promotions and training throughout the Tribe. The application of this chapter shall be mandatory for the Tribe and its subdivisions and may be utilized by businesses located on or near the Tribe's Reservation as authorized under 42 U.S.C. § 2000e.
B. 
The Human Resource Department shall require applicants for employment or promotion to provide documentation sufficient to verify that the applicant is an enrolled citizen, parent, spouse or Native American entitled to Indian preference under this chapter.
C. 
Except for the preference stated in §§ 5.1-5 and 5.1-6, employment, promotion and training opportunities within the Tribe and its subdivisions and instrumentalities shall be offered to qualified persons without regard to race, religion, color, ancestry, gender; sexual orientation, age or national origin.
D. 
Pursuant to Section 101(K) of the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act (NAHASDA) Reauthorization of 2008, the preferences granted under this chapter shall, with respect to any employment or training opportunities provided or created in the course of the Tribe's administration of NAHASDA grants, only extend to enrolled citizens of the Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi and other Indians as defined by 24 CFR 1000.48.
All job descriptions for employment positions with the Tribe shall contain separate sections for minimum required qualifications and general or preferred qualifications.
A. 
Minimum required qualifications are those which are necessary to the position as basic qualifications, for example: specific skills, degrees, gaming license, professional licensing or driver's license.
B. 
General or preferred qualifications are those which are beneficial to the employment position but can be obtained either on-the-job or within a reasonable period after employment as identified by the Human Resource Director or supervisor. A reasonable time period shall be defined by the Human Resource Director or supervisor prior to posting the job description.