The Tulalip Tribes (and all of its entities) shall ensure preference, fairness and consistency in the hiring process; which includes, but is not limited to, advertisement, screening, testing and interviews.
(Ord. 141, 9-6-2014 (Res. 2014-378); Res. 2016-111)
(1) 
This chapter shall apply to every entity of the Tulalip Tribes that is an employer and its employees. unless a variance is approved by the Tulalip Board of Directors.
(2) 
TERO (Tribal Employment Rights Office) has full investigative authority of noncompliance in regard to preference in the hiring process.
(3) 
The Tulalip Board of Directors, the Quil Ceda Village Council, and the Tulalip Tribal Federal Corporation Board reserve the right to authorize hiring of individuals without utilizing the hiring process per this chapter.
(Ord. 141, 9-6-2014 (Res. 2014-378); Res. 2016-111; Res. 2023-455)
The Tulalip Tribes Background Investigation Agency (TTBIA) shall submit fingerprints through the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Tribal Access Program (TAP) for the purpose of conducting a national fingerprint-based criminal history background check on the following:
(1) 
Employees. including contractors and volunteers, of the following Tulalip Departments: Enrollment.
Information provided by the applicant shall be used for searching Tribal criminal history records and the fingerprints shall be submitted to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for a national criminal history records search pursuant to Public Law 92-544 (34 USC 41101). The FBI will return the criminal history record information through the U.S. DOJ TAP for dissemination to the authorized Tribal agency (Tulalip Tribes Background Investigation Agency). FBI criminal history record information cannot be disseminated outside the authorized Tribal agency nor to a private entity.
(Res. 2023-455)
All Tulalip government, Quil Ceda Village. TGO and Tulalip business entity employees covered by the Tulalip employee handbooks, including contract employees, shall be subject to the terms of any furlough resolution issued by the Board of Directors due to interruption of Tribal government revenues or operations, insufficient Tribal treasury funds or other emergencies as determined by the Board of Directors. The terms of Tulalip employee furlough resolutions shall control over any conflicting terms in any employment contract or policy. Furloughs may be issued immediately by the Board of Directors on an emergency basis when in the best interest of the Tulalip Tribes due to acts of God or sudden emergencies requiring immediate curtailment of activities.
(Res. 2020-213. Formerly 9.25.075; Res. 2023-455)
(1) 
If any part or parts, or the application of any part, of this chapter is held invalid, such holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining parts of this chapter.
(2) 
The Tulalip Tribes Board of Directors hereby declares that it would have passed the remaining parts of this chapter even if it had known that such part or parts or application of any part thereof would be declared invalid.
(Ord. 141, 9-6-2014 (Res. 2014-378). Formerly 9.25.080; Res. 2023-455)