10.02.050 Establishment and Composition

(a) Establishment of Police Commission

The Bad River Tribe hereby establishes an entity to be known as the Bad River Tribal Police Commission whose sole purpose shall be to oversee the conduct and operations of the Bad River Police Force.

(b) Composition of Police Commission

The Commission shall consist of seven permanent members. One shall be from the Ashland County Sheriff, and one member from the Wisconsin Department of Corrections Ashland Office, each of whom shall hold permanent seats on the commission and shall be non-voting members appointed by the Bad River Tribal Council to serve a five year term. Tribal appointees shall be eligible for reappointment. Members of the Police Commission may not simultaneously serve as members of the Tribal Council. Tribal member appointees must reside within the exterior boundaries of the Bad River Reservation and be at least twenty-one years of age.