The Official Site of the Comanche Nation ~ Business Committee

CBC Members

Michael Burgess
Chairman
EMAIL
(580) 492 3251

Richard Bunky Henson
Vice-Chairman
EMAIL
(580) 492 3251

Robert Tippeconnie
Secretary/Treasurer
EMAIL
(580) 492 3252

Edmond Mahseet
Committeeman No.1
EMAIL

Lanny Asepermy
Committeeman No.2
EMAIL
(580) 678 4629

Darrell Kosechequetah
Committeeman No.3
EMAIL
(580) 583 1649

Clyde Narcomey
Committeeman No.4
EMAIL

Address

584 NW Bingo Rd.
P.O. Box 908
Lawton, OK
73502-0908
Ph: (580) 492 3386
Fax: (580) 492 3709

Business Committee

About the CBC

The purpose of the Comanche Nation Business Committee organization is to establish and safeguard the rights, powers, and privileges of the Comanche people. The CBC is to improve the economic, moral, educational, and health status of Comanche Nation members and seek the assistance from the United States in carrying out mutual programs to establish theses purposes. In doing so, the CBC is to promote in other ways the common well-being of the tribe and its membership.

ARTICLE VI – Business Committee - Section 8.

The term of office for each officer and committeeman shall be for a period of three (3) years or until a successor is duly elected and installed in office. Each officer or committeeman shall be eligible to serve two (2) consecutive terms effective upon date of this amendment, present term being counted as one term. At the completion of the second consecutive term of office, an officer or a committeeman shall not be eligible for election to position on the business committee until a period of three (3) years elapsed.

In addition, an officer or committee who has completed two (2) consecutive terms on the business committee shall not be employed within the Comanche tribal governmental system until a period of three (3) years has elapsed. For the purpose of this section, any portion of a term shall be considered as one term.

Download the Comanche Nation Constitution (PDF)

Michael Burgess Chairman / CEO Term Expires - April 2013	Richard Bunky Henson Vice-Chairman Term Expires - April 2013	Robert Tippiconnie Secretary / Treasurer Term Expires - April 2011	Edmond Mahseet Committeeman #1 Term Expires - April 2010	Lanny Asepermy Committeeman #2 Term Expires - April 2010
Darrell Kosechequetah Committeeman #3 Term Expires - April 2011	Clyde R. Narcomey Committeeman #4 Term Expires - April 2011

Chairman

The Chairman shall be the Chief Executive of the Comanche Nation exercising the authorities and powers as delegated to his office by this constitution and the Comanche Tribal Council. He shall preside at all meetings of the Tribal Council and the Business Committee and be the principal member of all tribal delegations. When so authorized by the Comanche Tribal Council, he shall sign necessary papers and instruments for the Comanche Nation.

Vice-Chairman

The Vice-Chairman shall perform the duties of the Chairman in the event of the temporary absence or disability of the Chairman or when it is determined according of Article VIII, Section 2 that a hearing for removal of the Chairman is deemed necessary by the Comanche Indian General Council.

Secretary-Treasurer

The Secretary-Treasurer shall preside in the absence of the other officers and shall keep records, including financial records, of the organization, shall record and keep the minutes of the tribal council and business committee meetings in a permanent book, and shall be responsible for sending all notices of meetings as herein required. He shall keep copies of all such notices and requests for meetings together with a statement by him or another officer, as the case may be, that such notices were mailed and published as required herein and place the same in the appropriate permanent minutes book as a preface to the minutes of the meeting so called.