17.2.18.010 Findings

(a) The Pueblo de San Ildefonso ("Pueblo') is a sovereign and self-governing Tribe, recognized as such by the United States of America.

(b) The sovereign authority of the Pueblo is vested in its Council and Governor.

(c) San Ildefonso Services, LLC, is chartered under tribal law as a single member limited liability company wholly owned by the Pueblo, and the Pueblo de San Ildefonso Governor and Council currently serve as the Member's Representatives.

(d) The Council enacted Council Resolution No. SI-R17-047, titled "Approving and Enacting Amended Articles of Organization and Operating Agreement for San Ildefonso Services, LLC" thereby approving the Fourth Amended Articles of Organization, which were ultimately to be effective December 31, 2018 (see Council Resolution Nos. SI-R18-004 and SI-R18-017).

(e) The Council has reviewed and approved the attached Fifth Amended Articles of Organization for San Ildefonso Services, LLC, effective as of December 31, 2018, as it is in the best interests of the Pueblo and San Ildefonso Services, LLC.