2019 Tribal Budget Community Consultation Meeting
Jul 9, 2018
AKWESASNE— The Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe invites tribal members to a public meeting as part of the 2019 tribal operating budget process. Community input on the 2019 calendar year budget will be welcomed at this special meeting to be held on Ohiarí:ha/July 19, 2018 at 5:00 p.m. in the Community Building Lobby.
“The July 19th meeting is not a requirement of the 2013 Tribal Procedures Act however, consulting and obtaining input from membership on the community’s funding priorities continues to be an important part of the budgeting process,” said Executive Director Tsiorasa Barreiro. “It represents the third year that a consultation meeting is being provided to give community members an opportunity to participate at the beginning of the Annual Tribal Budget’s development.”
The 2019 Annual Tribal Budget has NOT been developed at this time; the purpose of the meeting is to gain input from membership on the organization’s operating budget prior to its development. Tribal members are encouraged to share ideas related to funding priorities, improving revenues, operating efficiencies, program enhancements and the budget process itself.
In accordance with the Tribal Procedures Act, the resulting Draft 2019 Annual Tribal Budget will be presented at a public meeting scheduled for Thursday, Kenténha/October 18, 2018. Presentation of the Draft 2019 Budget will then be followed by a fifteen (15) day comment period that ends on Monday, Kenténha/October 29, 2018 for tribal members to provide written comments and concerns.
If any written responses are received during the comment period, a second public meeting will be held on Thursday, Kentenhkó:wa/November 2, 2018 for the Tribal Council to respond; prior to its acceptance and implementation for the coming fiscal year.
For more information, call SRMT Finance Director Heather Henry at (518) 358-2272 ext. 2257.
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The Saint Regis Mohawk Tribal Council is the duly elected and federally recognized government of the Saint Regis Mohawk People