ยง 306 Tribal Council Review and Determination
A. All Administratively Complete Applications for each Assistance Program shall be reviewed and considered by the Tribal Council during Tribal Assistance Program Meetings of the Tribal Council.
B. [RESERVED]
C. The Tribal Council shall have the authority to construe Program eligibility and other terms and conditions to the extent not inconsistent with the requirements of this Title.
D. The Tribal Council shall meet on the third Tuesday of each month (unless a Tribal holiday) to review Administratively Complete Applications. In the event this meeting would otherwise fall on a Tribal holiday, the Tribal Council meeting shall be held two business days following the holiday. The Tribal Council may reschedule or vacate a monthly meeting in the event of a scheduling conflict or if there are no Administratively Complete Applications to review.
E. The Tribal Council may meet more often if an emergency exists or the volume of Applications requires additional review time.
F. The Tribal Council shall review Administratively Complete Applications and make a determination of eligibility and the level of Assistance to be provided in accordance with the requirements of this Title and all applicable Tribal laws, regulations, requirements, policies and procedures pertaining to the Assistance Programs.
G. The Tribal Council shall not impose any additional restrictions or requirements or modify the level of Assistance to be provided unless otherwise authorized by this Title or the applicable approved Tribal Assistance Program Handbook.
H. The Tribal Council shall only have authority to grant Assistance for any Application that does not exceed the threshold for individual Assistance as determined by each Assistance Program and that does not exceed the annual appropriations made by the Tribal Council for each Assistance Program in accordance with the Tribal budget adopted by the Tribal Council for each fiscal year. Any grant of Assistance which exceeds the authorized amounts or the Tribal budget allocated to that Tribal Program shall be null and void.
I. A majority vote of a quorum of the Tribal Council shall be required for all decisions regarding Administratively Complete Applications to be reviewed by the Tribal Council and the votes of each Tribal Council Member shall be documented in the meeting minutes of the Tribal Council for each Tribal Assistance Program Meeting. Review of Applications during the Tribal Assistance Program Meetings of the Tribal Council shall be considered as conducted in executive session in order to preserve the confidentiality of Applicant information.
J. Tribal Assistance Program Meeting minutes shall be maintained by the Tribal Administration for Tribal record-keeping purposes.
[Legislative History: Enacted by Resolution No. 2018-72, 10/5/2018; Amended by Resolution No. 2019-03, 1/18/2019; Amended by Resolution No. 2019-91, 7/5/2019]
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