To prepare for the rollout, ….

To prepare for the rollout, Fourbear asked the board for security during the events. He said that in previous testing clinics, there were issues with angry individuals and he doesn’t want a repeat. Drivethrough testing clinics have ceased due to poor turnout.

Runs Through asked if security was all he needed, or if there were additional staffing issues. The councilwoman was responding to the departure of Dr. Gary Latortue in Wolf Point had recently resigned due to family issues. This sparked a new conversation about human resources and hiring new staff.

“The hiring process is frustrating because we’re relying on other people to do the work for us,” Buckles told the board. He went on to say that the process should be shortened to compensate for IHS’s high turnover.

Charlie Headdress spoke candidly saying that the tribes have to pay more competitively. Otherwise, he said, no one wants to come to the Fort Peck Reservation.

The meeting adjourned at one point during a closed executive session regarding the state’s access to the tribal buffalo herd.