Tribal Executive Board Approves Weeks For HPDP Director
The Fort Peck Tribal Executive Board held its regular meeting Oct. 28.
Natalie Weeks was approved for the HPDP director position.
The board voted to approve Head Start to submit a continuation application to serve 212 preschool students that meet the criteria for participation, for a total amount of $2,162,465.
The use of RJS and Associates of Box Elder, was approved to prepare an application on behalf of the Fort Peck Tribes for available federal financial assistance from the EDA’s additional $5 million allocation to support indigenous communities through its existing works and economic adjustment assistance funding opportunities.
The Fort Peck Tribal Credit Programs request to write off the bad debt greater than five years was approved.
The board voted to allow the tribes to join the Red Eagle vs Jacobsen lawsuit regarding voting rights.
The promotion of Charles Four Bear II and Darryl Growing Thunder to foremen to help offset the supervision duties of the Fort Peck Tribes construction manager was approved..
The board approved the Branch of Corrections to hire Brennon Bets His Medicine and Patricia Charbonneau from temporary appointment to permanent appointment.
The board voted to accept the proposal from LSC in the amount of $797,400.80 for building construction for the Wolf Point and Poplar Head Start buildings.
The board voted to take $5,500 out of the regular ARPA funds to be put toward engineering costs for the Frazer Sewer Project. They also voted to approve the TTP/IRR program to acquire the equipment through the Fort Peck tribes transportation program maintenance program.
The roads department was approved to continue to pay staff salaries and benefits, including all costs (salary, overhead and profit) for roads staff receiving on-the-job training.
A request for Spotted Bull Recover Resource Center to harvest one of the buffalo for the cultural herd was made.
A contract between Georgette Boggio and the Fort Peck Tribes ICWA Program was approved with reimbursement for previous services.
The board approved the rescinding of resolution #32935-2024-09 to withdraw the extension application. In addition, a request from the economic development department and the IT committee/ IT department was approved to submit the report application for the first and final build out requirements to the FCC to maintain the 2.5 Ghz license with the FCC.
Renee Fettig was approved for appointment to the Fort Peck Tribes Credit Committee.
The board approved a transfer of Robby Magnan from Fish and Game director to Buffalo Ranch manager. Magnan will keep his years of service and his steps.
The Natural Resources Program was approved to apply for the FY2025 country/reservation noxious weed program enhancement grant in the amount of $7,500. These funds will be utilized for the administration duties of reservation/ county cooperative noxious week projects.
The next regular meeting is set for Nov. 11.
