Commissioner Ratifications
The Band Assembly has been busy this summer collaborating to update Commissioner Job Descriptions. Band Assembly held interviews with candidates nominated for vacant Commissioner Positions.
In July Band Assembly ratified:
– Shelly Diaz as the Commissioner of Administration
– Rebecca St. Germaine as the Commissioner of Health and Human Services
– Rick St. Germaine as the Commissioner of Education
In August Band Assembly ratified:
– Darrell Brown Bull as the Assistant Commissioner of Ad- ministration
Bills approved by Band Assembly
Band Assembly Bill 17-03-38-17: A Bill for Mille Lacs Corporate Ventures (“Corporate Ventures”), a corporate body politic of the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe (“Band”), for the purpose of appropriating funds and authorizing expenditures to Corporate Ventures for its operations, and capital and economic development projects for the period beginning October 1, 2016 and ending September 30, 2017.
Band Assembly Bill 17-03-39-17: A Bill for Mille Lacs Corporate Ventures (“Corporate Ventures”), a corporate body politic of the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe (“Band”), for the purpose of appropriating funds and authorizing expenditures to Corporate Ventures for the operations, and capital and economic devel- opment projects of any current or future non-gaming business managed or operated directly or indirectly by Corporate Ventures (“Non-Gaming Businesses”) for the period beginning October 1, 2016 and ending September 30, 2017.
Band Assembly Bill 17-03-40-17: A Bill for Mille Lacs Corporate Ventures (“Corporate Ventures”), a corporate body politic of the Mille Lacs Band (“Band”), for the purpose of appropriating funds and authorizing expenditures to Corporate Ventures for the operations, and capital and economic development projects of Grand Casino Hinckley and Grand Casino Mille Lacs (“Casinos”) for the period beginning October 1, 2016 and ending September 30, 2017.
Band Assembly Bill 17-04-43-17: A Bill of Appropriation for the Housing Initiative Program of the Mille Lacs Band Tribal Government for fiscal year ending September 30, 2017.
Band Assembly Approved Joint Resolutions
— Joint Resolution 17-03-78-17: A Joint Resolution Approving the enrollments into the Mille Lacs Band, Mille Lacs Reservation for those who do meet the 1/4 Degree Requirement of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe.
— Joint Resolution 17-03-79-17: A Joint Resolution denying the enrollments into the Mille Lacs Band, Mille Lacs Reservation for those who do not meet the 1/4 Degree Requirement of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe.
— Joint Resolution 17-03-80-17: A Joint Resolution denying the enrollments into the Mille Lacs Band, Mille Lacs Reservation for those who do not meet the requirement of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe Constitution born from an enrolled Mille Lacs Band Member.
— Joint Resolution 17-04-86-17: A Joint Resolution approving the submission of a Tribal Child Support Enforcement Grant to the United States Administration for Children and Families: Office of Child Support Enforcement for FY2018.
— Joint Resolution 17-04-87-17: A Resolution supporting the ac- quisition of a dialysis treatment facility.
— Joint Resolution 17-04-88-17: A Joint Resolution approving a donation from the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe Foundation to the Indian Legal Assistance Program located in Duluth, MN.
Secretarial Order
Secretarial Order 43-17:A Secretarial Order authorizing Mille Lacs Band Scholarship funds to be awarded to Band Members only.
Clinic Groundbreaking
Secretary Treasurer Beaulieu and Legislative Office Manager Shelly Day attended the groundbreaking for the District 1 Clinic.
New Housing Board Members Sworn In
Two new Housing Board members are sworn in for new terms. Mr. Herb Weyaus and Janice Taylor are the two new board members selected to be on the Housing Board.