6.3.20.060 Findings

The Council hereby finds that:

(a) Section 5(a)(ii)(A) of the Agreement allows Tribal Council to enact a budget for all new grants; and

(b) The Pueblo has received a new grant from the United States Treasury that allows the Pueblo to access $1.6M for Covid-19 pandemic prevention and operational costs in dealing with the Covid-19 pandemic; and

(c) The grant will require close fiscal monitoring of expenditures and it is imperative that the Pueblo properly identify, record, and maximize use of this grant; and

(d) The Governor's Office, in coordination with the Council, developed the proposed budget attached to this Resolution ("Covid-19 Grant Budget") and recommended approval of the Budget.