6.4.2.010 Findings

(a) The Council is authorized to make laws for the Pueblo pursuant to Section 5 of the Agreement;

(b) Section 5(a)(ii)(A) of the Agreement requires the Pueblo to enact an Annual Budget which includes all projected revenues and expenditures;

(c) Section 5(a)(ii)(C) requires that "no expenditure shall be made unless included in an approved budget";

(d) Section 5(a)(ii)(A) requires that "Budget modifications by the Council shall be permitted no more than twice a year";

(e) Section 5(a)(ii)(A) also states "provided, that budget modifications by the Council to obtain new grants, appropriate matching funds for new grants, or to expend new grant funds may be done at any time";

(f) The budget modification process for newly acquired grants, new matching funds, and or new funds needs to be refined to ensure all budget modifications are properly tracked and implemented according to Section 5(a)(ii)(A) of the Agreement.