6.7.2.040 Findings

The Council hereby finds and declares that:

(a) The Pueblo de San Ildefonso ("Pueblo") has received a grant for infrastructure improvement from the USDA-RD; and

(b) The USDA-RD requires that the Pueblo have a conflict of interest policy in place relating to planned or potential transactions with the Pueblo as part of the grant requirements; and

(c) The Pueblo has some provisions relating to conflicts of interest in the Accounting Policies and Procedures Manual but the Pueblo should have a more comprehensive policy; and

(d) The Council reviewed and considered the attached "Pueblo de San Ildefonso Conflict of Interest Policy and has determined it is in the best interests of the Pueblo to adopt a comprehensive conflict of interest policy.