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OBJECTIVE/PURPOSE
ACCOUNTABILITY
TEAM/UPDATES
• Prioritize, based on need and funding, the programs and services offered
• Ensure that financial needs of Tribe and Members can be met into
the future • Tribal Council
• COO
• Tribal Manager
• Board/ Committee Chairs
• Plan and forecast budget dollars to ensure stability and self-sustaining
operations for services and programs
• Ensure that programs and services that are grant-funded are budgeted
correctly and operating within the funding provided • Tribal Council
• Tribal Manager
• Accounting
• Financial obligations and commitments for business enterprises and
properties reflect the long-term strategic priorities of the Tribe
• Focused attention on evaluating a business or property’s success or
failure, ensuring that resources meet the needs and expectations of key
stakeholders and that resources, capital and financial, are not wasted,
but are maximized for profitability • Tribal Council
• COO/Tribal Manager
• Accounting
• Transparent communication with Members for them to better understand
the overall goals of the Council, the role of the government and what is
being done to create self-sufficiency, while protecting sovereignty • Tribal Council
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