No Word Yet On Audit

Members of the Tribal Executive Board are still waiting for the results of an independent audit regarding Fort Peck’s housing commissioners.

“It will be a little bit,” TEB member George Blount, chair for the health and human service committee, said. “It will be another month or two.”

He explained the investigation deals with three terms or six years of commissioners so it takes time to complete.

The Fort Peck housing board of commissioners were suspended near the end of the 2025 calendar year.

During the January meeting of the Wolf Point Community Organization, Fort Peck tribal chairman Floyd Azure said officials felt it was necessary to take protective measures. That included suspending the housing commissioners for six months.

At that time, Azure said issues included housing committee members getting paid for too many meetings and meals, bills not being paid and micro-managing.

Blount brought up the housing commission’s frequency of meetings and travel expenses.

He said a goal is to ensure accountability in the process. During the WPCO meeting, Blount said findings, good or bad, will be reported to the TEB.