TEB Conducts Business During Meeting

The Fort Peck Tribal Executive Board held its full board meeting on Monday, Dec. 22.

The board approved the fiscal year 2025-2026 budget modification in the amount of $1,970,700 due to the state of emergency at the Fort Peck Detention Center.

The board voted to declare that the official Fort Peck Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes logo is the intellectual property of the Fort Peck Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes.

Two non-binding “Independent Contractor and Consulting Agreement” manuscripts between the Fort Peck Tribes and Sweet Grass Consulting were approved. The tribal chairman is now authorized to endorse the two previously mentioned contractual documents with Sweet Grass Consulting for non-matching financial assistance in the amount of $125,167.47.

Councilman Adrian Spotted Bird was approved to represent the Fort Peck Tribes on the Montana Indigenous Tourism alliance.

The board voted to approved the hiring on Kimberly Johnson for the position of program director for the Tribal Employment Rights Office.

The board passed a motion to approve the suspension of the Fort Peck Housing Authority’a Board of Commissioners effective immediately.

Jodi Miller was approved as deputy director for Tribal Health.

Amendment #1 RFA for the Fort Peck Tribes TTP/IRR program in the amount of $381,872.88 was approved.to be signed by the tribal chairman on behalf of the TTP/ IRR program The FY2025-2030 Fort Peck Tribal Road Priorities List and the FY2025-2030 Tribal Transportation Improvement Program was approved. The Tribal Long Range Transportation Plan will be amended to include all projects listed on FY 2025-2030 road priority list and the 2025-2030 Tribal Transportation Improvement Program.

A request was approved for the proposed carry over budget of $123,155.42 A request was approved for Bureau Indian Affairs proposed carry over budget of $72,586.20 to be carried over into FY2026 for Natural Resources Program.

The transit department was approved to apply for funding 5311/5310 and TransADE funding for FY27 through the Montana Department of Transportation for Fort Peck Transit (Dial-A-Ride) program operating funds, using 5311/5210 Rural Area Grant Funds in the amount of $432,897 and TransADE in the amount $40,463 for a total of $473,360.

The board voted to approve the Red Bird Woman Center estimated carryover funds into fiscal year 2025.

The Fort Peck Tribes Homeless Shelter Boards Warming Center Policies were amended to provide a short term supervised and safe environment for community members seeking protection from extreme weather during nighttime hours.

The recommendation to grandfather in the non-Fort Peck Tribal Member who have Medicare premiums sponsored by the TSHIP prior to the TSHIP Policy Amendment was approved.

The board voted to authorize the extension of contracts with DNRC RRG22-1833A and BIA Irrigation with funds for the Frazer And Wiota Pump Automation and Monitoring Project.

The board voted to disburse payment to Sonosky and Chambers for the below described legal services rendered for the month of October in the amount of $39,936.10.

The board voted to approve and adopt the Standard Operating Procedure and the additional section titled Hours of Operations Essential Personnel and Administrative Leave Expectations for implementation within the Fort Peck Tribal Health Program. These departments classified as essential shall receive essential pay at a rate of 1.4 times their regular hourly rate and that tribal health leadership, human resources, and payroll departments are responsible for designation, documentation, and compensation compliance: dialysis service unit, community health representatives, dental, environmental health/sanitation, public health nursing, optometry, audiology, on-call and emergency medical support and any additional positions designated by tribal health leadership based on operational necessity.

TEB is the duly elected body representing the Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Reservation and is empowered to act on behalf of the Tribes. All actions shall be adherent to provisions set forth in the 1960 Constitution and By-Laws.

The next full board meeting is Jan. 5 in Poplar.