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| Volume XXIII Number 1 | January 11, 2002 |
Council Approves 2002 Budget
By Elrod BowersHOLLYWOOD - The Tribal Council, at a special Dec. 13 meeting, approved a balanced $284 million budget.
Comptroller Suresh Geer, who presented the budget, was asked by Hollywood Councilman Max Osceola, Jr. if the Tribe would be able to make its first quarter predictions, and if the Sept. 11 tragedy had affected the Tribe's businesses. "So far, the Sept. 11 attacks hasn't affected our income," said Geer, who also added that the Tribe would make its first quarter predictions.
Osceola later said a meeting was planned to present the budget to the Tribal members.
"The meeting will be after the holidays," said Osceola, "we'll have Suresh and others show the 2002 budget and also ways we have saved money by discontinuing programs that were no longer economically viable."
The Council also:
Approved the Revenue Allocation and Per Capita Distribution Plan for Oct. 1, 2001 through Sept. 30, 2002. The dividend amounts will stay the same, except for Tribal members 55 and older. The Tribal Council included an extra amount for the Tribe's senior citizens in the 2002 budget.
Approved a resolution requesting the Tribe's trust income from the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
President/Acting Chairman Mitchell Cypress stated that loans, which had been under the purview of the Chairman's Office, will now be moved to the Secretary-Treasurer Priscilla Sayen's office for screening.
"From here on out, the Secretary-Treasurer is in charge of the loans and applications," said Cypress, "if you have questions you will be referred to Priscilla."
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