SUSANVILLE
INDIAN
RANCHERIA
TRIBAL MEMBER SPONSORSHIP ORDINANCE
ORDINANCE NO. 2019-002
Section
1.
Policy.
This Ordinance is adopted by the Tribal Business Council, pursuant to its authority
granted under the Tribe's Constitution, for the purpose
of
addressing tribal member
sponsorship requests submitted to the Susanville Indian Rancheria (SIR). The SIR
shall
reserve funds on an annual basis for the purpose
of
providing sponsorships to
tribal
members on a discretionary basis. Requests for sponsorships
to
recoup money
for
past events/fundraisers, etc. will not be considered. The Tribal Member Sponsorship
Request Form MUST be turned into the Tribal Office at least four (4) business days prior
to the date
of
Tribal Business Council meeting where the need will be discussed.
Additional time will be needed to process Cultural Event items due to the requirement
of
the request being reviewed by the Tribal Government Liaison Committee
for
recommendation. Last minute requests will not be accepted.
If
your sponsorship
request does not follow policy requirements, your request will not be considered
and
is
not eligible to be appealed. Please do not assume that
if
your request was funded
in
the
previous year that it will be funded again
in
the current year.
Properly completed sponsorship requests will be forwarded to the Tribal Business
Council to be heard at the next regularly scheduled Tribal Business Council meeting.
All
Cultural Event sponsorship requests will be forwarded to the Susanville Indian Rancheria
Tribal Government Liaison Committee for recommendation before being presented
to
the
Tribal Business Council for approval.
If the Tribal Government Liaison Committee
(TGLC) is unable to achieve a quorum, the TGLC Chair will provide a recommendation
on the Cultural Event sponsorship request. Any sponsorship request that exceeds the
monetary limit for that individual will be reduced to the maximum amount allowed by
this policy.
No requests to exceed the monetary limits will be allowed.
Section 2. Purpose.
These reserve funds will provide contributions to individuals that will provide indirect
benefits to the SIR itself by the favorable public relations that will be generate.d
by
its
reputation as a government that comes to the aid
of
its citizens in need. This includes
requests that support community development, diversity, or education. Because funding
is limited, attempts should be made to seek alternate resources and an explanation
from
the applicant must be provided within the application. The sponsorship request
can
be
for
only one item (i.e.; Cultural Event, Sporting Event, or Extracurricular Event). If a
sponsorship request has multiple items requested, the individual submitting the request
will be contacted for clarification on which single item they wish to apply for.
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