Office of the President

Boozhoo Anin Gakina,

For the month of April, the Tribal Council had five Special Meetings. The Tribal Council took action on the following items listed below.

05/04/2023 Special Meeting

Approved bid for 1993 Cat Front End Loader from Fabick Cat for $27,500.

Approved KB-024-2023 Britanee Gauthier lease

04/12/2023 – Finance Meeting

Financial review of Enterprises and Tribal Businesses with the CFO

04/18/2023 – Special Meeting

KBIC Associate Judge Interviews Motion to appoint Tashina Emery to the Associate Judge position.

04/19/2022 – Special Meeting

Approved the 2023 Campground and Marina rates

Approved a bid from JX Truck Center for parts to repairs a Solid Waste Vehicle for $5,119.98.

Approved the bid from Dell for components to build Fuels Module workstation in the amount of $17,718.95

Approved negotiations with a salvage company for three vessels, the submerged tug “The Katherine”, the commercial fishing tug “Kathy” and the vessel referred to as the “Corey”.

Approved a donation to the Wiikwedong Early Childhood Collaborative Childrens Water Walk in the amount of $1,366 00

Approved a $500 donation to the Copper County Habitat for Humanity Portable Sauna Raffle.

Approved the GLIFWC Subcontract for the Great Lakes Special Projects and USFWS Sea Lamprey Program.

Approved Resolution KB-028-2023 Resolution of Support for Tribal Home Visiting

Approved Sub-contractual Agreement for Healthy Start Initiative 2023-2024.

Approved Tier IIB Service Agreement with JP Transport & Logging Services

04/26/2023 – Special Meeting

Approved the Alternative Work Schedule

Amendment (Government Employee Policy)

Approved the Bereavement Policy

Amendment (Government Employee Policy)

Approved the Career Development Policy

Amendment (Government Employee Policy)

Approved the amendments to the Purchasing & Procurement Policy

Approved the amendment to the Sick Leave Policy

(Government Employee Policy)

Approved Software upgrade bid from North American video for the Marquette Ojibwa Casino Surveillance System in the amount of $31,254 54

Where did that snow come from?? Very strange start to May but before we know it we will be enjoying Memorial Day weekend, outdoor graduation parties, warm nights, and camping. There is so much to look forward to this month, starting with the National Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW) Awareness Day on May 5th. Check out Carole LaPointe’s, Niimigimiwang Transitional

Home Lead, article on page 5 for more on this. If you haven’t purchased a MMIW shirt yet, they are at the Tribal Center for $10!

April was a successful month with the inaugural Keweenaw Bay Band of Lake Superior Ojibwe Spring Contest Powwow being the highlight. Witnessing the hundreds of beautiful dancers and regalia was breathtaking. I know all I received were positive responses with the clear notion that we have already outgrew the current Casino space. Look for a new space to allow for maximum spectator access next year ��

For the month of April, I:

Attended a Health Insurance Assessment meeting with M3

Attended a Rural Economic Development follow-up meeting

Met with Syncurrent group

Assisted Tribal Social Services with BIA Quarterly reporting

Attended a Keweenaw Heartlands Blueprint Governance meeting

Attended a Great Lakes Sports Commission Board meeting

Completed Annual 2023 Cybersecurity training

Attended Associate Judge interviews

Met with Brad Heffner, Associate General Counsel and Strategic External Relations Advisor, Michigan Economic Development Corporation

Met with Health Clinic Administration and Behavior Health staff

Met with Marketing consultants on website development and planning

Attended a Policy Review Workgroup meeting

Met with Public Works staff on Building Improvement project

Attended Michigamme Highlands Project meeting with KBIC staff, partners, and Michigan DNR

Met with Baraga Telephone Company to discuss grant and partnership opportunities

Met with CradlePoint to discuss broadband/wireless options

Met with Innovate Marquette and Syncurrent staff before event on 4/27 at Niiwin Akeaa

Met with Tom Durkee from MEDC to discuss Tribal Grant Program opportunities and procedure

Met with ACF to discuss Title IV-E and the KBIC CostAllocation Method

Completed Quarterly SLRFR Department of Treasury reporting

Held two Indigenous Insight updates

Attended three Tribal Council meetings

Held weekly and monthly department head update meetings

At the Tribal Council meeting held April 26th, there were several changes made to the Personnel Policy Handbook for employees:

7.10 Alternative Work Policy

12.2 Utilizing Sick Leave

16 0 Career Development/Education Leave

18 0 Bereavement

Also, at this meeting, many updates were made to the KBIC Purchasing and Procurement policy. These changes were made to meet the most recent changes made to the overall 2 CFR 200.320 methods of procurement rules.

Lastly, May is Mental Health Awareness Month This month should be a reminder that no matter your situation in life, we all matter. Showing up, just as you are, for yourself and the people around you is MORE than enough. So, drop the expectations, the judgements, comparisons, stresses, the worries, concerns, and negativity toxicity, and know exactly how you show up, is more than enough

Stay healthy, Brigitte