101 Definitions

(A) "Act" means the Fiscal Procedures Act of 2023.

(B) "Annual Budget" means the constitutionally required Annual Budget which has been enacted by the Council and signed by the Chief or vetoed by the Chief and over-ridden by the Council.

(C) "Appropriation" refers to a Budget Resolution passed by the Council, which has been signed by the Chief or vetoed by the Chief and over-ridden by the Council, prioritizing and allocating funds for spending on an item or items that have been previously authorized by law.

(D) "Authorization" refers to the act by the Council authorizing an item for expenditure in a substantive Bill enacted into law by the Council pursuant to the Legislative Process.

(E) "Budget Modification" refers to a change to the Budget approved pursuant to the Legislative Process.

(F) "Budget Resolution" means the legislative document introduced by a Council Representative(s), which may or may not include the Chief's Presented Budget in whole or in part, and used by the Council to deliberate, prioritize, and allocate funds for spending upon and passage of the Annual Budget.

(G) "Constitution" means the new constitution approved by the voters on July 22, 2023.

(H) "Finance and Accounting Policies and Procedures Manual" means the Finance and Accounting Policies and Procedures Manual which shall include Article VIII, Section 5 of the Constitution, all procedures required by this chapter as may be amended from time to time, and all applicable administrative procedures adopted in compliance with the Constitution and this chapter.

(I) "Presented Budget" means the proposed Annual Budget developed by the Chief and presented to the Council.

(J) "Revenues" means all monies collected by or accrued to the Tribe from whatever sources, including but not limited to revenue generated from taxes, fees, investments, dividends, interest, sales, leases, rents, Tribal operations, and tribally-owned businesses, regardless of the value or amount.