Mille Lacs Band Statutes Annotated
Ordinance 08-02a - [Elder Supplemental Income Program]
An ordinance of Appropriation for Mille Lacs Band Elders 65 years of
age and over.
The District I, District II and District III Representatives jointly introduce the following amended Bill on this 18th day of April 2002.
Preamble
It is enacted by the Band Assembly of the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe for the purpose of appropriating funds to initiate a Mille Lacs Band Elder Supplemental Income Program.
Title I
Section 1. The Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe Indians recognizes that its Elders are valued members of the community; therefore, it wishes to initiate a Needs-Based Supplemental Income Program to offer financial assistance to Elderly Band Members.
Section 2. Eligibility shall be restricted to enrolled Band
members 65 years of age, as of January 1, 2002, whose income and resources
fall beneath minimum levels, as determined under the rules of the Program.
Section 3. The maximum amount to be paid to each individual
Elder is $400.00 per month.
Section 4. The Commissioner of Finance shall set aside the amount
of $16.5 Million in an interest bearing account and Elder payments shall
be made from the interest earned.
Section 5. Semi-Annual reports shall be delivered to the Band
Assembly and Chief Executive by the Commissioner of Finance showing
the account balance and payment amounts made to the individual Elder
in each fiscal year.
Section 6. The MLBESIP payments shall cease immediately upon
the written request of the individual Elder or upon the death of the
Elder. The individual Elder payments shall not be paid to beneficiaries
or living spouses, but shall only be payable to the individual Elder.
Section 7. These payments shall be exempt from any administrative,
court garnishment, or other legal action.
Amendments received through: August 29, 2003