“Resolution 33 “ was the mechanism that empowered the Child King and blocked any access to the Finance Department by officers or the Council.
Back-to-back fiascos. Both men had so much potential but just couldn’t stay on the right path. Resolution 33 corrupts unequivocally.Â
Resolution 33 was a holdover from the Cromwell administration. It was meant to be a temporary fix, but it did more damage than anyone could ever predict. The Tribe lost its management arm, which was the tribal administrator, the human resource officer, and eventually the treasurer. So, Resolution 33 gave the chairman total authority to run everything. It directly conflicted with the established employee policy handbook because nothing happened unless the chairman said so. This kid had his hands in everything with absolutely no idea what the hell he was doing.
So here we are.
Because CK lacked administrative or governing experience, the tribe could not retain Tribal Administrators or HR professionals. He finally landed Greendeer as the TA through a hustler who ultimately paid his $83k legal bill for the Plymouth plantation robbery. Greendeer brought in the infamous Comptroller, (who was fired last week), and the financial lockdown began.
He increased his Council vote numbers by getting Bobby in place as Treasurer and Winnie onto the board on a technicality. When Rita Pocknett left Council, the dictatorship began in earnest. It all totaled three years of stagnation after 12 years of Cromwell’s corruption.
Greendeer left his mark on his Ho Chunk Tribe and ours. Now he’s on to the next hustle. Who lives like that? We really don’t want the answer.
And besides, who was CK to criticize Greendeer’s outrageous antics? It didn’t bother him at all. Calls for his resignation fell on deaf ears, and the chairman kept him in place. He had to. The TA was mixed up in the Plymouth escapade, after all. That in itself was outrageous. They refused to produce a budget and that stifled grants that hurt tribal members They had to cover up the reckless spending, so they all stonewalled auditors and the Council for years. The collapse They did it…..CK, Bobby, Greendeer, Winnona, David Weeden and the (old) Comptroller.
The Chairman is in charge and he is aware of everything that happened. For the last ten days CK’s been trying to keep the lid on Finance, to get past the election, but it hasn’t worked. So Vice Chairman Carlton Hendricks Jr and Council member Nelson Andrews had to call the Monday Emergency meeting. Spending money that’s not available and lying about it is not a good thing, nor is unauthorized spending. Expect candidates to drop out.
Tribal members need to see for themselves what the new comptroller reveals Monday night.
