The Hopi Tribe's finances are out of compliance with federal regulations, putting the tribe's $18 to $22 million in federal funding at risk, consulting accountants told the Hopi Tribal Council this month.
In addition, the tribe's finance department is understaffed, plagued by high employee turnover, too centralized and generally in "turmoil," a written report from the consulting company states.
Hopi Tribal Chairman Leroy Shingoitewa did not return a phone call by press time.
The tribe hired Henry & Horne LLP over the summer to evaluate the department and recommend changes, according to the report.
The accountants found a tribe three years behind on its annual audits (in defiance of federal regulations), employees complaining of missed paychecks and a procurement process that left some departments hanging for months.
Only 18 of the 23 full-time positions in the department were full, with three vacancies at upper management level, according to the report. Rear more here.
Hopi Government Finances in Disarray
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Anonymous
Posted Nov 13 2011
this tribe with its supposed council is a disaster. Now the have bolke as finance and bought in real estate disaster debonis to steal more...
A total disaster
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