Section ADM.04.07 — Means Testing, Privacy, Consultation.

(a) Programs Not Limited to Means Testing. The Tribe reserves the right to not require a showing of individual need or means testing for Programs. The Council's determination of individual or community need when establishing a Program as well as individual attestations of need provide bases for non-taxable treatment under the Act in lieu of individual showings.

(b) Privacy/Information Sharing. Confidential tribal information shall not be shared in a manner that would open up additional disclosure, for example, under information sharing agreements where the recipient may be subject to or under the Freedom of Information Act. Individuals working on Program applications may be required to execute a confidentiality agreement on a form approved by the Council.

(c) Government-to-Government Relationship; Executive Order 13175 issued by President Clinton on Consultation and Coordination with Tribal Governments. Coordination with IRS and the United States Treasury Department on general welfare matters shall be grounded on a government-to-government relationship that recognizes the unique relationship between the federal government and the tribal government. The federal government, as a result of its treaty obligations and trust responsibility, has committed to providing education, housing, clean water, and many other basic needs for Indian people. Through a conscientious shift in policy in recent decades, the federal government has encouraged the Tribe itself to provide for such needs in partnership with the federal government and, increasingly in recent years, instead of the federal government. Essential to the government-to-government relationship is mutual respect and deference to Tribal governance decisions. Future consultations on general welfare matters should reflect these concerns and the fact that the tribal government, through its own policy setting process, is best situated to determine the needs of the Tribe and its Members and the appropriate policy solutions. All references to Executive Order 13175 shall include any future amendments thereto.