The Finance Department consists of the following ten positions: Chief Financial Officer, Assistant Controller, two Accounts Payable/Cashier positions, Payroll/Benefits Coordinator, Payroll/Benefits Technician, and four Accounting Technicians.

The Finance Department processes all payments and collects all receipts for all the public programs operated by the Sac and Fox Nation. These programs are funded through tribal funds, federal funds, and state funds. As of October 31, 2004, the list of programs is as follows:

Tribal Programs Funded by Treasury Appropriations
General Operating-Government Operations
Court
Library
Tax Commission/Defense of Laws
Gaming Commission
Law Enforcement and Capitol Police
Attorney General
Fire Protection

Tribal Programs Self-Funded
Gallery
Realty
Court Supplemental
Law Enforcement Supplemental
Library Supplemental
Employee Committee
Newspaper Subscriptions
Pow-Wow Committee
Rodeo Committee
A/P Interest
Oil & Gas Royalty
Motor Pool
Oil & Gas Enterprise
Enterprise Trailer Park and RV Park

Tribal Programs Funded by other sources as identified
Claims-funded by BIA Trust Funds
Indirect Cost-funded by allocations from programs paying wages based on an approved Indirect Cost Rate by OIG
Juvenile Detention Center-funded partially by contracts with OJA, counties and other tribes
Tenneco Settlement-funded by legal settlement
Miscellaneous Donations-funded by donations from individuals or companies
Chapel Committee-funded by donations from individuals and fundraising activities
Elders Advisory Committee-funded by donations from individuals and fundraising activities.
Payroll-funded by all programs paying wages

Compacts and Federal Grants By Funding Agency
Department of Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs
Transportation Planning
DOI Compact
Juvenile Detention Center
Administrative Capacity Grants

Department of Housing and Urban Development
Wellness Center Grant
Training Center Grant
Activity Center Grant
Food Distribution Center Grant
Indian Housing Block Grant

Indian Health Service
IHS Compact with 3rd Party Collections
Special Diabetes Grant

Department of Health and Human Services
Elders Title VI-A Grant
Child Welfare Grant
Native Employment Works
Community Services Block Grant
Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program
Family Violence Grant
Family Preservation Grant
Library Basic Grant
Nutrition Services Grant
Caregivers Title VI-C Grant

United States Department of Agriculture
Food Distribution

Department of Justice
COPS Equipment Grant
Tribal Youth Program Grant

Department of the Interior National Park Service
Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act Consultation Project

Environmental Protection Agency
Water Pollution Grant
Air Quality Grant
General Assistance Program Grant

There are approximately 185 employees at the Sac and Fox Nation. Payroll is bi-weekly. The average bi-weekly payroll including taxes is over $180,000. The Accounts Payable Clerks process payments to individuals and vendors weekly including payments to service providers for the Black Hawk Health Center. The average check run is over one hundred checks. Checks are available to be picked up on Fridays at 11:00 a.m. or they will be placed in the mail unless the Finance Department is instructed otherwise.

If you have questions regarding the Finance Department, you may contact Cheryl Batchelor, Chief Financial Officer at the following address:
Sac and Fox Nation
Finance Department
Attn: Cheryl Batchelor, Chief Financial Officer
Rt. 2, Box 246
Stroud, OK 74079