Members Needed
The mission of this Committee is to advocate for improved comprehensive services and provide the leadership needed to meet the needs of our elders (55 and older) by planning and advocating for an aging population in a manner designated to protect and improve their quality of life while maintaining individual dignity.
Tribal Council will be appointing members to all eleven positions by January 13, 2025. All positions will be appointed to four-year terms. The Elders Committee shall consist of two members from each of the four Council Districts established in the Constitution or as modified by redistricting. Each of the two members must reside in the Service Area or 100 miles of the counties constituting the Service Delivery Areas of the Tribe as designated in the PTN Constitution for Council Members (Article IV Section 8). Two members shall be appointed from outside the Service Delivery Areas of the Tribe and shall reside outside the Service Delivery Area (including outside the area described in
Article IV Section 8 of the Tribal Constitution). One member shall be appointed as an At-Large Member. The Tribal Council shall strongly consider appointment of the two members from District 1 to represent an elder from the Niobrara Service Delivery Area and elder from the Sioux City Service Delivery Area when possible.
Currently a stipend in the amount of $250 is paid per meeting plus mileage reimbursement (not to exceed 410 miles at the govt. rate). The Elders Committee Charter is posted on the website (poncatribe-ne.gov) and in the office sites or you can request a copy be mailed to you. Please forward your letter of interest to Ponca Tribal Council, Attn: Candace Repenning, P.O. Box 288, Niobrara, NE 68760 or via e-mail to crepenning@poncatribe-ne.gov. Background checks will be conducted. Deadline for applications is December 15, 2024.