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S moke S ignals JANUARY 15, 2017 Adult Members’ Trust and Minors’ Custodial & Rabbi Trust Funds Investments in the Adult Members’ Trust Fund and the Minors’ Custodial and Rabbi Trust Funds are updated each business day. If you are a trust participant and/or if you are the parent/ guardian of a minor member, you can access and review your balance and your minor child’s balance by visiting ww- w.401Save.com. To log-in, the initial User ID is your (or your child’s) Social Se- curity number, and the initial Password is “00” followed by your (or your child’s) membership number. Once logged in, you can customize your User ID and password for security purposes. If you have any trouble logging in to or using the system, contact the 401Save Call Center at 1-888-700-0808 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Pacific Time, Monday through Friday. n 'The whole notion of body cams is multi-faceted' CAMERAS continued from page 10 will only be a matter of time before his department has them. “That whole thing was caught on a body camera and it’s golden because you can hear and you can see what’s going on,” said Garton of the body camera evidence. “I like them and I think there is a good use for them.” Garton said the other issue is the technology side of gathering the footage, which is evidence, and storing it for different periods of time depending on the agency the department is working with. He said he wonders how the Sheriff’s Office will not only store every- thing, but who will be the person to do the actual redacting of people in the background. Garton said the math on how much footage accumulated can add up quickly when you are talking about 20 officers each working 12- hour shifts and producing 12 hours of footage per officer per shift. “I wouldn’t deploy cameras until I had a policy in place and approved,” said Garton. Yamhill County District Attorney Brad Berry said the day of body cameras for all law enforcement is coming if for no other reason than the recording of statements from people that officers encounter and interview. “The whole notion of body cams is multi-faceted,” said Berry. “First and foremost, I think it provides accountability for the officer and the agency on the conduct of the officers. “ Berry said the practical side of us- ing the footage the officers accumu- late is something new to his office. He said most law enforcement agencies in Yamhill County do not have body- worn camera technology yet. “When it comes to my office, we have an obligation to provide a copy to the defense so we have to retain it somehow and we have to provide it to the defense somehow,” said Berry. “I would say it’s fair to say that all of them are talking about it. Each agency is looking at whether to do it and if so, what equipment to use and what is the cost.” McKnight said he feels it’s time to move into the future and having body cameras for Grand Ronde offi- cers helps him to make that move. “I think it’s a great thing for the Tribe and like I said the transpar- ency that it makes for our police department – it’s all on camera,” said McKnight. “So it’s all there.” n Paid ad 11 Smoke Signals photo reprint policy See a photo you like in Smoke Signals? Want a copy, or several copies? Want to see if a photo that was taken but not printed in Smoke Signals because of space limitations might be something you’d like hanging on your living room wall? Tribal members can order 8-by- 10-inch copies of photos taken by Smoke Signals staff members regardless of if they were published in the newspaper. Charge is $1 for each print ordered. Reprint orders must be pre-paid with a check made out to Smoke Signals. A photo reprint order form is available in the Publications Office of the Tribe’s Governance Building in Grand Ronde, or can be mailed upon request. All photos contained in Smoke Signals’ current archive are available for purchase, but people interested in going through the archive must make an appointment to review photos for possible purchase. No rush orders are permitted and requestors must allow 30 days for delivery. Requestors must be Tribal members. In addition, reprint re- questors must agree that the reprint is for personal use only, and not for use in an ad, or for commercial, political or promotional purposes. Smoke Signals reserves the right to decline a reprint request. To request a reprint order form, write to Smoke Signals at 9615 Grand Ronde Road, Grand Ronde, OR 97347, or call Michelle Alaimo at 503-879-1961 or 800-422-0232. n Name changes in Tribal Court Tribal Court provides both minor and adult name changes to enrolled members for a filing fee of only $30. If you have any questions or would like to request a packet, contact Tribal Court at 503-879-2303. n PUBLIC NOTICE COLUMBIA RIVER SYSTEM OPERATIONS — ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Bureau of Reclamation and Bonneville Power Administration, referred to as the Action Agencies, intend to prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) on the Columbia River System operations and configurations for 14 federal projects in the interior Columbia Basin. In this Columbia River System Operations EIS, the three agencies will present a reasonable range of alternatives for long-term system operations and evaluate the potential environmental and socioeconom- ic impacts on flood risk management, irrigation, power generation, navigation, fish and wildlife, cultural resources and recreation. The Action Agencies will serve as joint-lead agencies in developing the EIS. Comments received during the public scoping period (Sept. 30, 2016 — Jan. 17, 2017) provides anyone who is interested an opportunity to help the agencies identify issues and concerns that could be analyzed in the EIS. The agencies welcome your comments, suggestions and information that may inform the scope of issues, potential effects, and range of alternatives that should be evaluated in the EIS. Letters of comment or inquiry can be submitted to comment@crso.info or ad- dressed to: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Northwestern Division, Attn: CRSO EIS, P.O. Box 2870, Portland, Ore. 97208-2870. All comments need to be submitted by Jan. 17, 2017. For additional information, please visit www.crso.info or call 1-800-290-5033.