T R IB A L C O U N C IL N E W S
TRIBAL COUNCIL MEETING
APRIL 1 , 1981
ATTENDENCE: A rt B e n s e ll, C o u n cil C hairm an.
COUNCIL MEMBERS: S ta n le y S tro n g , L.D. J o h n ,
Mary A lic e Muncy, E lo u is e C ase, JoAnn
M ille r , Dave H atch and Mary F is h e r
ABSENT: Edward Case S r.
ADMINSTRATION OF NATIVE AMERICANS GRANT:
G e n era l M anager, Bob Tom, e x p la in e d th e A.N.A.
G ra n t.
MOTION: Mary F is h e r t o s ta y w ith S.T.O.W.W.
SECONDED: JoAnn M ille r .
VOTE:
6 FOR 0 AGAINST 1 ABSTAINING
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SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH ASSOCIATION:
C o n tra c tin g w ith S .E .R .A . f o r c o m p u te riz in g
n e c e s s a ry in f o r m a tio n . S i l e t z w i l l lo s e
t h e i r a b i l i t y t o s t o r e in fo r m a tio n in th e
S .E .R .A . com puters i f c o n tr a c t i s n o t ap
p ro v e d . S u g g e s tio n s w e re, (1) in fo rm a tio n
m e etin g i n Warm S p rin g s on 4 -1 7 -8 1 (2) i n v i t e
S .E .R .A . t o n e x t c o u n c il m e e tin g .
The T r ib a l C o u n cil was in f u l l agreem en t to
t a b l e th e is s u e u n t i l th e s u g g e s tio n s to o k
p la c e .
Bob Tom r e q u e s te d t r a v e l to a tte n d th e m eet
in g in Warm S p r in g s .
MOTION made and SECONDED: 7 FOR 0 AGAINST
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CHILD WELFARE ACT CODE DRAFT # 2 : B ruce B ishop
and C ra ig D orsey o f Q u illp o in t e x p la in e d
some c h a r t s . Bob Tom s t a t e d th e I.C .W .A .
G ra n t h a s been approved by th e P o r tla n d
B .I.A . and i s now in W ashington D.C. f o r
a p p r o v a l.
MOTION: S ta n le y S tro n g t o a d o p t, by r e s o l
u t i o n , th e In d ia n C h ild W elfare A ct Code
w ith changes as an r e s o l u t i o n .
SECONDED: L in d sey John
VOTE: 7 FOR 0 AGAINST
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EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS COORDINATORS MTGS:
K athy P h ip p s , H e a lth A d m in is tr a to r , and
Dave H a tch , T r ib a l C ouncilm an, w ere a p p o in te d
t o a t te n d m e e tin g s in W ashington, Dave
a tte n d in g on 4-7 and 4-8 in S e a t t l e , WA,
K athy A tte n d in g 4-14 and 4-15 in Spokane.
MOTION: Mary A lic e Muncy
SECONDED: E lo u is e Case
VOTE: 7 FOR 0 AGAINST 1 ABSTAINING
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B .I.A : B ern ard T opash, S u p e rin te n d e n t,
S i l e t z B .I.A . r e p o r te d on h i s m eetin g w ith
th e Lending A s s o c ia te s on 3 -3 1 -8 1 . A BIA
lo a n w ith 11% i n t e r e s t , d u r a tio n o f th e
lo a n 1 to 30 y e a r s . The C o u n cil i n s t r u c t e d
th e Chairman t o p ro c e e d w ith th e 30 y e a r
lo a n f o r th e A ld rid g e p r o p e r ty .
VOTE: UNANIMOUS
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SPRINGFIELD AREA OFFICE: The p u rc h a se o f
th e S p r in g f ie ld A rea O ffic e was d is c u s s e d .
MOTION: Mary F is h e r to d is a p p ro v e th e
p u rc h a se .
SECONDED: E lo u is e Case
VOTE:
8 FOR 0 AGAINST
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CHR REPORT: A pproval o f th e CHR’S t r a v e l
a s r e q u e s te d by K athy P h ip p s to a tte n d
th e A nnual CHR C onvention in Id ah o on June
1 6 -1 8 .
MOTION: Dave H atch
SECONDED: E lo u is e Case
VOTE:
8 FOR
0 AGAINST
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REQUEST o f $ 1 ,0 0 0 .0 0 f o r " A lic e s T avern"
b a l l team was d e n ied in r e s o l u t i o n form .
MOTION: Mary F is h e r
SECONDED: JoAnn M ille r
VOTE:
8 FOR 0 AGAINST
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REQUEST o f $ 1 ,0 0 0 .0 0 from th e Salem Area
O ffic e f o r em ergency food p a c k e ts was d e n ie d .
MOTION: Mary F is h e r
SECONDED: L in d sey John
VOTE: 7 FOR 0 AGAINST 1 ABSTAINING
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