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About Siletz newsletter. (Siletz, OR) 1981-198? | View Entire Issue (June 1, 1981)
Regular Tribal Council Meeting May 19. 1981 ATTENDENCE: Chairman, Arthur Bensell. Council Members: Dave Hatch, Mary Alice Muncey, Stanley Strong, Lindsey John, Jo Ann Miller, Elouise Case. xxxxxxxx Hilda Moravick from the Lincoln County Health Department, presented the council with her concerns of the Health Department contract. She gave the council some options to consider; 1) cancel the contract with the Health Service, 2) separate Siletz service and 3) deal with Chemawa only. MOTION: Mary Alice Muncy, to negotiate with the Lincoln County Health Department at one-half the rate. SECONDED: Elouise Case VOTE: 5 FOR 0 AGAINST xxxxxxxx Tribal Member Concern: Lillie Butler read a list of her two years of correspondence with the H.I.P. program, re: the house she is presently living in, which is owned by her father, John Logan who is a tribal member. Bob Tom explained each category of the H.I.P. Policy- with the dollar amounts and asked the BIA to enter into the application to categorize the house. Bernard Topash: contacted a contractor from Newport who is willing to look at the house in one days notice and report to the Housing Review Committee after seeing the house. The Council was in full agreement to clear this matter up as soon as possible. xxxxxxxx A memorandum from Terry Fisher and Dorreen Lonefight, Area Supervisors, was read aloud recommending both the FY81 housing and the Higher Education policies be ammended to include Dave Bartels BIA as an active member with full authority and the following be added to the FY 81 Higher Education Scholarship Policy for the funding of the summer session students. 1. the $10,000 be set aside for summer session students and 2. that priority for funding summer session students be given to students graduating in summer, fall, winter and spring terms. MOTION: Stanley Strong SECONDED: Lindsey John VOTE: 6 FOR 0 AGAINST xxxxxxxx Memorandum from Sharon Butler, Siletz J.O.M. Coordinator requesting revenue sharing monies in the amount of $42.00 be approved to enable Robert Kentta to attend the Senior Skip Day on May 21-22, 1981. MOTION: Stanley Strong SECONDED: Lindsey John VOTE: 5 FOR 1 ABSTAINING 0 AGAINST xxxxxxxx Bernard Topash introduced John Schneff, Portland Area Office and Gerry Trotta, BIA Forestry. They explained a request from Georgia Pacific for 245 feet right of way across Tribal land. It was the council’s opinion to notify Sharon Gordon and Spec Waldrip of the direction in which the council wishes to go, and let her work up the agreement then get the council's approval. xxxxxxxx Modification of the Enrollment Budget to rehire Enrollment Assistant, Nancy Simmons from May 1981 through September 30, 1981, and to purchase fire proof cabinets was put into the form of a motion. MOTION: Dave Hatch SECONDED: Jo Ann Miller VOTE: 6 FOR 1 ABSTAINING 0 AGAINST xxxxxxxx Discussion on the Springfield Area Office Supervisor, Programs Director and the Development Director was held with the Council approving of a Task Force Committee consisting of Mary Alice Muncey, Bob Tom and Dave Bartels to work on the above positions. xxxxxxxx Bob Tom was given approval to advertise for the Programs Officer and the Springfield Area Supervisor positions. xxxxxxxx Bob Tom asked the consensus of the Council if he should look for dollars to keep the Information Assistant position as a full time position. The Council requested Bob to located the monies to keep this position xxxxxxxx Elouise Case informed the Council that her daughter, Fonda Case had won the $750.00 scholorship from the Elks. The Council was pleased to hear the good news. xxxxxxxx Meeting adjourned at 6:37 P.M.
