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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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Bob Tom was given approval to advertise for
the Programs Officer and the Springfield
Area Supervisor positions.
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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
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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.
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Meeting adjourned at 6:37 P.M.