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Doni reported that we have received a letter from Head Start stating that
they will renew the Head Start grant for this year, but will attach special con
ditions that they are not going to let us continue to contract with the Salem
Head Start Program after this year. They also do not feel that we need a
teacher and full tim e Coordinator. A m eeting has been scheduled for Dee,
Phil, Alta and LeRoy while in Washington, D.C. to discuss this matter.
Phil stated that he has appreciated the support received from Council since
becoming General Manager.
Doni reported that final allocations have been received from the Bureau for
this year. Only received 93 percent of the Indirect and had a 2 percent reduc
tion in programs across the board. The Bureau still has not allocated Indirect
for the new contracts, which is Forestry.
Siletz Men’s Softball Team — Several m embers of the team entered the
meeting. Bud Lane read a letter requesting that the Tribe sponsor the team
by purchasing uniforms, paying tournament fees, and paying for phone and
postage expenses. Uniforms would become property of the Tribe. This would
enable the team to represent the Siletz Tribe, instead of a specific merchant.
The Team will be open to any Tribal m ember, with a roster of 16. Try-outs will
be held to select the 16 players.
MOTION #23 — Douglas Brown moved to sponsor a Siletz Men’s Softball
Team from Timber Revenue. MOTION DIES FOR LACK OF A SECOND.
After discussion, it was decided to reduce the Contract Support line item in
the Tribal Government Budget, and create a separate line item for the Men’s
Softball Team.
MOTION #24 — Frank Simmons moved to modify Tribal Government Budget,
decreasing Contract Support and establishing a $2,500 line item to sponsor a
Siletz Men’s Softball Team. Seconded by Bud Lane. Motion unanimously ap
proved 9-0-0.
Culture Committee Report — Andy Viles — Andy reported that the Informa
tion Gatherers have been selected. Norbert Johnson in Salem, Bonnie Peter
son in Springfield, Cindy Viles in Portland and Denise Wilson in Siletz. Will be
holding a training session in Corvallis tomorrow. Next Culture Committee
m eeting will be next Sunday at 11 a.m .
Revenue Sharing Requests — 27 Em ergency Grant requests were received,
with $1,500 available for distribution. Council instructed the Secretary to
make approved payments to the specific vendor instead of paying directly to
the person. Limit for the Em ergency Grant is $100. The requests not approved
this quarter w ill be reconsidered in July.
MOTION #25 — Douglas Brown moved to approve the following Revenue
Sharing Em ergency Grants: Arthur Betts up to $100; Leonard Flanary up to
$100; Edward Case up to $100; Monte Anderson up to $100; Elen Lash up to
$100; Frederick Hostler up to $100; Rayna Blacketer up to $100; Norman
Strong up to $100; William Strong up to $100; Joella Kline up to $100; Royce
Strong up to $100; Joel Strong up to $100; Madge Mason $44.95; Cynthia Valen
zuela up to $100; Brian Moody up to $100. Seconded by Bud Lane. Motion
unanimously approved 9-0-0.
Delores P igsley had to leave the m eeting at this tim e, 5:10 p.m. Vice-
Chairman, Arthur Bensell, conducted the remainder of the meeting.
Next to be considered were other Revenue Sharing requests.
MAY 4,1985
Special Tribal Council
DATE: May 4, 1985
TIME: 12:00 Noon
PLACE: Tribal Community Center
M E E T IN G :
C O U N C IL M E M B E R S PRESENT:
Delores Pigsley, Chairman; Mary Alice Muncey, Sec./Treas.; Arthur
Bensell, Vice-Chairman; Vernon Brown; Frank Simmons; Kristi Martin;
Alta Courville; Douglas Brown; Alfred (Bud) Lane
O TH E R S PRESENT:
Judy John, Secretary; Doni White, Human Res: Manager; Phil Rilatos,
General Manager; LeRoy Wilder, Attorney
Chairman, Delores Piglsey, called the m eeting to order at 12:00 noon. Roll
call was taken with all nine Council Members being present. Delores stated
that the purpose of this Special m eeting was to review and approve subm is
sion of the ANA Proposal. She stated that Lynn Engles reviewed the proposal
while the delegation was in Washington, D.C. and felt that it was a good pro
posal. The proposal outlines the establishment of a comprehensive land use
plan, studying the possibility of a modular housing construction business, and
a foster home recruitment program. The amount requested is $158,000 to fund
these three projects. Doni White said that the budget needs to be looked at
because it requires 20 percent in-kind. Council proceeded to review the draft
proposal with LeRoy, Delores and Doni answering various questions.
MOTION #1 — Alta Courville moved to authorize submission of proposal to
the Administration for Native Americans. Seconded by Frank Simmons. Mo
tion unanimously approved 9-0-0.
LeRoy Wilder asked if Council had been informed that we have received the
supplemental funding for the Roads project. No, have not received the infor
mation in writing yet.
Delores P igsley said that a letter has been received from Martha Yallup,
Director of Education for the Yakima Tribe, requesting a resolution of sup
port for adequate funding for Haskell Indian Junior College. Chairman ex
plained the funding process.
MOTION #2 — Arthur Bensell moved to send resolution of support for Haskell
Indian Junior College. Seconded by Mary Alice Muncey. Motion unanimously
approved 9-0-0.
Phil Rilatos requested authorization to enter into an agreement with JTPA
for transfer of tribal member participants into the Tribal Government
workforce following completion of Work Experience and On-The-Job Train
ing. This would require an amendment to Section 617 of the Personnel
Manual.
MOTION #3 — Alta Courville moved to approve amendment to Personnel
Manual, Section 617, to include language authorizing the General Manager to
enter into an agreement with JTPA for transfer of tribal member par
ticipants into the Tribal Government workforce.
Vernon Brown questioned whether this policy discriminates against other In
dians. JTPA serves all Native Americans, not only tribal members. LeRoy
Wilder said that this is border-line and should be researched before approved.
MOTION #26 — Douglas Brown moved to approve the following Revenue
Sharing requests: Barbara Fisher $150 from Sports & Recreation; Bob Tom
$250 from Special Projects; Doni White $200 from Special Projects; Sharon
Butler $200 from Death Benefit; Wilma Strong $200 from Special Project; Sue
Bevens up to $162 from Special Projects; Bob Tom $150 from Student Fund.
Seconded by Vernon Brown. Motion unanimously approved 8-0-0.
Phil then requested an amendment to the Personnel Manual, Section 605,
authorizing supervisors to adjust staff work hours to begin at 7:30 a.m ., with
lunch adjusted accordingly to cover phone calls. A lot of calls are placed to
Central Office before 8 a.m . and during the lunch hour.
MOTION #27 — Douglas Brown moved to approve Revenue Sharing Special
Project request from Alice Werth for Siletz Ladies Club in the amount of $450,
with stipulation that all Tribal Members be invited. Seconded by Alta Cour
ville. Motion unanimously approved 8-0-0.
MOTION #4 — Kristi Martin moved to approve amendment to Personnel
Manual, Section 605, authorizing supervisors to schedule office hours starting
at 7:30 a.m . with lunch hour from 11:30 to 12:30. Seconded by Alta Courville.
Motion unanimously approved 9-0-0.
MOTION #28 — Vernon Brown moved to approve Revenue Sharing request
from William DePoe for purchase of one jacket in the amount of $150 from
Special Projects. Seconded by Douglas Brown. Motion unanimously approved
8-0-0.
Phil reported that EDA has denied our request to modify the EDA budget. He
indicated that a trip to Seattle may be warranted to explain our proposed
management systefn. Phil requested travel approval for himself, Doni White
and LeRoy Wilder to explain our system to EDA.
Travel Requests —
MOTION #5 — Vernon Brown moved to authorize out-of-state travel for Phil
Rilatos, Doni White and LeRoy Wilder to Seattle, WA. Seconded by Alta Cour
ville. Motion unanimously approved 9-0-0.
MOTION #29 — Mary Alice Muncey moved to approve the following travel re
quests: Mike Cloughesy, Bud Lane, Frank Simmons and Arthur Bensell to
Seattle, WA on April 29-May 3 to attend National Indian Timber Symposium.
Mike Cloughesy to Hoquiam, WA on April 22-24 to attend Timber Sale train
ing ; Jeff Williams to Seattle, WA on April 30 to attend HUD training. Second
ed by Vernon Brown. Motion unanimously approved 8-0-0.
MOTION #30 — Bud Lane m oved to approve travel for four JOM students to
Spokane, WA on April 21-25 to attend Education Conference. Seconded by Ver
non Brown. Motion unanimously approved 8-0-0.
Kristi Martin requested travel for Arthur Bensell, Delores Pigsley and
herself to attend upcoming NCAI m eeting in Sparks, NV.
MOTION #31 — Mary Alice Muncey moved to approve travel to NCAI in
Sparks, NV for Arthur Bensell, Delores P igsley and Kristi Martin on June 3,4
and 5,1985. Seconded by Bud Lane. Motion unanimously approved 8-0-0.
Dolly Fisher said that she is a delegate to NCAI and would also like to attend
the meeting.
MOTION #32 — Mary Alice Muncey moved to approve travel for Mary Fisher
to attend NCAI in Sparks, NV on June 3, 4 and 5,1985. Seconded by Douglas
Brown. Motion unanimously approved 8-00.
Mary Alice Muncey asked if she can go visit the other Area Offices. Yes, on
your own. She also asked if Council was going to go to Pi-Um-Sha in June.
Have tim e to approve at next meeting.
LeRoy Wilder said that D ee asked him to bring up a letter that has been
received from Gary Butler regarding eye glasses for Allen Kentta. Dee will
write a letter to the state authorities.
MOTION # DIES FOR LACK OF A SECOND.
Chairman’s Address — Delores Pigsley — The Planning Committee has been
very busy. Have been working on a land acquisition project to acquire an ad
ditional 12,000 acres of timber land. Have recently met with the County Com
missioners,staff from Les AuCoin and Mark Hatfield’s office. During a recent
trip to Washington, D.C. m et with representatives from the Bureau of Land
Management, Bureau of Indian Affairs, the Administration for Native
Americans, Head Start, and the White House. Discussion included the land
acquisition project, saved the Head Start program, funding proposals and
economic development projects. Met the Micronesian delegation, they may
com e to our area in the near future. Discussion at the Bureau focused on our
logging road problem. May be receiving supplemental funding to do a road
plan.
Staff Report — Phil Rilatos — Phil said that he was hired as General Manager
for the Tribe on April 9. Appreciated receiving the full support of the Council.
Phil said that one of his projects is to reorganize administration, delegating
som e authority'to supervisors. The reorganization also provides a career lad
der for em ployees, j o b Descriptions recognize work experience instead of
focusing entirely on education. The Tribe has about 28 projects in the works
right now which include an ANA proposal for a shopping mall and road plan,
an EDA proposal for an economic development plan, an ANA proposal for a
housing construction business, and comfort facilities for the Pow Wow. The
comfort facilities will be ready for use by the tim e the Pow Wow dates arrive.
Job Corp will provide the labor, with the Tribe purchasing m aterials, plumb
ing and electrical costs. Total cost of the project will be about $35,000. Other
projects in the works right now include the expansion project, expansion of
the service area, Tribal Specific Health Plan, Housing HUD Project,
Chemawa land acquisition project and administrative staff improvement
project. Phil said that he was available if anyone has questions.
Pauline Ricks asked if additional parking will be available for the Pow Wow.
Phil responded that with the construction of the comfort facilities, this should
add som e parking space. The Tribe has also purchased a front-end loader to
move som e of the dirt piles around the Pow Wow grounds. Shirley Walker
suggested that we provide a shuttle down town for short term visitors to the
Pow Wow. Phil said that he will look into this.
Betty Unger asked if the administrative reorganization is for all employees,
or only tribal members. Phil responded that it was for all employees.
Announcements —• Chemawa Pow Wow is this weekend. Chemawa gradua
tion is May 31. Chemawa Alumni Gathering is May 31 and June 1. U of O Pow
Wow is next weekend. Springfield Indian Education Pow Wow is the following
weekend. Jane John reported that -the Cultural Information Gatherers have
been hired, Denise Wilson in Siletz area, Norbert Johnson in Salem, Cindy
Viles in Portland and Bonnie Peterson in Springfield. If you can be of
assistance, please contact them. July 20 is the Siletz Cultural Fair.
Meeting adjourned 1:45.
/ s / Mary Alice Muncey
Council Secretary
Judy John said that Norman Strong requests that his Revenue Sharing re
quest for work boots be changed to apply to his rent.
MOTION #6 — Mary Alice Muncey moved to approve adjustment of Norman
Strong’s Revenue Sharing Em ergency Grant request to pay portion of rent.
Seconded by Vernon Brown. YES: Delores Pigsley, Arthur Bensell, Kristi
Martin, Alta Courville, Mary Alice Muncey, Douglas Brown, Frank Sim
mons, Vernon Brown; NO: Alfred Lane. Motion approved 8-1-6.
MOTION #2 — Ed Ben moved to approve minutes of February 2,1985 General
Council m eeting. Seconded by Denise Wilson. Motion unanimously approved.
Q. How can I find out
where to send my Medicare
medical insurance claims?
A. You can call any Social
Security office for that infor
mation. The place where you
send your claims depends
upon the State (and possibly
the c o u n ty) where you
received the services , not
your resident State. I f you
are entitled to Medicare
under the railroad retire
ment system, send your
medical insurance claims to
The Travelers Insurance
C o m p an y o ffic e w h ic h
serves your region. Regional
offices o f the Travelers are
listed in
Your Medicare
H andbook f o r R a ilro a d
R e tir e m e n t B e n e f ic i
aries, which is available at
Tribal Members’ Concerns — Ed Ben said that too many tim es during these
m eetings, w e end up faulting each other and acting non-Indian. Restoration
any railroad retirement of
fice.
Delores P igsley read a letter that has been received from Don Bellinger
regarding repairs to his mother’s home. LeRoy will draft a response.
Meeting adjourned 12:55 p.m.
/ s / Mary Alice Muncey
Council Secretary
MAY 4,1985
M E E T IN G : G e n e r a l T r i b a l C o u n cil
DATE: May 4, 1985
TIME: 1:00 P.M.
PLACE: Tribal Community Center
C O U N C IL M E M B E R S PRESENT: Delores Pigsley, Chairman; Arthur Bensell,
Vice-Chairman; Mary Alice Muncey, Sec./Treas.; Douglas Brown; Frank
Simmons; Alta Courville; Kristi Martin; Alfred (Bud) Lane; Vernon Brown
MOTION #33 — Kristi Martin moved that our next Council m eeting will be at
the Salem Area Office on May 18,1985. Seconded by Frank Simmons. Motion
unanimously approved 8-0-0.
Chairman, Delores Pigsley, called the m eeting to order at 1:00 p.m. Invoca
tion was delivered by Vernon Brown. Roll call was taken with all nine Council
Members being present. Chairman called for approval of the agenda.
Mary Alice said that the next Health Fair m eeting will be on the 24th.
MOTION #1 — Douglas Brown moved to approve the agenda. Seconded by
Kristi Martin. Motion unanimously approved.
/ s / Mary Alice Muncey
Council Secretary
No other Tribal Member concerns were addressed.
Superintendent’s Report — Dave Bartels — Dave is representing Nelson Witt,
who could not attend today. Dave reported that the Agency and tribes will
begin working on the budget process. The Agency is hosting a two-day session
in Newport on Monday and Tuesday to review these procedures. The Bureau
works two years in advance. Will be starting work on the F Y 1987 budget. The
Agency has three more tribes under their jurisdiction. Have a new staff
member, Ben Picotte, who is the Contract Specialist. Will add another
clerical position next month. These new positions have not been open to the
public, because the Bureau is in Reduction in Force status. Recently review
ed the tribal programs, all are very satisfactory.
Phil recommended that the Selection Committee meet on Monday to inter
view for the two job positions. Chairman said that Tuesday would be better.
Interviews will be scheduled.
Alta Courville requested that the next Regular Council Meeting be held at the
Salem Area Office on May 18.
Meeting adjourned 6:30 p.m.
has not turned that around; Ed said that he wanted to honor two men today
who have been influential in his life. The first is his father, Archie Ben, who
cannot be here today because he is confined to his bed. This is probably the
first General m eeting he has not attended since restoration. He still thinks of
his people though. Ed pointed out a War Bonnet on display, made by Robert
Rilatos, Jr. and his wife. Ed said that, because his father will be unable to
deliver an opening prayer at the legislature this year, Arthur Bensell will
deliver the prayer in honor of Oregon Indian Week. Many times, Art has bor
rowed Archie’s War Bonnet for special occasions. Ed Ben presented Arthur
Bensell with the War Bonnet in remembrance of his late brother, Robert
Rilatos, Sr., and the Rilatos and Ben fam ilies. Art thanked Ed and said that
this is the proudest moment in his life.
Chairman stated that the minutes of the February Geneal Council meeting
have been published in the newsletter. Called for approval of the minutes as
published.
Q. Does Medicare pay for
outpatient surgery?
A. Medicare can pay for
certain specified outpatient
surgical procedures p e r
formed in a Medicare-cer
tifie d outpatient surgical
center. The center can be
affiliated with a hospital or it
can be independent, but it
must provide only outpa
tient surgery services and
must have an agreement
with Medicare to do so.
Q. Where can 1 apply for
SSI?
A. I f you think you may
be eligible fo r SSI, you
should apply at a Social
Security office. It is to your
advantage to apply as soon
as possible, since no pay
ments can be made for any
day before an application is
filed.