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About Spilyay tymoo. (Warm Springs, Or.) 1976-current | View Entire Issue (Sept. 11, 1981)
U .S. Postage Bulk Rate Permit No. 2 W arm Springs, OR .. 005275 ' ■. ■ - . . . . ■ .B ... COLLEEN C SMITH PQ BOX 146 WRKH springs : s/ WARM SPRINGS, OREGON 97761 September 11, Council approves new organization structure After more than six months of d eliberation follow ing former general manager Ken Smith’s departure, the Tribal Council has, by Resolution 6033,- a p p ro v e d a new management structure. The recen tly ap p ro v ed management reorganization p la n s e p a r a te s b u sin e ss activities from community services and divides the General M anager/Secretary T reasurer jo b into three positions. T h e T r i b a l C o u n c il appointed Ralph Minnick as S e c r e ta r y /T r e a s u r e r , Ed M a n io n as C o m m u n ity Services Manager and Doug McClelland as Fiscal and Control Manager. Under the new plan of operatio n s the functional distinctions of the three top management postions are: S e c re ta ry /T re a s u re r - Legislative direction; Com munity Services Manager - Self-governm ent direction; Fiscal and Control - Corporate direction. A lso , fo u r a d d itio n a l branches have been establish ed, creating a number of vacant positions. Depending upon budget constraints, vacant positions may not be filled until 1982 or later. Until then, present managers will fill the void. According to tribal sources, the plan is to fill the vacant positions from within the tribal organization. Vacant positons include the Secretary/Trea s u r e r ’s A d m i n i s t r a t i v e Assistant, Enterprise Manager, A d m in is tra tiv e S erv ice s Manager, Financial Adminis trative Manager, Resources M an ag er, P u b lic W orks Manager and at least two management trainee positions. Following Tribal Council’s a p p r o v a l o f th e new organizational plan, a petition protesting the method used was' drawn up and has been circulating among enrolled members. The petition claims that, in a matter of such im p o rta n c e , th e C ouncil sh o u ld have so u g h t the membership’s input rather than restructuring tribal organiza tion “behind closed doors.” The petition, which the circulators say now bears over 300 signatures, does not take specific issue with the men appointed but with the manner in which Council handled the reorganization. The petitioners suggest that a General Council meeting should have been held and th a t they feel their constitutional rights have been violated. But according to a reliable tribal source, Council acted “by the book” and within the c o n fin e s o f th e T rib a l Constitution and By-Laws. In a letter to all tribal employees which accompanied August 10 paychecks, the Tribal Council published a brief o rg anizational ch art showing the approved top-level management positions and appointments. The Council’s letter was “to assure all employees that although there will be further reorganiza tin within the Tribal structure, no o n e ’s p o s it io n w ill be jeopardized and business will proceed as usual.” Spilyay Tytnoo photo by Behrend A/ Bagley sentenced Pendulous Pumpkins A former assistant manager of Kah-Nee-Ta, Alfred Bagley was charged and brought to tribal court on theft of goods from Kah-Nee-Ta. Bagley was accused of the theft of two calculators,..a slide projector and gold dinner ware G aken fro m , th e T rib a l Council Room at Kah-Nee-Ta) and one count of embezzlement following an intense investiga tion. The investigation was conducted through the joint efforts of the tribal police, the BIA and the FBI. The items were recovered after a Salem bank called the Warm Springs Police Department saying they had discovered thè items in Bagley’s repossessed car. The jury trial was held in tribal court on September 4. It was heard by Judge Dave Harding. The verdict was handed down on that date. Bagley was found innocent of the count of embezzlement but guilty of the charge of theft. Sentencing followed on September 9. Bagley received a 90-day sentence to be served in the tribal jail and a $500 fine.
