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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.