SlMLVAY TYMOO
September 26, 1986
Resource, wildlife habitat, topics of concern on Timber Tour
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The Timber Committee sc heduled
a lour for September 10, II, I9K6
w hich drew a group of about fifty
people ranging from the Forestry,
Natural Resources, Water Master.
Committee members and several
interested individuals. The tour
covered, particularly, the north end
of the reservation, where the group
viewed the proposed timber sales
and past management procedures
of the logging areas, animal shelter
and stream control.
The first day the areas covered
the Cold Turkey logging, the
Simnasho Cable Logging, and the
. Triangle timber sale. I he methods
" used in each area were discussed at
I length by all who were involved
with the area, such as the stream
: protection to protect the salmon
'. runs up stream for spawning, shel
ter for the wildlife and range anim
als. I here were some gopher dam
. aged forest viewed by the group
and methods to prevent further
damage were explained. Other areas
covered on the two-day tour were
the Bits and Pieces logging unit,
the Passage Way Logging unit and
the Snowbrush logging unit.
In recent years it is obvious that
the timber stands are getting smaller
. in diameter and there is a definite
need for improvement of produc
: tion at the Warm Springs Forest
Products Industries mill. Ralph
' Minnick. WSFPI. explained the
present situation regarding the out
' put at the mill at the present time.
At the present time the average run
in logs ranging from 11-12 inches
in diameter in all species. By the year
1989, fifty percent of the allowable
cut trees would average from 6-12
inches. This data base was pres
ented to the Tribal Council for
their consideration, with the main
focus on the smaller log operation.
WSFPI madcan inhousestudy
on the present stage where they ran
logs 13 inches in diameter and
larger with the results showing a
good output and a gain. Then they
ran logs that were 12 inches and
under. With the mill at its present
condition the results showed a great
reduction in output and a large
loss. A lumber consulting firm out
of Portland, Dubai, Beck and
Humphcrys made a similar study
throughout the mill and the results
were similar to the one WSFPI
made. The cost would really take
it's toll if the mill would stay with
its present system which is not
equipped to handle small logs.
So now there is a lot of "ifY
banging around, where everyone is
pondering the next move.
The decision to be made now is:
Should we go into a small log
operation along with the existing
saw mill to handle the small logs?
Like everything else there is a cost
at first in getting established but in
the long run it could prove a valua
ble investment for future develop
ment. The Timber Committee and their
Secretary did an excellent job in
putting together a fine agenda and
also providing such a fine lunch
each day. It is important to keep
the tribal members informed on
whats happening with our Forests.
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Ralph Good speaking on logging methods on the Sidwalter Butte area.
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Jim Knibbs, pointing out the area for cable logging in the Simnasho area.
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Snowbrush causes problems for the small planted trees.
New leave policy proposed
often, puts the burden of an emplo
. yee's taking time off on the super
visor who must check up on the
employee to see if he is really ill.
After review of the survey the
Wellness Committee outlined five
; proposals aimed at wellness and
reducing the use of sick leave and
leave without pay hours. Tribal
: Council favored one proposal in
particular and asked that it be pro
posed to tribal employees for their
response.
The proposal presented to depart
ment representatives September 1 6
calls for the combination of sick
leave and annual leave into some
thing called personal leave. These
"hours could be used forany reason
. including vacation, illness, school
conference, etc. When all personal
' leave time is expended the employee
would be required to use leave
. without pay time.
Annual leave hours would accu
mulate as they currently do
depending on time of employment
with the tribe. Additional hours
would be given to the employee to
use for wellness days or illness,
whichever is necessary. These would
total 48 hours annually.
Employees would be encouraged
to use all hours. Only 40 hours, or
an amount yet to be determined,
would be carried over. Any hours
beyond that would be sold back to
the Tribe at the end of the year.
Should illness strike, and emplo
yee would use personal leave time
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tor the first two weeks. For longer
illness, short term disability would
be used. Benefits would be paid
according to years of service. For
example, an employee with one to
two years of service would draw 50
percent of his salary in the third
and fourth week and 50 percent in
weeks five and six. He could not
draw beyond that.
An employee with three to nine
years would draw 75 percent in
weeks three through six, 50 percent
in weeks seven through ten and
those with five years or more ser
vice would draw from long term
disability insurance in weeks 11
through 52.
A ten year employee would draw
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75 percent of his salary tor weeks
three through ten, 50 percent in
weeks 1 1-52 and long term disabil
ity up to two years.
"This short term disability pro
gram combined with the present
long term program would allow
disability benefits for all employees
with greater benefits for employees
with longer years of service,"
according to the Wellness Com
mittee report. '
In converting from the present
leave plan to a new plan, 40 hours
could be carried over with the
excess annual leave being sold back
to the Tribe with full payment.
One-half of the monies now obli
gated for sick leave would transfer
into an account set aside to find the
short term disability program avail
able to eligible employees. The
remainder of sick leave accumu
lated by the employee would be set
aside in an individualized bank for
that employee. This leave time could
be used in conjunction with the
short term disability after two weeks
of illness. With this time an employee
" may be able to draw full salary dur
ing time of illness until this leave
time runs out. There would be no
way to add to this time. It would
only occur at conversion time.
The proposed plan does present
some problems. The plan requires
budgeting of time; It allows the
supervisor to address the problem
ot leave without pay as it involves1
mismanagement of time; It removes
48 hours of sick leave time now
available for employees; It allows
less carry-over from year to year;
Some employees may feel loss of,
security upon losing accumulated
sick leave. The committee, how
ever, feels benefits lie further down
the line.
Employees have already expressed
some concerns over the proposed
policy and the Wellness Commit
tee is requesting more input and
ideas regarding the leave policy.
The next meeting for discussion of
the personal leave plan is September
30 at 1 2:00 noon at the Community
Center.
Council on drug abuse advises a "No" vote on marijuana initiative
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the rest of the law is unaffected. .
If the measure succeeds, the fol-
lowing change would be made to
: the law. Section 2 would be added
; to the law: "Notwithstanding any
- other provision of law, no person
18 years of age or older shall be
subject to criminal liability or be
subject to any permit or license
requirement or to any fine or for
feiture, solely for the private pos
session or cultivation of marijuana
. for the person's own consumption."
This section creates a defense
under ORS 161.055.
The Governor's Council on Alco
I hoi and Drug Abuse Programs
along with the Warm Springs Alco
. hoi and Drug Council support a
' NO vote on Measure No. 5. A
' statement to that effect has been
' issued by the Governor's Council.
' It reads:
the oovernors council on
Alcohol and Drug Abuse Programs,
having considered the arguments
both for and against Ballot Mea
sure No. 5 (The iiarijuana Initia
tive), unanimously recommends
against passage.
"Voting NO on Ballot Measure
No. 5 is important to stop what is
potentially one of the most des
tructive initiatives ever placed before
Oregon voters. The negative con
sequences that could come from
passage of this measure extend into
each of our lives affecting our
economy, our rights, our institu
tions, our health and public safety.
"If these statements sound ex
treme it may be due to the percep
tion that marijuana is not as "bad"
as some of the drugs in the news
these days such as cocaine, crack
and Mexican tar heroin. The truth
is that marijuana is far from harm-
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less. In fact, the potency ot mari
juana continues to increase and is
already 10 times more powerful
than just ten years ago.
35 of Oregon clients in drug
outpatient treatment programs are
there because of a primary prob
lem with marijuana.
Marijuana smokecontains more
tar, carbon monoxide, and carcin
ogens than cigarette smoke.
Marijuana use damages the
lungs, heart, brain, reproductive
organs and immune system. It neg
atively affects memory and moti
vation. This is particularly devas
tating to school-aged youths' intel
lectual development.
In business and industry, it is a
growing cause of absenteeism, acci
dents, and reduced productivity.
"Proponents of Measure No. 5
assert the right of an adult to be
free to grow or possess marijuana
for personal use. The Council notes
that other pe'ople have rights too,
such as the right to be free from
marijuana smoke while in a public
place or the right to be free from
workers or drivers who are under
the influence of marijuana. The
Council also notes that the Mea
sure drops below age 21 to include
anyone 18 years of age or older as
being eligible for the "automatic"
defense provided those grow ing or
possessing marijuana.
"No matter what the reason for
including those 1 8 years of age, the
effect is profound; namely, the effect
is to include individuals who are
still in high school and who are the
likely providers of marijuana to
younger school students.
"This direct access to junior and
senior high school students is par
ticularly worrisome because a recent
statewide survey of 8th graders
revealed that 27 percent had used
marijuana. 12 percent had used it
v.nhin the last month, and two per
cent used it daily. A survey of I Ith
graders showed the following in
creases: 56 percent had used mar-
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juana, 28 percent had used it in the
last month and nearly six percent
used it daily.
"Proponents of the Measure ad
mit that the drug is harmful. A
legion of desperate parents and
family members throughout Oregon
already know that marijuana is
destructive almost beyond their
comprehension to a child's devel
opment and a family's ability to
function.
"Proponents assert that adult
should not be arrested for growing
or possessing marijuana when it's
for personal use. The Council be
lieves that the Oregon State Legis
lature resolved this in 1973 when
penalities for possession of less
than an ounce of marijuana were
reduced.
"Proponents assert that the cur
rent "prohibition approach"should
be eliminated because it doesn't
decrease use, and fosters an illegal
drug market. The Council notes,
however, the recent example in
Portland of how a reduction in
police enforcement of drug laws
allowed illegal drug activities to
surface rapidly. Moreover, the pro
ponent's assertion shows a signifi
cant underestimate of the hazard
potentials of marijuana particu
larly, the hazards ot the higher pot
ency varieties used today.
"Proponents assert that the best
way to deal with drug abu iy
conducting long-term, large scale
epidemiological studies that can
determine the health risks. The
Council agrees with the proponents
that people who use marijuana
now don't believe the extensive
scientific evidence of related health
hazards that already exist. The
Council believes that more factual
information (if allowed to stand
with existing law) might influence
some users; however, if it has to
stand with passage of this initia
' tive, the influence would probably
be lost on those who need it the
most.
"Proponents assert that the best
way to specify the amount or limit
of marijuana that is for personal
consumption is on a case-by-case basis,
using the findings of juries. The
Council notes, however, that the
proponents themselves could not
specify an amount (limit) because
it is too difficult to determine how
much any given peron can con
sume at any given time or over a
given period of time.
"The short-term effect of pas
sage of the Measure is likely to be
confusion and hesitancy w ith respect
to making arrests due to the impre
dictability of jury findings of guilt
or innocence, and the susceptabil
ityofalaw enforcement officer to a
charge of false arrest.
"Since it is highly unlikely that
anyone would ever plead guilty to
growing or possessing more than
what is for their personal use, the
longer term effects will include
further backlogs in already over
burdened courts, and enormous
that the setting of a limit for per
sons' time for investigation and court
appearances. Ultimately, the
amount one can grow and possess
with immunity will have increased
significantly. This should assist
those who are tempted to sell for
substantial profit that which exceeds
their personal needs. The people of
the State of Alaska thought that
they could avoid these problems by
setting a limit (they chose four
ounces); however, it didn't work
and they are in deepening trouble.
"We know that businesses all
over the country are experiencing
substantial losses, costs, and fail
ure because of drug abuse. They
are being forced to take increas
ingly extreme measures to protect
their investments, their employees,
and their very existence. Businesses
will not add to their problems by
moving into a state that has legal
ized marijuana; and worse, many
may move out. It would be a need
less blow to our already weakened
economy.
"The Attorney General has re
cently made clear that enforcement
will be more difficult than it is
now use in public places will be
legal. Experience shows that almost
all users of cocaine and Mexican
tar heroin which typically are
associate with increases in personal
and violent crime used marijuana
first. Experience in Alaska shows
that the setting of a limit for per
sonal use is extremely difficult and
costly to enforce. The experience
of researchers and health care pro
viders shows that heavy use leads
to dysfunction (including driving
under the influence and declining
school and job performance) and
ultimately to increased need for
costly long-term health care.
"If ballot Measure No. 5 passes,
it will beat your expense. For your
sake. For the sake of our children.
For Oregon's future. Say NO to
marijuana and vote NO on Ballot
Measure No. 5.