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Warm Springs, Oregon
Spilyay Tymoo
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Executive director hired for MOIHS
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Bernict Mitchell, treasurer for MOMS, received, on behalf of the
Society, a 55,000 grant from Bill Martin, President of the Madras branch
of the U.S. Bank. The grant will be used for a video project titled"Warm
Springs, Today. " The eight to 10 minute video will be used for public
relations.
COCC seeking clerical worker
COCC is still seeking a part-time clerical and classroom
assistant. Application deadline is September 30. Typing test
will be given October 1 at 2 p.m. at the Old Boy's Dorm.
Contact the COCC Warm Springs Office for more informa
tion at 553-1428.
Budget Ordinance 67 assures
Ordinance 67 was ratified by the
Warm Springs Tribal Council in
early 1986. The ordinance provides
a clear method as to exactly how an
annual operating budget is formu
lated. It also assures tribal members
that funds are being used properly.
Tribal Council is responsible for
approving the annual budgets and
the ordinance provides Tribal
Council the guidance, direction and
process to form and present the
budget to tribal members.
Following is the ordinance:
Pro-Wrestling, Sept. 30
The Battling Midgets will be
coming to the Jefferson County
Fairgrounds in Madras as an added
attraction to a grudge match between
Mean Mike Miller and The Grappler
on Wednesday, September 30, start
ing at 7 p.m. Little Tokyo will go
against Little Mr. T.
The pro wrestling double main
event is sponsored by the Sports
and Entertainment Unlimited with
the proceeds going to the Warm
IHS Clinic scheduling
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Audiology Clinic:
8:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.
Every second Tuesday in conjunction with Otology Clinic
Diabetic Clinic:
Every second & fourth Thursday for annual physicals
8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
Diabetic Project:
Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 9: 15 am
Otology Clinic:
Every second Tuesday, 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Dr. Lee January, March, May, July, September and Nov.
Dr. Schleining Feb. April, June, August, Oct. & Dec.
Pediatric Clinic:
Every third Thursday Dr. Dee Robertson 10amto4:30 pm
Prenatal Clinic:
Every third Tuesday, 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Senior Citizen's Clinic:
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Every Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
VIII. Well Child Clinic:
Every first and third Thursday, 8:30 am to 11:00 am
Clinic is closed from 8:00 a.m. to noon every Wednesday
Spilyay Tymoo
Spilyay Tymoo Staff
MANAGING EDITOR Sid Miller
ASSISTANT EDITOR Donna Behrend
PHOTO SPECIALISTWRITER Marsha Shewczyk
REPORTERPHOTOGRAPHER Pi Lno-Baker
TYPESETTERCIRCULATION . . Priscilla Squiemphen-razzie
FOUNDED IN MARCH, 1976
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Tribes of Warm Springs. Our offices are located in the
basement of the old Girls Dorm at 1115 Wasco Street. Any
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Phone:
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WARM SPRINGS TRIBAL
APPROPRIATION
ORDINANCE
ARTICLE I
Preamble
The purpose of this Ordinance is
to set forth uniform procedures to
be followed by the Tribal Council
and Tribal Administration in car
rying out the provisions of the Tri
bal Constitution and By-Laws relat
ing to authority to appropriate
funds for use on the reservation.
Springs Shaker Church and Kelli
Hellon Fund.
For advance tickets sales contact
Leo or Vickie Hellon. Tickets will
be on sale at the door the evening
of the bouts. Tickets for ringside
will cost $7, general admission will
be $6 and kids under 13 years will
be $4.
It is advertised there will be
other outstanding bouts on the
same evening.
In the near future, Warm Springs library, learning labs and a class
will have a museum and cultural room for workshops and seminars,
learning center in which tribal Since 1974, the Middle Oregon
members and visitors will get a Indian Historical Society has spent
complete overview of tribal history over $557,000 acquiring tribal arti
and much moie. facts for the museum. "It is impor
But, there's much to be done tant that these artifacts be pre
before that goal becomes reality, sented in their proper context,"
Hired earlier this month to assist said King. Without understanding
and guide the Tribes toward that the use or the significance, even the
ultimate facility is Duane King, most prized relics become mcan
Ph.D. most recently from the Cher- inglcss. he added,
okee National Historical Society in King is impressed with the stored
Tahlequah, Oklahoma. King's ex-j collection and the artifacts dis
pertise in anthropology and played in cases at the administra
museum work is extensive. tion building and Kah-Ncc-Ta."No
King was executive director of other tribe in the country has made
the Cherokee National Museum such a conscientious effort to col
for five years, during which time he lect and preserve its treasures. It is
also directed the operation of two the best collection I've seen, not in
restored Cherokee villages and pro- a museum," King stated.
duccdthe"TrailofTcars"outdoor The museum plans include an
drama. Prior to working in Tahle- open storage facility, which would
quah. King was director of the permit viewing of artifacts, not on
Museum oftheCherokec Indian in exhibit, in a protected and envi
Cherokce. North Carolina for seven ronmentally controlled setting,
years. King was also assistant pro- Although several sites are being
fessor of Anthropology at the Uni- considered for the museum, the
versity of Tennesee for two years, one receiving the most attention is
He received his M.A. and Ph.D located near Highway 26 across
degrees from the University of from the Senior Citizen residential
Georgia. area, on a terrace above Shitike
"The new tribal museum will be Creek. "The Board feels strongly
designed to meet the needs of the that the museum should be corn
local community and the visiting munity oriented and readily access
public," according to King. The ible to the traveling public," King
story of the Confederated Tribes said. This location would meet
will be presented through innova- those criteria as well as provide
tive displays and multi-media ex- space for outdoor interpretive ex
hibits. It will be possible to obtain hibits.
an overview of the Tribes' history King estimates that the museum
and traditions in a tour lasting an will be 20,000 to 30,000 square feet
hour to an hour-and-a-half. How- with completion in two to three
ever, for those who want more years.
detailed information, the museum King, who is a native of Tenne-
will also house an archives and see, has never before lived west of
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ARTICLE II
Appropriation Approved by Pop
ular Referendum
Pursuant to the provisions of
Article V, Section l(t), as amended,
Article VI of the Tribal Constitu
tion, appropriations may be sub
mitted to the Tribal members for
approval pursuant to popular ref-
erendum. Once the appropriations
of such funds is approved in accor-
dance with the procedures set forth
in Article VI of the Constitution,
such funds may be expended for
such purposes for which they were
appropriated and shall remain avail
able for expenditure for such pur
pose until expended.
ARTICLE III
Appropriation by the Tribal Council
outside of the Budget
Pursuant to the authority of Arti
cle V, Section 1 (t) as amended of
the Tribal Constitution, the Tribal
Council has the authority, subject
to review by the Secretary of Inte
rior, to appropriate not to exceed
$25,000 in any one fiscal year for
any purpose for which funds were
not appropriated for expenditure
pursuant to the tribal budget. In
the event that additional funds are
needed for a purpose for which tri
bal funds were not appropriated
for expenditure pursuant to tribal
budget, the Tribal Council may
appropriate additional sums pro
vided that the total appropriation
for that purpose pursuant to the
budget and the tribal appropria
tion shall not exceed $25,000. Once
appropriated, such funds shall remain
available for expenditure until
expended.
ARTICLE IV
Annual Budget
Section (1). Authorization of Pro
posed budget. Prior to October 1
of each year the Tribal Council
shall by motion authorize the post
ing of a proposed tribal budget to
be effective for the following calen
dar year. Such proposed budget
shall state the estimated revenues
to be received from all sources and
the proposed expenditures by cate
gory as provided in Article IV, Sec
tion (2) of this ordinance.
Section (2). Budget Categories.
The proposed budget authorized
for posting by the Tribal Council
shall be budgeted expenditures del
ineated in the following categories:
(I) Operations; (2) Community
Assistance; (3) Enterprises; (4) Capi
talized Items; (5) Special Projects.
In addition, there shall be posted
and available to tribal members at
the public hearings) a detailed
breakdown of all proposed expen
ditures within each major category.
Section (3). Posting of Budget.
A copy of the proposed budget
shall be posted not later than Octo
ber I of each year and for a contin
uous period of not less than 30 days
thereafter in not less than three (3)
public areas on the Reservation,
one of w hich places shall be a the
tribal administrative offices.
propriety,
Section (4). Public Hearings. One
or more public hearings for pur
poses of discussing the proposed
budget shall be held on the Reser
vation not less than fifteen ( 1 5) nor
more than forty-five (45) days after
the date of initial posting of the
proposed budget. Notice of such
, public hearing(s) shall be given by:
'., (I) Regular mail to all adult tribal
members not less than ten( 10) days
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the proposed budget is posted; and
(III) Publication in the tribal news
letter or newspaper.
Section (5). Appropriation of
; Tribal Funds. Following the public
; hearing(s) and not later than Decem
ber 1 of each year, the Tribal
Council shall taken action by reso
, lution to appropriate tribal funds
for expenditure pursuant to the
proposed budget. Based on the
comments received from the
members, the Tribal Council may
amend or reduce the proposed bud
get but shall not appropriate tribal
funds in excess of the total amount
of the proposed budget as posted.
Tribal Council u the amount of the
transferred authority to expend funds
exceeds $25,000.
B. Transfer Between Categories.
There may be a transfer of author
ity to expend funds between any of
the five major categories set forth
in the Article IV, Section (2), of
this Ordinance only with the appro
val of the Tribal Council.
Section (6). Transfer of Author
ity to Expend Funds Within the
Budgets. After the effective date of
any Tribal Council resolution appro
priating tribal funds for expendi
ture pursuant to a proposed budget,
there shall be no transfer of author
ity to expend funds from one bud
geted item to another within the
budget except as follows:
A. Trnasfer Within Major Cate
gories: There may be a transfer of
authority to expend funds from
one budgeted expenditure to another
within any of the five major cate
gories set forth in Article IV, Sec
tion (2), of this Ordinance with the
approval of the Secretary-Treasurer
of the Tribal Council if the amount
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Part of the renovation project in Warm Springs includes the remodeling of the Old A dministration Building
and the construction of three new buildings to house offices and equipment for Bureau of Indian A f fairs Roads
department, Land Operations and Facilities Management departments. Buildings are expected to be com
pleted by the end of January, 1988.
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Dr. Duane King was hired recently
the Rockies. But, he said what
brought him to Warm Springs was
the Tribes"'dctermination to build
a quality museum, which will ensure
a bright future for a proud past."
provides guidelines
of such transferred authority to
expend funds does not exceed
$25,000 with the approval of the
Section (7). Expenditure Not
Required. The Appropriation of
tribal funds for expenditure pursu
ant to a proposed budget shall not
obligate the Confederated Tribes,
the Tribal Council of Tribal
Administration to may any expen
ditures for which funds are appro
priated. Section (8). Carry-Over of Bud
geted Funds. Once appropriated
pursuant to tribal budget, funds
remain available for expenditure
until expended and shall be subject
to the authority for transfer pro
vided in the foregoing Section (6)
of this Article IV.
ARTICLE V
Supplement Budget
The Tribal Council may from
time to time propose a supplemen
tal budget. The proposed supple
mental budget shall be subject to
the same requirement as set forth
in Article IV of this Ordinance for
an annual budget except that the
resolution appropriating tribal funds
for the expenditure pursuant to the
supplemental budget may be adopted
by the Tribal Council at any time
after the public hearing(s) and not
less than thirty (30) days before the
effective date of the supplemental
budget and the date of initial post
ing of the proposed supplemental
budget shall be not less than ninety
(90) days prior to the effective date
of the proposed supplemental
budget
ARTICLE VI
Appropriation of Available Funds
by the Tribal Council
Pursuant to the Provisions of
Article V, Section 1(0 of the Tribal
Constitution, the Tribal Council
has the authority to appropriate
available funds for public purposes.
Available funds for the purpose of
this ordinance shall be funds which
originate from some source other
than the General Fund of the Tribes.
Such available funds may be appro
priated by the Tribal Council by
resolution.
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SpUytr Jmoc photo by Btkmt
as executive director of MOIHS.
The opportunity to work with a
museum from the ground up, says
King, is fairly rare and unique. It is
an opportunity he is seizing with
apparent enthusiasm and devotion.
ARTICLE VII
Enterprise Funds ,
Appropriation and expenditure
of funds of Tribal business enter
prises established pursuant to Article
XII of the Tribal Corporate Char
ter shall be made in accdrdance
with the' Plan oflOperatidn of the
individual enterprise and shall not
be subject to the' terms of this
Ordinance.
ARTICLE VIII
Appropriation of Funds for Per
Capita
Tribal Council' shall have the
authority to appropriate funds for
purposes of per capita distribution
to the enrolled members of the
Confederated Tribes subject to such
conditions and restrictions as may
be contained in the resolution appro
priating such funds.
ARTICLE IX '
Initiative and Referendum
All resolutions of the Tribal
Council appropriating tribal funds
shall be subject to the Initiative and
Referendum provisions of Article
VI of the Tribal Constitution, except
that any appropriation not exceed
ing $25,000 in any one fiscal year
for any purpose pursuant to Arti
cle V, Section l(t) as amended of
the Tribal Constitution shall not be
subject to such Initiative and
Referendum.
CERTIFICATION
The undersigned, as Secretary
Treasurer of the Confederated Tribes
of the Warm Springs Reservation
of Oregon, hereby certifies that the
Tribal Council is composed of 1 1
members, of whom seven (7) con
stituting a quorum were present at
a meeting thereof, duly and regu
larly called, notices, convened and
held this 16th day of April. 1986;
and that the foregoing ordinance
was passed by the affirmative vote
of six (6) members, the Chairman
not voting; and that the said ordi
nance has not been amended or
rescinded in any way.