Warm Springs, Oregon
October 23, 1987 PAGE 3
Justice Services responsible for reservation safety, protection
Spilyay Tymoo
by Donna Behrend
Warm Springs has grown over
the years, and wit h that growth has
come increased needs needs in
virtually every service area possi
ble. Increased demands on health
services, human services and police
services have required Tribal Council
to carefully assess the condition of
the community. The fact that the
annual operating budget has more
than doubled in the last ten years is
proof that many needs have been
identified and that steps have been
taken to make Warm Springs a
safer and healthier community in
which to live.
However, Warm Springs is not
without its need for basic services,
particularly law enforcement and
emergency services. We still have
those people who break the law,
thus requiring incarceration. We
now require a more sophiscated
manner in which to investigate
crimes on the reservation. We still
have the need for a place to house
offenders and someone to take care
of them. We still need someone to
prosecute and defend those who
break the law. Our community
requires emergency services such
as ambulance and fire protection.
Our needs are basic just like every
other community in the nation.
The proposed 1988 tribal operat
ing budget includes $ 1 .4 million for
Justice Services Administration,
which is responsible for the "pro
tection of life and property" on the
reservation 24 hours a day, 365
days a year. The department employs
people in eight different divisions,
ranging from patrol to fire and
safety. The department is totally
tribally funded.
Clerical Support Staff
The clerical staff of three pro
vide secretarial services for the entire
police department as well as coor
dinate services and assist other
departments, employees, tribal mem
bers and the general public. The
staff has participated in micro
computer training. Their workload
has increased over the years and
due to self-motivation and interest
in developing their professional
skills, the staff performance has
improved. Among the supervisor,
records officer and records clerk
positions, two are tribal members
and one is non-Indian. Funding for
this division including staff totals
$62,925.
Patrol Division
The 13 people employed in this
division are possibly the most vis
ible in the community. They pro
vide basic highway safety and pro
tection and are at the disposal of
the community. Employed are one
sergeant, two corporals and ten
(10) patrolmen. One is a tribal
member; the remaining 12 are non
members. Patrolmen issues 284 ma
jor traffic offense citations, 626
moving violations citations and 349
non-moving citations, as of theend
of September. In addition, there
are a security guard at the hydroe
lectric project and two officers
who work for Columbia Riverlnter
Tribal Fish Commission. Their
wages are paid by their specific
employers, not justice services.
Special officers are also hired on
a part time basis. Depending on the
size of the activity, two to six offic
ers are hired to assist regular patrol
men. According to Warm Springs Chief
of Police Ray Calica, "one tribal
member in the patrol division is
not enough." One way to generate
interest in the police department is
the Cadet Program in which six
tribal members were involved this
summer.
The $523,578 proposed budget
shows a reduction of $25,412 for
1988. 1 he reductions occur in over
time and operational expenses such
as per diem, vehicle pool charges,
supplies and uniforms. One vehicle
was also deleted.
Tribal Prosecutor
During the first six months of
1987. the tribal prosecutor's office
handled 526 criminal cases, 1,025
traffic cases, 50 fish and game cases
and 25 civil cases. Two tribal mem
bers are currently employed by this
division with an assistant prosecu
tor position proposed for 1988.
A $12,000 reduction in consul
tant's fees is proposed in 1988. A
consultant is used whenever there
may be a conflict of interest with
the prosecutor. With the new assis
tant's position, the anticipated 1988
is $8,651 over the 1987 budget or
$67,503.
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Spilyay Tymoo photo by Leno-Baker
Several days before elk season opened a Warm Springs police officer
discovered the remains of an elk. The head and the neck were dumped
just off Quail Trail. Protecting resources is a priority for the Tribes. The
reservation Elk season opens November 1.
Investigations
This division works closely with
BIA investigators. Less than two
weeks ago a position was added
that deals primarily with the inves
tigation ot child sexual abuse cases.
This addition brings to three the
number of employees in this div
ision. Two employees are tribal
members and the third is a non-member.
The employees perform intense
investigations of all crimes on the
reservation by using scientific
methods, photography, interviews
and collection and preservation of
evidence.
This division handles over 200
cases per year involving misdemea
nors, vandalism, assault and bat
tery, rapes, attempted rapes, forgery,
narcotics, child sexual abuse and
other types of crimes.
The proposed budget, at $85,773,
shows an increase of $23,439 over
the 1987 budget.
Fish and Game
The purpose of Fish and Game is
to "preserve and protect the fish
and game resources" for the Tribes.
The two officers currently employed
enforce tribal fishing, hunting, tres
pass woodcutting laws. One officer
is a tribal member and the other,
formerly a patrolman, is a non
member and works Sherars Bridge.
According to Calica, the officer
works six months at Sherars and
six months on the reservation. Three
positions are proposed in 1988. In
previous years, a "pilot program"
was funded by natural resources,
forestry and justice services and
employed three. That program will
be absorbed by the JSA in 1988.
The Fish and Game division was
included in the 1987 budget after
being deleted in 1984. According to
Calica, in 1986, one person, with
the one or two patrolmen, issued
100 citations. In 1985, four officers
issued four citations. Through Sep
tember, 1987, the officers issued 38
illegal fishing citations, 17 trespass
citations and two hunting citations.
"Expectations before 1986 were
higher than what we could do,"
said Calica. "We were pulled from
our primary function of reserva
tion fish and wildlife enforcement
to meet other tribal priorities such
as Columbia River, Sherars Bridge
and community livestock problems."
Fish and Game shows the largest
budget increase among the eight
divisions due to the addition of two
new positions. The $80,460 budget
is 1 80 percent above the 1987 budget
$28,689, or $51,771 higher.
Support ServicesCommunications
Four employees, two of whom
are tribal members and two of whom
are non-members, provide dispatch
services to fire and safety, police.
BIA roads and fire management on
a daily basis.
The 1988 budget shows a reduc
tion of $24,205 due to the transfer
of a dispatcher to the corrections
division where the person will assume
matron duties. The proposed annual
budget is $76,409.
Corrections
Fourteen people are employed
in this division. There is one lieut
enant, who is supervisor of the
entire division and a corporal, who
assumes the supervisory responsi
bilities in the evenings. Also
employed one juvenile detention
corrections officer, four female cor
rections officers or matrons, four
corrections officers or jailors, one
cook and one cook's aide. One tri
bal member, four members of other
tribes and nine non-Indians com
prise this division. There are cur
rently four positions vacant due to
transfers or freezes.
The detention facility has space
for 45 adult and juvenile males and
females. Average daily occupancy
is currently running at 36 inmates.
Alcohol and drug awareness and
human effectiveness programs and
religious services have been offered
to inmates on a regular basis. It
costs $45 to $55 to house one
inmate per day. This cost includes
food, clothing and laundry expenses.
The proposed budget for 1988 is
$296,088, which is $15,633 higher
than 1987.
Fire and Safety
Six tribal members and two non
Indians are responsible for basic
emergency medical and fire prev
ention services to reservation resi
dents on a full-time daily basis.
Volunteers are also enlisted to assist
with various emergency duties. Cur
rently, 26 people serve as volun
teers. They are paid stipends of $5
per fire and $10 per ambulance
run.
Fire and Safety transports 350
patients requiring ambulance ser
vice per year as well as treat uu
patients at the fire hall on a walk-in
basis. They average 80 fire calls per
year.
Increased activity means increased
revenues for the division. It is antici
pated that ambulance income in
1988 will be $60,000, up from the
$45,000 anticipated revenue this
Proposed budget posted, slight increase noted
The proposed 1988 tribal operat
ing budget was posted October 1
noting a 2.5 percent increase over
the 1987 budget. The proposed ex
penditures for 1 988 are $ 1 6,204,475
which includes general operating
expenses, community assistance,
capital projects, Kah-Nee-Ta and
other enteprise expenditures.
The office of the Secretary Treas
urer proposed budget totals $1.1
million. There are nine employees
who look after the budget, audit,
personnel, program analysis, legis
lation and tribal member records.
Also included are fees for attorneys
and professional consultants. A
new position proposed for 1988
will coordinate public relations
activities.
The office of community servi
ces oversees five different depart
ments that employ 239 people. The
annual budget totals $6.9 million,
of which approximately $5 million
is tribal. Community services also
manages $1.9 million in federal and
state funds and $1.7 million in
and $1,032,083 in community
assistance programs. The office of
training services is proposed to
undergo reorganization. A super
visor and one more employment
counselor have been added to serve
the unemployed population.
The public works department
employs 45 people who are respon
sible for 53 tribal buildings, 56
acres of grounds, three water facli
ties, two sewage facilities and gar
bage disposal for 726 homes. Ser
vices for 1988 are at a proposed
cost of $1.5 million which is 4.7
percent greater than the current year.
Increases include an assistant for
the plant manager, a general in
crease in electricity costs and a jan
itor position for increased building
space.
Fiscal services oversees 58 var
ious programs organized into 27
offices which employ 160 people.
The proposed budget is $4.6 mil
lion in tribal funds with approxi
mately $5 million in federal funds.
This branch is responsible for
community assistance funds. Over approximately $47 million in tribal
3,000 people are served by this and non-tribal funds and the pro
branch including infants in day cessing of information. This office
care, senior citizens, students in also oversees small tribal enterprise
pre-school and in college, unborn operations which generate a cash
children, those chronically ill, the flow of about $9 million per year
unemployed and many others. An and the management of natural
assistant to the branch manager
was proposed at Council's request.
The health and social services
department employs 56 in 10 dif-
resources both on and off the reser
vation. The branch budget was
increased by 3.4 percent or $87,356.
Included under the fiscal branch
11 different functions and is the
central operation for managment
of funds, equipment, records, infor
mation, employee benefits and
overall tribal insurance. The pro
posed tribal cost is $1.2 million
which is 1 .3 percent over the cur
rent year.
Natural resources employs 24
full time people and 20 seasonal
people in 1 1 different programs at
a proposed cost of $471,259 which
is 4.7 percent less than the current
year. The reduction is a result of
increased federal funding available
for water and fisheries programs.
Another reduction is the dropping
of vacant administration and range
rider positions.
The enterprise manager is respon
sible for eight enterprises and
employs 76 people and an addi
tional 60 people on a project basis.
The Tribal Council and Com
mittees budget provides for the fees
and expenses of 52 tribal officials
who meet an average of 50 days per
month to conduct tribal business.
No increases or decreases are pro
posed for next year.
Three trial court judges are em
ployed and have a staff of five. The
judges hear an average of 3,000
cases annuallly. A new position to
assist the juvenile coordinator with
the high volume of casework is
proposed.
Youth and project employment
services provide work experience
for 1 60 work age students, 35 post
secondary students and 50 entry
level trainees. I he programs also
include 12 apprentice candidates
and about 15 to 20 project em
ployees. The overall reduction in
this section is 5.8 prcent or $46,400.
Seven people in the culture and
heritage department provide edu
cational material development, cul
tural documentation, cultural plant
identification and information and
archaeological surveys. The pro
posed budget is increased by $7 1 ,698
due to the addition of two full-time
and one part-time positions.
The Mid-Oregon Indian Histor
ical Society (MOIHS) budget shows
an increase of 62 percent due to a
full-time executive director and an
educational specialist position. Ex
penses were increased to pay archi
tectural and soil survey work.
The community assistance pro
gram funds all special assistance
programs for tribal members. The
1 6 programs are funded at $ 1 .4 mil
lion, for a 9.3 percent increase.
Assistance for alcohol treatment is
proposed for an increase from
$30,000 to $6 1 ,000 due to increased
demand.
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JUSTICE SERVICES ADMINISTRATION BUDGET
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Trie above oercentaaes show iustice services divisional
expenditures.
A. Clerical Support Staff $62,925. Shows a $2,1 30,
or a 3.2 percent decrease from 1987.
B. Patrol $523,578. Shows a $25,419 or 4.6 per
cent decrease from 1987.
C. Prosecutor $67,603. Shows an $8,651 or 14.6
percent increase over 1987.
D. Investigations $80,460. Shows a $51,771 or
180.4 percent increase over 1987.
E. Fish and Game $80,460. Shows a $51,771 or
180.4 percent increase over 1987.
F. DispatchCommunications $67,409. Shows a
$24,205 or 26.4 percent decrease from 1987.
G. Corrections $296,088. Shows a $15,633 or 5.5
percent increase over 1987.
H. Fire and Safety $220,551. Shows a $24,308 or
9.9 percent decrease from 1987.
I. Search and Rescue $25,000. Remains the
same as 1987.
The Justice Services budget is $1,429,387 or 1.6
percent above the 1987 operating budget.
year. As of the end of September,
ambulance revenue was at $43,000.
Basic ambulance cost is $150 plus
$5 per patient mile. The average
. run to Madras is $225. They also
charge for services such as undis
posable materials, IV therapy and
oxygen therapy.
Their proposed $220,551 budget
shows a reduction of $24,308. The
reduction comes from lower vehi
cle pool charges and a $10,000
reduction in operating expenses.
Search and Rescue
This division has no employees
on a full-time basis. Instead, the
division's funding is used for the
food, gasoline and other supplies
that are needed for searches and
rescues. These funds are not only
used for river searches, but in the
mountains or wherever there is a
need. Volunteers are paid $5 per
day while participating in searches.
Annual funding for this division
is $25,000.
Qrmpt) by Dopk Sohfl
Calica notes an improvement in
community relations and that peo
ple are "getting more involved in
our efforts." If a person sees a
drunk driver, "they won't hesitate
to call. Community participation is
a positive step."
While emphasis has been on cur
tailing drunk drivers, the burglary
rate also dropped. "The high vis
ibility of officers deterred theft and
burglary activity," said Calica.
Another plus is that only one tribal
member has die in an alcohol
related death on the reservation in
the last four years.
The petition presented to Tribal
Council earlier this month called
for a 11 percent decrease in the
police budget. Calica, in an attempt
to meet that proposal, would cut
six justice services positions and
recommend that the department
"operate under" the BIA's direc
tion. "It would have a 1960s look,"
he said. However, he added, "the
community should not be penal
ized" just so cuts are made.
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ferent programs and serves about is planning, Spilyay Tymoo, steno
2,900 community members at a total pool and court administration. The
tribal cost of $920,463 showing a major increase is seen in the plan
$73,982 reduction from 1987. ning department which is propos
Education and training employs ing a business development man
69 people in nine different pro- ager position. The new position
grams and serves about 1.700 peo- will coordinate economic develop
ple costing the tribe $1,111,738. ment activities for new project
This proposed cost is 7.8 percent or proposals and provide technical
$94,053 less than 1987. The depart- assistance to tnbal member busi
ment also administers about nesses.
$721,164 in federal and state funds Financial services employs 47 in
Seekseequa concerns Continued from page 1
for a rider to patrol the area and
they felt a person from the Seek
seequa area would do a better job
because of familiarity with the area
and livestock. A full-time range
rider is needed because there is a
lack of adequate police patrols in
their area. Without a range rider
violators are not being prosecuted.
Larry Calica, tribal general mana
ger presented the budget in a sum
marized form, breaking it into four
parts. Many of the questions asked
would be answered by the various
departments during the tribal
Information Fair held October 20.
stated Calica.
It was announced by Calica that
there would be a general council
meeting November 1 2 for the entire
membership. He asked the people
to review the budget and to plan to
attend to share their ideas.
Public relations within the community is apart of a fireman's job. On
recent visit one small boy from Headstart was gh-en a chance to try on a
fireman's helmet.