XXX Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs
AAA 1995 and 1996 Annual Report
Information Systems-
Information Systems was
known as Office of Information
Systems when it was a depart
ment in the Finance Branch. Secretary-Treasurer
Raymond Calica
moved the department out of fi
nance, and Director Lloyd Phi II ips
now reports directly to the Secretary-Treasurer.
Phillips oversees
the branch that is divided into
three areas: Operations, Techni
cal Support and Systems, and
Consulting.
With the Tribal organization
striving to stay abreast of rapidly
changing electronic technology,
Information Systems has become
more and more impor-
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tant to the smooth operation of the
Tribal Organization. The Tribal
organization has over 490 micro
computers (ICs) with a combined
investment value of over
$1,500,000. In 1996, Information
Systems developed a PC and pe
ripheral inventory system to track
each piece of equipment, its con
figuration, and major software
packages running on it.
The Information Systems
branch responded to over 2,500
service requests for PC support,
network administration, consult
ing, and central computer pro
gramming. This included instal
lation of 222 new microcom
puters and three new networks
in Computer Learning Cen
ter, Managed Care and Gam
ing. The branch developed a
number of systems that have
made information gathering
easier within the organization.
These include an attorney
billing system that
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mated lottery system that
merges enrolled member
and employee records for a
random selection of Rose Gar
den tickets, and an electronic re-
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porting system within the Admin
istration Building, allowing au
thorized persons to directly ac
cess financial and personnel re
ports on their computers.
The branch provided consult
ing services to Construction, Hu
man Resources, Managed Care,
Early Childhood, Court Admin
istration, and others. The end re
sult was improved efficiency and
a better operating operation organization-wide.
Information Systems has a full
docket in the future as their agenda
includes many areas. Plans call
for rewriting and modernizing the
current vital statistics enrollment
systems to run on PCs, continuing
to promote and strengthen com
puter standards, phasing out the
central computer in the Adminis
tration Building, implementing
Electronic Document Manage
ment in the Administration
Building. Plans also call for de
veloping an Information Locator
to find data stored on computer
systems throughout the organiza
tion. When completed, these
changes should reduce paper us
age and improve the exchange of
information.
Several Information Systems
staff members earned computer
industry certification in Network
Administration, Network Engi
neering and Microcomputer Ser
vicing in 1996.
Branch of Public Safety-
The Public Safety Branch must provide
for the welfare and safety of the people on
the Reservation. It is the mission of the
Branch to protect life and property on the
Reservation and to ensure members of the
community are given due protection and
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The branch developed crime prevention j
and safety programs, including ,
neighborhood watch and anti-gang activities
during 1 995 and 1 996. As for future -
community needs, the Branch developed
long-term forecasting through improved data during the flood of 1 996. Public Safety
Kah-Nee-Ta Security and Indian Head Casino
Security struck a deal that facilitates
! cooperative enforcement services.
? Falling under the umbrella of Public Safety
f are seven departments, including the
ft Women'i and Children's Shelter. The Shelter
. was established with $89,000 from the
Edward Byrne Grant program. A shelter,
located oil Campu, was opened in 1996 for
women and children who are victims of
domestic violence.
A cooperative safety effort was required
retrieval and sharing. Drug trafficking V
continued to be a concern during 1995 and
1 996. To help deal with that concern, a
cooperative agreement among the US
Department of Justice, US District Court,
Tribal Court judges and Tribal Council
established a Federal Magistrate Court on
the Reservation to assist with prosecuting
non-Indian drug-related cases and federal
misdemeanor crimes.
With new enterprises on the Reservation
came new law enforcement concerns in
1995. The Warm Springs Police Department,
worked with the tribal Natural Resources
Branch BlA and other agencies in
t implementing the Emergency Incident
Command System. Through this effort, no
( (lives were lost and personal property damage
was held to a minijnum. Public Safety also
was able to assist theommunity in
rebuilding after the flood.
( When tribal member RaNeva Dowty
resigned her position as Fire and Safety
Chief, another tribal member, Dan Martinez,
was promoted into that position.
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Korean Veterans were honored in July 1995.
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