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About Spilyay tymoo. (Warm Springs, Or.) 1976-current | View Entire Issue (Nov. 28, 2012)
Spilyay Tym November 28, 2OÎ2 C oyote News, est. 1976 P.O. Box 870 Warm Springs, OR 97761 I.S. Postage PRSRTSTD Warm Springs, OR 97761 Voi. 37, No. 24 N o vem ber- Anaku Ipach’aanxa Yaamash 50 cents Budget discussion at General Council B y Yvonne Iverson Spilyay Tymoo O v er 80 T ribal M em bers at tended the General Council m eet ing M onday night at the Agency Longhouse to discuss the 2013 tribal budget. Secretary-Treasurer Jody CaEca review ed the p o sted b u d g et for 2013. H e explained that part o f the reason there is such a reduced bud get is the reduction in dividends from tribal enterprises. Before opening the floor for com ments, CaEca posed the question, “H ow do we bridge the shortfaE”? H e also sh ared o p tio n s th a t Tribal CouncE has been discussing, including tribal employee furlough days and new service fees. T h ro u g h o u t th e m e e tin g ,a pow erpoint presentation flashed on a screen explaining w hat a 20-per- cent budget reduction to the Utdi- ties D e p a rtm e n t w o u ld m ean . Members meet Monday evening at the Agency Longhouse to discuss the 2013 tribal budget. Listed were: Twelve PubEc UtiEty positions being cut; no curbside gar-, bage pick-up; reduced custodial ser vice for 22 tribal buildings; and wa ter fee im plem entation at a flat rate ECRWSS ’ostai Patron Branch Matthew 1200 SW Park Ave. Portland OR 97205 o f $15 per m onth per service con nection. The sEdes w ent on to breakdown the RIF (reduction in force) by p o sition title. U nder th e p ro p o s a l, • longhouses wdl be responsible for their ow n cleaning, as w ould some offices. D um psters wdl be placed in specific residential ar eas; b ut they are considering hav ing residents continue garbage service at a monthly cost that has n o t yet been determined. A h o t topic at this and previ ous budget meetings has been Tribal Councd budget and travel expense. E a c h C o u n cil m e m b e r p resen t was able to respond. Each response gaye m ore clar ity o n the reasons for travel such as delegations to com m ittees, IHS issues, and IRS taxation is- sues that require tribal represen tation. Mentioning they were in fa vor o f a Tribal Councd budget reduction were Councdmen Aus tin G reene and Scott Moses. Holiday celebration starting Thursday T he O ld Fashioned Christm as C e le b ra tio n is th is T h u rs d a y evening, N ovem ber 29. T here will be a holiday parade, a tre e -lig h tin g , fo o d an d c ra ft boo th s at the C om m unity Center. There is a chadenge for donations o f gift baskets or gift basket items. D onations o f items can be taken to the Prevention CoaEtion, next to Le gal Aid, or to C omm unity Counsel ing. As a part o f this event, Jaylene Suppah wdl have a booth for a food drive; so comm unity m em bers are encouraged to bring donations for the local food bank. Lights Parade Recruiting for k-8 school jobs T he W arm Springs Job Creation This meeting is hosted by the school and D evelopm ent Program is now design guidance team , the tribes, recruiting and accepting appEcations school district, and construction for the Warm Springs K-8 construc project manager.. tion project. There wiU be appEcations avail 14-month construction able at the community forum m eet T he new W arm Springs school ing on Monday, Dec. 3 at 6 p.m. at is currently in the architectural de sign, planning and financing phase. the Agency Longhouse. O r stop by the office, located on Construction is expected to start campus in thè white house at TTOO in the spring, and will last about 14 Wasco Street. ; months. D uring that time, as many O n your appEcation, please be as 200 jobs wiE be created, o f vary sure to include a cu rren t p h o n e ing durations. n u m b e r, so p ro g ra m m a n a g e r T he $20 miEion W arm Springs Laurie Danzuka can contact you for k-8 school is scheduled to open at training opportunities in preparation the start o f the 2014 school year. for the construction phase. T he school wiU be on 20 acres at Office hours a tjo b Creation and the E ast Tenino-Chukar roads. T he D evelopm ent are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. acreag e w ill a c c o m m o d a te th e Please call 541-553-3324 if you school buddings, sports faciEties, have any questions. parking and so forth. T he main For the com m unity forum on school budding wdl be 80,000 square D ecem ber 3, there will be a Eght fe e t, o r a b o u t th e size o f th e dinner at 6 and meeting to foUow. Jefferson County Middle School. Travel center, appeals court among Council agenda items By Dave McMechan ■ Spilyay Tymoo Tribal Councd on Monday dis cussed tribal m em ber employ ment, the tribal appedate court, and the proposal to develop a Highway 26 travel center, among other matters. C o u n c ilm a n R ay m o n d Tsum pti said the tribal employ m ent poEcy is n ot being fodowed in regard to the tribal m em ber p re fe re n c e an d re d u c tio n in workforce. S e c re ta ry -tre a s u re r J o d y CaEca said managem ent is in the process o f updating the person nel poEcy manual. D uring this process, the m em ber preference and other employment issues can be addressed. H e said that for 2013 the plan is that no tribal m em ber wdl lose his o r h er job as a resu lt o f w orkforce reduction. Some va cant positions are being elimi nated. Councd agreed to review the m atter during the m orning session on D ecem ber 19. C ouncdm an A ustin G reene Sr. said the issue o f the tribal ap pellate co u rt needs to be dis cussed. T h e court was eliminated earEer this year, with a plan to develop an alternative court simi lar to a family court. C ouncd agreed to discuss this o n the m orning session o f Dec. 17. Councilman G reene said the future o f the tribal senior pen sion fund needs to be addressed. S o m e h av e m e n tio n e d th ey w ould take a smaller m onthly payment, if this would extend the duration o f the fund, he said. The Car Light Parade and Christ mas Tree Lighting are this T hurs day, Nov. 29, sp o n so red by the Tribes, the Comm unity Center and R ecreation D epartm ent, and the Prevention CoaEtion. T he Car Light Parade Ene-up is at the W arm Springs E lem entary School at 6 p.m. Judging is at 6:30, and the parade is at 7. T he Christ mas Tree Lighting and caroEng wdl begin at 7:30 p.m. at the C om m u nity Center. Family Fun Night Native Aspirations wdl present the Famdy F un N ight. Bring the family and make some Christmas crafts together. This wdl be from 7:30-9 p.m. in the C om m unity Center gym. For m ore inform ation, contact either the C omm unity C enter at 541-553- 3243; or the W arm Springs P reven tion CoaEtion, 553-3205. Holiday bazaar T h e A n n u a l W arm S p rin g s Christmas Bazaar is set for Satur day, D ec. 8. T he bazaar, offering unique hand-crafted gifts, wdl be from 10 a.m. til 4 p.m. at the W arm Springs Com m unity Center. For m ore inform ation cad 541- 553-3243. See COUNCIL on page 10 At the Museum Art Market Trees on sale; Angel Bear Dave McMech.an/Spilyay Dora Goudy visits with vendors at the Art Market. 1 26 V/ 4. 1 4 1 Christmas trees wdl be on sale starting Saturday, Dec. 1, in the lot across from th e W arm S prings M arket. Trees wdl also be on sale on Sat urday, D ec. 8, in the parking lot o f the com m unity center, as p art o f the W arm Springs C hristm as Bazaar. T h e trees, noble firs, are $25 each. Free deEvery in the Agency area. For inform ation, cad Gladys at 541-325-2650. T h e B u sin ess O ffic e a t th e W arm Springs H ealth and Wellness Center has p u t together an Angel Bear Tree (see page 5). T he tree is located o ut by the THANKSGIVING THRILLS GIVEAWAY! L I Win a 2012 Ford Focus SE, C A S IN O See page 10 for details. Highway 26, Warm Springs » ■ i
