Spilyay Tym
November 28, 2OÎ2
C oyote News, est. 1976
P.O. Box 870
Warm Springs, OR 97761
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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.
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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
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