Spilyay Tymoo, Wgrm Springs, Oregon
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Mg mb 20, 2013
Agency District Candidates
Kim LeClaire
I am K im Wheteler
LeClaire, and I ’m asking
fo r y o u r,v o te fo r the
Twenty-Sixth Tribal Coun
cil, Agency District.
I ’ve b een a faith fu l
born again Christian since
1997 and I stand upon a
Solid foundation, living
honestly, with integrity, lov
ing and praying for our
tribe.
I ’ve w o rk ed fo r the
T ribe from 1991-2008,
mostly in the Tribal Social
Services Department, and
I learn ed and I- becam e
knowledgeable about the
tribal organization, tribal
enterprises, com m ittees
and other aspects o f the
tribe.
Early on, I made it a
point to attend the G en
eral Council meetings to
stay updated and to hear
the tribal m em ber con
cerns. I heard the frustra
tions in their voices and the
disappointment they had in
the leadership to carry out
and to make decisions. I
believe in the Pow er o f
Voice, o f our tribal mem
bers, and believe it is time
to listen to w hat’s being
said and build upon the
strengths, th a t the first
Tribal Council adhered to
when they accepted a Cor
porate Charter from the
United States for our busi
ness endeavors', and put
our tribe on the road to
self sufficiency by actively
seeking financial indepen
dence.
Yet, it can be done, it
needs to get done, our
children’s future depends
on it. ILChron.7:14: B
my people who are called by
my name, shall humble them
selves and pray, and seek my
face, and turn from their
wicked ways, then will I hear
from heaven, and will forgive
their sin, arid will heal their
land.
W isdom , know ledge
an d
u n d e rs ta n d in g
cometh from the Lord.
P lease v o te K im
L eC laire T w enty-S ixth
Tribal Council.
Carlos Smith
D ear Tribal Member,
H ello , my nam e is
I have worked in Tribal
government for 49 years
and have w orked all o f
my adult life for the tribes
from 1960 to December,
2009 in one capacity or,
another. I want to share
with you a listed o f the
positions that I have held
within the Tribal Organi
zation that qualify me for
the agency district repre
sentative on tribal coun
cil.
The many work expe
rience and managerial and
supervisory positions that
I have held has been very
diversified throughout my
employment career with
the organization. M ost o f
m y w o rk ex p erien ces
have started from an en
try-level position with pro
m otions to the supervi
sory or, management po
sition within the office/
p ro g ram . M o st o f my
work experience has had
additional duties assigned
to them in addition to pri
mary duties and responsi
bilities for the positions
that I have held:
The following is a list
ing o f employee positions
and com m ittees th a t I
-have held within and out
side o f the tribal organi
zation:
Public Utilities: Jack
hammer Operator, Small
C rane O p erato r, Sewer
Pipe layer.
Community Center:
Janitor - Community Cen
C a r lo s S m ith ; 1 a m a
proud M em ber of tfie
Confederated o f Warm
Springs (#2340).
My heritage is with the
Wasco and Warm Springs
Tribes, and I am writing
this letter to ask you to
vote for me as an Agency
D is tric t Merq,ber o f
Tribal Council.
I am from the Smith
family: my parents are
Robert Smith and Brenda
Williams. My grandpar
ents are Faye Waheneka
and Roscoq Smith. My
great grandparents were
F anny
and
G ra n t
Waheneka, and Lucinda
and Alfred Smith Sr.
My w ife is T ribal
M em ber A ngela Selam
Smith. Both o f my boys
are T rib al M em bers;
Y ancy S m ith, 14, and
K illian S m ith, 12. My
family and I are all drug
and alcohol free.
O ur reservation is fac
ing some tough financial
times, We have for the
past few years used the
rainy day fund.saved by
the elders to cover and pay
for our operations budget.
We are fast running out
o f money for the future.
I know we need to fo
cus on bringing new jobs
to W arm Springs. We
have the land, and we
have many, many smart
tribal members willing to
work. Let’s put our heads
together and work on pro
viding some jobs for the
people.
We have many quali
fied college ed u cated
tribal Members that are
willing to come back to
Warm Springs and work.
We have even m ore
tribal members going to
and finishing college each
year. It is time for the
tribe to start to invest in
Jeff Sanders
ter; Supervisor Janitors -
Com munity Center.; Assis
our own young people.
Let’s not only provide
an education, but let’s put
th em to w ork fo r th e
tribe.
I m oved my . family-
o ff the R eservation in
2004 tq help advance my
career in the ,H otel/Re-
sort Business.
I worked for both the
D o ubleT ree by H ilto n
and the H ilton G arden
In n . D u rin g my tim e
working for Hilton, I was
p ro m o te d to G en era)
M an ag er in L ake O s
wego, Oregon.
Two years ago th e
tribes asked me to come
back and help revitalize
Kah-Nee-Ta Resort. This
is only my second year
back but I see a great fu
ture for our resort.
I know deep in my.
heart th at my business'
experience both on and
o ff the reservation will be
o f g reat b en efit , w hen
dealing with the manyis-
sues that the Tribal Coun
cil faces.
Making wise decisions
now is absolutely neces
sary as we work hard to
build a brighter tom or
row.
Once again I humbly
ask for your support and
your vote.
Thank you!
Carlos Smith
csmithws@gmail.com
f a c e b o o k .c o m /
' csmithws
tant Comm unity Center
D ire c to r; Boys Y ou th
Camp Director.
Tribal Garage: Gas
Station Attendant; Farm
E quip. R epair M ain te
nance.
In my 27 years o f ex
perience in law enforce
ment I have held the fol
lowing positions:
Special Part Time Po-
Ece Officer, Relief Jailer/
Cook, Jailer, Dispatcher,
Police Officer, Sgt. o f Pa
trol, Lieutenant o f Police,
Acting C hief o f Police,
C hief o f Police (for 10
years).
General Manager
Public Works: H ousing
Department, Building In
spector, Community Cen
ter, Fire & Safety D epart
m ent, U tilities D ep art
m ent, B uilding M ainte
nance.
G round Main
tenance,
Water/Waste
W ater, P la n t M an ag e
ment, Project Engineers,
K ah -N ee-T a (N ee-Sha
Housing); Supervised the
Housing Construction for
th e T rib es A p p ren tice
Training Program
General Manager
Public Safety/Chief of
Police (Held both posi-
tions at the same time): Chief
o f Police, Police Administra
tion, Fish & Game, Investi
gation Division, Patrol Divi
sion, Corrections/Detention,
Communications, Court Bai
liff, C o u rt A dm inistration,
Legal Aid, Prosecutors O f
fice, Juvenile C oordinator,
Victim O f Crimes, Probation,
Columbia River Inter Tribal
F ish C om m ission - W arm
Springs Patrol, Fire & Safety,
Security Officers, Kah-Nee-
Ta, Warm Springs Forest Prod
ucts, Hydro.
Secretary Treasures Of
fice:
S taff A nalyst Secretary-
Treasurer Office; Acting Bud
get Officer, Budget/Com pli
ance' Officer.
Internal Audit/Compli
ance Officer (S ecretary
Treasurer Office)
Executive Director Warm
Springs H ousing Authority.
' T he 49 years o f - em ploy
m ent history includes six years
as a line supervisor within a
department and offices, and
ten .y ears as a d ep artm en t
head supervisor (six or more
offices or departments super
vised), with eight years as a
G en eral M anager p o sitio n
with over four or m ore de
partments.
T h is to tals 24 years o f
w ork experience as a super
visory or manager within the
Tribal Organization.
I have received over 200
hours o f management train
ing that was specifically related
to senior Management train
ing.
This training included but
was n o t limited to Strategic
Planning, Executive Manage
m ent Courses, Executive Fo
rum Training, Total Quality
M an ag em en t, W ork L ife
Training, Team Building, B. I.
A. B udget T rain in g /w o rk -
shops, GM Workshop Train
ing, Budget Training, and In
ternal Audit.
I am a life time m em ber
o f Elliott Palmer VFW Post
4217 w ith service in G e r
many in the U.S Army serv
ing in the 68*. A rm or Divi
sion 1957-1959.
In addition to this organi
zational training I have been
High b
Lookee
Lodge
a part o f other organizational
related committees and ap
pointments:
I served twenty-one years
on the Jefferson County 509-
J S ch o o l D istric t. I have
served a num ber o f term s
as their board chairman, in
addition to being on the 509-
J Budget Committee for 21
years; I also I serve on the
E ducation Service D istrict
Budget Committee.
I have been elected to the
Oregori State School Board
Association and served for
eight years in an at-large po
sition twice, and held the po
sitions o f Secretary T rea
surer, Vice-Chairman, Presi
dent-Elect, and President o f
the O regon School Boards
Association.
While on this board I was
also the appointed to the N a
tional School Board, as the
Oregon Minority representa
tive for the state o f Oregon.
I have served on the Tribal
Alcohol & D rug Council for
the twenty-plus years, and I
had been the chairman for
nine years. We administered
a $ 600,000 grant from the
R o b e rt W oods Jo h n s o n
F ou n d ation for Substance
Abuse Prevention.
T h e G o v e rn o r fo r th e
S tate o f O re g o n has a p
pointed me for two, two-year
term s on the State Alcohol
& Drugs Council. This coun
cil Ijas the over sight respon
sibility for reviewing all state
agencies departm ents, p ro
grams and services on Alco
h o l & D ru g m atters.
I have* s e r v e d '’on:;th re e
Oregon State Task Forces on
Education issues, as well as
school board issues. Such as
Site Council, Minority Issues
within School districts and the
state Vocational Rehab Re
form ,
1 have served as the Co-
Chairman for the Jefferson
C o u n ty C o m m u n ity T ask
Force on race relations be
tween Native American/His-
panic and the N o n Indian
communities. -
I believe this coriibination
o f work experience, knowl
edge,
tra in in g
and
com m ittee’s appointm ents
have given me the tools in
which to effectively perform
the duties and responsibilities
for the Agency D istrict Rep
resen tativ e o n th e T ribal
Council.
We are faced with a num
ber o f decisions that could
bring our tribal government
as we know it, to its knees.
The future o f our tribal mem
bers and our tribal govern
m ent are at risk. The leader
ship chosen by you the people
will shape our future.
Revenue, unemployment,
poverty, size o f tribal govern
ment, programs and services,
su b stan ce use and abuse,
housing, sustainable family
income, economic devel
opment, crime rate, edu
cation programs and ser
vices, quality o f life, fed
eral budget reduction in
education, health, m edi
care, law en fo rcem en t,
B.I.A. and I.H.S programs
and services. Tribal Bud
g et re d u c tio n s to p er
capita, sen io r p en sio n ,
tribal budgets, furloughed
employees, reduced size
o f tribal government and
its programs and services,
to name but a few.
This list is by no means
conclusive. All require the
immediate attention and
d ecisio n s by th e new
T rib a l C ouncil. T h e
elec ted trib a l co u n cil
members will need to hit
the ground running and
not a slow learning curve
to u n d erstan d and talk
about the issues.
The choice to be made
by the agency district vot
ers has never ever been
more im portant now than
ever before. I encourage
you to make you decision
based upon on the knowl
edge and work experience
o f the candidate and not
personal feeling or family
relationships. The time for
change is now. We need to
think sm arter to answer
the problem we face to
day. I f we keep electing
the same representatives
we w ill’keep getting the
same answers that are be
ing presented to us now.
Loss o f ,Per Capita, and/
or Senior, Pensions is not
an option for consider
ation.
The financial crisis we
face today did not happen
in the last couple o f years,
they were in the making
for last 10—12 years.
H o ld in g th e T rib al
Government accountabil
ity and responsibility for
desired outcomes are the
keys to our future thru an
effective and efficient se
nior management. Senior
management being the of
fices o f th e S ecretary
T re a s u re /C E O , C h ie f
O p e ra tio n s
O ffic e r,
Branch M anagers/Direc-
tors and their budget ex
penditures.
Cutting out the ineffec
tive and inefficient tribal
program and services and
supervisors. A nd to pro
vide. only essential tribal
government programs and
services that will deliver
the quality and quantity of
services th at m eets the
needs o f the people.
I am asking for you
support and vote on Elec
tion Day.
, Thank you.
Respectfully,
Jeffery Sanders Sr.,
T ribal M em ber A gency
District.
Assisted Living Fad
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2321 Ollailie Lane CPO Boxò)
Warm Springs, OR 97761
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