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October 2, 2013
Spilygy Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
Proclamation of the Twenty-Sixth Tribal Council
Whereas the people o f the Con
federated Tribes o f Warm Springs
hold ultim ate sovereignty over
themselves, the Warm Springs Res
ervation, and traditional use places
wherever located; and,
Whereas the Tribal C onstitu
tion adopted by the people estab
lished an 11-member Tribal Coun
cil to govern the Tribe, and delegates
to the Tribal Council certain enu
merated powers o f the people; and,
Whereas it is the duty o f the
Tribal Council to govern for the
tribal people’s benefit the lands on
and off-reservation; and,
Whereas the tribal people have
the need for greater opportunity
through development o f revenue
generating economic initiatives and
creation o f jobs, educational im
provements, and modernization o f
the reservation’s technology and in
frastructure; and,
Whereas the people have the
need for the community to provide
b e tte r su p p o rt to its m em bers
through healthcare, housing, elimi
nation o f substance abuse, support
o f families and im proved public
safety; and,
Whereas the Tribal Council and
the people understand that all listed
priorities are important, and that the
tribal governm ent will maximize
opportunities for our benefits when
they arise; and,
Whereas the people have the
need and have expressed the de
sire to be served by a m ore effi
cient, effective and accountable
governm ent that takes timely ac
tion, communicates both internally
and externally, reviews its perfor
mance, sets long-term direction and
strategies, and reduces bureaucracy;
and,
Whereas the people have the
need and have expressed the de
sire to maintain and advance their
status as a sovereign people through
preservation o f their culture, tra
ditions, beliefs, and values, care o f
tribal lands and natural resources,
and pursuit o f sovereign interests
and treaty protection; and,
W hereas th e T w enty -S ix th
Tribal Council recognizes and sup
ports the people’s desire for im
provements in the areas described
and is com m itted to provide the
leadership required to accomplish
these goals; and,
W hereas th e T w enty -S ix th
Tribal Council also recognizes that
in order to grow our economy, our
governm ent and enterprises must
provide business opportunities that
will build the skills and capacity o f
tribal members to contribute to the
long-term sustainability o f employ
m ent and business grow th; now,
therefore,
Be it resolved by the Twenty-
Sixth Tribal Council o f the C on
fed erated T ribes o f the W arm
Springs R eservation o f O regon,
pursuant to the C onstitution and
By-Laws, Article V, Section 1, com
mit and agree to prioritize the use
o f tribal resources as follows:
Guiding Principle: As the Tribal
Council, we pledge to work together
with our community, families, and
our employees to advance the fol
lowing priorities. We understand
that all times we may disagree but
we respect one another and our
tribal members, and will strive to
w ork for the greater good o f our
people. We will continue to pro
mote tribal and family values and
enlist the help o f our community
address these issues.
1. Budget - Balance the Tribal
Budget, M axim ize T ribal re
sources and improve financial
planning.
A. The Tribal Council shall an
nually develop, review, and approve
a balanced Tribal budget for each
fiscal year in order to prom ote and
maintain the financial sustainability
and integrity o f the Tribe; and,
B. The Tribal Council develop a
plan to replenish and rebuild the
Tribe’s revenue reserve, per capita,
and senior reserve funds to sustain
able levels over time; and,
C. The Tribal Council will de
velop and approve a plan to expand
its grant writing capacity in order to
maximize the leveraging o f tribal
funds and resources with federal ,
state, foundation, and corporate
grants; and,
D. The Tribal Council will- iden
tify and develop near-term (1-5 yr.)
and long-term (6-15 yr.) revenue
projections from all available and
potential resources in order to im
prove the Tribe’s financial planning,
budgeting and reporting.
2. Education — Improve tribal
academic performance and cul
tural preservation.
The Tribal Council will develop,
review and approve a plan to re
structure and build the Tribe’s higher
education program in order to:
A. Increase and expand tribal
higher education scholarships; and,
B. Im prove and expand voca
tional training and workforce devel
opm ent programs; and,
C. Develop and fund internships,
apprenticeships, youth employment,
and career developm ent opportu
nities; and,
D. Improve preparation, perfor
mance, and achievement o f K-12
students attending Jefferson County
public schools including measuring
and m onitoring academic perfor
mance; and,
E. Im plem ent language and cul
tu ra l cu rric u lu m in J e ffe rs o n
County public schools; and,
E Investigate thé feasibility and
developm ent strategy for a tribal
charter school on the reservation.
3. Hold Enterprises Account
able — Improve budgeting, prof
itability, operational efficiency,
and reporting.
A. D evelop a plan to ensure
m ore effective and accountable
enterprises by im proving regular
and com prehensive repo rtin g to
Tribal Council, Use benchmarking
and dashboard perform ance indi
c a to rs as to o ls to help assess
progress, cost effectiveness, and
profitability on a quarterly and an
nual basis; and,
B. Require all Tribal enterprises
have annual business plans and long
term strategic plans in place; and,
C. D evelop and im plem ent a
plan to reorganize the Tribe’s en
terprises for operational efficiency
and develop a centralized Enterprise
Finance Officer to m onitor and re
port enterprise operational results.
to support business ventures from
non-tribal tribal business on reser
vation.
5. Tribal Council Operations
Improve efficiency and effec
tiveness.
Im prove the operational effi
ciency an d effectiv en ess o f the
Tribal Council by developing poli
cies and procedures to:
A. Identify and process to better
plan the Tribal Council business
agendas, activities, and assignments
out one, three, and six m onths in
advance; and,
B. Identify, assign, and approve
Tribal Council representatives and
delegates to represent the Tribe in
order to control travel expenses and
duplication o f efforts; and,
C. Develop cost effective travel
policies and procedures and trip
reporting requirements; and,
D. Identify the roles, responsibili
ties, limitations, and obhgations o f
Tribal Council officers and mem
bers to optim ize T ribal C ouncil
p o licy o v e rsig h t an d lim it
micromanagement actions; and,
E. Develop and implement staj:e-
of-the-art processes, utilizing com
puter technology, electronic media,
paperless systems, and procedures
to improve operational efficiency.
6. H ealth Care - Im prove
health care Services and facili
ties.
Tribal Council will develop, re
view, and approve a plan to im
prove arid expand healthcare ser
vice delivery, including programs to
address:
A. Behavioral H ealth services
including mental health and sub
stance abuse; and,
B. Diabetes awareness, preven
tion, and treatment for Tribal youth;
and,
C. O u tp a tie n t tre a tm e n t and
transitional support including assess
ing, the feasibility o f a Tribal half-
way house; and,
D. A plan to provide cost effec
tive, local dialysis services; and,
E. Feasibility o f building and
operating a new Community Cen
ter to provide fitness and exercise,
swimming, recreation, nutrition and
wellness program s and services;
and,
F. Community needs for physi
cal therapy.
7. Protection of Assets — Pro
tect enhance, and utilize natu
ral and cultural resources.
The Tribal Council shall work to
preserve, enhance, and utilize the
Tribe’s natural, cultural, and sacred
resources and sovereign rights, both
on and off-reservation by develop
4. Economic Development — ing a strategy and plan to:
A. Expand and exercise off-res
D iversify and expand T ribal
ervation hunting; and,
economy.
. B. Utilize usual and accustomed
The Tribal Council shall develop,
review, and approve a 5-year Over use areas outside o f the T ribe’s
all E conom ic D evelopm ent Plan ceded lands; and,
C. Expand and increase salmon
(OEDP) in order to increase tribal
revenues while optimizing tribal job populations in Tribal ceded lands to
opportunities. The O E D P shall in provide increased subsistence fish
clude, but n ot be limited to, the fol ing opportunities for Tribal Mem
bers; and,
lowing components:
D. E xercising fo o d g athering
A. Identify, finance, and develop
su p p o rt infrastructure to recruit rights including roots, berries, na
business opportunities on reserva tive foods, and medicines; and,
E. Protect tribal natural and cul
tion; and,
B. A plan to implement and uti tural resources from detrim ental
lize the Reservation enterprise zones impacts o f environmental actions
including coal tran sp o rt and the
and partnership; and,
C. R estructure and reorganize Columbia River Treaty.
the Tribe’s enterprises for opera
8. Communication — Improve
tional efficiency; and,
D. A plan to expand the Tribe’s com m u n ication s w ith trib a l
private sector by offering capacity membership.
The Tribal Council will develop,
building, training, investm ent, fi
nancing, and operational support review, and approve a communica
and develop policies and a govern tions plan to improve communica
m ent culture which supports and tions with tribal members by utiliz
p ro m o tes T ribal m em ber en ter ing effective strategies for:
A. General Council, District, and
prises; and,
E. D evelop and im plem ent a Town Hall meetings with structured
U niform Commercial Code (UCC) agendas and time limits; and,
B. Tribal news media including
and a stream lined and efficient one
stop review and regulatory process radio, new spaper, w ebsite, social
m edia (Facebook, Tw itter, etc.),
annual reports, video conferencing,
and other means; and,
C. Improve Tribal Council min
utes and reporting o f information
to Tribal news media; and,
D. E x tern a l com m unications
policy and fact sheets, policy brief
ing papers, press releases, and in
formational materials.
9. Tribal M em ber Em ploy
ment — Im prove recruitm ent,
hiring, retention, and promotion
of Tribal members.
The Tribal Council will develop,
review, and approve a Tribal E m
ployment Plan which includes: •
A. Documenting the Tribal em
ployment rates for Tribal govern
m ent and enterprises and develop
improvement goals; and,
B. Docum ent on quarterly basis,
the Tribal governm ent and enter
prise job opportunities, Tribal mem
ber hiring, and a strategy to enforce
compliance with Tribal resolutions
8363 and 8363A for Tribal employ
m ent preference; and,
C. A plan to prepare individual
Tribal m em ber skill development,
training, employee cross training,
and career planning; and,
D. A plan for a One-stop-shop
to prom ote, support, and increase
Tribal employment; and,
E. A plan for a summer youth
and college student em ploym ent
program; and,
F. A plan to improve Tribal em
ployee retention by offering com
petitive salary an d /o r benefits pack
age; and,
G. Tribal management training
and succession plan to prom ote
Tribal members into upper manage
m ent positions; and,
H . A strategy to im prove the
T ribe’s Personnel O ffice recruit
m ent and hiring process using state
o f the art technology and compre
hensive reporting o f Tribal m em
j ber e m p lo y m e n t data.
10. Housing — Increase hous
in g o p p o rtu n itie s fo r T rib al
members on and o ff the reser
vation.
The Tribal Council will develop,
review, and approve a plan to pro
vide additional tribal member hous
ing on the reservation including:
A. A plan for financing and
building 35 housing units utilizing
tax credits; and,
B. Implementing a plan to utilize
H U D 184 program to build Tribal
ap artm en ts and T ribal m em ber
housing; and,
C. R evisions to the H ousing
Code to allow flexibility for leases
and ownership o f more than one
housing unit; and,
D. Identify and develop oppor
tunities for tribal and non-tribal
m em ber developm ent o f m arket
rate or subsidized housing on the
reservation.
11. Infrastructure — Improve
infrastructure for commercial,
com m u n ity and re sid en tia l
needs.
The Tribal Council will develop,
review and approve a plan to im
prove reservation facilities and com
mercial, industrial, community, and
resid en tial in fra stru c tu re needs
while utilizing energy efficient tech
nology and cost effective methods.
Identify high priority, im m ediate
needs which emphasize economic
development.
12. Community Safety — Im
prove the safety and security to
the Tribal community.
The Tribal Council will develop,
review, and approve a Community
Safety Plan w hich addresses the
following issues:
A. Gang prevention and aware
ness including positive youth devel
opm ent programs; and,
B. Community policing and im
proved relations, including oppor
tunities to retain Tribal Police and
Public Safety staff through com
petitive compensation; and,
C. Methamphetamines and other
drug abuse; and,
D. Assess fire insurance costs
and means to reducè insurance pre
miums in the Tribal community.
13. Tax C om m ission and
Code — Increase tax revenues
and prom ote business incen
tives.
The Tribal Council will develop,
review, and approve a Tribal Tax
Code and provide support to the
Tribe’s Tax Commission initiatives
to increase T ribal Revenues and
prom ote tax incentives to non-tribal
and tribal business to locate on the
reservation.
14. Strategic Planning — Im
prove planning, perform ance,
and Tribal member satisfaction.
A. I'hc'l'nbal Council will imple
m ent and institutionalize strategic
planning and performance measures
to provide more effective and effi
cient Tribal governm ent planning,
operations, service delivery, and fi
nancial management to achieve the
T ribe’s various plans, the Tribe’s
Management Plan Mission, Goals
and Strategies, and tribal Council
proclamation goals and priorities;
and,
B. Regularly m onitor results, im-
p a c ts , o u tc o m e s, an d re p o rt
progress and perform ance to the
Tribal Council,, staff, and Tribal
membership; and,
C. Develop the Tribe’s Strategic
Financial M anagem ent plan and
prepare long term financial projec
tions to improve financial planning,
investments, budgeting, and perfor
mance.
A nd directs.the entire tribal or
ganization and enterprises to sup
port these priorities as it carries out
its duties. (Resolution no. 11,792).
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