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Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
August 16, 2017
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Resolutions of Tribal Council
(The following are resolutions re-
cently passed by the Tribal Coun-
cil.)
Gaming
Commission
Whereas Warm Springs Tribal
Code Chapter 260, the Confeder-
ated Tribes of the Warm Springs
Reservation of Oregon Amended
and Restated Class II and Class III
Gaming Ordinance (the Gaming
Ordinance) provides for the Coun-
cil to designate an Executive Direc-
tor for the Warm Springs Tribal
Gaming Regulatory Authority
(TGRA), pursuant to the Gaming
Ordinance, Ordinance No. 76; and,
Whereas the current Executive
Director, Pamela Douglas, has sub-
mitted her notice of resignation; and
it is vital to maintain continuity
within the TGRA, a Waiver of Ad-
vertisement shall be executed
through the offices of the Secre-
tary-Treasurer/CEO to initiate an
internal promotion for the new Ex-
ecutive Director; and,
Whereas Josephine Johnson,
Tribal Member, has served the
(TGRA) in the capacity of Internal
Auditor since January 2012; she has
completed a Bachelor Degree and
has established a sound track record
of applying her knowledge of gam-
ing regulations to the benefit of the
TGRA, a period in excess of five
years; and,
Whereas Josephine has kept cur-
rent her gaming license and has an
knowledge of the responsibilities of
the Executive Director and appli-
cable gaming laws and regulations;
and,
Whereas it is in the best interest
of the Tribe’s current gaming op-
eration and Plateau Travel Plaza to
have an individual with extensive
knowledge of the State-Tribal Com-
pacts and tribal administrative pro-
cesses and procedures; now, there-
fore
Be it resolved by the Twenty-
Seventh Tribal Council of the Con-
federated Tribes of the War m
Springs Reservation of Oregon,
pursuant to Article V, Section 1(s)
of the Tribal Constitution and By-
Laws, as amended, and pursuant to
Section 260.009 (8) of the Gaming
Ordinance that Josephine Johnson
is hereby designated the Executive
Director for the Warm Springs
Gaming Commission, effective
upon the date of the submission of
the completed Personal Action form
concluding her transfer from the po-
sition of Internal Auditor; and,
Be it further resolved that the
continuation of such designation is
conditioned upon the designee sat-
isfying and maintaining the qualifi-
cations for Class III licensure as set
forth in the Gaming Ordinance.
Resolution no. 12,360.
Tourism
opportunity
Whereas the Tribal Council has
concluded that it is in the best in-
terests of the Tribe to investigate
the feasibility of and pursue eco-
nomic development projects relat-
ing to eco-tourism on the Warm
Springs Reservation (the “Reserva-
tion”); and,
Whereas Big Mountain Heli
Tours Inc. (“Big Mountain”) has
approached the Tribe to propose
accessing and using a portion of the
Reservation for eco-tourism over
the period beginning a few days
before and ending a few days after
August 21, 2017; and,
Whereas the Tribal Council has
concluded that entering into the
Access and Indemnification Agree-
ment with Big Mountain, attached
as Exhibit “A” (“Agreement”), is nec-
essary to protect the Tribe’s inter-
ests and facilitate the development
of the eco-tourism opportunity pro-
posed by Big Mountain; now, there-
fore,
Be it resolved by the Twenty-
Seventh Tribal Council of the Con-
federated Tribes of the War m
Springs Reservation of Oregon,
pursuant to Article V, Section (f),
(l), and (u), of the Tribal Constitu-
tion and By-Laws, and Resolution
10,811, the Tribal Management
Plan, that the Tribal Council hereby
approves the Agreement attached
to this Resolution as Exhibit “A”;
and,
Be it further resolved by the
Tribal Council that the Tribal Coun-
cil Chair, Vice Chair or Secretary-
Treasurer/CEO, is hereby autho-
rized to sign and execute the Agree-
ment in substantially similar form
as attached hereto on behalf of the
Tribe and to execute any other such
documents or perform any other
such actions as reasonably necessary
to carry out the foregoing resolu-
tions and Agreement. Resolution no.
12,356
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