Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
Summaries of Tribal Council
May 3
(from page 2)
Question. Joe/yes, Jim/
yes, Captain/yes, Jay/yes,
Alvis/yes, Wilson/yes,
Rosa/yes, Carlos/abstain, 7/
0/1, Chairman not voting.
Motion carried.
· Intertribal Agricultural
Council (IAC):
Motion by Captain adopt-
ing Resolution No. 12,938
that the Tribes wish to re-
new its affiliation with IAC
through the remittance of
the 2022-2023 annual dues
of $200, and to appoint Lin-
coln Jay Suppah as Voting
Delegate for a term ending
May 1, 2023, and Joseph
Moses as Alternate, for a
term ending May 1, 2023.
Second
by
Carlos.
Question.Jim/yes, Joe/yes,
Captain/yes, Jay/abstain,
Alvis/yes, Wilson/yes,
Rosa/yes, Carlos/yes, 7/0/
1, Chairman not voting.
Motion carried.
· Legislative Commission
on Indian Services (LCIS):
Motion by Captain ap-
pointing Chairman Smith to
LCIS. Second by Alvis.
Question. Jim/yes, Joe/yes,
Captain/yes, Jay/yes, Alvis/
yes, Wilson/yes, Rosa/yes,
Carlos/yes, 8/0/0, Chair-
man not voting. Motion car-
ried.
· Quorum’s and grace pe-
riod for Tribal Council:
Motion by Captain to
conduct business with a
bona fide quorum which is
majority of six in chambers
or by zoom and 9:30 cut off
time if there is not a quo-
rum present to call the meet-
ing. Second by Wilson.
Question. Jim/yes, Joe/yes,
Captain/yes, Jay/yes, Alvis/
yes, Wilson/yes, Rosa/yes,
Carlos/yes, 8/0/0, Chair-
man not voting; Motion car-
ried.
· Tribal Council Support
discussion with Doris Miller:
Introduced each staff
member in the Tribal Coun-
cil office.
Other business: Tribal at-
torney John Ogan will se-
cure dates for the Fishery
discussion.
Discussed job salaries.
Motion by Wilson to ad-
journ at 11:55 a.m.
May 9
The meeting was called
to order at 9:07 by Chair-
man Jonathan W. Smith.
Roll call: James ‘Jim’
Manion, Alvis Smith III, Lin-
coln Jay Suppah, Raymond
‘Captain’ Moody, Carlos
Calica, Chief Alfred Smith
Jr., Wilson Wewa Jr., Chief
Joseph Moses. Minnie
May 18, 2022
Yahtin, Recorder.
Invocation given by
Carlos.
· Bureau of Indian Af-
fairs Update with Brenda
Bremner, Superintendent.
· Bureau of Trust Funds
Administration update with
Kevin Moore.
· Tribal Attorney update
with Josh Newton:
Executive session, 10:55-
11:25.
· Motion by Jim approv-
ing the Chairman to sign a
letter to Mr. Bryan Mercier,
Northwest Regional Direc-
tor, requesting a decrease of
the Forest Management de-
duction. Second by Captain.
Question. Jim/yes, Joe/yes,
Captain/yes, Jay/yes, Alvis/
yes, Delvis/abstain, Alfred/
yes, Carlos, yes, 7/0/1,
Chairman not voting. Mo-
tion carried.
· Draft resolutions with
Glendon Smith:
· Legislative Commission
on Indian Services-
Motion by Captain ap-
pointing to the Commission
on Indian Services with the
term as indicated: Chairman
Jonathan Smith, Term end-
ing on December 31, 2023.
Second by Carlos. Question.
Jim/yes, Joe/yes, Captain/
yes, Jay/yes, Alvis/yes,
Delvis/yes, Alfred/yes,
Carlos, yes, 8/0/0, Chair-
man not voting. Motion car-
ried.
· Tribal FishCo, LLC:
Tabled until July.
· Columbia River Inter-
Tribal Fish Commission.
Motion by Carlos adopt-
ing Resolution No. 12,940
appointing Chairman Smith
to the Columbia River Inter-
Tribal Fish Commission and
Jim Manion as alternate. Sec-
ond by Alviss Questions Jim/
yes, Joe/yes, Captain/yes,
Jay/yes, Alvis/yes, Delvis/
yes, Alfred/yes, Carlos/yes,
8/0/0, Chair man not
votingsMotion carried.
· Federal and state legis-
lative update calls.
· Indian Health Service
update
with
Hyllis
Dauphinais: Covid update.
· Managed Care update
with Michael Collins.
Other Business: The Ad
Hoc Committee appoint-
ment resolution will be pre-
sented next week.
· Chief Judge and Asso-
ciate Judge Positions will be
discussed soon.
Motion by Captain to ad-
journ at 4:07 p.m.
May 10
The meeting was called to
order at 9:09 by Chairman
Jonathan Smith Sr. Roll call:
James Manion, Raymond
‘Captain’ Moody, Lincoln
Jay Suppah, Chief Joseph
Moses, Alvis Smith III, Rosa
Graybael, Chief Alfred
Smith Jr., Wilson Wewa Jr.,
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Chief Delvis Heath, Carlos
Calica. Minnie Yahtin, Re-
corder.
Invocation given by Cap-
tain.
· Tribal Attorney update
with John Ogan:
Motion by Jim approving
the letter to Colonel Michael
D. Helton, Commander and
District Engineer U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers, Portland
District regarding the State-
ment on Comprehensive Vil-
lage Development Plan. Sec-
ond by Alvis. Question. Jim/
yes, Joe/yes, Captain/yes,
Jay/yes, Alvis/yes, Wilson/
yes, Alfred/yes, Rosa/yes, 8/
0/0, Chairman not voting.
Motion carried.
· Human Resources up-
date with William Sam.
· Finance update with
Isaac George.
· Governmental Affairs
update with Raymond
Tsumpti Sr.
· Education Branch up-
date with Valerie Switzler.
· Administrative Services
with Glendon Smith.
· Tribal Court update with
Gayleen Adams:
Council Summaries
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Tribal Council
(from page 1)
Power and Water
Enterprises update with
Mike Lofting, interim
director; the Timber
LLC with the acting tim-
ber manager and board
members; the Indian
Head Casino discussion
with Jeff Carstensen,
chief executive officer;
and Warm Springs Ven-
tures with Jim Souers.
Council heard from
the Composite board
and general manager
Jacob Coochise; and
Housing with Danielle
Wood. Housing, the
Telecom and Credit re-
ports filled out the
Tuesday agenda. And
this Wednesday, May
18, the Council was
scheduled to meet with
the Bluestone organiza-
tion, discussion with
John Mooers.
The drinking water
situation is up for dis-
cussion this Thursday,
May 19. Next week,
Council is scheduled to
meet with school district
superintendent Jay
Mathison and 509-J
board members. With
the Education Commit-
tee, discussion is in re-
gard to the tribal-district
memorandum of under-
standing.
School district hires three new principals
The Jefferson County
School District 509-J has
hired three new principals.
The new principals will lead
Madras High School, the
Bridges High School, and
the remote learning center,
509J Online.
The district conducted a
nationwide search for quali-
fied applicants. Tony Sum-
mers will become principal
for Madras High. Jessica
Swagger will be principal of
Bridges High School. And
Katie Boyle will be principal
of 509-J Online.
“We are thrilled to an-
nounce the selection of three
effective leaders to take on
these instrumental positions
at Madras High, Bridges,
and 509J Online,” said dis-
trict superintendent Jay
Mathisen. “I feel strongly
they will bring to life the mis-
sion and vision of the
schools while ensuring all our
students flourish and are
poised to take the next step
post-graduation.”
Tony Summers brings a
wealth of experience in K-
Tony Summers, MHS
Jessica Swagger, Bridges
Katie Boyle, 509J Online
12 education to the position.
He is currently the manager
of High Desert Education
Service District Driver Edu-
cation program. Prior, he
was principal of Anadarko
High School in Anadarko,
Oklahoma.
He has also served as
principal of Sentinel Junior
High and High School. Mr.
Summers spent years in
classrooms as a teacher in
middle and high school prior
to his administrative experi-
ence. He received his
Bachelor’s of Science from
Portland State, his Master’s
of Arts in Education from
George Fox, and is complet-
ing his Doctorate in Educa-
tion Administration Curricu-
lum and Instruction from
the University of Oklahoma.
“I am excited for this op-
portunity to serve as princi-
pal of MHS and build on
the success Brian Crook and
his team have fostered in
recent years,” Mr. Summers
said. “This school is a spe-
cial place and I am thrilled
to step in and lead to ensure
students continue to flour-
ish here.”
Jessica Swagger is cur-
rently serving as school
counselor at Madras High
School. Ms. Swagger brings
more than a dozen years of
classroom experience. She
started her teaching career
in the Vernonia School Dis-
trict before coming to
Jefferson County School
District in 2007.
Ms. Swagger spent sev-
eral years teaching Language
Arts at Madras High. In
2015, she decided to make
the shift from school teacher
to school counselor. She
worked at Bridges High
School in that capacity for
three years before returning
to Madras High School.
She holds a Bachelor’s of
Science in History and
Master’s of Teaching from
Eastern Oregon and
Master’s of Science in
School Counseling from
Capella University. “I am
excited to partner with the
staff, students, and parents
to make Bridges High
School the best it can be for
our community,” Jessica says.
“The school is offering
more innovative opportuni-
ties for our students and I
cannot wait to get to work
with this staff. They are won-
derful and care about build-
ing lasting relationships with
their students and families.”
Katie Boyle is currently
the assistant principal for
Bridges High School and
509J Online. Previously, she
served as Dean of Students
for Bridges. Katie is also serv-
ing as the program director
for the school district after
school program, the Twenty-
First Century Community
Learning Center.
Ms. Boyle has years of
classroom experience at Ma-
dras Elementary, where she
taught first and fourth grade.
She holds a Bachelor’s of
Science in Education from
Northern Arizona University
and a Master’s of Educa-
tional Administration from
Grand Canyon University.
Katie is also a Madras
High School alum. She is rais-
ing her family in Madras and
her two kids attend 509-J
schools.
“I have called Madras
home for many years. I am
thrilled to step into this role
for 509J Online,” Ms. Boyle
said. “I am excited to lead the
talented staff that works tire-
lessly to reach kids that flour-
ish in an alternative model of
education. This is an exciting
opportunity to build and grow
this school to serve our fami-
lies in better ways.”