Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
November 30, 2022
Summaries of Tribal Council
ship.
Motion by Captain to adjourn
at 2:20 p.m.
October 3 (from page 2)
Motion by Alvis authorizing the
following: 1. Authorize up to
$450,000 in ARPA funds for Gen-
eral Accounting Assistance; 2. Au-
thorize tribal attorneys, BB&K, to
initiate engagement of NMA (Nan
McKay Associates Inc.) for a lim-
ited duration to initiate the NMA
General Accounting Assistance
scope of work. 3. Direct the Sec-
retary-Treasurer/CEO to initiate
procurement for completion of
the General Accounting Assistance
scope of work. 4. Authorize the
Secretary-Treasurer to work with
the tribal attorneys to communi-
cate with OSG and any other agen-
cies, as appropriate, regarding the
tribes plan for compliance. Second
by Jim. Question; Jim/yes, Jay/yes,
Alvis/yes, Delvis/no vote, Carlos/
yes, Rosa/yes, 5/0/1, Chairman not
voting. Motion carried.
Motion by Carlos to adjourn at
2:40 p.m.
October 4
The meeting was called to or-
der at 9:05 a.m. by Vice Chairman
Raymond ‘Captain’ Moody. Roll
call: James ‘Jim’ Manion, Lincoln
Jay Suppah, Rosa Graybael, Alvis
Smith III, Wilson Wewa Jr. Minnie
Yahtin, Recorder.
· Department quarterly updates:
Public Safety. Human Re-
sources. Governmental Affairs.
· Meet and discussion with Casey
Sixkiller, Environmental Protection
Area Region 10 administrator.
· National Congress of Ameri-
can Indians Resolution-Tribal
Council:
Motion by Alvis adopting Reso-
lution No. 12,982. Second by Jay.
Question; Jim/yes, Jay/yes, Alvis/
yes, Wilson/yes, Rosa/yes, 5/0/0,
Chairman not voting; Motion car-
ried.
· Department quarterly updates
continued:
Health and Human Services.
Natural Resources. Tribal Court.
Veteran’s Service Office.
Motion by Wilson to adjourn at
3:40 p.m. due to the building clo-
sure.
October 10
The meeting was called to order
at 9:12 a.m. by Chairman Jonathan
Smith Sr. Roll call: James ‘Jim’
Manion, Lincoln Jay Suppah, Vice
Chairman Raymond ‘Captain’
Moody, Wilson Wewa Jr., Chief Jo-
seph Moses, Rosa Graybael, Alvis
Smith III. Minnie Yahtin, Recorder.
· Enterprise updates:
Warm Springs Power and Wa-
ter. Composite Products. Telecom.
Warm Springs Ventures. Warm
Springs Housing Authority. Indian
Community Development Block
Grant:
Motion by Jim adopting Reso-
lution No. 12,967A, as amended.
Second by Alvis; Question; Jim/
yes, Joe/yes, Captain/yes, Jay/yes,
Alvis/yes, Rosa/yes, 6/0/0, Chair-
man not voting. Motion carried.
· Updates continue:
Warm Springs Timber Com-
pany LLC. The Museum at warm
Springs
Consensus that each enterprise
have public meetings to give an-
nual reports to the tribal member-
Employment with the tribes
The following are positions re-
cently advertised with the Con-
federated Tribes of Warm
Springs.
For information, contact the
Human Resources office, located
in the tribal administration build-
ing, 1233 Veterans Street, Warm
Springs.
Staff are available to answer
questions related to the applica-
tion process and can be reached
at
541-553-3262
or
hr@wstribes.org
Tribal Member preference is
exercised in hiring processes as
defined in Tribal Personnel Policy
PER 202.
Fisheries Biologist III (Hood
River). Maintenance worker at
High Lookee Lodge. Conservation
Area project leader. High Lookee
Lodge director.
Conservation properties pro-
gram supervisor. Maintenance
worker. Public Safety general
manager. Deputy clerk. Legal
secretary.
Chief of Police. Vocational Re-
habilitation office manager. Ad-
ministrative forester. Tribal Court
administrator. Archaeologist II.
Travel accountant. Water tech-
nician. Director information sys-
tems. Children’s Protective Ser-
vices specialist. Community
Jobs with Indian Head, Plateau
The following is a recent list of
job openings with Indian Head
Casion. For details see the
website:
indianheadcasino.com
ambassador. Players' Club devel-
opment supervisor.
Security
officer.
Slot
keyperson. Table games dealer.
Tule Grill cook.
Tule Grill attendant. Cage cash-
ier. Cage main bank cashier. Cage
supervisor.
Coffee station attendant. Cook.
Count team member. Food and
beverage director.
Kitchen steward. Lead cook.
Lounge bartender. Player's Club
The following are jobs adver-
tised recently with the Plateau
Travel Plaza (see the casino
website for details on applying):
Store cashier. Store supervi-
sor. Custodian. Deli cook. Host
cashier/server. Line cook. Secu-
rity officer. Security supervisor.
October 17
The meeting was called to or-
der by Chairman Jonathan Smith
Sr. Roll call: Lincoln Jay Suppah,
James ‘Jim’ Manion, Vice Chair-
man Raymond ‘Captain’ Moody,
Carlos Calica, Chief Joseph Moses,
Rosa Graybael, Chief Delvis
Heath. Minnie Yahtin, Recorder.
· Secretary-Treasurer update.
November agenda discussion.
· Draft resolutions with the S-T:
Interim Water Control Board:
Motion by Jim approving Reso-
lution No. 12,983 appointing the
following persons as ‘interim’ Wa-
ter Control Board members: Brad
Houslet, Austin Smith Jr., and Ryan
Smith, until Tribal Council appoints
board members. Second by Joe.
Question; Jim/yes, Joe/yes, Cap-
tain/yes, Jay/yes, Delvis/yes,
Carlos/yes, Rosa/yes, 7/0/0,
Chairman not voting. Motion car-
ried.
· Indian Head Casino lease:
Motion by Captain adopting
Resolution No. 12,984 that the
proposed Business Lease No. 4471,
is hereby approved for a ten year
term beginning February 1, 2021
and to end of January 2031; and
that the negotiated rental amounts
set out above are hereby approved,
with the Tribes waiving all compen-
sation for the use of Tribally owned
real estate interests; That the Sec-
retary-Treasurer/CEO of the
Tribal Council of the Confeder-
ated Tribes of the Warm Springs
Reservation of Oregon, is hereby
authorized to execute all documents
necessary to grant the lease. Ques-
Health nurse.
Registered Dietician. Gaming
commissioner. Assorted work
experience jobs (limited dura-
tion). Assorted work experience
jobs for youth.
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tion; Jim/yes, Joe/abstain, Captain/
yes, Jay/yes, Delvis/yes, Carlos/
yes, Rosa/yes, 6/0/1, Chairman
not voting. Motion carried.
· Wayne Miller’s Home site Re-
quest: Tabled until Probate is final-
ized.
· 2023 Fishing Regulations:
Tabled until the Fish and Wildlife
Committee can review and make a
recommendation on fees.
· Memorandum of Agreement
(MOA) for Public Law 86-121,
Project PO-22-N46:
Motion by Jim adopting Reso-
lution No. 12,985, by the Twenty-
Ninth Tribal Council hereby: 1. Ap-
proves MOA PO-22-N46 attached
hereto as Exhibit A;
2. Designates each of the Chair-
man, the Vice Chairman, and Sec-
retary-Treasurer/CEO as an autho-
rized representative or their desig-
nees with authority to execute, en-
ter and perform the MOA PO-22-
N46 and to take such further ad-
ditional action as the Authorized
Representative determines to be
necessary or appropriate to com-
plete the Project in accordance
with MOA PO-22-N46;
3. Approves the transfer of the
EPA Tribal Set-Aside Program
grant funds to the IHS (Indian
Health Service) for use as set forth
in the MOA PO-22-N46. By the
Tribal Council that the Tribal Coun-
cil hereby formally requests that
the IHS and EPA (Environmental
Protection Agency) coordinate with
the Confederated Tribes of Warm
Springs Secretary-Treasurer/CEO
to secure funding for ongoing re-
pairs or emergency operations at
the existing Dry Creek Water Treat-
ment Plant necessary to ensure the
production of safe drinking water
for the community until the Project
is completed. Second by Captain;
Question; Jim/yes, Captain/yes,
Jay/yes, Delvis/yes, Carlos/yes,
Rosa/yes, 6/0/0, Chairman not
voting. Motion carried.
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