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Smoke Signals October 1994 ' Page 5 1995 Budget id mm a i 1995 Proposed Budget Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon Tribal Members, '" ' : - Enclosed for review by the tribal membership is " the Calendar Year 1995 budget proposal to fund ! operation of programs and services from Jan.l, ; 1995 -Dec., 1995. i h; The budget covers all projected operating expenses for the Tribe and includes programs services, and tribal government funds and costs. The purpose of posting this budget is to solicit public comment from the membership regarding these programs and services. Tribal members wishing to comment on this budget are encouraged to do so, through either written or oral testimony. """ Z.J, Written testimony may be submitted anytime from Oct 1, 1994 to Nov. 18, 1994, 5:00 p.m. All written testimony must be signed and either mailed or hand delivered to the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon, 915 Grand 'RondeRd., (jrandrftte, Oregon 97347, Attention: Jackie Whisler. Oral testimony may be provided on Nov. 6, 1994 during the General Council meeting at the Tribal Community Center beginning at 11:30 a.m All testimony is limited to enrolled members of the Tribe. Please take time to review this information and feel free to comment on the budget for 1995. If you have questions regarding the budget information, please call Pat Mercier, Fiscal Officer; Greg Archuleta, Administrative Officer; or Jim Willis, Executive Officer at 1-800-422-0232. Projected Revenues 1995 Other (0.20 Indirect (20.52) Federal & State (43.63) U -Timber (30.94) Investments (4.70) L Public Hearing 1995 Proposed Budget General Council Meeting Nov. 6, 1994 11:30 a.nL Tribal Community Center All testimony is limited to enrolled members who are 18 years of age or older by Nov. 1, 1994. .ft Budget Obligations ---I 1995 Government (27.68) Other (1.64) Economic (25.47) Social (45.20) Projected 1995 Revenues The Tribe receives revenue from many sources. In the table above, revenues include Timber, Investment Earnings, Federal and State funding, Indirect Cost reimbursement and Other. Timber Revenues: The 1995 revenues from the sale of Tribal timber is based on the Tribes annual allowable harvest of 6 million board feet of timber. For 1995, the harvest is conservatively expected to yield $3.7 million. Of this amount, 30 percent ($1.1 million) is directed to the Tribe's economic development fund based on the Grand Ronde Reservation Restoration Action. An additional 10 percent ($377,000) is directed to the Tribe's forestry fund, based on federal requirements, to be utilized for forest management and development activities and reforestation. The balance of timber sales are collected to the General fund where they are budgeted pursuant to Tribal budget. Investment Earnings: Earnings on Tribal investments is mainly derived from the Tribal Trust funds, which are invested pursuant to policies established by the Tribal Council. Social Trust Funds: The Tribal Council has adopted policy calling for the commitment of $50,000 per year each to the Education, Health and Housing Trust funds which have been established to provide a permanent source of revenue to support these Tribal needs. While the funds reach (continued, page 6)
