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1995 Budget
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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)
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-Timber (30.94)
Investments (4.70)
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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.
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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
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