February 15, 1998
Notices
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Proposed Ordinances open for comment
The Tribal Council in consultation with the
Tribal Attorney's office has proposed the en
actment of a Tort Claims Ordinance. The Tribal
Council recognizes that the Tribe provides services
for residents of and visitors to the Grand Ronde
Reservation, and that the Tribe is immune from
suit in providing those services. However, if the
Tribe so chooses it may waive its immunity.
The purpose of the Tort Claims Ordinance is to
establish a limited waiver of tribal sovereign im
munity and provide a forum for visitors and resi
dents of the reservation to file certain types of
claims. In essence the Ordinance will provide a
remedy to private people who are injured by neg
ligent or wrongful acts or omissions of the Tribe,
its agents, employees, or officers. The waiver will
only apply to the types of claims outlined in the
Ordinance.
Claims filed pursuant to the Ordinance must be
filed in the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde
Tribal Court. The Tribal Council believes the es
tablishment of this Ordinance will assist the Tribe
in continuing to provide services which promote
health, safety, and economic security for visitors
and residents of the reservation.
For a copy of the proposed Ordinance please
contact the Tribal Attorney's office at (503) 879
2265. Please send your comments and recommen
dations to the Tribal Attorney's Office, 9615 Grand
Ronde Rd., Grand Ronde, OR 97347. Comments
and recommendations must be received by March
15, 1998.
The Tribal Council in consultation with the
Tribal Attorney's office has proposed the en
actment of an Employment Action Review Ordi
nance. The Tribal Council recognizes that the
Tribe is immune from suit by tribal employees in
matters relating to the terms and conditions of em
ployment. The proposed Employment Action Review Or
dinance will provide a limited waiver of sovereign
immunity to allow tribal employees to have judi
cial review by the Tribal Court of final employ
ment decisions. No action or decision shall be con
sidered a "final employment decision" until and
unless the employee has exhausted available re
view procedures. The waiver of sovereign immu
nity only applies to judicial reviews conducted by
the Tribal Court of the Confederated Tribes of
Grand Ronde. The purpose of the Ordinance is to
enhance the employment relationship between the
Tribe and tribal employees and to provide a forum
in which tribal employees may file for judicial re
view of final employment decisions. For purposes
of this Ordinance, employees shall include all em
ployees working for the Confederated Tribes of
Grand Ronde, Spirit Mountain Development Cor
poration, Spirit Mountain Gaming Inc., and the
Grand Ronde Tribal Housing Authority.
For a complete copy of the proposed Ordinance
please contact the Tribal Attorney's office at (503)
879-2265. Please send your comments and rec
ommendations to the Tribal Attorney's office 9615
Grand Ronde Rd., Grand Ronde, OR 97347.
Comments and recommendations must be re
ceived by March 15, 1998.
Decree Changing Name
Based on the allegations set forth in the petition
for change of name filed by the Petitioner in the
above entitled case and its supporting affidavit, THE
COURT FINDS:
1. The Petitioner is over 18 years of age;
2. The Petitioner is an enrolled member of the
Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Commu
nity of Oregon;
3. The Petitioner has not petitioned and been
granted a change of name by the Tribal Court
within the past twelve (12) months;
4. All persons entitled to notice have been prop
erly served with a copy of the Notice for Name
Change, and;
5. No objection to the petition has been filed by
any creditor or former spouse of the Petitioner.
Based on the foregoing findings, THE COURT
DECREES:
1. That the name of the Petitioner be changed from
Suzanne Dionne Ducharme (Zimbrick) to Violet
Suzanne Dionne Ducharme (Zimbrick);
2. That the Clerk of the Tribal Court shall cause a
copy of this order to be published in the Tribal
Newsletter;
3. That the Clerk of the Tribal Court shall submit
a certified copy of this order to the Tribal Enroll
ment office;
4. That the Petitioner shall surrender all old Tribal
Identification Cards bearing Petitioner's former name
to the Tribal Enrollment Office prior to the Enroll
ment Office issuing Petitioner new Tribal Identifi
cation Cards bearing the Petitioner's new name;
5. That within sixty (60) days from the date of this
order the Tribal Enrollment staff and if necessary
the Tribal Enrollment Committee shall cause new
Tribal Identification Cards to be issued to Petitioner
showing the new name of the tribal member and
shall change the official membership roll and all
official enrollment records of the Tribe to reflect
the Petitioner's new name as stated in this Decree;
6. That the Oregon Department of Vital Statistics
is authorized to issue a new birth certificate to Pe
titioner in such form as to indicate that her new
maiden (birth) name is Violet Suzanne Dionne
Ducharme.
Amended Order Granting Name Change
Based on the allegations set forth in the petition
for change of name and new birth certificate
juvenile filed by the Petitioner in the above entitled
case and based on the Court's examination of the
Applicant, the Petitioner and other interested par
ties'at the Show Cause Hearing held on November
18, 1997, THE COURT FINDS:
1. The Petitioner is over 18 years of age and is the
parent or legal guardian of the Applicant, a minor
child;
2. The Applicant's mother is an enrolled member
of the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde
Community of Oregon;
3. The Applicant has not petitioned and been
granted a change of name by the Tribal Court
within the past twelve (12) months;
4. All persons entitled to notice have been prop
erly served with a copy of the Notice to Parents
and Legal Guardians;
5. No objection to the petition has been filed by
any parent or legal guardian of the minor child
and no objection was raised at the Show Cause
Hearing; and
6. The proposed name change is in the best inter
ests of the minor child;
7. The father has consented by stating under oath
that he consents to the change.
8. The biological father of the Applicant misled
the biological mother as to his true and legal name;
9. The true and legal name of the biological father
is and at all times was Jerrid Anthony Meagher,
not Atiaus Cougar Hayes;
10. The requested full name of the Applicant is
Jackalyn Serene Meagher.
Based on the foregoing findings, THE COURT
ORDERS:
1. That the name of the Applicant be changed from
Jackalyn S. Hayes to Jackalyn Serene Meagher;
2. That the Clerk of the Tribal Court shall cause a
copy of this order to be published in the Tribal
Newspaper;
3. That the Clerk of the Tribal Court shall submit
a certified copy of this order to the Tribal Enroll
ment office;
4. That the Clerk of the Court shall provide Peti
tioner with a certified copy of this Order to be sub
mitted by Petitioner to the Registrar of Vital Statis
tics in the state which the Applicant was born;
5. That upon receipt of the certified copy of the
Amended Order Granting Name Change, the Reg
istrar shall issue a new birth certificate of the Ap
plicant to reflect the new name of the Applicant as
stated in the Amended Order and the Name of the
father as Jerrid Anthony Meagher and shall change
any designation of race or national origin on the
birth certificate to reflect that the Petitioner is
American Indian;
6. That the Petitioner, on behalf of the minor child
shall surrender all old Tribal Identification Cards
bearing Petitioner's former name to the Tribal En
rollment Office prior to the Enrollment Office is
suing Petitioner new Tribal Identification Cards
bearing the Petitioner's new name; and
7. That within sixty (60) days from the date of this
order the Tribal Enrollment staff and if necessary
the Tribal Enrollment Committee shall cause new
Tribal Identification Cards to be issued to Appli
cant showing the new name of the tribal member
and shall change the official membership roll and
all official enrollment records of the Tribe to re
flect the Applicant's new name as stated in this
Order.
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