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JANUARY 1, 2000 3 Ed Pearsall moved, Bob Mercier seconded to approve the previous Novem ber 17, 1999 Council minutes as submitted. Motion carried. TRIBAL GOVERNMENT, MANAGEMENT & BUDGET SUBCOMMITTEE D Health Authority Board CY 2000 Budget. Bob Mercier moved, Bob Haller seconded to adopt Resolution No. 140-99 approving the establish ment of a CY 2000 Budget for the newly appointed Health Authority. Mo tion carried 8-0-0. D Appointment to MWACT. Ed Larsen moved, Val Grout seconded to adopt Resolution No. 141-99 appointing Earl "Butch" LaBonte to repre sent CTGR on the Mid-Willamette Valley Area Commission on Transporta tion, replacing out-going Tribal Council member, Mark Mercier. Motion car ried 7-0-1, with Butch abstaining. II Renew NIGA Membership Dues & Appointment of Tribal Repre sentative. Bob Haller moved, June Sell-Sherer seconded to adopt Resolu tion No. 142-99 approving the payment of our annual membership dues in the amount of $10,000 and appointing Bob Watson as our representative. Motion carried 8-0-0. O Contract for Review of Casino Audit & Reception Departments. A concern was brought to Council's attention regarding problems between casino management and tribal member employees in the Audit and Guest Services departments. A recommendation was made to hire an independent contractor to review employee management relations within those depart ments. Following an extensive discussion that included statements from both tribal members and tribal member casino Human Resources employees, Ed Pearsall made the following statement and asked that it be included in the record. He said "I will not vote for this outside contract because we have heard only one individual's side of the story. I believe Human Resources has the right to present their side of the issue before an outside investigation takes place. The people working in Human Resources are also tribal mem bers and should have the same opportunity." After further discussion, Bob Haller moved, Butch LaBonte seconded to adopt Resolution No. 143-99 to approve a contract with Human Resources Specialties, Inc. to conduct an independent review of employeemanagement relations in the auditing and reception departments at Spirit Mountain Ca sino. A roll call vote was taken and results follow: Ed Larsen No; Ed Pearsall No; Val Grout No; Bob Haller - Yes; Butch LaBonte Yes; Reynold Leno Abstain; Bob Mercier - Yes; June Sell-Sherer Yes. Mo tion carried 4-3-1. D Pendleton Blanket Order. Val Grout moved, Bob Mercier moved to submit an order for 10 non-tribal Pendleton blankets direct from Pendleton Woolen Mills and later order 20 non-tribal Pendletons after their new inven tory is established and to order non-tribal Pendletons as needed to maintain a minimum supply of 10 blankets, not to exceed 60 blankets ordered in any given calendar year in perpetuity. Motion carried 8-0-0. LEGISLATIVE SUBCOMMITTEE B Executive Health Director Employment Contract. Ed Pearsall moved, Ed Larsen seconded to adopt Resolution No. 144-99 approving a two year employment contract with Tom Austin for the position of Executive Health Director of the Grand Ronde Health Authority, effective 12-16-99. Motion carried 8-0-0. Q NAGPRA Grant Application. Ed Pearsall moved, June Sell-Sherer seconded to adopt Resolution No. 145-99 authorizing the application for funding under the FY 2000 Native American Graves Protection and Repa triation Act grant program for Indian tribes notice of funding through the National Park Service. The project to provide review of tribal human re mains, funerary items, sacred items and documents at various museums and locations for the possible return to the Tribe. Further, the Council autho rizes the Executive Officer andor his designee(s) to sign all NAGPRA re lated grant application, award and program documents. The project budget will be less than $75,000 with no matching funds required. Motion carried 8-0-0. B Family Preservation and Support Services Grant. Ed Pearsall moved, Ed Larsen seconded to adopt Resolution No. 146-99 approving the application of a Family Preservation and Support, Title IV B2 grant for 1999 2001, in the amount of $8,557. Motion carried 8-0-0. OTHER BUSINESS Bob Mercier requested Council approval for a new board member, Richard Gray, to CTGR Trucking and also would like Council to approve Roland Metzger, Chip Tom and his (Bob Mercier) appointments to be extended for one more year. Bob Haller moved, Ed Larsen seconded to approve both requests by adopting Resolution No. 147-99 stating same. Motion carried 6-0-2, with Bob Mercier and Val Grout abstaining. Omrm $ o wml ami The Tribal Council and Staff would like to extend our warmest wishes to you and your family for your friendship and goodwill during the past year o Wishing everyone a wonderful holiday season and a ; ; New Millennium full of happiness, health and prosperity! Tribal members, I just wanted to thank all tribal members who picked up their per capita checks. Everyone was very grateful and kind that made the day very fun and pleasant. I have worked in other departments and have seen the names, and it's always nice to put a face with the name. I hope that everyone has a wonderful holiday and a great new year. Thanks again, Penny DeLoe Special Thanks A very special thank you to all for the wonderful cards and gifts for my surprise birthday party. It truly was a BIG surprise and a lot of fun. I really enjoyed getting to visit with all of the friends and family who took the time to come by and wish me a happy birthday. It was great to see all of my children: Lynelle, Linda, Mark, Todd, Gregg, and Mardell; and all of my grandchildren: Willie, Sum mer, Lindsay, Jessica, Ashley, Max, Shaylyn, Shiloh, Myriah, Stefanie, Samantha, Sabrina, Matthew, Lela, and Miranda. A special thank you to my husband Duane Coulson. Louise Coulson To the general membership, I would like to thank all the mem bers who came to the offices to pick up their checks on December 15. You were all very pleasant, and I enjoyed visiting with every one of you. Val Sheker Hello Grand Ronde, I want to say thank you to the Grand Ronde Tribe and Mr. Tony Johnson. He knows and he speaks good Chinook. Many thanks for the Chinook words you all gave to me. It makes my heart sing. I am happy I am learning good Chinook words. Perhaps I will see you in the spring Chinook class. God, he sees you all, make a good heart and good words. Many thanks, Dolores Parmenter Roll 3123 Correction In the Dec. 15 issue, the story on CHS Specialist Cassandra Scott fea tured an incorrect telephone number. Contact Cassandra Scott at 879-2236 or 1-800-775-0095. Announcing department moves Last month, the departments of Small Business Development, Cultural Resource Protection, and Museum Development moved. If you are a Small Business Development client, please note that the depart ment has moved to the Governance Center. The department is able to offer com puter classes, and everything will be up and fully running by the first of the year. Cultural Resource Protection and the Office of Museum Development have moved to the Community Center, which has recently been remodeled. Government to Government L ij CjLi LL t Members of the Grand Ronde Tribal Council recently hosted a city county dinner for the Mid-Willamette Valley Council of Governments (MWVGOG) at the Tribe's newly remodeled Community Center. Ed Larsen, Tribal Council Vice-Chairman, hosted the evening events. In the picture above, from left: Justin Martin, Intergovernmental Affairs Director; Council member Butch La Bonte; Council member Bob Mercier and Sheridan Mayor Joe Fabiano were just a few of the many in attendance. David Galati, executive director of MWVCOG gave an update on the year 2000 activities schedule and members participated in a regional roundtable discussion. The cities of Dundee, Lafayette, McMinnville, Newberg, Sheridan and Willamina were represented as well as Yamhill and Polk counties.
