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About Smoke signals. (Grand Ronde, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 15, 2000)
Smoke Signals 4 3 ite&L ftrnvtiv- fa. tffi 5:00 p.m. Meeting called to order by Ed Larsen, Vice-Chair. With the exception of Kath ryn Harrison (excused), a full Council was present. Reynold Leno moved, Bob Mercier seconded to approve the previous December 1, 1999 Tribal Council meeting minutes as submitted. Motion carried. LEGISLATIVE SUBCOMMITTEE D Funding Grand Ronde Community Re source Center resolution. Reynold Leno moved, Bob Mercier seconded to adopt Resolution No. 148-99 to authorize a donation in the amount of $15,000 for the purpose of providing adequate food resources and minimal operational costs for the calendar year 2000. The organization was created to meet the basic needs of the community. The funding will be supplemented by applying for grants and donations to further the needs of the community. Motion carried 7-0-0. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SUBCOMMITTEE D Revenue Allocation Plan: Minors and In competents Trust resolution. Bob Mercier moved, June Sell-Sherer seconded to adopt Reso lution No. 149-99 designating the Tribe's Finan cial Officer to take requests and make determina tions on expenditures of funds from the Minor and Incompetents Trust, consistent with the Tribe's Revenue Allocation Plan. Motion carried 7-0-0. B Revenue Allocation Plan: Minors and In competents TrustAdoption of Trust Law resolution. After discussion, Ed Pearsall moved, June Sell-Sherer seconded to adopt Resolution No. 150-99 authorizing adoption of relevant Or egon Trust Law in trust administration disputes; designating Tribal Court as the forum for all dis putes arising under the trust(s) created pursuant to the Revenue Allocation Plan; and clarifying that by incorporating the intestate succession provi sions under the Oregon Probate Code as a part of the Minors and Incompetents Trust, the Tribal Council expressly did not intend to include the provision contained in ORS 112.055 allowing es cheat to the state in the event no person takes the assets under the intestate succession rules and intended that any escheat shall be to the Tribe. Motion carried 7-0-0. D Protection of Rabbi Trust Assets reso lution. Val Grout moved, June Sell-Sherer sec onded to adopt Resolution No. 151-99 preclud ing the inclusion of the Rabbi Trust assets in any pledge of tribal assets as security in financing trans actions of the Tribe executed after the date of this Resolution, to the maximum extent possible. Mo tion carried 7-0-0. Tribal Court OrdinanceUniform Com mercial Code Clarification resolution. Ed Pearsall moved, Val Grout seconded to adopt Reso lution No. 152-99 to clarify the intent and scope of Section (g)(2) of the Tribal Court Ordinance as applied to the Tribe and tribally chartered corpo rations by expressly stating Council's intent that this section be applicable to the Tribe and tribally chartered corporations, regardless of whether or not any tribally chartered corporation is an arm of tribal government or not, and further expressly including, without limitation, those tribally char tered corporations in existence at the time of the adoption of Section (g)(2) of the Tribal Court Or dinance, such as SMDC and SMGI, and those which have been established since, such as SMMCI, provided that such application is not in consistent with other tribal law and sovereign im munity. Motion carried 7-0-0. D Tribal Council Ordinance first reading. After discussion, full consensus was given of Council, to approve publication of the proposed amendments to the Tribal Council Ordinance in the tribal newspaper, Smoke Signals (see page 12). The amendment adds a new section providing for limited indemnification of a party to a proceeding because of conduct by the individual while he of she was a Tribal Council member and adds a new section authorizing' the Tribe' to purchase1 and maintain insurance on behalf of an individual who is or was a Council member, official, employee, or agent of the Tribe. ; D Calendar Year Annual Funding Agree ment; Executive Officer Authority resolu tion. Ed Pearsall moved, June Sell-Sherer sec onded to adopt Resolution No. 153-99 authoriz ing the Tribal Chair, with the assistance of the Executive Officer and the Tribal Attorney, to ne gotiate, execute and resubmit the Calendar Year 2000 Annual Funding Agreement. Motion car- ried 7-0-0. January General Council meeting highlights PER CAPITA UPDATE Tribal Finance Officer Bob Saunders gave an update regarding the per capita distribution last month. D 800 checks were handed out at the tribal of ficeSi All others were mailed. Should other distributions occur, the Finance department is interested in suggestions that would make distribution run smoothly in the future. D The per capita distribution in December was taken from casino revenue, and is taxable income. PROGRAM REPORT: SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT The SBD staff spoke briefly about services they can offer the tribal membership. D The Business Information Center (BIC) is open to everyone, and offers free business services in cluding: computer lab, books and business publi cations, audio and video tapes, and computer classes which repeat monthly. D Turbo Tax is available for members who wish to complete their Income Tax Returns using this software. SBD offers free tax return services to Elders. Interested Elders should call for an ap pointment with Elaine Moore or Barbara Lake. SBD offers one-on-one counseling for members interested in opening a business; Or, a new series of business classes will begin in February. You and Your Business Idea begins February 1 and is a six-hour class; Starting a Successful Business begins February 15 and lasts for ten weeks. Upon completion, participants will have written a Busi ness Plan they can take to banks and lenders for loan consideration. . CTGR TRUCKING ; : Located in Willamina, CTGR Trucking has been in business since May, 1999. ' They are1 Currently running five drivers. There are nine full-time em ployees. Two are tribal members. A Board of Di rectors oversees operations of the company. The trucks haul throughout the West Coast, and can haul goods that will fit in a flatbed truck. DOOR PRIZES $50 Berneice Jensen; $50 Teresa Haller; $50 Kathy Patterson; $100 Sylvia Fuller; Jay Leno tickets Dan Ham. The next General Council meeting will be Feb. 6, 2000, 11:30 a.m. at the Community Center. FYI: Human Resources Year-end Report In an effort to relay information to our community, the Tribe's Human Resources department would like to inform you of the number of tribal members employed by the Tribe (excluding the Casino). The Tribe currently employs 272 people. This number includes temporary employees but not committee members. The breakdown of tribal member employees and those in management and supervisory positions is as follows: Total Employees.... ..272 Tribal Member Employees 121 Total Managers 17 Tribal Members ...3 Total Supervisors 41 Tribal Members 17 272 Total Employees O 121 Tribal Members 151 Non-Tribal Members The Human Resources Department would like to take this opportunity to wish you all a very HAPPY NEW YEAR. mm Continued from front page spend nine months in Senator Gordon Smith's office in Washington, D.C. I The Tribe signs the Collaborative Stewardship Agree ment with the U.S., Forest Service, coordinating the management of 6,000 acres of national forest lands near the Tribe's reservation. .. : I "Soaring Spirit," the Tribe's float depicting two Perigrine falcons and their young, wins top honors at the Grand Floral Parade in Portland. I The Tribe and Polk County Sheriff's Department announce two more (deputies will patrol the Grand Ronde area. , ", I The Grand Ronde Food Bank opens, providing emergency food assistance to local families in need. FALL III I The Tribal Council hires a new Executive Officer Bob Martin in September. I June Sell-Sherer, Butch LaBonte, and Reyn Leno are sworn in as new Tribal Council members. I The remains of 1 80 tribal ancestors as well as their funerary' objects are returned to the Tribe and rebur ied at the tribal cemetery during a special ceremony. Cultural Resource Protection announces the Tribe's claim to the Willamette Meteorite. I The Oregon Commission on Women names Kath ryn Harrison a "Woman of Achievement." I Tribal members, employees, and Council work to ' gether to create a cultural site for tribal member use.
