MAY 15, 2001
Smoke Signals 3
Wednesday, April 11, 2001
5:00 p.m. Meeting was called to order by Chair Kathryn Harrison. A
quorum was present.
Jan D. Reibach moved, Bob Haller seconded to approve the previous Tribal
Council meeting minutes of March 28, 2001 as submitted. Motion carried.
TRIBAL GOVERNMENT, MANAGEMENT & BUDGET
SUBCOMMITTEE
D White City Property. Ed Pearsall moved; Reyn Leno seconded autho
rizing the Natural Resources department to manage agreements between
the Tribe and contractors who are performing site assessment and remediation
activities necessary to prepare the White City property for market and sale.
Motion carried 8-0-0.
D Wellness & Prevention Program Tribal Diabetes Detection &
Treatment Program Application for Funding Assistance. Reyn Leno
moved, Jan D. Reibach seconded to adopt Resolution No. 056-01 authoriz
ing that the Wellness and Prevention program and Policy and Planning de
partment staffs prepare a DHHS, PHS, Indian Health Services Tribal Dia
betes Detection and Treatment program proposal for funding of year four of
the five year program to provide appropriate services for clients as estab
lished during years one through three of the project. No matching funding
is required for this application and there is no request to modify indirect
funding requested. (Estimated project budget of $61,026) Motion carried
8-0-0.
D Harbor Security Contract. June Sell-Sherer moved, Ed Larsen sec
onded to adopt Resolution No. 057-01
(1) approving an agreement with Harbor Security, Inc. for a term of one
year, and in an amount not to exceed $160,000, and
(2) authorizing the Executive Officer, with the assistance of the Tribal
Attorney, to finalize and execute the agreement. Motion carried 8-0-0.
D Enrollment Infants. Bob Haller moved, Ed Pearsall seconded to adopt
Resolution No. 058-01 which approves six (6) applicants to be added to the
official membership roll, numbers 5129 through 5134. Motion carried 8-0-0.
D ATM Mid-Year Conference Volunteers. Ed Pearsall moved, Reyn
Leno seconded, to approve sending volunteer(s) to ATNI's Mid-Year Confer
ence in Canyonville, Oregon on May 7-10, 2001. Motion carried 8-0-0.
RESOURCES ANDOR EDUCATION SUBCOMMITTEE
B Revision ofSignators Commerce Bank Line of Credit. Bob Haller moved,
Cheryle Kennedy seconded to adopt Resolution No. 059-01 approving the
revision of Signators for Commerce Bank Line of Credit to include Council
Chairperson, Vice-Chair, Secretary, Executive Officer and Finance Officer.
Motion carried 8-0-0.
O Tribal Investment Signators. Ed Pearsall moved, Jan D. Reibach sec
onded to adopt Resolution No. 060-01 indicating current Signators on Tribal
Investment accounts. Motion carried 8-0-0.
O CY 2001 Indirect Cost Rate. Jan D. Reibach moved, Cheryle Kennedy
seconded to support the CY2001 Indirect Cost Rate proposal for the Tribe.
Motion carried 8-0-0.
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SUBCOMMITTEE
O Support of Tribal Leadership Program: Institute for Tribal Gov
ernment. June Sell-Sherer moved, Ed Pearsall seconded to adopt Resolu
tion No. 061-01 in support of the Tribal leadership program developed by
the Portland State University Institute for Tribal Government. The Council
plans to attend the Institute's Tribal leadership program next week. Motion
carried 8-0-0. :
D Amendments to Health Authority Ordinance. June Sell-Sherer
moved, Cheryle Kennedy seconded to adopt Resolution No. 062-01 amend
ing the Health Authority Ordinance to make a majority of the voting mem
bers on the Health Authority Board Tribal members. Motion carried 7-0-1.
Ed Larsen abstained.
D Tribal Wellness Budget Increase Request. Reyn Leno, Ed Pearsall
seconded to adopt Resolution No. 063-01 authorizing the transfer of
$24,300 from the CY2001 Contingency Fund Budget to the Tribal Wellness
program to support continuation of the Fourth Day Senior Nutrition pro
gram. Motion carried 8-0-0.
SMOKE SIGNALS is available to anyone at no cost.
Fill out this form with your name and address, mail to:
Smoke Signals, Attn: Justin Phillips
9615 Grand Ronde Road Grand Ronde, OR 97347
OLD ADDRESS: NEW ADDRESS:
The Tribal Council has passed a resolution allocating $1,000 to each member
through the Member Benefit program. For those eligible, withdrawal requests
received in our offices by June 5, 2001 will generate checks to be mailed on
June 20, 2001. Withdrawal requests post marked June 5, 2001, WILL NOT meet
the deadline, they must be in our offices by that date.
Under no circumstances will checks be picked up at the offices.
Eligible Tribal members should have already received a withdrawal form in the
mail regarding this distribution. If not, you may use this one supplied below.
These forms may be faxed or mailed into the offices. This will be the onfy payment
date for the month of June. If you choose not to make a withdrawal at this time, or
miss the June 5 deadline, the next payment date will be July 10, 2001. In order to
be mailed a check on July 10, you must have your application to us no later than
June 30, 2001.
Due to the overwhelming amount of calls regarding verification of receiving the
forms In the offices, you will need to mail it "RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED" if you
want verification of arrival. Ask your local postmaster for assistance with this
service.
, The total Member Benefit program allocation for 2001 is $1,000 for each mem
ber. If you need to change your address or have any questions regarding the
application process or your beneficiary, you can contact Liz Leno at 1-800-422-0232,
ext. 2082 or Amy Justen at ext. 2223. With any other questions, contact
Chris Leno at 1-800-422-0232, ext. 2340.
MEMBER BENEFIT WITHDRAWAL FORM
JUNE 20, 2001 DISTRIBUTION
Please complete the information and provide a copy of your Enroll
ment Card. If you do not have your Enrollment Card submit a copy
of picture identification with your signature.
1 Member Tribal Roll Number:
2 Name:
Please Print
3 Current Address:
StreetPO Box
City, State, Zip Code
Phone Number
4 Date of Birth:
SSN
Social Security Number
5 ' Are you currently employed? Yes.
6 Member personal annual income:
(Circle range)
$0-$ 10,000
$10,001 -$20,000
$20,001 -$30,000
$30,001 -$40,000
$40,001 and above
7 Amount Requested:
8 Purpose of Withdrawal:
9 Signature:
Date:
No
Household income:
(Circle range)
$0-$ 10,000
$10,001 -$20,000
$20,001 -$30,000
$30,001 -$40,000
$40,001 and above
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Requests for withdrawals must be received in our office by
JUNE 5, 2001 for approval and processing.
Checks will be mailed out beginning JUNE 20, 2001.
UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL CHECKS BE
PICKED UP AT OFFICES.
THE CONFEDERATED TRIBES OF THE
GRAND RONDE COMMUNITY OF OREGON
MEMBER BENEFITS
9615 Grand Ronde Road Grand Ronde, OR 97347
TOLL-FREE: 1-800-422-0232, ext. 2082 or ext. 2223
DIRECT: 503-879-2082 503-879-2223
FAX: 503-879-2177
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