JULY 1, 2002
Smoke Signals 13
PROPOSED GENERAL COMMITTEE
ORDINANCE AMENDMENTS
The Tribal Council, in consultation with the Tribal Attorney's Office,
has proposed amendments to the General Committee Ordinance. The
first reading of the proposed amendments was made at the June 19,
2002, Tribal Council Meeting.
The purpose of the amendments is to centralize all committee provi
sions under one ordinance, the General Committee Ordinance, and elimi
nate the need for multiple committee ordinances. Committees will be
established pursuant to the Ordinance by resolution of the Tribal Council
and each committee shall adopt bylaws approved by the Tribal Council.
The proposed amendments also include, but are not limited to, the fol
lowing: B Modifying the provisions regarding committee membership to
D remove the restriction that committee members must reside in
the Tribal six county service area;
D increase the number of committees on which a Tribal member
may serve at a time from one to two, except that Tribal member
staff are still restricted to serving on one committee at a time;
D increase the number of Tribal member staff that may serve on
a committee at a time from one to two;
B modify the age requirement to provide that committee mem
bers shall be at least 18 years of age;
B add a requirement that members shall provide input on all mat
ters properly before the committee and support all committee de
cisions; . fl provide that appointments will be for two calendar years.
B Modifying the removal provisions to provide that members may be
removed with or without cause by vote of the Tribal Council.
B Modifying the duties of officers.
B Removing the provisions regarding annual meetings and providing
that all regular and special meetings shall be held on Tribal property in
Grand Ronde unless the committee obtains the prior approval of the
Tribal Council to hold a meeting elsewhere.
B Modifying the compensation provision to provide that members may
be compensated at a rate set by council and shall be reimbursed for
expenses according to Tribal policy.
B Modifying the financial accountability provisions to provide that all
financial transactions shall be within the parameters of the committee's
approved budget.
For a copy of the proposed General Committee Ordinance amend
ments, please contact the Tribal Attorney's Office at 503-879-2265. The
Tribal Council invites comment on the proposed amendments. Please
send your comments to the Tribal Attorney's Office, 9615 Grand Ronde
Road, Grand Ronde, OR 97347.
Comments must be received by August 1, 2002.
As you may have seen from the notices in the Smoke Signals, the Tribal
Council, in consultation with the Election Board and the Tribal Attorney's
Office, made various technical updates and substantive changes to the
Election Ordinance to provide for a more efficient election process.
The Election Board would like to bring to the Tribal membership's
attention the following changes:
B Only those Tribal members who have a Signature Verification Form on
file with the Election Board will be sent an absentee ballot.
This change was made to avoid the confusion where Tribal members
receive absentee ballots, fill out the ballots and return the ballots, but the
ballots are not counted because the Tribal member did not have a Signa
ture Verification Form on file, which is required in order to ensure that the
vote cast in the name of a Tribal member is in fact cast by that Tribal mem
ber. In an effort to get Signature Verification Forms from all Tribal members
wanting to participate in the election, the board will be sending out Signa
ture Verification Forms to those Tribal members who are eligible to vote but
do not yet have a Signature Verification Form on file. These mailings will go
out shortly after nominations.
If you already have a Signature Verification Form on file, you do not have
to file another one, unless your name has changed. If you are not sure
whether you have a Signature Verification Form on file, or would like to
request one, please call the Election Board at 503-879-2271 or 800-422-0232.
B A Tribal member's signature on the Signature Verification Form can now
be verified either by a notary public OR by attaching a legible copy of a
Tribal Identification Card, Driver's License, state issued Identification Card,
or Passport which bears the signature of the Tribal member.
B The Election Board will receive and maintain the Signature Verification
Forms and will prepare and distribute the voters address list rather than the
Enrollment Office.
B The restriction on remaining, loitering or campaigning near the polling
place on Election Day has been extended to 150 feet of any entrance to
the polling place.
fl Absentee ballots must be received at the location designated by the
Board Chairperson (usually the Post Office) by noon on the day of the
Election.
Tribal timber within the "Coyote Thin Logging Unit," located on the
Grand Ronde Reservation in portions of Sections 1 and 12, Township
5S, Range 8W, Willamette Meridian, Yamhill County, Oregon and a
portion of Section 18, Township 5S, Range 7 W, Willamette Meridian,
Yamhill County, Oregon will be open for public bid. This logging unit
contains approximately 106.66 acres to be thinned and 6.82 acres of
right-of-way to be clearcut harvested. The timber consists of an esti
mated volume of 1,000,000 board feet of Douglas-fir and Other Coni
fers - Peeler and Sawmill Grade Logs to be auctioned at a minimum bid
rate of $310.67 per thousand board feet net scale. Red Alder and Other
Hardwoods - Peeler and Sawmill Grade Logs may be sold at the prede
termined rate of $294.09 per thousand board feet net scale and all Co
nifer Species - Wood Logs and Other Wood Products may be sold at the
predetermined rate of $68.19 per thousand board feet gross scale, or
$17.62 per ton, as applicable. The above stated volumes are estimates
and are not guaranteed. Bid opening will take place at the Grand
Ronde Natural Resources Office located at 47010 SW Hebo Road, Grand
Ronde, Oregon, 97347 at 10 a.m., on Tuesday, July 9, 2002. Full infor
mation concerning the timber, sample timber sale contract, conditions
of the sale and submission of bids should be obtained from the Confed
erated Tribes of Grand Ronde, Natural Resources Division, 47010 SW
Hebo Road, P.O. Box 10, Grand Ronde, Oregon 97347, telephone 503-879-5522.
Proposed Housing Ordinance Amendments
The Tribal Council, in consultation with the Housing Authority Board
of Commissioners and the Tribal Attorney's Office, has proposed amend
ments to the Tribal Housing Ordinance. The first reading of the pro
posed amendments was made at the June 5, 2002, Tribal Council meet
ing. The purpose of the amendments is to make various technical and
substantive changes to the Ordinance to update the Ordinance. The
proposed amendments include, but are not limited to, the following:
B Modifying the provisions regarding the establishment and powers of
the Board of Commissioners to:
B Include additional reporting and consulting requirements between
the board and the council;
B Provide that financial and personnel policies adopted by the Board
must be substantially similar in all material respects to those of the
Tribe, except to the extent laws governing the expenditure of federal
monies require different standards and procedures; and
B Provide that commissioners shall be compensated for their services
at a rate set by council.
B Modifying the landlord-tenant provisions to differentiate between
rental and home ownership projects.
For a copy of the proposed Tribal Housing Ordinance amendments,
please contact the Tribal Attorney's Office at 503-879-2265. The Tribal
Council invites comment on the proposed amendments. Please send
your comments to the Tribal Attorney's Office, 9615 Grand Ronde Road.,
Grand Ronde, OR 97347.
Comments must be received by July 15, 2002.
Proposed Public Safety Ordinance
The Tribal Council, in consultation with the Tribal Attorney's Of
fice, has proposed a Public Safety Ordinance. The Ordinance estab
lishes standards to regulate nuisances on Tribal lands. The Ordi
nance addresses a variety of nuisance issues, including noise and
traffic standards, animal control, solid waste handling, and autho
rizes the General Manager to enforce the Ordinance's requirements.
A first reading of the proposed Public Safety Ordinance was presented
at the August 8, 2001, Tribal Council Meeting. A second reading of
the Ordinance was presented at the May 22, 2002, Tribal Council
Meeting. Revisions to the Ordinance since the first reading include
clarifying the hearing process, adding a separate class of penalties
for parking violations and adding a provision to protect Tribal repre
sentatives from harassment.
The Tribal Council invites further comments to the Public Safety
Ordinance. For a copy of the full Ordinance please contact the Tribal
Attorney's Office at 503-879-2265. Please send your comments to
the Tribal Attorney's Office, 9615 Grand Ronde Road., Grand Ronde,
OR 97347.
Comments must be received by July 15, 2002.