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The Grand Ronde Tribal Housing Authority (GRTH) desires to contract
for services for the design and construction of landscape plans and specifica
tions for a .91 acre wetlands mitigation project located on Tribal property
known as the "Brown" site in Grand Ronde, Oregon. Proposals must be
received by the Grand Ronde Tribal Housing Authority, 9615 Grand Ronde
Road, Grand Ronde, Oregon, 97301 no later than 5 p.m. September 16, 2002.
For more information contact GRTHA at 503-879-2401.
Environmental assesement completed and finding of no significant
impact issued for the proposed 10-year Natural Resouces
Management plan on the Grand Ronde Indian Reservation.
The Environmental Assessment (EA) and a Finding Of No Significant Impact
(FONSI) have been issued for the proposed Natural Resources Management
Plan (NRMP) for the Grand Ronde Indian Reservation. The NRMP is for Reser
vation lands only and will be in effect from 2003 through 2012. The EA dis
closes the issues relating to the environmental resources affected by the Pro
posed Action and alternatives to the Proposed Action. The EA further discloses
the analysis of the likely environmental consequences of the Proposed Action
and alternatives to the Proposed Action. The FONSI discloses the alternative
selected by the responsible official and gives supporting reasons for this selec
tion. The Preferred Alternative would harvest an average of 6,101,000 board
feet of timber annually.
The EA and FONSI are available for public review and comment for a period
of 15 days beginning the first day after publication of this notice. The respon
sible public official is: Mr. Stan Speaks, Northwest Regional Director for the
Bureau of Indian Affairs.
Written comments and requests for copies of the
EA and FONSI should be addressed to: Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde,
Natural Resources Division, P.O. Box 10, Grand Ronde, OR 97347. Phone
503-879-5522. Written comments must include: (1) Your name, address, and
telephone number; (2) Title of the document on which you are commenting;
(3) Specific facts or comments along with supporting reasons that you believe
the Responsible Official should consider. Comments received will be considered
before taking final action.
Proposed Personnel Management Ordinance Amendments
The Tribal Council, in consultation with the Tribal Attorney's Office, has
proposed amendments to the Personnel Management Ordinance. The first
reading of the proposed amendments was conducted at the July 17, 2002,
Tribal Council meeting.
The proposed amendments provide for minor technical updates to the Or
dinance and substantive changes to the Tribe's drug free workplace policy.
Among other changes, the proposed amendments would:
1) Modify section (d)(2) of the Ordinance to read as follows:
"Drug Free Workplace Policy; The Tribe recognizes drug dependency
as a major problem. The Tribe also recognizes drug abuse as a
potential health, safety and security problem. The Tribe is com
mitted to the safety and well being of the Tribal membership and
Tribal employees. Accordingly, it is the Tribe's intent to maintain
a work environment free from the influence or use of illegal drugs
and unlawful possession or distribution of controlled substances
on Tribal land.
The General Manager shall develop and implement a Drug Free Work
place Policy consistent with the Tribe's commitment to provide a drug and
alcohol-free working environment and which, at a minimum:
(A) Strives for an alcohol and drug free work environment;
(B) Requires testing of employees as follows:
1. When there is reasonable suspicion to believe the employee(s) is
under the influence of drugs or alcohol in the work place;
2. All new employees prior to employment;
3. Post accident testing of employees deemed to have caused or con
tributed to an accident involving significant property damage or physical
injury; and
4. Random unannounced drug testing of employees by a method that
ensures all employees, including management, have an equal opportu
nity for selection.
(C) Provides that employees who violated the policy are subject to disci
plinary action up to and including termination, provided; however, that
employees shall have an opportunity to seek help in dealing with a
drug dependency problem before termination of their employment
pursuant to the Drug-Free Workplace Policy;
(D) Pursues all efforts to terminate and prosecute employees involved in
drug trafficking.
2) Modify Section (d)(8)(A) to read as follows:
"Salaries and wages: The council shall establish salaries for the General
Manager, the Tribal Attorney's Office, the Finance department and the In
tergovernmental Affairs Office. Salary ranges for all other employees shall
be established by the General Manager as follows:"
For a copy of the proposed Personnel Management 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 September 30, 2002.
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Environmental assessment completed and finding of no signifi
cant impact issued for the proposed Spirit Mountain Water Treat
ment Facility.
The Environmental Assessment (EA) and a Finding Of No Significant Im
pact (FONSI) for the proposed Spirit Mountain Water Treatment Facility are
available for public review and comment for a period of 15 days beginning the
first day after publication of this notice. Written comments and requests for
copies of the EA and FONSI should be addressed to: Confederated Tribes of
Grand Ronde, Public Works Department, 9615 Grand Ronde Road, Grand
Ronde, OR 97347, phone 503-879-2404.
The Election Board would like to bring to the Tribal
membership's attention the following changes:
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
Signature Verification Form on file, which is required in order to en
sure that the vote cast in the name of a Tribal member is in fact cast by
that Tribal member.
In an effort to get Signature Verification Forms from all Tribal mem
bers wanting to participate in the election, the board will be sending
out Signature Verification Forms to those Tribal members who are eli
gible 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.
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 Identifica
tion Card, or Passport which bears the signature of the Tribal member.
D The Election Board will receive and maintain the Signature Veri
fication 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.
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.
Proposed Tribal Council Ordinance Amendments
The Tribal Council, in consultation with the Tribal Attorney's Office,
has proposed amendments to the Tribal Council Ordinance. The first
reading of the proposed amendments was conducted at the July 17,
2002, Tribal Council meeting.
The proposed amendments provide, for the Tribal Council's compli
ance with the Tribe's drug and alcohol free workplace policy and would
modify the Ordinance as follows:
Section (d) (2) would be modified to read:
"Reprimand: A council member may be reprimanded by the vote of a
majority of the nine (9) members of the council, for significant failure
to perform the duties required by the Oath of Office (section (d)(1)) or
for failure to comply with the Tribe's drug testing policy in
accordance with section 1 of this Ordinance; provided that no
council member may be reprimanded unless he or she has first been
given a full and fair opportunity to respond at a regular meeting of the
council to the basis of the proposed reprimand. Upon issuance of a
reprimand by the council, the contents of the reprimand shall be pub
lished in the Tribe's newspaper and posted in the Tribal Community
and Governance Centers."
A new Section (1) would be added and would read as follows:
"DRUG TESTING POLICY; The Tribe recognizes that drug
and alcohol abuse is a significant problem in the Grand Ronde
Community. The Tribe is committed to providing a drug and
alcohol-free working environment for its employees, custom
ers and the surrounding community. In keeping with this com
mitment, the Tribe has established, under its Personnel Man
agement Ordinance, a "zero tolerance" drug and alcohol-free
workplace policy. Each Tribal Council member shall comply
with the procedures set forth in the drug and alcohol-free work
place policy including submission to any drug testing con
ducted pursuant to that policy.
For a copy of the proposed Tribal Council 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 September 30, 2002.