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About Smoke signals. (Grand Ronde, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (Sept. 15, 2002)
SEPTEMBER 15, 2002 Smoke Signals 9 r Z 3 - w mn 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, 97347 no later than 5 p.m. September 16, 2002. For more information contact GRTHA at 503-879-2401. Environmental assessment completed and finding of no significant impact issued for the proposed 10-year Natural Resources 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. v r Oy l &7;' i -s H y : If;' n .. (i ,w 4 t Hood to Coast Run A team from the Tribe and Spirit Mountain Casino participated in this year's annual Hood to Coast relay race on August 23 and 24. Participants were Heather Irwin, Angella Harritt, Katherine Farrar-Bateman, Ben Rogers, Scott Mode, Marjie Mascarinas, Chris Leno, Patrick Keating, Lisa James, Mike Harvey, Mary Mode and Jeremy Rogers. Van Drivers were Angie Blackwell, Bobby Hodnett and Denise Ripley. 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.
