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Publications Office of the Tribe's Governance Building in Grand
Ronde, or can be mailed upon request.
All photos contained in Smoke Signals' current archive are
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possible purchase.
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30 days for delivery.
Requestors must be Tribal members.
In addition, reprint requestors must agree that the reprint is
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political or promotional purposes.
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OPEN FOR COMMENT
AMENDMENTS TO THE GENERAL COMMITTEE
AND SPECIAL EVENT BOARD ORDINANCE
The Tribal Council, in consultation with the Tribal Attorney's Office
and the Finance Department, has proposed amendments to the General
Committee and Special Event Board Ordinance. The first reading of the
proposed amendments was made at the May 11, 2011, Tribal Council
meeting.
The proposed amendments clarify the financial accountability require
ments of committees and special event boards and provide for the Finance
Officer to establish a policy on sponsorships, donations and fundraising
activities. Specifically the proposed amendments would modify Section
(p) as follows:
(P) FINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY:
(1) All committeesboards dealing with finances must document all
financial transactions, including, but not limited to, requests, donations,
tribal and other sponsorships, purchases, reimbursement for expenses, and
travel vouchers. The Secretary (or Treasurer if elected) shall be primarily
responsible for the financial accountability of the committeeboard.
(2) All financial transactions shall be within the parameters of the
committee'sboard's approved budget and such policies as the Tribal
Council or its designee may adopt.
(3) Decisions on committeeboard financial transactions require prior
approval of the committeeboard; such approval shall be recorded in the
meeting minutes.
(4) Funds shall only be used for the purposes described in the ap
proved budget and as approved bv the committeeboard and recorded in
the meeting meetings. Anv funds used otherwise shall be returned to the
Tribe within five (5) business davs from notification of the unauthorized
expenditure or the committeeboard member responsible for the unauthor
ized expenditure mav be removed from the committeeboard.
(5) Committeesboards are prohibited from making donations of any
kind from committeeboard funds. Any donations made to the commit
tee, however, will be delivered to the Secretary for appropriate handling.
Committeesboards mav accept sponsorships, donations and engage in
fundraising activities in accordance with the policy established bv the
Tribe's Finance Officer. Such policy shall include provisions regarding
approval of fundraising activities, accountability and placement of funds,
and carryover procedures.
The Tribal Council invites comment on the proposed amendments. For a
copy of the entire General Committee and Special Event Board Ordinance
please contact the Tribal Attorney's Office at 503-879-4664. Please send
your comments to the Tribal Attorney's Office, 9615 Grand Ronde Road,
Grand Ronde, Oregon 97347 or by e-mail to legalgrandronde.org.
Comments must be received by Sept. 15, 2011.
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Diabetes Wellness screenings set
A Diabetes Wellness Screening will be held from 2 to 5 p.m. Saturday,
Aug. 20, at the Contest Powwow at Uyxat Powwow Grounds near Fort
Yamhill State Park.
Screening is open to Tribal members and spouses on the Skookum
Health Care Plan. The screening is sponsored by Tribal Council and
the Tribal Health & Wellness Center.
For more information, contact Tribal Community Health Manager
Bonnie Mercier at 503-879-2016.
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said Johnston. "The sooner you
catch somebody with the disease,
the more likely you are to ward it
off. It's one of those diseases that
you can ward off with the right
lifestyle.
"It caught people that hadn't
shown any complications. Usually,
it's after complications that we go
to the doctor."
With diabetes, the earlier it is dis
covered, the better the opportunity
to turn things around.
"Why can't we be doing this for our
membership?" Johnston wondered.
"This is a tool for wellness before
complications set in. Hopefully,
once you know, you will make the
lifestyle changes that will stop the
progression. It's all about progres
sion. That's what kills people."
With the screenings, Johnston
said, "We hope to help people before
their only options are medication
or surgery,"
Work with DiabetOmics has been
growing at the Tribe for more than
a year. In February, screenings at
the casino and the Tribal Gover
nance Center reached more than
300 employees. To date, more than
500 have used it.
"It's a good number," said Tribal
Elder and Community Health Man
ager Bonnie Mercier, "because it is
all volunteer."
"We'd like to get 100 percent of
members and employees," said
Johnston. "It's a very inexpensive
test for us and, in the long run, we'll
save money on the health plan."
Members of a committee, includ
ing Johnston and Mercier, are
Tribal member Tresa Mercier,
Clinic Business Office supervisor;
Tribal Elder Gladys Hobbs; Public
Affairs Director Siobhan Taylor;
Allyson Lecatsas, Clinic Admin
istrative officer; and leaders from
DiabetOmics. They have been
promoting the screening to Tribal
members and employees.
At the Marcellus Norwest Memo
rial Veterans Powwow, for example,
Dr. Srinivasa Nagalla, company
chief executive officer, provided
information and offered screenings
with Bonnie Mercier. They will be
back again for the Contest Powwow
on Saturday, Aug. 20. They also
have been at Elders' activities and
Memorial Day events.
Nagalla also is a staff physician at
Oregon Health and Science Univer
sity, making this program "a unique
partnership" among Tribe, OHSU
and DiabetOmics, Johnston said.
In the next step of the program,
Community Health will distribute
kits for home testing to Tribal
members throughout the Tribe's
six-county service area.
"The next step is getting kits out
to everybody," Mercier said, "and
getting case management for those
who need it."
Tribal Elders, members and em
ployees pay nothing out-of-pocket
for the DiabetOmics screenings.
For information, look for Bonnie
Mercier at the next powwow or
other Tribal events, or contact her
at 503-879-2016.