FEBRUARY 15,2013
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Photos by Michelle Alaimo
From left, representatives from the Tribe's new investment consulting firm, Robert W. Balrd & Co., Senior Vice President Joseph Hoon, Managing Director
John Fitzgibbons, Senior Vice President of Institutional Consulting Patrick Cronin and Associate Director of Research Aaron Reynolds spoke to the Tribal
membership during the General Council meeting held in the Tribal Community Center on Sunday, Feb. 3.
General Council briefed on Tribal investments
By Dean Rhodes
Smoke Signals editor
General Council attendees re
ceived a 63-minute briefing on
the Tribal investment portfolio in
executive session during the Feb.
3 meeting held at the Tribal Com
munity Center.
Four representatives from the
Tribe's new investment consulting
firm, Robert W. Baird & Co. of Mil
waukee, Wis., and Tribal Finance
Officer Julio Martinez gave the
overview.
Since the meeting was held in
executive session, Smoke Signals
cannot report on the details dis
cussed. However, a 19-page handout was
distributed to Tribal members that
summarized the presentation and
gave detailed information on the
201 3 Tribal
Marketplace dates
I March 1-2, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; March 3, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
I April 5-6, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; April 7, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
I May 3-4, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; May 5, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
I June 7-8, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; June 9, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
I July 12-13, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; July 14, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
July 19-20, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. (Elder Honor Day)
Dates subject to change due to conflicting Tribal or SMC events.
Located across from Cedar Plank Buffet.
Committee & Special Event
Board meeting days and times
Below is the most current information on the meeting days and times for
Tribal Committees and Special Event Boards:
Ceremonial Hunt Board meets as needed. Chair: Shonn Leno.
Cultural Trust Board meets at4 p.m. on the first Tuesday of each month
in Modular No. 2. Chair: Perri McDaniel.
Culture Committee meets at 1 p.m. the first Wednesday of the month
in Modular No. 3. Chair: CeCe Kneeland.
Education Committee meets at 5:15 p.m. on the first Monday of the
month in the Adult Education Building. Chair: Tammy Cook.
Elders' Committee meets at 10 a.m. the third Wednesday of the month
in the Elders' Activity Center. Chair: Gladys Hobbs.
Enrollment Committee meets quarterly in Room 204 of the Governance
Building. Acting Chair: Robert Schmid.
Fish & Wildlife Committee meets at 5:30 p.m. the second Tuesday of
the month at the Natural Resources Building. Chair: Harold Lyon.
Health Committee meets at 10 a.m. the second Wednesday of the
month in the Tribal Wellness Center. Acting Chair: Patti Tom-Martin.
Powwow Special Event Board meets at 5 p.m. the first Thursday of
the month at the Tribal Community Center. Chair: Dana Ainam.
Rodeo Special Event Board meets at 6 p.m. the first Thursday of the
month at the Tribal Rodeo Office. Chair: Harold Lyon.
Social Services Committee meets at 4 p.m. the second Monday of
the month in the Social Services Conference Room. Chair: Jenny San
chez. Timber Committee meets at 5 p.m. the second Thursday of the month
at the Natural Resources Building. Chair: Bob Mercier.
Veterans Special Event Board meets at 4 p.m. the first and third Tues
day of the month in the Elders' Activity Center. Chair: Gene LaBonte.
Tribe's investments - where the
money is invested and the current
value of individual endowment
fund accounts. A copy of the hand
out can be obtained by contacting
Tribal Council Executive Coordina
tor Stacia Martin at 503-879-2304
or stacia.martingrandronde.org.
Baird representatives in atten
dance included Senior Vice Presi
dent Joseph Hoon and Managing
Director John Fitzgibbons from
the firm's San Francisco-area of
fice and Senior Vice President of
Institutional Consulting Patrick
Cronin and Associate Director of
Research Aaron Reynolds from the
Milwaukee office.
They discussed Baird's history,
gave an overview of the stock mar
ket and U.SVworld economy's per
formance in 2012 and discussed
Baird's outlook for this year's finan
cial markets.
Martinez then gave an overview
of Tribal investments and endow
ment funds.
During the executive session,
Tribal Council members and Gen
eral Council attendees asked ques
tions or commented eight times.
After coming out of executive ses
sion, it was announced that the next
General Council meeting will be held
at 11 a.m. Sunday, March 3, at the
Monarch Hotel & Convention Cen
ter, 12566 S.E. 93rd Ave., Clacka
mas, which is off Interstate 205.
Erica Mercier, Richard Ray and
Regina Wheeler won the $50 door
prizes and Patsy Kellogg won the
$100 door prize. Kevin Simmons,
Steve and Sharon Freund, Brenda
Tuomi, Evelyn Seidel and Kath
ryn Harrison won donated jewelry
created by Tribal Council member
Jon A. George, including San Fran
cisco 49er's and Baltimore Ravens
necklaces made in honor of it being
Super Bowl Sunday. D
Tribal Council holds first reading on
Burial Fund Ordinance amendments
By Dean Rhodes
Smoke Signals editor
Tribal Council held a first read
ing on proposed amendments to
the Burial Fund Ordinance that
would, among other things, in
crease both the burial and recep
tion benefits during the Jan. 30
Tribal Council meeting.
The amendments would clarify
the ordinance to say that pre-paid
funeral expenses paid before
death are not eligible; define a
child as someone 25 or younger
and that they must be natural,
adoptive or stepchildren; require
a death certificate and invoice
from the funeral provider before
the benefit is paid; and increase
the burial benefit from $3,500 to
$5,500 and the reception benefit
from $150 to $300.
The burial benefit was once
$5,000 and was reduced to $3,500,
said Member Services Manager
Penny Deloe.
Once the proposed amendments
are printed in Smoke Signals,
Tribal members will have 30 days
to comment on them.
In other action, Tribal Council:
Appointed Steve Bobb Sr. as the
Tribe's delegate to the National
Indian Gaming Association;
Approved applying to the Or
egon Department of Transpor
tation for pass-through federal
funds totaling $107,615 with a
cost sharing of $12,318;
Passed several resolutions to re
move Assistant General Manager
Chris Leno and appoint General
Manager Mark Johnston to sign
on Tribal accounts;
And approved a resolution ap
proving Tribal membership for
two infants and denied one reso
lution for an infant enrollment.
It also was announced by Deloe
that an enrollment audit will start
soon now that Tribal Council has
signed an authorization to proceed.
"This is a really big project," said
General Manager Mark Johnston,
"and an important project. The
key to this is doing it right. Not
only doing it right, we want to
make sure we do it timely and so
we want to make sure that people
understand. . . . Just know that we
are doing it as fast as we possibly
can and ensuring that it is abso
lutely accurate because it's very
critical." U
Committee seeks Elders' phone numbers
The Tribal Elders Committee is working on a volunteer phone list of
Elders. If you would like to submit your phone number and address to be
available to other Elders, send it to elders.committeegrandronde.org or
leave a message at 503-879-223 1 . B