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8 S MOKE S IGNALS SEPTEMBER 15 , 2015 PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT ORD INANCE OPEN FOR COMMENT The T r fiba l Coun c fi l fi s con s fide r fing adop t fing amendmen t s to the Pe r sonne l Managemen t O rd finan ce . The p ropo sed amendmen t s we re g fiven a F fi r s t Read fing a t the Aug .12 , 2015 , T r fiba l Coun c fi l mee t fing . The p ropo sed amendmen t s (1 ) mod fi fy the random d rug te s t fing requ fi remen t s (a l l o the r te s t fing rema fin s the same ) unde r the T r fibe ’ s d rug f ree wo rkp la ce po l fi cy to fin c lude on ly sa fe ty sen s fi t five po s fi t fion s ; and (2 ) make o the r te chn fi ca l co r re c t fion s fin c lud fing upda te s to the l fi s t o f r e c ogn fi z ed T r fiba l h o l fiday s and C oun c fi l d fi r e c t r ep o r t s . Th e p r op o s ed amendmen t s may a l so fin c lude m fino r te chn fi ca l ( fi .e . , typog raph fi ca l , hou sekeep fing ) mod fifi ca t fion s . The T r fiba l Coun c fi l finv fi te s commen t on the p ropo sed amendmen t s . Fo r a copy o f the p ropo sed amendmen t s , p lea se con ta c t the T r fiba l A t to rney ’ s O ffi ce a t 503 -879 -4664 . P lea se send you r commen t s to the T r fiba l A t to rney ’ s O ffi ce , 9615 G rand Ronde Road , G rand Ronde , O regon 97347 o r by e -ma fi l to lega l@g rand ronde .o rg . Commen t s mu s t be re ce fived by Sep t . 30 , 2015 . G rand Ronde Hou s fing Depa r tmen t Oppor tun fi ty for commen t on Grand Ronde Hous fing Depar tmen t 2016 Ind fian Hous fing P lan ( IHP ) Unde r the Na t five Ame r fi can Hou s fing A s s fi s tan ce and Se l f -De te rm fi- na t fion A c t o f 1996 , (NAHASDA ) , the U .S . Depa r tmen t o f Hou s fing and U rban D ev e l opm en t (HUD ) w fi l l p r ov fid e g ran t s t o Ind fian t r fib e s / Ind fian Hou s fing Au tho r fi t fie s fo r the deve lopmen t and ope ra t fion o f low - fin come hou s fing fin Ind fian a rea s . G ran t s a re made to e l fig fib le re c fip fien t s un- de r the Ind fian Hou s fing B lo ck G ran t P rog ram . To be e l fig fib le fo r the g ran t s , re sponden t s mu s t subm fi t an Ind fian Hou s fing P lan tha t mee t s the m fin fimum requ fi remen t s o f the A c t , and a l so subm fi t an Annua l Pe r fo rman ce Repo r t to HUD , and ma fin ta fin re co rd s fo r HUD mon fi- to r fing . The G rand Ronde Hou s fing Depa r tmen t (GRHD ) ha s re ce fived mu l t fip le g ran t s unde r th fi s p rog ram wh fi ch we re a c t five du r fing 2015 . Commen t s on the Ind fian Hou s fing P lan a re we l come and cop fie s o f th fi s repo r t can be ob ta fined a t the GRHD o ffi ce o r by ca l l fing 503 -879 -2401 o r 1 -800 -422 -0232 , ex t . 2401 . C omm en t s mu s t b e subm fi t t ed fin w r fi t fing to GRHD no la te r than 5 p .m . F r fiday , Sep t . 25 , 2015 . A l l commen t s w fi l l be fin co rpo ra ted fin to the fina l repo r t subm fi t ted to HUD . T r fiba l Cou r t ru l fing s suppo r t En ro l lmen t Comm fi t tee fnd fing s By Dean Rhodes Smok e S figna l s ed fi to r T r fiba l Cou r t Ch fie f Judge Dav fid Shaw fi s su ed 10 ru l fing s on Tu e sday , S ep t . 1 , tha t d en fi ed app ea l s f r om 76 T r fiba l m emb e r s r e ga rd fin g th e En r o l l- m en t C omm fi t t e e ’ s d e c fi s fi on t o d fi s en- r o l l th em ov e r l fin ea l d e s c en t fi s su e s . Shaw ’ s de c fi s fion s a l so d fi sm fi s sed comp la fin t s a f fe c t fing s fix de cea sed T r fiba l membe r s tha t que s t fioned wh e th e r a d e c ea s ed T r fiba l m emb e r and the fi r re la ted lega l rep re sen ta- t five have the r figh t to fo rma l no t fi ce wh en sub j e c t t o p o s thum ou s d fi s en- ro l lmen t a c t fion . The 76 l fiv fing T r fiba l membe rs c la fimed l finea l de s cen t f rom Ch fie f Tumu l th , who s figned the W fi l la- me t te Va l ley T rea ty o f 1855 bu t neve r moved to the G rand Ronde Re se rva t fion s fin ce he wa s exe cu ted by the U .S . A rmy fin Ap r fi l 1856 . The T r fibe ’ s 1984 Con s t fi tu t fion , fin pa r t , defined de s cen t f rom a T r fiba l membe r to fin c lude a pe r son named on any ro l l or record o f Grand Ronde membe r s p repa red by the U .S . Depa r tmen t o f the In te r fio r b e f o r e th e e f f e c t fiv e da t e o f th e C on- s t fi tu t fion . A l though membe r s c la fim fing de- s cen t f rom Ch fie f Tumu l th fi r s t be - cam e G rand R ond e T r fiba l m emb e r s fin 1986 , a sub sequen t 2013 aud fi t o f en ro l lmen t fi le s found tha t they d fid no t have the re levan t con s t fi- tu t fiona l membe r sh fip requ fi remen t o f de s cen t f rom a l finea l an ce s to r l fi s t ed on any r o l l o r r e c o rd o f G rand Ronde membe r sh fip . Fam fi ly membe r s c la fimed to de- scend from a woman l fis ted on the 1872 cen su s o f G rand Ronde members , bu t the Enro l lmen t Comm fi t tee found the ev fiden ce un- conv fin c fing and vo ted fin Ju ly 2014 to d fi sen ro l l a l l tho se who be came membe r s ba sed on l finea l de s cen t f rom Ch fie f Tumu l th . “The ac t fions are reasonab ly v fi ew ed a s c o r r e c t fing an e r r o r o f th e p e t fi t fi on e r s ’ c omm on an c e s t o r s b e fing fin e l fig fib l e a t th e t fim e o f en r o l lm en t a t CTGR , and a s su ch the a c t fion s o f the re levan t T r fiba l pa r t fie s a re au th o r fi z ed by th e C on s t fi tu t fi on and T r fiba l o rd finan ce . Upon s fim fi la r g round s , the T r fiba l o rd finan ce fi s c on s t fi tu t fi ona l , and th e a c t fi on s o f th e T r fiba l a c t o r s fin r e la t fi on t o th e T r fiba l o rd finan ce to p ro ce s s pe t fi t fione r s fo r p ropo sed d fi sen ro l lmen t ba sed on en ro l lmen t fin e r ro r a re lega l ly au th o r fi z ed , ” Shaw w r o t e . Shaw a l so re je c ted an a rgumen t tha t the T r fibe d fid no t have the au tho r fi ty to h fi re a th fi rd pa r ty to rev fiew fi t s en ro l lmen t fi le s . “The T r fibe fi s w fi th fin fi t s au tho r fi ty to bo th condu c t an aud fi t o f en ro l l - men t f fi le s unde r fi t s au tho r fi ty to co r re c t e r ro r s and adm fin fi s te r the T r fiba l en ro l lmen t s tanda rd s , and a l so to h fi re agen t s and rep re sen ta- t five s to a c t on fi t s beha l f to pe r fo rm these gove rnmen ta l fun c t fions , ” Shaw w ro te . Shaw ’ s o the r s fix ru l fing s , fi led by the e s ta te s o f s fix peop le who have wa lked on , sa fid tha t the En ro l l- men t O rd finan ce on ly p rov fide s a p r o c e s s t o l fiv fing m emb e r s t o app ea l the fi r own p ropo sed d fi sen ro l lmen t and tha t th e T r fib e ha s th e c on s t fi tu- t fi ona l au th o r fi ty t o r em ov e d e c ea s ed membe r s a f te r an adm fin fi s t ra t five p ro ce s s fi s comp le te on a s fim fi la r ly s fi tua ted l fiv fing re la t five w fi thou t an ob l figa t fion to p rov fide findependen t no t fi ce and adm fin fi s t ra t five appea l . The ru l fing s fin the fi r en t fi re ty can b e r ead on th e T r fiba l w eb s fi t e , www . g rand ronde .o rg , unde r the T r fiba l Cou r t tab . A fam fi ly spoke spe r son sa fid fin a b log po s t tha t Ch fie f Tumu l th de- s cendan t s p lan to appea l Shaw ’ s ru l fing s to the th ree - judge T r fiba l Cou r t o f Appea l s . H un t fin g & F fi sh fin g L fi f ew a y s o f th e G r and Rond e P eop l e Who : A l l G r and Rond e T r fib a l m em b e r s . Wh a t : W e wou ld l fik e to r e co rd you r f am fi l y ’ s hun t fin g and f sh fin g s to r fi e s fo r fin c lu s fion fin th e T r fib e ’ s cu l tu r a l and h fi s to r fi c a l co l l e c t fion s . Wh e r e : Ch a ch a lu : T r fib a l M u s eum and Cu l tu r a l C en t e r Wh en : S t a r t fin g S ep t em b e r 1 s t , 2 0 1 5 How : Con t a c t S t a c e y Runn fin gb fi rd @ 5 0 3 - 8 7 9 - 2 3 8 1