S moke S ignals
MAY 1, 2019
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Tribal Council makes numerous committee, board appointments
By Dean Rhodes
Smoke Signals editor
Tribal Council made its annual
appointments and re-appoint-
ments to numerous committees
and special event boards during
its Wednesday, April 17, meeting.
Appointments and re-appoint-
ments included:
• Re-appointed Jade Unger and Guy
Schultz and appointed Steven Rife
and Martina Gilbert to the Cere-
monial Hunting Board with terms
expiring in March 2021;
• Re-appointed Francene Am-
brose, Eric Bernando and Shayla
Myrick-Meyer to the Culture
Committee with terms expiring
in March 2021;
• Re-appointed Mia Prickett and
Monty Herron to three-year
terms on the Editorial Board;
• Re-appointed Michael Cherry,
Peter Grout and Christopher
Mansayon and appointed Mi-
chael Herrin to the Education
Committee with terms expiring
in March 2021;
• Re-appointed Michael Mercier
and Daniel Stroebel and appoint-
ed Joanne Mercier and Lori Ster-
ling to the Election Board with
terms expiring in March 2021;
• Re-appointed Debi Anderson and
appointed Kalene Ainsworth,
Angela Schlappie and Tracy More-
land to the Enrollment Committee
with terms expiring in March 2021;
• Re-appointed Alan Ham and ap-
pointed Charlene Westley to the
Health Committee with terms
expiring in March 2021;
• Re-appointed Simone Auger
and Shayla Myrick-Meyer and
appointed Harris Reibach to the
Housing Grievance Board for
three-year terms;
• Re-appointed Dana Ainam, Molly
Leno and Kalene Contreras and
appointed Shannon Simi and
Anthony Quenelle to the Powwow
Special Event Board with terms
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expiring in March 2021;
• Re-appointed Diana George and
Russell Wilkinson to the Tribal
Employment Rights Commission
for three-year terms;
• Re-appointed Lorraine Lash,
Alton Butler, Richard VanAtta
and Molly Leno to the Veterans
Special Event Board with terms
expiring in March 2021;
• Appointed Reyn Leno to the
Timber Committee with a term
expiring in March 2021;
• And appointed Shonn Leno to the
Fish & Wildlife Committee with
a term expiring March 2021.
Tribal Council Chief of Staff Sta-
cia Hernandez said one seat each on
the Health Committee and TERO
Commission remain vacant.
In addition, Tribal Council sent
proposed amendments to the Elec-
tion Ordinance out for a first read-
ing, which will solicit comments
from Tribal members. Tribal Attor-
ney Rob Greene said the proposed
amendments will ensure that ac-
curate information is sent to Tribal
members during Bureau of Indian
Affairs-supervised constitutional
amendment elections.
Tribal Council also set the agen-
da for the Sunday, May 5, General
Council meeting that will be held in
the Tribal Community Center. The
Housing Department will make the
program report.
In other action, Tribal Council:
• Adopted the 2019-24 Transporta-
tion Improvement Plan;
• Approved the Natural Resources
Department purchasing a new
dump truck. Natural Resources
Department Manager Michael
Wilson said during the Tues-
day, April 16, Legislative Action
Committee meeting that the new
Kenworth dump truck will re-
place one used by the excavation
crew with more than 640,000
miles on it. The new dump truck
costs more than $100,000, which
requires Tribal Council approval
per the Procurement Ordinance;
• Approved creating a Tribal Trans-
portation Advisory Committee and
bylaws to qualify for the Oregon De-
partment of Transportation’s State-
wide Transportation Improvement
Fund. The new Tribal committee is
a three-member subcommittee of
the Elders Committee;
• Adopted the Tribal Transit De-
velopment Plan, which identifies
starting transit service between
Grand Ronde and Dallas and cre-
ating a local collector route within
the Grand Ronde community as
the top two priorities;
• Approved applying for the
$100,000 Tribal share from the
Statewide Transportation Im-
provement Fund, which could
help fund the Transit Develop-
ment Plan’s priorities;
• And approved the enrollment of
one infant into the Tribe because
he or she meets the requirements
outlined in the Enrollment Ordi-
nance and Tribal Constitution.
To watch the entire meeting, visit
the Tribal government’s website
at www.grandronde.org and click
on the News tab and then Video.
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