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15 sNok signflz JUNE 1, 2020 WORKERS’ COMPENSATION ORDINANCE OPEN FOR COMMENT 1 IN THE TRIBAL COURT OF THE CONFEDERATED TRIBES OF THE 2 3 4 5 6 GRAND RONDE COMMUNITY OF OREGON ) 2020-01 (Amended) ) IN RE CORONAVIRUS COVID-19 ) TEMPORARY STANDING ORDER PUBLIC EMERGENCY MARCH 17, 2020 (Amended May 18, 2020) ) ) _____________________________________ ) 7 As the appointed Chief Judge of the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde Tribal Court 8 by the Tribal Council, and with the authority granted under the Confederated Tribes of the Grand 9 Ronde Community of Oregon Constitution and Tribal Court Ordinance Chapter 302, and having 10 received new information concerning a Phase I reopening of Tribal Staff, I now find that it is 11 appropriate to amend the Temporary Standing Order 2020-01: 12 13 NOW THEREFORE, in order to protect public health with measures to prevent and 14 mitigate the spread of disease it remains necessary to conduct court business remotely, whenever 15 possible, to limit in-person contact as Phase 1 begins and Tribal Court Services reopen on May 16 18 th ; the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde Tribal Court issues the following amended order, 17 effective immediately: 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1. Hearings. All Court hearings scheduled for the month of May 2020 and for the months thereafter, shall be conducted remotely solely by telephonic appearance until further notice. 2. Parties and Attorneys. All parties and attorneys shall use the Tribal Court’s conference line with the specific participant code provided by the Court for their hearing and continue to appear by phone for the month of May 2020 and for the months thereafter, until further notice. THE CONFEDERATED TRIBES OF GRAND RONDE 1 – 2020-01 Amended TEMPORARY 3. Lobby. The Tribal STANDING Court Lobby will remain closed to TRIBAL the COURT public; however, ORDER IN RE: CORONAVIRUS COVID-19 PUBLIC 9615 GRAND RONDE RD. EMERGENCY - May 18, 2020 GRAND RONDE, OR 97347 appointments will be allowed. For in-person emergency filings, arrangements need to PHONE: (503)879-2303 FAX: (503)879-2269 be made with the Tribal Court Office. 4. Notary and Other Court Services. All Notary and Tribal Court Facilitation Services will continue to be suspended until we move into Phase II. 5. Tribal Court Staff. Staff in the Tribal Court Office will continue to be available by telephone, mail, and email for assistance. Tribal Court Staff will be available in person, by appointment only, beginning May 18, 2020. Further instructions will be provided for in-person contact by arrangements made in advance with the Tribal Court Office. 11 6. Contact Information. Contact with the Tribal Court Office is available by calling 503- 12 879-2303, or through email. For email contact, please use the address: 13 Court@grandronde.org. 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2 3 4 7 8 9 10 11 8. Emergency Matters. Tribal Court will allow in-person filing on an emergency basis; Farmers to Families however, contact must be made with the Tribal Court staff in advance to make arrangements for an emergency appointment. Food Box Distributions 9. Self-represented Persons. Pro se litigants may contact Tribal Court Office for instructions on how to process documents or obtain information. ──── 10. Tribal Court Programs. ALL families are welcome to receive a box. a. All Peacemaker Program face-to-face activities shall be held remotely until further notice. ──── b. All face-to-face CASA contact between parties and children will continue to be THE CONFEDERATED TRIBES OF GRAND RONDE 2 – 2020-01 Amended TEMPORARY STANDING suspended COVID-19 until further notice, however, interviews may COURT continue to be TRIBAL PUBLIC ORDER IN RE: CORONAVIRUS 9615 GRAND RONDE RD. EMERGENCY - May 18, 2020 GRAND RONDE, OR 97347 conducted remotely by video or by phone. PHONE: (503)879-2303 FAX: (503)879-2269 c. All TMRB Reviews scheduled shall continue to be conducted remotely by telephonic appearance using the Court’s conference line until further notice. 11. Tribal Court Programs Coordinator. Contact with the Tribal Court Programs Coordinator may be arranged by calling 503-879-4623, or through email. For email please use the address: Courtprograms@grandronde.org. 12. Service. All service of documents to the Tribal Court Programs Coordinator shall be done electronically at Courtprograms@grandronde.org 12 13. Supersedes. This Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde Tribal Court Amended 13 Standing Order may be vacated or modified as necessary. This Amended Order 14 supersedes Standing Order 2020-01 issued on March 17, 2020. 15 16 The Tribal Council is considering amendments to the Public Records Ordinance. The proposed amendments were given a First Reading at the May 27, 2020, Tribal Council meeting. The proposed amendments (1) Change the name of the ordinance to the Freedom of Information Ordinance; (2) Provide that a Tribal member may make a request directly to a Tribal department for a record that identifies the member and they may supplement the record if they believe the record contains false or misleading information; (3) The member may request security reports that identify the member provided that the General Manager authorizes the release of the security report; and (4) May include minor technical (i.e., formatting and typographical) modifications. Tribal Council invites comment on the proposed amendments to the Public Records Ordinance. For a copy of the proposed amendments, 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, OR 97347 or by e-mail to legal@grandronde.org. Comments must be received by July 1, 2020. filing initial documents to open a new Tribal Court case. 5 6 PUBLIC RECORDS ORDINANCE OPEN FOR COMMENT 7. Court Filings. Electronic filing through Justiceweb will be mandatory except for 24 25 1 The Tribal Council adopted, on an emergency basis, amendments to the Workers’ Compensation Ordinance at the May 13, 2020, Tribal Council meeting. The purpose of the proposed amendments is to allow workers’ compensation benefits to be paid to employees who contract coro- navirus (“COVID-19”) or become subject to a quarantine order as a direct result of a work-related exposure to COVID-19. Among other things, the amendments: (1) Require employees to establish a causal connection between their employment and contracting COVID-19 or becoming subject to a quarantine order due to exposure to COVID-19 in the workplace; (2) Create a rebuttable presumption that the dis- ease was work-related if contracted by health providers at the Grand Ronde Health and Wellness Center (“GRHWC”); and (3) Cxpire on March 31, 2021. Tribal Council invites comment on the amendments to the Workers’ Compensation Ordinance that were adopted on an emergency basis. For a copy of the amendments, 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, OR 97347 or by e-mail to legal@grandronde.org. Comments must be received by July 1, 2020. DATED THIS 20 th DAY TUESDAYS 2:30 TO 5:30 P.M. FARMERS TO FAMILIES FOOD BOX PROGRAM 2:30 – 5:30 p.m. - Grand Ronde Baseball Field located at 9615 Grand Ronde Road, Area H. Enter on Salmon Way at the Education Complex, go around the “U” to the baseball field and exit at Ackerson Rd. Families will drive up, open trunk, volunteer will load the food box and they will be on their way. 2:30 – 3 p.m. - Water’s Edge RV Park located at 25620 Yamhill River Rd, Willamina, OR 97396. We will be stationed near the dumpster, same place the School Lunch program delivers. 3:30– 4 p.m. - Wandering Spirit RV Park located at 28800 Salmon River HWY, Grand Ronde, OR 97347. We will be stationed near the dumpster. Similar to the School Lunch site. 4:30 – 5 p.m. - Grand Ronde Village/Kerleyville located at 8625 Grand Ronde Road. Stationed near the mailboxes. OF MAY, 2020. 17 18 Honorable Cynthia Kaufman No Noble, Chief Judge Brought to you by: ISKAM MEKʰMEK-HAWS 9675 Grand Ronde Road, Grand Ronde, OR 19 503-879-FOOD (3663) 20 www.facebook.com/GrandRondeFoodBank 21 22 23 Pre-packaged Food Boxes may include: dairy, produce or meat. ──── 4 Pop-up distribution sites: * Grand Ronde BB Field * Kerleyville/GR Village * Wandering Spirit * Water’s Edge ──── Drive up, Box loaded, Drive away ──── Weekly Food Box Distributions happening now