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JUNE 1, 2022
ENROLLMENT ORDINANCE
OPEN FOR COMMENT
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Tribal Council is considering amendments to the Enrollment Ordi-
nance. The proposed amendments were given a First Reading at the
May 18, 2022, Tribal Council meeting.
The proposed amendments (1) add a provision allowing Children
and Family Services staff to have access to kinship reports and birth
records for use in protecting Tribal children and serving their families;
(2) provide that any unauthorized use of the information shall be a vio-
lation of the Ordinance; and (3) may include other minor and technical
changes.
Tribal Council invites comments on the proposed amendments to
the Enrollment 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, Oregon 97347, or by e-mail to legal@gran-
dronde.org.
Comments must be received by June 30, 2022.
Map by Samuel Briggs III
Tribal Council OKs buying
Wiseman Island property
By Dean Rhodes
Smoke Signals editor
Tribal Council approved a pur-
chase and sale agreement for ap-
proximately 71 acres of Wiseman
Island located in the North Santiam
River southeast of Salem during its
Wednesday, May 18, meeting.
Wiseman Island is about 300
acres and consists of a series of
small islands and gravel bars cre-
ated by the meandering river. Much
of the area is owned by the Oregon
Department of Fish & Wildlife.
The property, which is being
purchased from the Michael C.
Harbison Trust, boasts floodplain
habitat for fish and wildlife and
will be an “excellent” addition to the
Tribe’s conservation efforts regard-
ing natural and cultural resources,
a staff report says.
It also is about five miles south-
west of the Tribe’s Chahalpam
conservation properties.
The Tribe is purchasing the prop-
erty for $200,000, Tribal Lands
Manager Jan Michael Reibach said.
In other action, Tribal Council:
• Approved a per capita distribu-
tion date of June 10;
• Sent proposed amendments to the
Enrollment Ordinance out for a
first reading, which will give Tribal
members 30 days to comment. The
amendments would allow Tribal
Children and Family Services staff
members to have access to kinship
reports and birth records for use
in protecting Tribal children and
serving their families;
• Appointed Jenny VanAtta to the
Election Board with a term expir-
ing in March 2023, appointed Tim
Holmes to the Fish & Wildlife
Committee with a term expiring
in March 2024 and appointed Jo-
anna Brisbois to the Enrollment
Committee with a term expiring
in March 2024;
• Approved a memorandum of
agreement with the Indian
Health Service to accept a max-
imum $429,840 to upgrade the
Tribe’s waste water treatment
plant. Engineering and Planning
Manager Ryan Webb said the
upgrades will update the plant’s
software system, increase capac-
ity and purchase backup equip-
ment;
• Approved the draft language for
residential leases at Tipsu-ili’l,
the Tribe’s first homeowner-
ship development currently be-
ing constructed at the east end
of McPherson Drive off Grand
Ronde Road;
• Approved a utility easement
agreement with Portland General
Electric for Chemawa Station in
Keizer, which is co-owned by the
Confederated Tribes of Grand
Ronde and Confederated Tribes
of Siletz;
• And approved increasing a Willa-
mette Anchor Habitat Investment
Opportunity Grant application
from $300,000 to $401,294 be-
cause the Tribe was the only appli-
cant for the funds. Tribal Council
previously approved applying for
the grant that will be used to re-
place two failing stream crossings
and modify a berm on the Tribe’s
Chahalpam conservation prop-
erties located in Marion County
during its April 20 meeting.
Also included in the May 18 Trib-
al Council packet were approved
authorizations to proceed that in-
crease the lifetime amount a Tribal
member can receive from the Down
Payment Assistance Program to
$20,000 and increases the amount
a Tribal member can receive from
the Property Improvement Match-
ing Grant program from $4,000 to
$5,000.
To watch the entire meeting, visit
the Tribal government’s website
at www.grandronde.org and click
on the Government icon and then
Videos.
Health & Wellness Center hours
The Health & Wellness Center has additional access for patients during
holiday weeks on Thursday mornings.
The clinic will be scheduling patients at 8 a.m. every Thursday preceding
or following a holiday closure. Urgent care also will be available during this
time.
RABBI TRUST FUND AND MINORS’
CUSTODIAL TRUST FUND
This announcement is to inform you of the upcoming election oppor-
tunity to recommend an investment option that best suits your toler-
ance for investment risk. The election deadline is June 24, 2022, and
the investment period will be effective from July 1, 2022, until modified.
Recognizing that each Tribal member’s tolerance for investment risk
may be different, parents of minor members age 17 or younger having
balances in the Rabbi Trust Fund and Minors’ Custodial Trust Fund, or
members age 18 or older can recommend that these funds be invested
in one out of five possible investment options. Please e-mail deanne.
norton@grandronde.org or call 503-879-2215 to receive your Invest-
ment Risk Assessment Recommendation Form. This is optional and
open only to those who participate in the Rabbi and Minors’ Custodial
Trust Funds.
Drop box installed
The Grand Ronde Tribal Police Department, 9655 Grand Ronde Road,
now has a medication drop box located in the front lobby.
Lobby hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
The drop box is for any prescribed or over-the-counter medication. If the
containers are too large to fit in the drop box, please repackage them in a
zip-lock plastic bag. Tribal Police employees cannot handle the medications
so the person dropping them off must repackage them.
Needles and liquids are not allowed in the drop box.
Tribal Police suggest mixing liquid medications with cat litter or coffee
grounds and then throwing them away with the household trash.
For more information, call 503-879-1821.
CTGR Awareness Walk
June 15th, 2022 5:30pm
Elder Activity Center
As Americans, we believe in justice for all. Yet, every year an estimated 5
million, or 1 in 10 older Americans experience elder abuse, neglect, or
exploitation. Working together, we can build the social supports that can prevent
this abuse and keep everyone safe as we age.
Join us to bring awareness to this issue and be a part of the change. Boxed
Dinner while supplies last.
To learn more visit https://ncea.acl.gov, or find ways to take
action here http://eldermistreatment.usc.edu/weaad-home
