Nesika IllaheeJuly 2015

A confidential publication of the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians

Inside InformationSTBC 6Unclaimed Funds List 8EPR Budget 10Carry-Over Budget 11General Council Minutes 12

At Chinook Winds, the Only Thing Constant is ProgressBy Mike Fisher, General Manager

We have had a huge impact on the surrounding community over the past 20 years. Many things have changed, but one thing we can count on is prog-ress. Not only with our financial and in-kind giving, but also with thousands of community service hours given by our employees in the surrounding community.

We have gone from a tent in a parking lot to a casino and on to becoming a resort. We are proud of where we have come from and where we are headed!

For example, the new carpet you will now see in the con-vention center and showroom. The Facilities team, along with help from various departments, finished installing new carpet in May and in the showroom in early June. The facelift is a much-needed upgrade to the

aesthetics of the facility. Now our look matches our customer service of excellence.

This is just one example of our commitment to progress, keeping our guests happy and encouraging them to come back for more!

Revenue dollars are spent and distributed locally, includ-ing donations and sponsorships that contribute to our wellbeing – and we will continue to do so.

Events and PromotionsWe are proud of celebrating

20 years in business and did so every day in June with floor excitement, cash giveaways, cake, floats and more.

Flintstones characters walked the floor all weekend on June 19-21. A green-screen pho-tography setup was a fun inter-active way for guests to walk away with a memorable photo of their time at the resort.

The Past is Present Native fair incorporated the Siletz Tribe into the weekend of celebration. STAHS (Siletz Tribe Arts and Heritage Society) worked hard to make this one-day event a huge success.

Some exciting new events were introduced this year. Armed Combat at the Beach was a National Arm Wrestling competition hosted in March. More than 400 guests in atten-dance and earned media com-bined to make this an event we hope to bring back in 2016.

The Tattoo Convention hosted 60 vendors, including tattoo artists, piercing and retail vendors. Matt Gone, interna-tionally recognized for being the Guinness World Record holder for the most tattoos on 98 per-cent of his body, was here for guests to meet and for photo opportunities. More than 600 guests attended.

King of the Cage, an MMA event, made its Oregon debut at Chinook Winds with nearly 1,000 guests. Earned press, including MAV TV, makes this an event worth a return, which it did on June 27 with more MMA action.

Multiplier madness kicked off in January and proved to be very successful. The purpose was to create incremental trips because the player achieved a higher bonus each week.

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Final Fortune was an inter-active game that really kept the guest involved and proved to be very popular.

EntertainmentTravis Tritt, Collective Soul

and Dwight Yoakam were three strong performers in the second quarter of 2015. Tritt and Col-lective Soul both sold out their Saturday shows with only a few tickets left for the Friday perfor-mance. Yoakam looked to sell out both nights.

Happy Together, Led Zep-again and Lynyrd Skynyrd look to make strong third quarter shows.

Food and BeverageThe Banquet Department

has refreshed the convention areas with new carpets and the anticipation of new chairs due in mid-June. We’ve introduced a new catering menu.

Our new sales manager has joined the team to increase group sales. Financial results for the first quarter have increased significantly over 2014.

Chinook’s Seafood GrillChinook’s Seafood Grill is

up 12 percent over last year actuals through May and up 9 percent over budget for the same time period.

Staff currently is working on a menu change to include more of the type of seafood our patrons are looking for when they visit the coast.

The grill completed a “10 items for $10” (or less) lunch pro-motion. This is different for CSG because it was a lunch promo-tion aimed at bringing in new lunch customers. The promotion was well-received (66.3 percent increase in lunch covers over last year for the same days).

We are working on revamp-ing the menu in an attempt to increase sales and lower cost of sales. Revenue was up 10.4 precent over last year’s March-May period and up 6.1 percent over the 2015 budget.

Chinook’s Seafood Grill has been established as the official meeting site of the American Legion group in Lincoln City and is quickly becoming a sought-after meeting location for many groups. On June 17, a Mayor’s Forum was held in the South dining area for the first time.

Rogue River SteakhouseThe Rogue room completed

a “10 items for $10” (or less) lunch promotion, also aimed at bringing in new lunch custom-ers. The promotion was well- received (22.6 percent increase in lunch covers over last year for the same days).

Casino F&B VenuesRevenue was up 9.7 percent

over last year’s March-May

period and up 4.3 percent over the 2015 budget.

Aces Sports Bar & GrillOne of the most successful

days came on May 2 when the much-publicized boxing match between Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao was televised for our guests.

Revenue was down 2.4 per-cent below last year’s March-May period and down 7 percent below the 2015 budget.

Human ResourcesTraining and Development

Chinook Winds’ Executive Team understands the impor-tance of training our leaders for the company. Training and development, whether in-house, webinars, seminars or off prop-erty, are major objectives.

Here is a short list of the types of training our manage-ment and supervisory team attended in the first quarter: Enhancing Teamwork and Com-munication, Creative Problem Solving, and Performance Goals & Criteria. In addition, Chinook Winds provided company-wide Harassment Free training.

RecruitmentChinook Winds employs

approximately 100 Tribal members at any given time of the year, which averages about 14 percent of our total employee count.

Our goal is to continue the recruitment and hiring of Tribal members and provide them with the tools to be successful in our business. Our efforts include, but are not limited to, posting all positions on our website, pro-viding each area office with an

New carpeting has been installed in the convention center.

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updated list of positions avail-able, holding quarterly job fairs and working closely with the Tribe’s 477 program to utilize, as much as possible, programs available for placing Tribal members into the workforce.

Benefits & WellnessChinook Winds oversees our

COHO Benefits plan. The plan is designed and managed by the COHO Benefits Committee, which consists of members from the Tribe, the gaming commis-sion, STBC, Chinook Winds and the Tribal Council.

The goal is to develop strate-gic cost containment initiatives for our plan and to improve the health and productivity of our employees. Chinook Winds developed a partnership with a local nutritionist and imple-mented a Fitness Challenge using methods of healthy living.

Rewards & RecognitionChinook Winds follows our

B.E.A.C.H. Core values and develops innovative ways to recognize our employees.

We held our fourth quarter 2014 Superstar luncheon and rewarded our Superstar nomi-nees and our one-year (24), five-year (2), 10-year (6) and 15-year (2) employees.

Protégés – Where Are They Now?Kyle Mason

My experience so far in the Protégé program has consisted of time spent in the Human Resources and Slots depart-ments. I have just transferred to the Marketing Department.

While in HR, I learned about how the department functions and what each individual posi-

tion actually does. They have a tracking system for new employ-ees and a screening process.

They track benefits data and manage things like benefits, enrollment and disenrollment. They process FMLA, track and oversee training requirements and host job fairs.

They assist employees with medical-related and/or job-related issues. They manage and oversee our benefits package. HR helps the company maintain a healthy work atmosphere and keep running smoothly.

The next department I worked in was Slots. This department is a larger one and has a variety of aspects to it.

The time I got to spend in this department was also very enjoyable. I like the technical side of it and how it challenges me to learn new things.

In my time there, I got to learn about the customer ser-vice aspects of the floor staff, the technical aspects of main-taining slot machines, the processes of slot moves/installs, how to pay jackpots and prop-

Courtesy photos by Chinook Winds Casino Resort staff

Kyle Mason (left) and Josh Navarro take part in the Protégé Program.

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erly do the paperwork, how to do yearly evaluations, how to process disciplinary actions, how to do payroll and how to manage the floor at a supervi-sor level.

I learned about depart-ment budgeting and variance reports. On top of all that, I got to sit in with the slots manager and director of ops and see how they operate and keep the department running.

Josh NavarroI have been employed with

Chinook Winds for more than six years. I began the protégé program in Human Resources, which was a great experience and everything I saw and expe-rienced was different and new to me.

I had spent most of my time at Chinook Winds in the Games Department. It was good to see how the hiring process is done as well as job interviews and the benefits we offer.

From HR, I moved to Table Games, a department I was very familiar with already. I was able to learn to supervise, how-ever, as well as shadow both the manager and director of the department. I gained new and extremely valuable knowledge and experience during my three months there and believe that operations could very well be in my future.

As of now, I am currently in the Golf/Fitness areas. I just started my work with the golf course grounds crew. I look for-ward to the rest of the program and the experience and knowl-edge I will gain.

Project Team• Work began June 8 on a new

retaining wall at the golf course upper putting green

• Installed new lighting and cameras above table games

• Installed new tile floors in restrooms at Aces Sports Bar & Grill

• Remodeled three offices in administration

• Finished the final phase of the roof at the golf course

• Completed siding on the hotel Suites building and replaced 30 fireplaces. Included in this upgrade is floor tile, new stone around fireplaces, new balcony doors, windows and siding in 30 rooms in the suites building.

• Paved cart paths on hole #2 and partial of #12

• Upgraded all new sod and landscaping at the Suites building

• Installed six 65-inch TVs with LED custom design around them in Bingo, plus a new video wall that replaces the coming attrac-tions sign above the Gift Shop

• Replaced old lighting in the Bingo/Showroom with new LED lighting

• Replacing neon signage in the lobby with backlight LED

• Sealing and striping of hotel parking lot with tentative completion late June

• Sealing and striping of casino parking lots in the fourth quarter

Courtesy photo by Chinook

Winds Casino Resort staff

A newly paved cart

path at Chinook

Winds Golf Resort

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HotelThe average time that all

rooms are cleaned and avail-able for guest check-in has been reduced due to multiple strategic changes, including the installation of a new washer and two new dryers in the laun-dry facility.

• Keurig coffee makers were placed in the junior suites, resulting in amazing guest feedback.

• New items added to the hotel lobby, including fur-niture, guest computers, a television, flavored syrups for coffee and refreshing ice water. We have received great guest feedback on all.

• YTD ADR is up $6.54 over the same period of 2014.

• We will stock the newly built shelves in the lobby with a select assortment of requested guest items for retail sale.

Golf CourseRounds of golf have

increased 10 percent over 2014. Golf course overall revenue has increased 5 percent over 2014.

Payroll expenses have been reduced by 2 percent. Bottom line golf course income has increased 17 percent over 2014.

More than 14,000 square feet of cart paths have been paved. The annual putting green aera-tion has been completed, along with additional irrigation, result-ing in the best golf course con-ditions we’ve ever had.

The Men’s Club began league play. It is the largest single-night men’s club in Oregon.

Sponsorships and Community Involvement

The second quarter was full of awards for the Public Rela-tions Department. Chinook Winds’ passion for service and achieving publicity with a purpose has successfully kept the most distinguished media outlets interested in happenings at the resort.

In the second quarter, Pub-lic Relations Manager Heather Hatton was a Lincoln City Woman of the Year nominee, was named Coach of the Year for District 2 Golf and is incom-ing president of the Lincoln City Chamber of Commerce. All of this recognition keeps the name of Chinook Winds Casino Resort in the community in a positive way.

In addition to the above accomplishments, Public Rela-tions Specialist Bill John is the Lincoln City Chamber Ambas-sador of the Year.

His hard work with that organization is recognized as invaluable to the success of their events. Bill is playing an integral roll with the organiza-tion as the 2015 Oregon Cham-ber Ambassador Convention will be held at Chinook Winds on Sept. 17-20.

Other significant events included the Oregon Governor’s Conference on Tourism, where Executive Chef Jack Strong spoke on behalf of the casino. The Portland Roadster Show was a partnership with the Lincoln City community expos-ing our message to more than 20,000 guests over a three-day event in Portland.

Guest CommentsLinda from Vancouver,

Wash.: Jennifer @ the three card poker table is awesome! Great personality and everyone at the table has a great time winning or losing! My fam-ily and I love this casino. It’s clean, friendly and has great food.=) Fun slots, bingo and staff are great too.

Joshua from Salem, Ore.: Linda (Martin) was the sweetest and most helpful team-member I have ever come across while at your casino. She was so funny and wonderful! Thanks for everything, Linda. You made my night!

Jana from Salem: I love stay-ing here because the rooms are always very clean and well kept up! The staff are excellent. Will always come back and stay at Chinook!

David from Waldport, Ore.: Alana Lane and Mike Blacketer are wonderful hosts and always make folks welcome.

Andrea from The Dalles, Ore.: Sean was so excep-tional. He always refilled my glass before it was empty. Very friendly. Made sure table was clean. He was a joy to have as a server. You can tell he loves his job. I will return if these are the wonderful people you employ. Thank you!

Helen from Lincoln City: Just want to compliment Dee Gee (Grenia) and Tonya (Jackman) (servers) as they are always so cheerful & very helpful. I don’t know how they can stay so upbeat all the time. Also really enjoy Eddie (Avila) at the Win-ners Circle. Very on the ball & a delight to see.

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Record RV Park Revenue Helps Drive Performance for STBC

By Brenda Bremner, Interim STBC Economic Development Director

The Siletz Tribal Business Corporation’s first quarter 2015 bottom line was flat compared to the first quarter 2014. More capital expenditures in the first quarter 2015 for infrastructure improvements offset improved operational performance by the enterprises and properties.

Additionally, STBC admin-istrative overhead increased by 17 percent in the first quarter, offsetting improved operational performance at the RV parks.

EnterprisesImprints Print Shop’s first

quarter overall performance was down compared to the first quarter 2014 with increased revenue but also increased expenses. The increased expenses were due primarily to increased COGs and equip-ment replacement.

Imprints’ first quarter and 2015 focus continues to be on increasing its retail sales and developing stronger relation-ships with both Tribal and local businesses. It also will focus on marketing its products and ser-vices to Tribal members as well as offering Tribal members the opportunity to sell their wares in Imprints on a consignment basis.

Imprints continues to be managed by a Siletz Tribal member.

Logan Road RV Park started 2015 strong with record first quarter revenue. Overall, revenue was up 28 percent, expenses down 5 percent and

occupancy up 14 percent com-pared to the first quarter 2014.

2015’s primary focus is mar-keting its amenities to include guest passes to the Chinook Winds hotel pool and develop-ing of a mobile-friendly website.

Logan Road RV Park’s con-struction loan was refinanced in the first quarter utilizing internal Tribal financing, shifting away from an outside bank and thus keeping more dollars in the internal Tribal economy.

Hee Hee Illahee RV Resort likewise started 2015 strong with record first quarter revenue. Over-all, revenue was up 7 percent, expenses down 8 percent and occupancy up 2 percent com-pared to the first quarter 2014.

A Request for Proposal (RFP) also was advertised for the con-tract manager position.

Equipment for a new dedi-cated Internet fiber circuit was purchased with an early sec-ond quarter installation date. This will increase the Internet bandwidth available to guests at the resort, helping it more effectively compete against its primary competition.

PropertiesThe occupancy rate of the six

commercial real estate proper-ties managed by STBC ended the first quarter 2015 at 86 per-cent, down from 97 percent. Completion of tenant improve-ments at the Siletz Business Complex required multiple ten-ants to vacate in the first quarter.

By May 2015, the Caregiver Training Institute tenant was expected to take occupancy of all current vacant suites, bring-ing the commercial real estate occupancy rate to 97 percent.

2015 is projected to continue the trend of increased annual property management revenue.

The Salem Flex office build-ing, Lincoln Shores building, Siletz Gas & Mini-Mart, Depoe Bay building and Siletz Busi-ness Complex ended the first quarter 2015 with full occupancy and/or tenants signed to fully occupy the properties by the end of the second quarter.

The Siletz Business Complex property’s tenant improvement process for its newly signed ten-ant, Caregiver Training Insti-tute, continued during the first quarter 2015 with an expected occupancy date of May 1. The institute will occupy 70 percent of the building, with the Port-land Area Office and one other tenant occupying the remaining 30 percent.

In addition to the Care-giver Training Institute tenant improvements, a number of additional building upgrades were performed, including installation of high-efficiency thermostats in multiple suites, new safety lights, complete data and video rewiring, and instal-lation of data wall boxes in all the suites except the area office. These infrastructure upgrades better prepare the building for the future.

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The Eugene office building retained its current tenant for the first quarter 2015 and generated a positive cash flow for the first quarter. An RFP to replace the roof and gutters was expected during the second quarter.

STBC continues to actively market the upstairs suite that, through the first quarter 2015, was the only vacancy remaining in the six commercial properties managed by STBC.

The Depoe Bay building retained its current tenant and the building remained 100 per-cent occupied through the end of the first quarter 2015. The property generated a profit for the first quarter.

The Toledo Mill site’s name was changed to Siletz Yaquina-Riverfront Industrial Property to better market and provide a bet-ter description of the property. The property ended the first quarter 2015 with six tenants.

In this first quarter, the prop-erty generated a small profit. STBC continues to actively mar-ket the property.

The Salem Trust property retained its sole tenant for the first quarter 2015 and carried a small profit. STBC continues to market it.

The Salem Flex office building remained fully occupied through the first quarter 2015. First quar-ter operating income was down compared to the first quarter 2014 due to increased mainte-nance and repair expenses.

All tenants are signed with leases through 2015.

The Siletz Gas & Mini-Mart remained fully occupied through the first quarter 2015. It gener-ated a positive cash flow for this quarter.

The tenant is signed through the remainder of 2015.

The Lincoln Shores office building remained fully occu-pied through the first quarter 2015. It generated a profit for the quarter and is expected to generate a profit for all of 2015.

All tenants are signed through 2015.

STRCPThe Siletz Tribe Revolving

Credit Program continues to

decrease the default rate in the second quarter.

Because of software errors, STRCP continued to trouble-shoot with TransUnion to begin credit reporting by the end of the second quarter.

The 2015 per capita garnish-ment list was established and clients have been notified. Gar-nishment hearings are sched-uled for July 7, 2015.

For more information on STRCP, visit stbcorp.net and follow the STRCP links.

Over-income rehabilitation grant program opens

The Over Income Rehabilitation Construction program funds over-income families with a $5,000 grant for construction rehabilita-tion on the primary residence they own or families who have pos-sessor rights to their home.

Rehabilitation refers to repairs or renovations to the home, but does not include appliances, saunas, hot tubs, swimming pools, driveways, fences, etc.

Over-Income refers to Tribal members whose income exceeds the income limits set by the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act (NAHASDA). These are listed below:

1 2 3 Base4 5 6 7 8

$36,848 $42,112 $47,376 $52,640 $56,851 $61,062 $65,274 $69,485

If you are a Siletz Tribal member and have not received an over-income grant, call the Housing office to request an application.

Applications, including proof of current annual income, enroll-ment and proof of homeownership with the Tribal member’s name on it, must be submitted to the Housing Office by July 31, 2015, at 4:30 p.m. Applications received after that date and time will not be accepted by the Siletz Tribal Housing Department.

Qualified applicants will be placed in a lottery drawing, which will be held in August on a date approved by the Tribal Council.

If you have any questions, call Jeanette Aradoz at 800-922-1399, ext. 1316, or 541-444-8316.

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Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians – 800-922-1399

Salem Area Office – 503-390-9494

Portland Area Office – 503-238-1512

Eugene Area Office – 541-484-4234

Contract Health Services (CHS) – 800-628-5720

Siletz Community Health Clinic – 800-648-0449

Siletz Behavioral Health – 800-600-5599

Chinook Winds Casino Resort – 888-244-6665

Chemawa Health Clinic – 800-452-7823

Bureau of Indian Affairs – 800-323-8517

Website – ctsi.nsn.us

Often Requested Numbers

359 Gonzales, Josephine A.525 Lane, Jodene B.661 (Deceased) Miller, Joann702 (Deceased) Olson, Ole W.805 Russell, Roberta P.817 Service, Diane L.1116 Davis, Brenda L.1198 Viles, Andrew M.1286 Richardson, Charles E.1546 Finnell, Wendy R.2096 Holmes, Shatara R.M.2275 Prather, Bradford R.2287 Long, Rachael A.2480 Milam, Joseph J.2487 Ekstrom, Grace E.2493 Gates, Timothy A.2547 Russell, Nathan T.2835 Reyes, Anthony R.2943 Cole, Corey A.2968 Nickel, Trevor D.2989 Vera, Sephina M.3021 Warren-Robertson,

Andrew S.3185 Zosel, Ashlee A.3417 Brewer, John W.3498 Rice, Kiana S.3613 Mortenson, Nicole A.3671 Hernandez, Desiree’ K.4038 Beals, Kyle C.4187 Brantly, Mikelle L.4256 Nickel, Douglas T.4270 Law, Karly R.4502 Demir, Rebecca E.4527 Campbell, Ethan4613 Landeros, Dominic L.4815 Payne, Jonathan M.4816 Payne, Sarah K.5099 McClintock, Shane V.5345 Schmitt, Corinne A.

Tribal Member Unclaimed Funds List

Listed at right is the annual list of funds unclaimed for various reasons, i.e., incorrect address, invalid Social Security number, death, distributed but not cashed, etc.

Important: If funds are not claimed within five years of the date of distribution, all unclaimed funds will be depos-ited into the Excess Pledge Revenue Member Distribution Funds for redistribution.

Funds will not be released without a notarized applica-tion requesting distribution, which will consist of the prin-ciple amount deposited into the Unclaimed Funds Account.

The Tribal Member Distribu-tion Ordinance can be found on the Tribe’s website – ctsi.nsn.us. Please visit the site to review the entire document.

If you have any questions, contact Sharon A. Edenfield, trust officer, at 541-444-8202 or 800-922-1399, ext. 1202.

For address changes, con-tact the Enrollment Department at 541-444-8258 or 800-922-1399, ext. 1258.

General Council Meeting

Aug. 1, 2015 • 1 p.m.

Siletz Tribal Community Center

Siletz, Oregon

Call to OrderInvocationFlag SaluteRoll Call

Approval of AgendaApproval of Minutes

ProgramsHealth – Alternative Health

ProgramTribal Members’ Concerns

Chairman’s ReportAnnouncements

Adjourn

Insurance Problems?We can helP.

Call 888-877-4894 or visit Insurance.Oregon.gov

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CTSI JobsVisit ctsi.nsn.us

Note: “Open Until Filled” vacancies may close at any time. The tribe’s Indian Preference policy will apply. Tribal government will not discriminate in selection because of race, creed, age, sex, color, national origin, physical handicap, marital status, politics, membership or non-membership in an employee organization.

CTSI constantly is look-ing for temporary employees to cover vacancy, maternity leave and extended sick leave. If you are looking for temporary work that can last from 2-12 weeks, please submit an application for the temp pool.

Missing Moccasins … will not get their per capita check on time!

What is a Missing Mocca-sin? This is the nickname for a Tribal member who has an invalid address on file with the Siletz Enrollment Department.

When a Tribal administrative department receives returned mail that is undeliverable, it notifies the Enrollment Depart-ment. Enrollment staff will attempt to contact the Tribal member at the most recently provided phone numbers or any other address provided.

Once staff has determined there is no way to get a mes-sage to the Tribal member to update his/her address, the Tribal member will be added to the Missing Moccasin list for publication in Siletz News each month.

In order to receive any mail from the Tribal administration, including per capita checks, the Tribal member must sub-mit his/her address change on the Tribal Member Information Change Form to the Enrollment Department.

For security purposes, address changes are not accepted over the phone and can only be made by the Tribal member. To submit an address change in time to still receive the mailing of per capita checks, you must submit the address change form in time for the Enroll-ment Department to receive it by 4:30 p.m. on July 17, 2015.

Address changes received after that date will be put into the system, however the address

printed for per capita check mailing already will be finalized.

As of June 11, 2015, there are 186 adult Siletz Tribal Missing Mocca-sins. If you are on this list (pub-lished in the July issue of Siletz News), please update your con-tact information with the Enroll-ment Department immediately.

Additionally, 112 minor chil-dren have an invalid address on file; however, children’s names are not published.

If you are not receiving a quarterly statement for your child’s trust account, he/she may have an invalid address on file. If you know someone on this list, please ask them to con-tact the Enrollment Department.

If you have any questions, contact the Enrollment staff at 800-922-1399, ext. 1258, or 541-444-8258.

To update your address with Contract Health, you must fill out another form that is available on the Tribal website under Tribal Services>Health Care and Download Registration Form link at the bottom of the page.

The Tribal Member Infor-mation Change Form can be obtained in three ways:

1. The fastest way is to print the form from the Tribal web-site. Go to ctsi.nsn.us; at the left of the home page under Government Listings, scroll to Enrollment and the form is on the right side of the page.

2. Stop at any Tribal office in Eugene, Portland, Salem or Siletz and pick up a form.

Fill it out and ask the staff to email and mail it to the Enrollment Department.

3. Call the Enrollment Staff at 800-922-1399, ext. 1258, or 541-444-8258 and request a form be mailed to you. Even though you will need to pro-vide a new mailing address, that address will not be used to update your address with Enrollment. Enrollment will only update your address from the form we receive.

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Tribal members can send comments on the EPR plan and Carry-Over Budgets to Execu-tive Secretary to Tribal Council, Confeder-ated Tribes of Siletz Indians, P.O. Box 549,

Siletz, OR 97380-0549. All comments must be received by Aug. 3, 2014.

Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians2014 Excess Pledge Revenue Distribution Plan • FY 2015-2016

General Welfare 15%

Health Benefit for Out of Service Area 400,000 Elders WEX Program 138,577 Education Scholarships 600,000 Student Incentive 15,334 Youth Activity Fee 57,502 Pow-Wow 38,931 Cultural Activity - Area Office Allowance 3,968 Run to the Rogue CY16 9,403 Run to the Rogue CY15 3,300 Tribal Youth Employment Exper. (TYEE) 120,930 Housing Rehab 61,774 Adult Education 15,334 Elders Stipend 960,000 Elders Event Tickets 100,000 Contingency 24,947 Total General Welfare 2,550,000 Economic Development 17%

Economic Development 2,890,000 Investments 12%

Real Estate 1,020,000 Short-Term Investment 612,000Long-Term Investment 408,000 Total Investments 2,040,000 Charitable Donations 5%

Charitable Donations Program 850,000 Distribution 40%

Tribal Member Distribution 6,800,000 TOTAL 17,000,000

1/ Part of base budget; due to economics, fund-ing will be partially funded from Carry-Over

2/ Elders Council moved from General Welfare and added to Elders Council in Government Operations

ApprovedPROGRAMS Budgets

Government Operations 11%

USDA Match 10,000Head Start Match 90,000Elders Coordinator 71,403Committee Stipend 11,450Public Relations 125,523Transporters 22,957Tribal Language Project 146,218Tribal Court 213,664Death Benefits 140,000Cultural Endowment 0Education Endowment 0Health Endowment 0Capital Improvement Endowment 10,000Elders Transporter 16,000Election Board 56,041Security 17,674Public Works Department 205,054Tribal Council 215,578Committees 51,746Other Tribal Government 36,982Elders Council 80,727Honor/Color Guard 20,456 Culture Camp 24,810Restoration Event 25,203Hatchery 12,023Pow-Wow Committee CY16 1,400Historical Research Program CY16 121,398 Grant Match/Grant Writer CY16 25,000Women’s TLC CY16 5,700Men’s TLC CY16 1,800Summer Interns CY16 62,692Enrollment Committee CY16 6,000Contingency 42,501 Total Government Operations 1,870,000

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Confederated Tribes of Siletz IndiansCarry-Over and Other Revenue Budgets • CY 2015

Lodging Tax Budget

Higher Education Scholarships 117,984 Total Lodging Tax 117,984 BIA Carry-Over Budget

Re-Obligated Forest Inventory 26,000 BIA Hatchery 11,000 477 Job Placement 104,950 Law Enforcement 95,329 Housing Improvement Program 13,931 Youth Initiative 7,120 Tribal Court 26,000 BIA CSC Payback 122,026 Higher Education - Scholarships 526,913 Realty 10,000 Total BIA C/O 943,269 EPR C/O & Interest - Gov. Ops. Budget

Higher Education – Scholarships 12,103 Credit Recovery Program 5,000 Tribal Youth Employment Experience 26,563 Youth Conference 13,700 Culture Camp – CY15 4,190 Head Start Match 54,505 Water Projects – CY15 55,000 Restoration Event – CY15 3,492 Variable Frequency Drive 20,000 PW Capitalized Equipment 20,000 Community Center Tables 2,000 Annex Remodel 15,000 Enrollment Committee – CY15 2,000 Contingency 133,645 Total EPR C/O & Int. – Gov. Ops. 367,198

EPR C/O & Interest - General Welfare Budget

Run to the Rogue – Food/Supplies CY15 1,500 Culture Endowment 50,000 Education Endowment 50,000 Health Endowment 50,000 Contingency 75,790 Total EPR C/O & Int. – Gen. Welfare 227,290 STBC / STGC Carry-Over Budget

Natural Resources - Vegetation Mgmt 19,802 Women’s TLC Basic Needs - CY15 20,000 Men’s TLC Basic Needs - CY15 8,474 Graduate Students 12,000 Summer Reading Program 3,700 Siletz Tribal Curriculum 12,000 Siletz Tribal Youth Council - UNITY 13,740 USDA Gate & Water Line Connection 31,900 Secure Wiring on Solar Carport 1,500 Tahkenitch - Road Brushing 15,000 Computer Project - Student Laptops 20,610 Salem A/O Sewing Machines 500 Portland A/O Sewing Machines 500 Portland A/O Lapidary Machine 2,225 STGC/IA-IT Audit 80,000 Contingency 1,226 Total STBC/STGC C/O 243,177 Tribal Council Gaming C/O Budget

Community Center Kitchen Remodel 101,200 Gifts/Charitable Contributions 20,000 Political Contributions 25,000 Contractual Services 10,000 Supplies 5,000 STAHS 215,000 Contingency 30,746 Total TC Gaming C/O 406,946

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General Council Meeting UnapprovedSaturday, May 2, 2015Siletz, Oregon

Council Present:Delores Pigsley Gloria Ingle Dave Hatch Alfred “Bud” Lane, III

Present: (As listed on the sign in sheet)Kristi Martin-Bayya Liz John Jason Butler Jane JohnJuanita Smith Lydia Kentta Tracy Lancaster Kiara PhilbrookCynthia Farlow Earl Edmonds Donna Woods Rose BremnerCarlotta Lane

Call to Order

Chairman Delores Pigsley called the meeting to order at 1:03 p.m. Bud Lane gave invocation.

Chairman Delores Pigsley led the Pledge of Allegiance.

Roll Call

Roll call was taken with 4 Council members present and 5 Council members absent. Sharon, Loraine, Robert, Reggie, and Lillie are excused.

Approval of Agenda

Motion #1 – Tracy Lancaster moved to approve the agenda. Seconded by Cynthia Farlow. Motion approved by consensus.

Approval of Minutes

Motion #2 – Kristi Martin-Bayya moved to approve the February 7, 2015 General Council Meeting Minutes. Seconded by Tracy Lancaster. Motion approved by consensus.

Internal Audit Department – Jason Butler, CTSI Director of Internal Audit

Jason reported he is the Director of Internal Audit for the Siletz Tribe. He is a Siletz tribal member. His grandparents were Alton Butler and Edith Logan. His parents are Charlie and Sally Butler. In 1988, his family moved to Siletz reservation where they still live today. He graduated from Toledo High School and went to Oregon State University where he received a bachelor’s degree in business administration with an

option in accounting. From there he worked for the Secretary of State Audit Division as a State Auditor. The primary focus there was external financial audits, federal compliance audits, investigations and reviews. He spent nine years there and then from there he tran-sitioned to the CTSI Director of Internal Audit and he has been at the Tribe a year and a half.

Jason reported that Internal Audit Department (IAD) was established in 2007 by taking two regulatories from the Siletz Tribal Gaming Commission (STGC) and combining it with the tribal monitor at that time to form the IAD. The primary goal of forming the IAD was to continue to do the regulatory audits of Chinook Winds Casino Resort (CWCR). The IAD is located in Lincoln City. For IAD Staff there are two Siletz tribal members and two non-tribal members.

What is Internal Auditing: An independent, objective assurance and consulting activity designed to add value and improve an organization’s operations. It helps an organization accomplish its objectives by bringing a sys-tematic, disciplined approach to evaluate and improve the effectiveness of risk management, control, and governance processes. Internal Audit is a resource to an organization. The primary goal is to insure the organiza-tion achieves its objectives so management can turn to internal audit to review a process, internal control for the department, and receive an unbiased opinion.

Primary Engagement Types: Assurance Engagement – Objective assessment of evidence to provide an inde-pendent opinion or conclusion in regarding an entity, operation, function, process system, or other subject matter. This primary audit has been done since he has been here. When they go to CWCR and they do a compliance audit, it is an assurance engagement

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for providing assurance that CWCR is complying with federal requirements.

Consulting Services: Advisory in nature is generally performed at the specific request of the engagement client. Jason reported they have not done this type of services, because there are not any departments reaching out asking for assistance. Within the last month, the Siletz Tribe who were in the process of changing their cash receipts process contacted them. The Tribe felt it was a little bit too cumbersome and inefficient so the Tribe contacted the IAD to get an opinion to make sure, if they change the process that they were not eliminating key controls that would potentially expose the cash receipts process to misap-propriation. The IAD met with staff for a meeting to provide a list of controls for the internal audit that was critical in the cash receipt process so those could be considered when the procedure was changed.

Independence: The freedom from conditions that threaten the ability of the internal audit activity to carry out internal audit responsibilities in an unbiased manner.

How is that Achieved: Organization structure. The IAD is a department of the Siletz Tribe, but they are dif-ferent because they do not report directly to the CTSI General Manager, or the CWCR General Manager. The IAD reports directly to the Tribal Council. The main reason that achieves independence is that the primary clients are the CTSI and CWCR. The General Manager for both CTSI and CWCR have no direct supervisory over the IAD. Internal audit does not make management decisions. We only provide recom-mendations. We do not make personnel decisions on who is hired, or fired. We do not write policies and the main reason for that is if we were to write a policy we expose ourselves for coming back and auditing a policy we wrote, there is no way to have an unbiased opinion on that. We do not cross a very fine line in making management decisions. Conflicts of Inter-est: Auditing family members. The approach we take is no employee of the IAD will conduct an audit of a department where an immediate family member is in that department. With extended family members the two primary things focused on is the relationship the employee has with an extended family member along with the role they play within the department that is being audited.

Internal Audit Ordinance: A formal document that defines internal audits purpose, authority, and respon-sibility. The Tribal Council via a resolution approves

the Internal Audit Ordinance. Currently in the pro-cess of updating the Ordinance and hope to have it approved in a couple of months. This will be posted on the CTSI website. The IAD will follow the interna-tional standards for the professional practice of inter-nal auditing, bound by the Institute of Internal Audi-tors (IIA), and Code of Ethics. How we Select Audits: Risked based approach, focus resources where we fill the most risk is. Each year a list of potential audit topics are presented to the Tribal Council and we go over those and identify where we want to focus their resource. The Tribal Council will approve the audit plan for the year and, because it is a plan it is subject to change as new risks emerge throughout the year. The Ordinance allows unfettered access to CTSI and CWCR information, persons, and systems.

Internal Audit’s Primary Focus: We spend about 70% on compliance audits at CWCR and the other 30% is other audits at CWCR and CTSI (i.e., operational, investiga-tion, and federal compliance for grants and consulting).

CWCR Compliance Audits: Each year approximately 16 audits are completed, which are mandated by the National Indian Gaming Commission (NIGC) and/or the Oregon State Police (via the Tribal/State Compact). Audits completed each year are bingo, slots, poker, keno, table games/fills & credits, compli-mentary items cage, vault, kiosk & cash, drop & count, title 31, auditing revenue, auditing & accounting, class II gaming system, gaming promotions and player tracking systems, key integrity, information technology, and surveillance.

Other Audits at CWCR and CTSI: CWCR Marketing, CTSI Clinic, CTSI 477 Program, CWCR Payroll, CWCR Credit Cards, CTSI Housing, and CTSI Inventory.

What Does an Audit Consist Of: Indentifying audit objective(s) from the annual audit plan, planning, fieldwork, and reporting. For example, with the Mar-keting Department we knew we wanted to look at promotions and entertainment. After they indentify the objective, they go to the planning state of the audit, which is where we get a better understanding of what is going on. We will interview the Marketing Director, and Promotions & Entertainment Manager. We review CWCR policies and procedures related to marketing, conduct interviews with STGC to see if they have any role in that process. Throughout the planning process, we are identifying the criteria or things that we can test against in the next stage of the audit. The next stage of the audit is the fieldwork and testing stage. When we go to the testing stage, we pull promotions

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and entertainment acts and reviewed them to make sure they were in compliance with the criteria that was identified in the planning stage of the audit. After we are done with all the testing, we have conclusions and results, which are put into an audit report as an audit finding. The audit report is sent to relevant manage-ment. The audit report for the Marketing Department was sent to the CWCR General Manager and the Director of Marketing. All audit reports are sent to the Tribal Council. Each month he meets with the Tribal Council to provide more detail and to field any questions they may have. After the audit report is done, identified the finding, presented it, six months to a year later we will focus on the finding that were identified and will verify that they have been resolved. Once that is done, another report is sent to manage-ment along with the Tribal Council to make sure those issues identified six months or a year ago have been taken care of. Dee reported that Jason does a great job and we are glad to have him.

Tribal Member Concerns

Kristi Martin-Bayya – Kristi stated that she is here with a concern regarding the Enrollment Ordinance. This was brought up at a General Council meeting that the Enrollment Ordinance is completely out of whack where one section leads to another section and another section would tell you to do this. The Council said they would take a look at that. She has not seen anything in the minutes where the Tribal Council has discussed it, or has taken a look at it. Kristi asked does the Tribal Council have anything planned in the future for that. Dee replied the Council has asked Craig to look at the Enrolment Ordinance to find those discrepancies so they can be corrected so there are no confusions. Kristi asked do you think it would be to the Tribal Council’s benefit to ask for tribal member com-ments. Dee replied that it could be published.

Kristi stated that she noticed that Council has enroll-ment workshops. It is her understanding that the flow for the application, she applies to be enrolled, the application is sent to the Enrollment Department, and from there the Enrollment Department, takes it to the Enrollment Committee where they review the docu-ments. Kristi asked does the Committee present the documents at the workshop and the Tribal Council reviews that in the workshop and then it goes back to the Enrollment Clerk who will post what is decided to be posted. Dee replied yes. Kristi asked in that pro-cess is a tribal member notified if they are going to be presented. Dee replied no. The time for tribal member involvement after it has been reviewed from the Enroll-

ment Committee, is when it is posted. In the workshops, the Tribal Council is making sure we have the correct information. That is the only purpose of the workshop. Kristi asked to verify the documents. Dee replied yes. If there is something missing, that is the opportunity for the Council to ask for it and it should not slow the process down. Once you have a completed application, it should go straight through the process.

Kristi stated that at the February meeting she asked for the Enrollment Committee meetings be posted and have access to the minutes. She has yet to see a post-ing. Not everyone has the internet. Be more diligent about posting the meeting dates. Dee stated that the Council reminded the new Enrollment Staff the dates of the meeting to be posted. It comes under the Com-mittee Ordinance that the minutes have to go out too. Some of the minutes would be redacted due to confi-dentially. Enrollment is posted on the website.

Kristi stated that when the Tribal Council attends dif-ferent conferences, as a tribal member she sees no benefit to that unless she sees a report. When staff attends a conference or a training they have to make a report so they see the benefit of that. As a general council member, if six Tribal Council members are going to National Indian Gaming Association Confer-ence (NIGA) she would like to see a report on what the benefit was of that and to the Tribe. The Tribal Council assigns one person to each group. Bud replied that Dee is the Delegate and the rest of the Tribal Council are alternates. Dee asked Kristi are you asking what are the cost and the benefit. Kristi replied yes. Post it in the confidential newsletter as long as a general council member has access to it.

Tracy Lancaster – Tracy stated that she is here speak-ing for Isaac Kentta, Sara Bell, Rick Bayya, Kyanna Fisher, Alicia Keene, Alison Noble, Robbie & Lisa Rilatos, Trish Carey, and herself regarding the Home Of Your Own (HOYO). Tracy asked the Council what are your thoughts on the HOYO when it was presented to you by Sami Jo. Dee replied it was a great oppor-tunity for people who had not had an opportunity to own a home, clean up any financial issues, clean up your credit, and to be able to own a home. Tracy asked did you think we were renters. Dee replied lessee’s. Tracy stated we are leasing to own our own home. It has been a year and nine months since we moved into the homes. Last month, Sami Jo informed us that we are renters and none of the money we have been paying is going towards our homes. Dee asked Tracy what was her understanding when she signed up. Tracy replied that a portion was going toward our

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homes. She has an automatic deduction and pays extra, because it is going towards her home. Sami Jo informed them last month that we are renters. Tracy told Sami Jo how could we all be wrong. We were told we are lease to own, not renters. All of sudden every-thing has changed. Rob Smith and Jessica Garcia also believed the same thing. We were all under the same impression. We were all told and told we have a one-year warranty and if nothing gets fixed it is our responsibility. After we had that meeting, they are coming over doing inspections. How could everything change a year and nine months later. Some of these people moved from another home paying less rent. Why would we move to a home we are just paying rent. Bud stated in the contract at a certain time the folks in the homes would get the financing to purchase the home. Tracy replied yes. We have up to three years to either go to a bank and finance the home, but then you are looking at we go to a bank and need a down payment. If none of that money is going towards our home, we are in a lose-lose situation. This is not what we signed up for. The program that was presented to us was great, because she was newly single and she wanted to build up her credit. She wanted a HOYO exactly what it is called and she is not getting that right now. Bud asked is there a document that states a portion. Tracy replied it states when we convey we will have a land lease fee, but no amount. We spoke with Sami Jo on a conference call. There are many frustrated tribal members, because what we were told is not what we are getting. It is quite scary, because that is a lot of money. So far, we have put in $11,000. Tracy asked where this money is going for each house. Gloria asked did Sami Jo say anything on how she arrived at the renter status. Tracy replied she made us feel like we were the stupid ones. Sami Jo said how could you guys think you were leasing the homes, you are renters. Not all of us could be wrong. She had to file for a divorce to get into a home. A renter would not have to file for divorce to get into a home. She agreed to the divorce to get into that home. She is hoping this can be resolved and she hopes at the August General Council meeting she does not have to be back.

Jane John – Jane stated that her life has changed a lot as she suffered major surgery in November and she had a stroke in December. She looked into senior assistant living and found a place to move. She knows that she is not the only elder that needs assistance like this. Jane asked is there some way the Tribe can assist elders getting into a senior living place. Jane stated that she knows there are other people that need assistance and she is hoping the Tribe can come up with a way to assist tribal elders with assisted living.

Cynthia Farlow – Cynthia asked for the status of the Marriage Ordinance. Dee replied with the Advisory Vote there was 505 votes total, 336 yes votes, 169 no votes, and 6 spoiled ballots. Cynthia stated that is wonderful news.Discussion was held regarding a tribal member wan-dering around who lives in elder housing with no fam-ily taking care of them.

Chairman’s Report

Dee reported the Council was waiting for the results of the Advisory Vote for the Marriage & Dissolution Ordinance to have it as an agenda item at a Tribal Council meeting.

Dee reported that she, Ed Ben and Dave attended the reburial of remains from the State Hospital at Chemawa. The cremation remains have been at the Oregon State Hospital for 80-90 years. Tribes claimed their own people. There were ten remains identified as Indian with no tribe. It has been eleven or twelve years since the issue was brought forward. The nine Oregon tribes agreed to have those remains buried at Chemawa Cemetery.

Dee reported that at the Community Days in Lincoln City, Bill John received Ambassador of the year and Heather Hatton was nominated for woman of the year.

Dee reported that Senate Bill 548 is pending in the State Legislature. This Bill allows counties to give land or sell land to tribes. This was introduced by Senator Betsy Johnson from Tillamook. This was introduced with the idea that they would give Grand Ronde the land in Tillamook. We asked for an amendment to the Bill that if there is land to be given away it should be given to the Tribe whose area it is in. Bud and her testified before a Committee in the Senate and it passed without the amendment. Now it is pending in the House. There will be a Hearing next Thursday. If it is not amended, it will be detriment to the Siletz Tribe. We submitted written testimony. If passed in the House, the Bill will go to the Governor for signature.

Dee reported that at the last Commission on Indian Services meeting she was elected to be the Chair.

Announcements

Dee announced the Past is Present will be held at CWCR on June 20, 2015. Dave stated the focus is on traditional baskets and collection of baskets. There will be basket weavers working on baskets. We will

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bring collections from the depository. Ed Ben will be the main speaker. Dee announced the 20th Anniver-sary for CWCR is June 20, 2015. Dee announced the Solstice Dance is the same weekend. Dee announced Oregon Indian Day would be held at the Capitol on May 14, 2015. The Grand Ronde Tribe is providing breakfast and the Cow Creek Tribe is providing lunch.

Adjourn

Motion #3 – Cynthia Farlow moved to approve adjourn-ing the General Council meeting at 2:10 p.m. Sec-onded by Liz John. Motion approved by consensusv

Nuu-wee-ya’ (our words)

Introduction to the Athabaskan Language Open to Tribal Members of All Ages

All Classes Run From 6-8 p.m.

PortlandPortland Area Office

July–atCultureCamp•Aug.10•Sept.14

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July–atCultureCamp•Aug.11•Sept.15

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July6•Aug.3•Sept.–noclass

EugeneEugene Area Office

July7•Aug.4•Sept.8

These classes begin with basic instruction and progress over the year. They also are a refresher course for more-advanced students.

For more information, contact Bud Lane in the Cultural Department at 541-444-8320 or 800-922-1399, ext. 1320; or email budl@ctsi.nsn.us.

Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians

Annual Nesika Illahee Pow-Wow

Thursday, Aug 6th Royalty Pageant – 6pm

Friday, Aug 7th Memorial/Giveaways Noon to 5pm Presentation of Crowns – 6pm Grand Entry – 7pm

Saturday, Aug 8th Parade – 10am Dance competition Points Awarded for Parade participation Grand Entry – 1pm and 7pm

Sunday, Aug 9th Grand Entry – Noon Salmon Dinner

For more information call: 800-922-1399Buddy Lane Ext. 1230 • Nick Sixkiller Ext. 1757

CategoriesGolden Age, Adult, Teen and Youth Each

category pays 5 places.

Specials• Team Dance • Women’s Basket Cap Special (Open)• Round Bustle (Open)• Mother Daughter Special

(Sponsored by:SuSun FisherMiss Siletz 2014/2015) Pauline Ricks Memorial

Pow -Wow Grounds, Government Hill, Siletz, OR

Vendor registration is required. Camping fee $25; $5 pet fee / per pet

(camping area) Camp Grounds open Thursday at 7am

Drug and Alcohol Free Event

Willamette Falls lamprey eel harvest permits available

The Tribal Natural Resources Department has Willamette Falls lamprey eel harvest permits available to issue to Tribal members.

Lamprey harvest here is restricted to 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Fridays through Mondays until July 31.

The open gathering area is at the east side of the falls and the harvest method is limited to the use of hand or hand-powered tools. Avoid the area around the lamprey ramps that have been installed to allow lamprey to move upstream of the falls.

The permit includes a lamprey harvest record card, which must be filled out prior to leaving the site and returned to the Natural Resources office by the end of the harvest season.

The permits are available at the Tribal Natu-ral Resources office weekdays from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. or by calling Natural Resources Man-ager Mike Kennedy at 541-444-8232 or Natural Resources Administrative Assistant Rosie Williams at 541-444-8227; or either one at 800-922-1399.

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