Suquamish Tribal Council

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AGENDA

Monday, March 24, 2025

 

9:00 AM Executive Session
Sarah George
Maryanne Mohan/Janis Marquez
Skylene George
Catherine Edwards
Devon Tiam
Greg Byler/Viviane Barry
Maryanne Mohan
Amanda Carper/Shilene George

1:30 PM Welcome/Prayer

1:35 PM Special Guests/Reports
MMIWP Info – Nina Old Coyote

1:40 PM New Business
Annual WA Sea Grant Permit (2025) for European Green Crab Monitoring at Doe-Kag-Wats – Steve Todd
EPA Tribal Implementation FY2025 Proposed Projects – Steve Todd
Resolution 2025-067 PMECC & PMCC Loan Agreement with Umpqua Bank – Devon Tiam
Resolution 2024-087 Interlocal Agreement – City of Bremerton – Devon Tiam

1:55 PM Consent Agenda
Resolution 2025-082 WA DOH Overdose Prevention Grant Application
Resolution 2025-068 Automatic Enrollment Jazzmyne Kaye Bledsoe
Resolution 2025-069 Automatic Enrollment Thomas Phillip Bowers
Resolution 2025-070 Automatic Enrollment Shelby Elaine Brown-Johnson
Resolution 2025-071 Automatic Enrollment Adrienne Isabella Day
Resolution 2025-072 Automatic Enrollment Bryson Andrew Dunn
Resolution 2025-073 Automatic Enrollment Deighton Alec Dunn
Resolution 2025-074 Automatic Enrollment Augustina Marie Flores
Resolution 2025-075 Automatic Enrollment Imelda Marisol Flores-Purser
Resolution 2025-076 Automatic Enrollment Kailea Isabell Kegal
Resolution 2025-077 Automatic Enrollment Sierra Nicole Molver
Resolution 2025-078 Automatic Enrollment Kimberly Jean Oliver
Resolution 2025-079 Automatic Enrollment Claudia Joy Ortiz
Resolution 2025-080 Automatic Enrollment Amari Santiago Javier Pineda
Resolution 2025-081 Automatic Enrollment Elena Xiomara Maricela Pineda
Resolution 2025-083 DOD Cooperative Agreement
*Resolution 2025-084 Adoption Enrollment Shawn Ramon Jones
*Resolution 2025-085 Adoption Enrollment Geronimo Jones
*Resolution 2025-086 Adoption Enrollment Teiyanna Alaiya Boure
Resolution 2025-088 2025 Banking Revisions

2:00 PM Comments from the floor

2:10 PM Approval of Minutes
10/21/2024
02/03/2025

2:15 PM Council Comments
Out Of Cycle (Community Side) Appendix X Request – Manufacturing Industrial Council

2:20 PM Adjourn

Tribal Council seeks input on 2025 distributions

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UPDATE: THIS SURVEY IS NOW CLOSED

Tribal Council is seeking Suquamish Tribal Member opinions on 2025 distributions, as discussed at the recent budget hearing.

Background: In response to General Council’s passage of enrollment expansion, Tribal Council must consider various revisions to distribution payments in the 2025 budget. These options are under consideration because the tribe now has additional members to pay, but is constrained by the same direct payment budget.

The four options under consideration are:

  • Reduce all direct payments by 9%. This option would affect all quarterly Tribal Member distributions and Elder payments evenly.
  • Reduce out-of-state distributions by 50%. This option would affect quarterly distributions to all out-of-state Tribal Members but would not impact Elder payments.
  • Eliminate the June distribution. This option would affect quarterly distributions for all Tribal Members but would not impact Elder payments.
  • Reduce June distribution by 65%. This option would affect all quarterly distributions but would not impact Elder payments.

As this decision is being weighed, Tribal Council is asking for your input. Tribal members are invited to fill out the following survey by Dec. 7. Results will be confidential and only reviewed by Tribal Council.

Thank you!