Tribal Council seeks input on 2025 distributions

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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!

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Suquamish Tribal Council

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AGENDA

Monday, December 9, 2024

 

 9:00 AM Executive Session

Amber Lewis

Catherine Edwards

Logan Green

Rob Purser/Maryanne Mohan

Maryanne Mohan/Alison O’Sullivan

Viviane Barry

Scott Crowell/Vicki Cole

Brenda George

 

2:00 PM Welcome/Prayer

 

2:05 PM Special Guests and Reports

New Employee Introduction – Daniel George

Level 1 Language Certification – Cassy George

PME Annual Plan – Rion Ramirez

PMECC Annual Plan – Randy Blank

PMCC Annual Plan – Randy Blank

SEC Annual Plan – Windy Anderson

SSE Annual Plan – Jim Boure

 

3:15 PM New Business

Resolution 2024-526 Update to STC Chapter 9.6 Child Support – Kendra Martinez

Resolution 2024-527 European Green Crab Trapping Request – Viviane Bary/Zachary Vetak

Resolution 2024-528 Tribal Solid Waste Advisory Network – Shane Crowell

Resolution 2024-536 Blakely Harbor NRDA MOU – Maryanne Mohan

Resolution 2024-539 Na’ah Illahee Fund Grant Application – Elizabeth Unsell

Resolution 2024-540 Enetai Townhome Cert of Substantial Completion & Project Closeout – Scott Crowell/Brenda George

Resolution 2024-535 Enetai Townhome Policy – Scott Crowell/Vicki Cole

Resolution 2024-541 Procurement Policy – Brenda George

Resolution 2024-542 Employee Handbook Revisions – Brenda George

Resolution 2024-543 Agate Pass Net Pen Lease – Maryanne Mohan

Resolution 2024-537 FY25 Tribal Government Budget – Logan Green

 

4:00 PM Consent Agenda

Out of Cycle Tribal Side Request – 2025 General Council

Planning and Predesign Capital Equity Grant Acceptance

Resolution 2024-476 SunLife Stop Loss Renewal SQE

Resolution 2024-483 Automatic Enrollment Yasmeen Yuri Cruz

Resolution 2024-484 Automatic Enrollment Boone Declan Day

Resolution 2024-485 Automatic Enrollment Ella Elaine Day

Resolution 2024-486 Automatic Enrollment Emersyn Rose Day

Resolution 2024-487 Automatic Enrollment James Anthony Duckett

Resolution 2024-488 Automatic Enrollment Corbin Kenneth Eaton

Resolution 2024-489 Automatic Enrollment Drew Michael Eaton

Resolution 2024-490 Automatic Enrollment Laurie Elizabeth Eldridge

Resolution 2024-491 Automatic Enrollment Javarie Allen Ford

Resolution 2024-492 Automatic Enrollment Sean Christian Gemmell

Resolution 2024-493 Automatic Enrollment Libie Ann Marie Gibson

Resolution 2024-494 Automatic Enrollment Nevaeh Reign Gordon-Hawk

Resolution 2024-495 Automatic Enrollment Dominick Daniel Hayes

Resolution 2024-496 Automatic Enrollment Gabriella Martina Hayes

Resolution 2024-497 Automatic Enrollment Mykai Pheonix Hayes

Resolution 2024-498 Automatic Enrollment Kaleb Darwin Humphrey

Resolution 2024-499 Automatic Enrollment Palmar Irene Rose Humphrey

Resolution 2024-500 Automatic Enrollment Skilar Hazel Annette Humphrey

Resolution 2024-501 Automatic Enrollment Averie Elizabeth Iseminger

Resolution 2024-502 Automatic Enrollment Brenna Lynn Iseminger

Resolution 2024-503 Automatic Enrollment Connor Davis Jackson Jr.

Resolution 2024-504 Automatic Enrollment Kaia Liane Jackson

Resolution 2024-505 Automatic Enrollment Kobe King Jackson

Resolution 2024-506 Automatic Enrollment Isabella Evelynne-Anne Kressman-Gemmell

Resolution 2024-507 Automatic Enrollment Jennifer Miken Leonard

Resolution 2024-508 Automatic Enrollment Charles Edward Midkiff-Quade

Resolution 2024-509 Automatic Enrollment Christopher Hunter Midkiff-Quade

Resolution 2024-510 Automatic Enrollment Michele Kathleen Myers

Resolution 2024-511 Automatic Enrollment Malik Quante Ogletree Jr.

Resolution 2024-512 Automatic Enrollment Daniel Austin Parkhurst

Resolution 2024-513 Automatic Enrollment Nicholas James Parkhurst

Resolution 2024-514 Automatic Enrollment Arrianna Rayne Parrish-Day

Resolution 2024-515 Automatic Enrollment Alyssa Amber Peck

Resolution 2024-516 Automatic Enrollment Justine Rose Perrin

Resolution 2024-517 Automatic Enrollment Louis James Perrin

Resolution 2024-518 Automatic Enrollment Michael Robert Porter

Resolution 2024-519 Automatic Enrollment Kacy Jane Reeves

Resolution 2024-520 Automatic Enrollment Leiana Skye Shelby

Resolution 2024-521 Automatic Enrollment Ivy Leigh Webster

Resolution 2024-522 Automatic Enrollment Neakita Rae Webster

Resolution 2024-523 Automatic Enrollment Willow Suzanne Webster

Resolution 2024-524 Automatic Enrollment Meagan Marie Winnie

Resolution 2024-525 Automatic Enrollment Paisley Rae Woods

Resolution 2024-530 PME Annual Plan

Resolution 2024-531 PMECC Annual Plan

Resolution 2024-532 PMCC Annual Plan

Resolution 2024-533 SEC Annual Plan

Resolution 2024-534 SSE Annual Plan

 

4:10 PM Comments from the floor

 

4:20 PM Approval of Minutes

 

4:25 PM Council Comments

Out of State Travel – Leonard Forsman, NCAI – WA D.C.

 

4:30 PM Adjourn

Wellness seeks comments on proposed expansion for Place of Change

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Suquamish Tribal Council has approved a comment period for proposed changes and expansion of the Place of Change program.

In a Oct. 21 briefing to Council, the Wellness Center’s Substance Use Disorder Supervisor Brian Burwell outlined a series of improvements that would tap $1.15 million in grant funding to:·

  • Replace the current basic “tiny home” shelter units with six more- robust units for transitional/recovery housing where residents would be actively engaged with Wellness and other social services with the tribe.
  • Repurpose three of the current units as emergency overnight shelters for unhoused tribal members for overnight use only.
  • Build an on-site clubhouse to host Wellness activities and recovery-focused community events.

Click here for more details. Send any comments to Brian Burwell by Nov. 22 at [email protected].

Help Stop Domestic Violence

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Ancestral Waterways Thank You

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RSVP for Suquamish Focus Group

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Chief Seattle Days – How’d We Do?

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With Chief Seattle Days 2024 behind us, we’d appreciate your feedback and any suggestions you might have to make next year’s celebration even better. Please take this brief survey to offer your thoughts.

This survey is now closed. Thank you to everyone who participated. See you at Chief Seattle Days 2025!

 

 

Chief Seattle Days 2024 Tournament Winners

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Softball Tournament

Champs: Brady’s Bunch

Runner up: NDN’S

3rd Place: Matty & Baddiess

 

5K Run

Winner: Luke Whalen 17yrs old
Overall time 19:36, 6:18 minute mile pace , 9.5 MPH pace

 

Cornhole

 

 

Horsehoes

 

Free fresh produce at Suquamish Human Services

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