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WICHITA AND AFFILIATED TRIBES NEWSLETTER March 2013 P.O. Box 729 Phone: 405.247.2425 Anadarko, OK 73005 Fax: 405.247.2430 Website: www.wichitatribe.com [email protected] Wichita Executive Committee Terms Expire 07/2016 President’s Report I hope everyone is doing well. members regardless of where they live, to President This year is already flying by. I will just hit be able to provide input on various issues. Terri Parton on a few topics and then you will find infor- Dance Building Vice-President mation on other things in the newsletter. Jesse E. Jones The Corp of Engineers will be Special General Council Meeting sending an engineer to look at the Dance Secretary A Special General Council Meet- Building so we can have something solid Myles Stephenson Jr. ing has been called for May 18, 2013. A to base our discussion on at the meeting petition was presented on March 28, 2013 on the 18th. Treasurer with 17 signatures and additional signa- S. Robert White Jr. tures were received later that day. The Oral Histories petition was to call a Special Council Meet- We have worked with the Sam Committee Member ing on April 13, 2013 for the purposes of Noble Museum and transferred the oral Shirley Davilla histories that were done a few years ago adopting a Revenue Allocation Plan, dis- Committee Member cussion of a Tribal Constitution and other onto DVD’s. We hope to get those out to Karen Thompson business. the individuals or families in the near fu- The petitioners did not submit the ture. We will also be setting up a TV in Committee Member Revenue Allocation Plan that they were the museum so that we can run these Gladys Walker proposing to be adopted with the petition. during the day for people to come and The individuals who presented the petition watch at some point in the near future. Tribal Administrator were given until April 12, 2013 to submit a Sam Caruso plan for review. No plan was submitted so Website it was unclear what was being proposed. We have received the layout and This issues features: There are other topics that the we are working on individual pages now. Committee would like to discuss and the Page 2 & 3 WEC discussed the meeting agenda prior Conclusion Wichita Executive Committee Report to posting. You will find a copy of the I believe that this Committee is Page 4 Wichita Travel Plaza agenda in the newsletter. We would like committed to making positive changes, Page 5 input from our tribal membership on various however, it takes time. Everyone can President Reports for Travel issues that continue to come up. come up with great ideas but you have to Page 6 During the meeting no one person have a plan and people to implement Wichita History them. We are doing that but as you will Page 7 will dominate the discussion and people Special General Council Meeting should feel free to talk about their ideas of see in the newsletter there are a wide ar- Page 8-10 why we should or should not proceed in a ray of issues that we deal with daily. We Language Fair/Youth Incentives certain direction on any issue. The meet- won’t be able to satisfy everyone but I Vacancy Announcements ing will not be about any wrongs done in hope that we can continue to improve. Page 11-12 Tribal Statistics/Public Health Nurse the past rather than discussion on how we Please remember all of the fami- Pages 13-18 can move forward, address the issues and lies who have lost loved ones this year, New Program for Elders & Diabetics, AI, move on to other things. We hope that this those who are ill, our elders, our children, WTE, Issue #2 Responses Regarding new meeting approach, along with the and all of our Wichita people. May God Blood Quantum Input & Feedback, will help all tribal continue to bring many blessings in your lives. 1 Wichita Executive Committee Report Wichita Executive Committee 01/29/2013-Special Meeting Activity Summary Wichita Travel Plaza Meeting with MASKA-Discussion January 1-March 31, 2013 on drawings, bonds, utilizing Indian owned businesses, TERO program, electrical, liquidated damages, etc. Please note that this is just to give you a summary of the Tribal Administrator Update-Sam Caruso-TSSF Posi- various issues discussed by the Committee and in some tion, Social Services Budget Shortfall, CHR Carryover, cases the things approved. This is not all inclusive but it is EPA, HR, Vacancies, drug testing, Public Health being provided to you to give you an idea of the various Nurse, WCDC Cook/Substitute Teacher, Special Dia- things that come before the Committee. Listed are the betes Program Assistant, Indirect Cost Proposal, etc. main topics with brief listings of things discussed. Hobbs, Straus, Dean & Walker, LLP-Executive Session Finley & Cook, Paycom, Audit & CDARS-Monthly Ac- 01/08/2013-Special Meeting counting, Credit Memo, Monthly Accounting Fee, Out- standing Invoices, Paycom, Sarbanes Oxley Act-Fraud Tribal Administrator Report-Website presentations and Discussion Regarding Time, Travel, Supplies for Audit, personnel CDARS Account Wichita Tribe Sports Commission-License fees, fight Oil & Gas Lease Resolutions cards, judges, inspectors, reappointment of Commis- Resolutions for Release of Funds-WTC, Indirect Cost, sioners, forms, etc. Tribal Funded Programs & WGC Quarterly Distribu- Hobbs, Straus, Dean & Walker, LLP-Executive Session tions -See the Regular Meeting 01/14/2013 regarding ongo- Old Business-Tribal Funded Youth Incentive Awards, ing issues Absentee Voting, Blood Quantum Issues, Revenue Minutes-Approved several meetings Allocation Plan Enrollment-Enrolled 4 New Business-Enrollment Maintenance Agreement for Old Business-Cops grant Progeny, Oklahoma Archeological Survey Requests, New Business-Finley Cook Invoices, OK Archeological Tribal Member Requests, 27th Annual Reservation Survey Request, AIPRA, IHS support letter Economic Summit 01/14/2013-Regular Meeting 02/05/2013-Special Meeting Tribal Administrator Report-Sam Caruso-EPA Grants, Tribal Administrator Report-Sam Caruso-Audit Day Social Services Program, drug testing Care Center, CCDF lunch policy, Substance Abuse WTIDC Report-Discussion on AI WTE, Internship, Proposal, Trainings, Website, IDC Proposal CrossTimbers, Travel Plaza. Payment to the Tribe, WI, Wichita Travel Plaza-Contract and funding etc. Absentee Voting, Blood Quantums, Revenue Allocation Finley & Cook Report-December Financials, Invoices Plan-Discussion on Input and Feedback in newsletter and Monthly Accounting Fee, WTSC, Elder Payments Sugar Creek Casino-Review of Audit for FY-2012, outstanding, Internal Audit at SCC, Insurance Claim, F&B, point system, Smoke Shop Reports etc. Transportation Planning-G2G Agreement-Discussion Merit Meeting-Discussion on Property Self-Governance Application Information –Discussion Sugar Creek Casino Report-Glen Coleman-Approvals ICDBG Grant Discussion-Dance Building renovations, for Casino, etc. funeral home and community participation meetings Hobbs, Straus, Dean & Walker, LLP-Federal Charter, WTC Request for Funds-Partial Funding approved until LLC Code Training for WTC, Liquor Ordinance, Wright reports are submitted Properties, Site Plan for Hotel , Wichita Sports Com- Old Business-Tribal Funded Youth Program for Incen- mission, WCD Lands, Trust Applications, Right-of-Way tive Awards, ACT & Sr. Cap & Gowns, business tabled Issues, SBA, Tobacco Compact, etc. from last meeting Old Business-WHA-APR, WTSC, WTIDC Chairman New Business-American Indian Exposition discussion, Stipend, Selection of DB Team for Travel Plaza Cultural Program Request, CrossTimbers CCDF Pro- New Business-WTSC Account, Wires & Pre-funding for posal for building, Insure Oklahoma and Fund Balance Paycom Policy. 2 Wichita Executive Committee Report Cont. Codes, WCDC, AoA Program, ANA grant, etc. 02/19/2013-Special Meeting Wichita Tribe Sports Commission-Last fight, Upcoming fight, promoting native athletes, license fees, inspectors, Finley & Cook-Discussion on January Financials-65 drug testing, annual conference, etc. page report, BIA contracts, cash account analysis, Sugar Creek Casino-air control system, promotions, audit prep, Paycom, transportation truck purchase, vacancies, IT DHS Audit, IDC Proposal, collateralization of accounts Hobbs, Straus, Dean & Walker, LLP-Executive Session- Tribal Administrator Update-Child Care Center, checks See the Regular Meeting 01/14/2013 regarding ongoing on hold, general assistance, NICOA worker, vacancies, issues personnel, fitness center Wichita Travel Plaza-Approval of 90% design Sugar Creek Casino-external audit, F&B etc. ICDBG Grant-Historical Center proposal submitted Hobbs, Straus, Dean & Walker, LLP-Executive Session Old Business-CT Lease, Approval of Health Services - See the Regular Meeting 01/14/2013 regarding ongo- Guidelines, Approval of G2G Transportation Agreement, ing issues Approval of Feasibility Study, Approval of Generator Minutes-Approved Agreement, Approval of background checks for commis- Enrollment-Enrolled 5 sioners appointed moving forward, Tribal member re- FDPIR-In-kind Contribution quest, resolution for payroll, Motor Fuels Budget revi- Old Business-Smoke Shop Financials, UNIOKT, Chil- sion, tabled appointments to Commissions, Internship dren’s Center with AI/WTE, HSDW invoice, Oklahoma Archeological New Business-Finley & Cook Invoices, Education As- Survey Requests, NAGRPA MOU, WTC remaining fund- sistance approval for President that was applied for ing for 2nd quarter approved, Approved amendments to prior to elections, Wichita Travel Plaza Lights, Sover- the General Revenue & Taxation Act including Chapter 6 eignty Symposium approval for WEC to attend, NIGC & -Oil & Gas Severance, Chapter 3-Tobacco Tax, and IHS consultation meetings, CrossTimbers building, Chapter 1-General, Approval to purchase IPads for WEC tribal member complaints, etc. for meetings 03/05/2013-Special Meeting 03/26/2013-Special Meeting Tribal Administrator-Energy & ICDBG grants, CCDF Finley & Cook-February Financials-, CSBG and DFV School Age Project, TERO, DFV, TSSF, property Grant funding, CCDF engagement, audit responses, transfer to WHA and WTSC, BIA contracts, back- Revenue Reporting policies and procedures, check ap- ground check proposal, F&C proposal for WCDC, new proval process, BIA trust funds, 2012 Audit, etc.