Tribal Council approves signing authority for Haller

By Danielle Harrison

Smoke Signals editor

It happens whenever there’s a new Tribal Council member.

Tribal Council approved adding newly elected member Matthew Haller as an authorized signer on Tribal bank accounts and also approved his use of a Tribal credit card during its Wednesday, Sept. 27, meeting.

Haller finished third in the 2023 election and will serve his first term on Tribal Council through September 2026. He edged out two-term council member Michael Langley by one vote in the Sept. 9 election.

Tribal Council also removed Langley’s name from the authorized list of signers on Tribal bank accounts and canceled his Tribal credit card.

Tribal Council also set the agenda for the 11 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 1, General Council meeting that will feature an executive session briefing on the Tribal endowments from Robert W. Baird representatives. The meeting will be held on Zoom and in Tribal Council Chambers.

In other action, Tribal Council:

• Approved the purchase of the Phoenix G2 Station Alerting System from U.S. Digital Designs and authorized a limited wavier of the Tribe’s sovereign immunity only in favor of U.S. Digital Designs for arbitration and jurisdictional provisions outlined in the sales agreement;
• Approved a transfer from the Tribe’s TriState Capital Bank line of credit for $600,000 to Upqwena LLC, which will be used for a secured loan to Shasta Administrative Services to be used as requested, totaling $1.35 million loaned since 2022;
• Approved the $350,000 purchase of the 9.98-acre Powley property at 24714 S.W. Grand Ronde Road and the $100,000 purchase of the .7-acre Hurliman property adjacent to the Tribe’s Kilchis trust parcel in Bay City;
• Approved re-enrolling one non-infant and enrolling nine non-infants into the Tribe because they meet the requirements outlined in the Tribal Constitution and Enrollment Ordinance;
• Approved a resolution obligating grant funds from the Oregon Administration for Children and Families Office of Child Care to be used for the Tribe’s Early Childhood Education childcare center through Sept. 30, 2024;
• And approved appointing Victoria Ernst to the Spirit Mountain Community Fund Board of Trustees for a term ending on Sept. 30, 2025. She will replace former Oregon Sen. Arnie Roblan, who served on the board since May 2019.

To watch the entire meeting, visit the Tribal government’s website at www.grandronde.org and click on the Government tab and then Videos.