# COLVILLE CONFEDERATED TRIBES (2026)

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## Record

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## Text

COLVILLE CONFEDERATED TRIBES
COLVILLE BUSINESS COUNCIL
Regular Session
April 9, 2026
Resolution Index

Condensed by, Tabitha Parr, Executive Assistant

Present:

Jarred-Michael Erickson, Kyle Etchison, Dustin Best, Shar Zacherle, Roger Finley,
Alison Boyd-Ball, Mel Tonasket, Joseph Finley

Delegation/Leave:

Karen Condon, Cindy Marchand, Norma Sanchez, Dayna Seymour, Meghan Francis,
Patrick Tonasket

Resolution No.

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Condensed Recommendation Information

Colville Business
Council Vote Tally

Tribal Government Committee to authorize the Chairman to
sign and send the attached letter addressed to Governor Bob
Ferguson, requesting the veto of Senate Bill 6355
concerning the electric transmission system and support for
HB 2496 concerning tribal consultation conducted by the
Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council.

11 FOR (AB, JE, KC, NS,
RF, DS, DB, KE, MF, MT,
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Health & Human Services Committee to authorize the
Chairman to sign and send the attached support letter for
Rural Resources Community Action's application to the
Washington State Department of Children, Youth, and
Families: Request for Qualifications and Quotations RFQQ
No. 26-DCYF-CW-092.
Management & Budget and Health & Human Services
Committees to recommend entering into this Washington
State Health Exchange (HIE) agreement with
OneHealthPort; and whereas, this HIE agreement is
necessary for the Colville Tribal Health Care Authority to
begin billing Medicaid and other third party insurances for
Nespelem and Omak Tribal Health Centers visits beginning
October 1, 2025. This contract must be completed online.
We are requesting admin review and 10 signature resolution
to give Alexandria Desautel, CTHCA CEO, authority to
complete contract process online.
Tribal Government Committee to make an exception to
Resolution #2001-618 and approve full burial benefits for
Guy Moura. Guy Moura was a long time employee of the
Colville Tribe with a career spanning almost 30 years in the

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Rationale: Need by COB.
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Rationale: Due 03/24/2026.
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Rationale: Emergent due
to timelines; it is urgent we
begin billing Medicaid and
other third party
insurances for patient
services that began
October 1, 2025. See
recommendation above.
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History & Archaeology Program, and served as the Tribal
History Preservation Officer for the last 13 years. Chairman
or Designee to sign all pertinent documents.
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Law & Justice Committee to approve the attached letter to
request to proceed with the proposed Kootenay Lake FLP in
British Columbia, Canada. The Chairman or his designee is
authorized to sign the letter.
Fisheries Committee to authorize the Chairman or designee
to sign and send the attached invitation letter to EPA
Regional Administrator Emma Pokon.

Rationale: Timelines to
ensure benefits are
provided based on the
family’s timeline.
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Rationale: Time sensitive.
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Health & Human Services Committee to approve the
credentialing and privileging for an Omak Health Center
provider, Lee Leng Ong Lilienthal. Chairman or designee to
sign all pertinent documents.

Rationale: Timelines.
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Law & Justice Committee to approve the attached form to
authorize James Baxter in the Nelson office to provide
information to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency
(CFIA) to assist in the transport of Chinook across the
border. The Chairman or his designee is authorized to sign
the form.
Natural Resources Committee to approve the attached
comment letter to the Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) formally requesting government to government
consultation and a significant extension of the tribal
consultation timeline regarding the EPA's proposal to
rescind the 2024 Water Quality Standards Regulatory
Revisions to Protect Tribal Reserved Rights (the "2024 TRR
Rule"). Chairperson or designee has the authority to sign
this letter.
Management & Budget and Health & Human Services
Committees to approve Galvez Unity Care Staffing LLC
Contract in the amount of $500,000.00 to provide CNA,
LPN, and RN locum staff at the Colville Tribal
Convalescent Center (CTCC) when all other options are
unsuccessful in providing the required staffing level of care
in accordance with all State, Federal and Local regulations
and guidelines. CTCC is experiencing a nursing staffing

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Rationale: Provider is here
and ready to work.
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Rationale: Time sensitive.
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Rationale: Timelines,
Letter due by 04/07/2026.

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Rationale: Emergent due
to timelines; would like to
get this lower cost locum
company started on
providing locums for

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shortage. Contract ends 09/30/2026. Chairman or Designee
authorized to sign all pertinent documents.
Management & Budget and Health & Human Services
Committees to approve the Interlocal Agreement with the
State of Washington Department of Health in the amount of
$28,196.00 to provide education and support with the goal
of reducing the impact of vaccine preventable diseases in
Tribal communities and inform communities about the
impacts and burden of Long COVID. Contract performance
date from 09/01/2025 to 06/30/2026. Chairman or Designee
authorized to sign all pertinent documents.
Health & Human Services Committee to approve the WIC
Programs application for a Certificate of Waiver Medical
Test Site (MTS). This waiver will allow WIC staff to
perform a simple blood test to screen for iron deficiency
anemia as required by WIC policy. Chairman or Designee
authorized to sign all pertinent documents.

Law & Justice Committee to approve the attached letter of
confirmation of support for an architecture exhibition
proposal in Canada. The Chairman or his Designee is
authorized to sign the letter and all pertinent documents.
Fisheries Committees to approve the attached Memorandum
of Agreement between Bonneville Power Administration
and the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation.
Non-substantive changes may be made to this while it is
being finalized, without the need of a new resolution of the
Colville Business Council. Chair or Designee is authorized
to sign the final draft.

Culture and Management & Budget Committees to accept
the Institute of Museum & Library Services Grant award
NAB-258744-PLS-25, in the amount of $9,975.00.
Improving the library and archival services for accessing,
learning, and preserving information with the community.
Funding will be used to print 57 dictionaries on the nsəlxcin
language, which is the dialect used by the Moses-Columbia,
Wenatchee, Entiat, and Chelan tribes. No additional
funding, indirect dollars, or matching dollars required.
Chairman or Designee to sign all documents.

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medical staffing. See
recommendation above.
10 FOR (NS, DB, SZ, DS,
KE, JE, MF, AB, MT, PT)
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Rationale: Emergent due
to timelines; the period of
performance of this
funding is September 1,
2025 and ends June 30,
2026.
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Rationale: Request for 10Signature due to
cancellation of HHS
Committee until April 6th.
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Rationale: Time sensitive.
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Rationale: Time-sensitive;
nature of executing this
agreement before
Administrator Hairston
leaves Bonneville.
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Education Committee to approve the contract between
Bryan Boiler & Burner Co. LLC and Paschal Sherman
Indian School in the amount not to exceed $96,202.00. The
Contractor will disconnect and remove one existing
Lochinvar boiler and dispose of. Install one new Viessmann
Vitocrossal 200 C12-1500 boiler with a 10-year heat
exchanger warranty and a 2-year parts warranty. Install LPG
piping, hydronic piping and neutralizing kit with necessary
valves and fittings. Perform leak tests on new boiler
hydronic and LPG piping. Provide startup reports and ensure
proper operation with the BMS. Instruct onsite personnel on
boiler, controls and pump operation. Price includes travel,
labor and materials. Chairman or Designee authorized to
sign all pertinent documents.
Health & Human Services Committee to approve the DSHS
7.01 Policy Plan for the Colville Tribes' Audit Protective
Services effective July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2027. Chairman
or Designee to sign all pertinent documents.
Health & Human Services Committee to approve the Safety
and Security Policy under the WAC 246-337-065. The
Chairman or Designee is to sign all pertinent documents.
Health & Human Services Committee to approve the
Infection Control Policy under compliance with WAC 246337-060 for the San Poil Treatment Center. The Chairman
or Designee is to sign all pertinent documents.
Health & Human Services Committee to approve the
credentialing and privileging for a Coulee Medical Center
provider, Charles Randolph, to provide specialty services for
the Colville Tribal Health Care Authority. Chairman or
Designee to sign all pertinent documents.
Natural Resources Committee to request the United States,
Secretary of Interior to acquire 189.30 acres, more or less
land located within the exterior boundaries of the Colville
Indian Reservation in trust for the Confederated Tribes of
the Colville Reservation, a federally recognized Indian tribe,
as defined in 25 CFR 151.2.
The following described property will be used for economic
development and tribal self-determination for the purpose of
a Golf Course. The land will be utilized as a fully
functioning golf course (18 holes), including clubhouse,
maintenance facility, golf cart storage, pursuant to Section 5
of the Indian Reorganization Act of June 18, 1934 (48 Stat.
984), as amended 25 U.S.C § 5108.

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The property is described as: Tax Parcel No. 010375001:
Parcel 1: The East 35 acres of the Southeast quarter of the
Southeast quarter of Section 17, Township 28 North, Range
30 E.W.M., Grant County, Washington, EXCEPT the
following described 80-foot of land conveyed to Grant
County for road purposes and containing of 1.9 acres, more
or less:
Beginning at the Southeast corner of Section 17, thence
South 88° 16'39" West, along the section line, 690.65 feet to
the true point of beginning. Thence North 30° 29'42" West,
473.63 feet; thence on a fifteen (15°) degree curve to the
left, consuming an angle of 48° 34'09" for an arc distance of
327.79 feet, more or less, to an intersection with the West
line of the East 35 acres of the Southeast quarter of said
Section 17.
Containing 33.10 acres, more or less, after the above
exception.
Tax Parcel No. 010375002:
Parcel 2: The East half of the Northeast quarter and the
Southwest quarter of the Northeast quarter of Section 20,
Township 28 North, Range 30 E.W.M, Grant County,
Washington, EXCEPT the following tracts:
(1) A strip of land 50 feet in width over the Southeast
quarter of the Northeast quarter conveyed to the State of
Washington by deed dated April 28, ,1934, recorded June
18, 1934, in Volume 42 of Deeds, page 549, under Auditor's
File No. 56455.
(2) A tract of land containing 0.40 acres, more or less in the
Southeast quarter of the Northeast quarter condemned by the
United States of America and specifically described in
Order on Declaration of Taking entered April 4, 1949, and
recorded in the office of the Auditor of Grant County on
April 5, 1949, under Auditor's File No. 144211.
(3) A strip of land 80 feet in width across the Northeast
quarter of the Northeast quarter conveyed to Grant County
by deeds dated January 13, 1972, recorded January 17, 1972
and dated June 26, 1972, recorded June 28, 1972, under
Auditor's File Nos. 572792 and 578826, respectively
containing 114.20 acres, more or less.
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Tax Parcel No. 010375003:
Parcel 3: That portion of the East half of the Southeast
quarter of Section 20, Township 28 North, Range 30
E.W.M., Grant County, Washington, lying Northwesterly of
the State Highway right of way, containing 35.00 acres,
more or less.
Tax Parcel 010375004:
Parcel 4: That portion of the Southwest quarter of the
Northwest quarter of Section 21, Township 28 North, Range
30 E.W.M., Grant County, Washington lying Northwesterly
of the State Highway right of way, containing 7.00 acres,
more or less.
The Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation does
not intend to use the subject property for gaming or gaming
related purposes.

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Chairman or Designee has authority to sign all pertinent
documents.
Natural Resources Committee request to the United States
Secretary of the Interior to approve to acquire 0.89 acres,
more or less of land located within the exterior boundaries
of the Colville Indian Reservation into trust for the
Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation, a federally
recognized tribe as defined in 25 CFR 151.2. The property is
described as follows:

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Parcel No. 0201-022-001000: Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9,
and 10, Block 22, Town of Creston, according to Plat
thereof recorded in Book A of Plats, Page 69, records of
Lincoln County, Washington, Section 15, Township 26
North, Range 34 East, Willamette Meridian, Washington,
containing 0.89 acres, more or less.
The Tribe proposes to develop a travel plaza, fuel station,
and associated parking pursuant to Section 5 of the Indian
Reorganization Act of June 18, 1934 (48 Stat. 984); codified
25 U.S.C §5108.

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The Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation does
not intend to use the subject property for gaming or gaming
related purposes. Chairman or Designee has authority to
sign all pertinent documents.
Natural Resources Committee to approve the contract with
Northwest Management, Inc. to finish the Colville Tribes

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lidar project originally approved under Res 2022-454.
Contract price not to exceed $84,142.54. This project is
funded with Federal funding, and no additional tribal dollars
are needed. Chairperson or Designee has the authority to
sign all pertinent documents.
Natural Resources Committee to approve the attached WA
State DNR Trust Land Transfer comment letter concerning
all applications submitted for consideration during the 20272029 cycle. Chairman or Designee is authorized to sign all
pertinent documents.
Natural Resources Committee to approve the attached
comment letter to the USDA Forest Service concerning the
Draft Environmental Assessment for the Eagle Creek
Project. Chairperson or Designee has the authority to sign
this letter.
Natural Resources Committee to approve the Environmental
Air Quality program to work in conjunction with Fire
Management to issue Agricultural and Land Clearing Burn
Permits for the 2026 burning season. Chairperson or
Designee has the authority to sign all pertinent documents.
Natural Resources Committee to approve the contract with
Cougar Environmental Inc. for layout and marking on
Stapaloop Logging Unit #351. The contract price will not
exceed $137,271.17; this includes 5% TERO Fee.
Performance period will be when all parties have signed
until 30 July 2026. This contract will cover 1,779 acres and
16,166,000 boardfeet. The contract will be paid through
Timber Harvest Initiative funds received from the BIA.
Chairperson or Designee has the authority to sign all
pertinent documents.
Natural Resources Committee to approve the Oliver
Williams (member), for grazing privileges for on Range
Unit 18 (Coyote Creek) for the 2023 to 2027 grazing permit
cycle. The grazing fees of $1.20/AUM for Tribal tracts and
$15.00/AUM for allotment tracts will apply established by
resolution 2023-209. The permittee shall comply with the
Best Management Practices (BMP's) set forth by the Range
Program for the duration of the permit. Chair or Designee is
authorized to sign all pertinent documents.
Fisheries Committee to approve the equipment purchase
from Innovasea for acoustic telemetry equipment for the
study of juvenile White Sturgeon. The purchase will include
a transmitter and coded acoustic receiver with acoustic
release. Funded by BPA. The purchase value is
$101,179.00. The agreement for purchase includes an
arbitration clause, with arbitration to occur in Boston,
Massachusetts, in the event of a dispute. Solely for the
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Innovasea, the Confederated Tribes of the Colville
Reservation agrees to this provision. The Chairman or
Designee is authorized to sign all related documents.
Fisheries Committee to approve the Cooperative Agreement,
Contract ID 84051-061, for Resident Fish RM&E to
conserve, enhance, and restore native fish populations on the
Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation and Usual
& Accustomed Areas. This project is funded by BPA. No
tribal dollars required. The total value of the award is
$772,487.00. The performance period is May 1, 2026 - April
30, 2028. The Chairperson or Designee has the authority to
sign all pertinent documents.
Fisheries Committee to approve the pre-award in the amount
of $223,691.00 for Invasive Mussel Early Detection
Monitoring at 10 key locations along Lake Roosevelt and
Rufus Woods. The funding for this project is federal and
require no tribal dollars. The performance period is October
1, 2026 - December 31, 2027. The Chairperson or Designee
has authority to sign all pertinent documents.
Fisheries Committee to approve the subcontract with
Confluence Environmental Company and ICF in the amount
of $220,671.00. This subcontract will update the existing
Ecosystem Diagnostic and Treatment (EDT) model and
Okanogan River Basin Habitat Status and Trend Report
(HSTR) with a new 2025 data scenario. Funding is from
BPA. The performance period is from when signed by all
parties to February 28, 2027. This project is federally
funded. No tribal dollars are required. The Chairperson or
Designee has authority to sign all pertinent documents.
Fisheries Committee to approve the award from Bonneville
Power Administration (BPA), Contract number 84051 REL
59, 2003-023-00 EXP for the Chief Joseph Dam Hatchery
M&E project in the amount of $1,195,356.00. The
performance period is from May 1, 2026 to April 30, 2027.
This project is federally funded. No tribal dollars are
required. The Chairperson or Designee has authority to sign
all pertinent documents.
Fisheries Committee to approve the new award from
Bonneville Power Administration (BPA), Contract number
84051 REL 60 for 2003-023-00 EXP for the Chief Joseph
Dam Hatchery O&M in the amount of $3,476,844.00. The
performance period is from May 1, 2026 to April 30, 2027.
The Chairperson or Designee has authority to sign all
pertinent documents.
Fisheries Committee to authorize the FEMA funding for
project number 184250-112 in the amount of $100,289.00.
This allocation is designated for Architectural &
Engineering (A&E) services for the Dual-Bay Garage and

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Outbuilding project. The performance dates are from March
1, 2026 to November 30, 2027. No tribal dollars associated
with this project. The Chairperson or Designee has authority
to sign all pertinent documents.
Fisheries Committee to authorize a subcontract with Trout
Unlimited in the amount of $414,961.00. These funds are
designated for the advance design from 30% to 60% to
remove Enloe Dam. The total grant award is from
$4,896,250.00 with $414,961.00 encumbered to complete
tasks within this subcontract. Funding is from US Fish &
Wildlife Service through the National Fish Passage
Program. The performance dates are from October 1, 2025
to September 30, 2027. No tribal dollars are required. The
Chairperson or Designee has authority to sign all pertinent
documents.
Fisheries Committee to authorize the renewal of the Upland
Finfish Hatching and Rearing General Permit. Permit
number WAG137022, between the Confederated Tribes of
the Colville Reservation and the Department of Ecology.
This permit is associated with the Chief Joseph Fish
Hatchery Program for the Riverside Acclimation Pond
located in Riverside, WA. The permit will include an
assessment of annual fees to recuperate the expenses related
to the management of the water quality permit program. The
permit will be effective October 1, 2026 to September 30,
2031. No tribal dollars associated with this permit. The
Chairperson or Designee has authority to sign all pertinent
documents.
Fisheries Committee to approve the Icicle Creek Fishery
2026 Colville Tribal Member, p'squosa Ceremonial and
Subsistence Spring Chinook Fishing Regulations. The
Chairperson or Designee has authority to sign all pertinent
documents.
Fisheries Committee to approve the 2026 Chief Joseph Dam
Tailrace and Mainstem Columbia River Colville Tribal
Ceremonial and Subsistence Spring Chinook Fishery
Regulations. The Chairperson or Designee has authority to
sign all pertinent documents.
Fisheries Committee to approve the 2026 Chief Joseph Dam
Tailrace Colville Tribal Ceremonial and Subsistence
Summer/Fall Chinook Fishing Regulations. The
Chairperson or Designee has authority to sign all pertinent
documents.
Fisheries Committee to approve the 2026 Colville Tribal
Member Okanogan & Columbia Rivers Ceremonial and
Subsistence Sockeye Salmon Fishery Regulations. The
Chairperson or Designee has authority to sign all pertinent
documents.

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Fisheries Committee to approve the 2026 Colville Tribal
Member p'squosa Icicle Creek Ceremonial and Subsistence
Coho Fishery Regulations. The Chairperson or Designee has
authority to sign all pertinent documents.
Fisheries Committee to approve the 2026-27 Colville Tribal
Member Upper Columbia & Okanogan River Ceremonial
and Subsistence Steelhead Fishery Regulations. The
Chairperson or Designee has authority to sign all pertinent
documents.
Fisheries Committee to approve the 2026 Colville Tribal
Member Okanogan & Columbia River Ceremonial and
Subsistence Summer/Fall Chinook Fishery Regulations. The
Chairperson or Designee has authority to sign all pertinent
documents.
Fisheries Committee to accept the annual Bonneville Power
Administration funds from the FY2026 P2IP settlement in
the amount of $3,529,387.00. Distributing $1,279,387.00 to
P2IP account, per the attached FY2026 budget modification
for the Phase 2 Implementation Plan (P2IP) project. The
performance period is October 1, 2025 to September 30,
2027. The remaining funds from the FY'26 settlement
payment $2,250,000.00 should be deposited in the
designated P2IP investment fund, consistent with previous
years. No Tribal dollars required. The Chairperson or
Designee has authority to sign all pertinent documents.
Community Development and Management & Budget
Committees to approve the Federal Award Grant
R25AP00540-00 for the amount of $110,978.00 to replace
the Keller Loop Water System. Chairman or Designee to
sign all pertinent documents.
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Management & Budget Committee to authorize the CFO to
open a savings and checking account at Spokane Teachers
Credit Union to apply for a Competitive Affordable Housing
Program with the Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines.
Chair or Designee approved to sign all pertinent documents.
Management & Budget Committee to authorize the CFO to
open a savings and checking account at Columbia Bank to
apply for a Competitive Affordable Housing Program with
the Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines. Chair or
Designee approved to sign all pertinent documents.
Management & Budget Committee to accept the attached
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the amount of $56,500,000.00. Chair or Designee approved
to sign all pertinent documents.
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Management & Budget Committee to amend Resolution
2022-821. This contract is between the Confederated Tribes
of the Colville Reservation and Washington State
Department of Commerce, State Broadband Office,
Infrastructure Acceleration Grant. Grant award in the
amount of $4,097,518.00, in-kind match of $409,755.00.
Grant to be used toward broadband to the home and
business in the Inchelium Twin Lakes area.
Amendment to extend project completion date from October
31, 2026 to December 31, 2026. Project scope of work will
not change. No additional dollars. Chairman or Designee to
sign all relevant documents.
Management & Budget and Health & Human Services
Committees to accept and approve Social Services' 638
Budget for Fiscal Year 2026 in the amount of $587,507.00.
Chairman or Designee to sign all pertinent documents.
Management & Budget Committee to approve budget
modification #16 for JOM account 168120. This will add
$32,958.00 for a total award amount of $616,979.00.
Chairman or Designee to sign all pertinent documents. No
tribal dollars associated.
Management & Budget and Law & Justice Committees to
approve Budget Mod #24 (A20AV00079) in the amount of
$170,133.00 and Budget Mod #25 (A20AV00079) in the
amount of $338,941.00, totaling five hundred nine thousand
six hundred seventy-four dollars ($509,674.00). Breaking
down as follows, the addition of $30,000.00 in Consulting
Services, $29,000.00 in Travel, $20,000.00 in Training, and
$430,674.00 in Building Repair and Maintenance. The
Chairperson or Designee is authorized to sign all pertinent
documents.
Management & Budget and Education Committees to
approve the new PSIS Organizational Chart.

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Management & Budget and Education Committees to
approve PSIS Amendment Five to grant award number
A25AV00985 for Student Transportation $97,736.00, which

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will increase the total award amount to $496,402.00.
Chairman or Designee to sign all pertinent documents.
Management & Budget and Education Committees to
approve PSIS Amendment Five to grant award number
A25AV00985 for $421,920.00, which will increase the total
award amount to $2,133,780.00. Chairman or Designee to
sign all pertinent documents.
Management & Budget Committee to approve Lakes
General LLC Construction contract for Phase I Abatement
of the Coulee House. Phase I scope of work: utility
disconnect coordination, hazardous material abatement,
erosion control installation, site security and stabilization
measures, mechanical recovery and interior demolition
deemed necessary to support abatement operations,
structural demolition of buildings, foundations, basements,
and exterior site elements shall not commence until the
Owner issues a demolition plan and written authorization to
proceed. Phase I work does not include structural demolition
of the buildings, foundations, slabs, or basements. Cost of
the Phase I is $250,162.00. Chairman or Designee
authorized to sign all pertinent documents.
Management & Budget Committee to approve Absher
Construction's additive Change Order #01 for the Omak
Senior Meal Site Center project. Change Order #01
includes: PCO-01 Permanent Power Conduit and Trenching
in the amount of $38,549.00; PCO-02 Water Meter Vault
Requirements in the amount of $3,330.00; PCO-06 Heat
Strips at HP-1 in the amount of $1,065.00. The total amount
for Change Order #01 is $42,944.00. Change Order #01 will
bring the new contract amount to $7,707,043.00. Account #
Fund 1, Div.690. Chairman or Designee authorized to sign
all pertinent documents.
Management & Budget Committee to approve Absher
Construction's additive Change Order #02 for the Omak
Senior Meal Site Center project. Change Order #02
includes: PCO-03 Clarification for Brick Angle Support in
the amount of $576.00; PCO-07 ATS and Panel Upsizing in
the amount of $47,457.00; PCO-08 Fire Sprinkler Design
Revisions in the amount of $14,266.00; PCO-09 Reduce
Shelf Sizes in Pantry in the amount of $351.00; PCO-10
Cabinet Revisions in the amount of $1,841.00; PCO-11
Clarifications for Casework Finishes in the amount of
$10,761.00. The total amount for Change Order #02 is
$24,496.00.
Change Order #02 will bring the new contract amount to
$7,731,539.00. Account # fund 1, Div.690.
Chairman or Designee authorized to sign all pertinent
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Management & Budget Committee to approve Absher
Construction's additive Change Order #03 for the Omak
Senior Meal Site Center project. Change Order #03
includes: PCO-12 Fall Protection Anchors in the amount of
$72,431.00. Change Order #03 will bring the new contract
amount to $7,803,970.00.
Account # fund 1, Div.690.
Chairman or Designee authorized to sign all pertinent
documents.
Management & Budget Committee to retain Avisen Legal,
P.A. to represent the Tribe in connection with federal clean
energy tax credit and related project guidance and
assistance. Avisen's services are provided pursuant to the
WA Clean Energy Tax Credit Assistance Program
(CETCAP) grant program supported by WADOC. These
services are to claim federal clean energy tax credits
available to Tribal EV charging, solar, and battery storage
projects. No Tribal funding required. Chairman or Designee
to sign all pertinent documents.
Management & Budget Committee to accept the Proof of
Loss for claim 2025420663 for the 2015 Dodge ProMaster
Cargo Van with Vin ending in 01400, in the amount of
$27,090.79, which will be paid by Progressive Insurance in
a No fault accident, to authorize the Chairperson or
Designee to sign all pertaining documents.
Elections Committee to appoint Laura Myrick as an
alternate for the Omak District for the 2026 Elections
Committee.
Law & Justice Committee to approve the attached letter
commenting on the Record Ridge mine in B.C., Canada.
The Chairman or Designee may sign any pertinent
documents.
Law & Justice Committee to approve the attached form
which will correct the Sinixt Confederacy address with the
CRA in Canada. The Chairman or Designee may sign any
pertinent documents.
Law & Justice Committee to approve that Poisson
Consulting Ltd. in Canada may use the Sinixt Confederacy
logo on their website to acknowledge that they have done
work with the Sinixt Confederacy. The Chairman or
Designee may sign any pertinent documents.
Law & Justice Committee to permit the attached report on
fish in Canada to be posted on the Sinixt website. The
Chairman or Designee may sign any pertinent documents.

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Law and Justice Committee to memorialize the following
guidelines in regard to the Prosecutor's Office:
The Prosecutor's Office ("Prosecutor") has a discreet and
independent role in the government of the Confederated
Tribes of the Colville Reservation. The job of the Prosecutor
is to enforce fair and impartial compliance with all
applicable laws. A separation between the Prosecutor and
the elected branch of Colville's government, the Colville
Business Council ("CBC"), as to specific cases or
individuals being prosecuted is essential to promote fair and
impartial compliance with the law and ethical standards, and
also to maintain the Prosecutor's integrity and credibility.
The Prosecutor provides prosecution of criminal offenses,
and related services such as advocacy in MINOC cases. The
attorney positions, Managing Prosecuting Attorney and
Deputy Prosecuting Attorney, work under the terms of their
respective contracts with the Colville Tribes. The
Spokespeople who work as prosecutors, or support staff,
work under the terms of their employment with the Colville
Tribes. In its executive and legislative roles in the Colville
tribal government, CBC sets general priorities for the
Prosecutor, such as through CBC's legislative ability to
amend the Colville Tribal Code including the parts of the
Code applicable to criminal offenses and other work of the
Prosecutor. Current priorities include the enforcement of
mandatory minimum sentences established by CBC in
Tribal Code and an enforcement focus on offenses involving
violence, sexual assault, illegal drug use or distribution,
and/or hunting and fishing offenses.
The Managing Prosecuting Attorney must guide all services
provided by the Prosecutor and must ensure that all staff
comply with the law and with applicable rules of
professional conduct. Rules of professional conduct include
the Spokesman's Oath of the Colville Tribes and the
Washington State Bar Association's Rules of Professional
Conduct for attorneys. The Managing Prosecuting Attorney
must also ensure that work product of the Prosecutor, in
regard to the office as a whole and in regard to individual
prosecutors and support staff, meets an appropriately high
level of competence and professionalism.

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The Managing Prosecuting Attorney must address internal
office issues, including discipline or termination of staff, in
conjunction with the Human Resources department of the
Colville Tribes, just as any other department head of the
Colville Tribes. The Managing Prosecuting Attorney may
hire a Deputy Prosecuting Attorney, Spokesperson
prosecutors, or staff in the manner of all other department
heads of the Colville Tribes. The Managing Prosecuting
Attorney must work with Colville's governmental
administrative staff to address budgeting and other
administrative matters as needed. The Managing
Prosecuting Attorney must report to the Executive Director
of the Colville Tribes for personal supervision on day-to-day
matters such as approvals for leave requests or spending
requests made for the Managing Prosecuting Attorney on
their own behalf.
In the absence of a Managing Prosecuting Attorney, CBC
and the Office of Reservation Attorney retain the full right
to inquire about and address all of the managerial functions
that would fall to the Managing Prosecuting Attorney if the
position were filled. CBC has the exclusive power to
discipline or terminate the employment of the Managing
Prosecuting Attorney as that position is a contract position
that reports to CBC. The Deputy Prosecuting Attorney may
be disciplined by the Managing Prosecuting Attorney as
needed, with the assistance of Colville's Human Resources
department in the manner of any other department head, but
termination of the Deputy Prosecuting Attorney is reserved
for the sole discretion of CBC as that is a contract position
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The Chairman or his designee may sign any pertinent
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WHEREAS, here has been a vacancy on the Court of
Appeals because Associate Justice David Bonga has retired,
and;
WHEREAS, Tribal Judge John Sledd has expressed an
interest in filling the vacant position, and is highly qualified
to sit as a Justice of the Court of Appeals, and;

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WHEREAS, Judge John Sledd has been in tribal justice in
three other Tribal Courts for 22 years; and
WHEREAS, Judge Sledd has extensive experience as an
attorney working with several tribes and tribal legal
organizations, and;
WHEREAS, Judge Sledd has a reputation as a fair, objective
and well-prepared judicial officer, with invaluable
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THEREFORE, it is the recommendation of the Law &
Justice Committee to approve the appointment of Judge
John Sledd as a Justice of the Colville Tribal Court of
Appeals for a term of six years, pursuant to Amendment X
of the Colville Tribal Consultation.
Tribal Government Committee to appoint Amelia Stanger as
the Interim Tribal Historic Preservation Officer (THPO) per
the agreement between National Park Service, US
Department of Interior, and Confederated Tribes of the
Colville Reservation for the assumption by the Tribes of
Certain Responsibilities pursuant to the National Historic
Preservation Act (16 USC 470). The committee also
recommends that upon successful completion of the training
program, Ms. Stanger will become a permanent THPO. The
Chairperson or Designee has the authority to sign all
pertinent documents.
Tribal Government Committee to display of the
Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation logo on the
new forsitegeo.com website. The use of the CTCR logo will
highlight the partnership the Northwest Management Forsite
has had with the CTCR. The Chairman or Designee is
authorized to sign all pertinent documents.
Tribal Government Committee to rescind Resolution 2026275 regarding the relinquishment of Corrina Justine Kaubin.
The original recommendation indicated the incorrect date of
birth. A new corrected recommendation will be submitted
for formal relinquishment.
Tribal Government Committee to accept the Colville Tribal
Relinquishment of CORRINA JUSTINE KAUBIN on the
current Colville Tribal Membership Roll.
In accordance with Sec. 8-1-320, 8-1-321, 8-1-322 of Title
8-Colville Membership Code, this relinquishment is
effective immediately upon full Tribal Business Council
approval.

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Also, in accordance with Sec. 8-1-324, CORRINA
JUSTINE KAUBIN shall hereafter be prohibited from
future membership with the Confederated Tribes of the
Colville Reservation. She/he wishes to relinquish to the
SWINOMISH TRIBE.

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Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/documents/tribal%3Aconfederated_colville%3A8bb6bd341cf25953. Public record. Not legal advice.