To All Spokane Tribal Employees:

Sanitizing Tribal facilities is moving along well. Please anticipate a return to work this Thursday, 07/21/2020, unless you work within one of the few buildings on the list that will not be sanitized until Thursday. Supervisors will communicate closely with employees within the final facilities as scheduling becomes more clear.

Completed facilities:
• Administration
• Wellpinit ELC
• Longhouse
• Senior Center
• Public Safety Building
• Forestry
• PowWow Pavilion
• Preservation
• HHS
• TERO
• West End Community Center

Today (Tuesday)
• Gaming Commission – 11:ish
• Fish Hatchery Shop – 12:ish
• Indiana Building – 1:30ish
• TANF – 3:30ish

Wednesday:
• Roads – 9:AM
• Language – 10:ish
• Head Start – 11:ish
• Court – Noonish
• VFW – 1:ish
• DV/Prosecutor – 2:ish
• Boys and Girls Club – 3:ish
• Housing – 4:30ish
• Trading Post / Commods – 7:30ish
• DNR – Floating
• Moccasin Express – Floating
• Immersion School — Floating

Thursday:
• Fish Hatchery – 8:AM
• Ford Youth Center – 10:ish
• Finish the floaters from the day before – TBD

Mike Tedesco
Executive Director | Spokane Tribe of Indians

The 2020 Spokane Tribe Hunting Regulations are available for download here.

Or you can go to https://spokanetribe.com/resources/hunting-and-fishing-regulations/

Testing Numbers
i. Total SIR Residents Tested- 444
439- Tested at the David C. Wynecoop Clinic (IHS)
5- Tested at Other Locations
ii. Positive Tests- 9
7 Positive Test at David C Wynecoop Clinic (IHS) (3 have recovered)
2 Positive Test at other location ( 2 have recovered)
iii. Negative Tests- 409
406 Negative Tests at David C Wynecoop Clinic (IHS)
3 Negative Test at other locations
iv. Tests Pending Results- 26

Special Hunt sign up will be available at the DNR front porch June 1, 2020 until Friday July 31, 2020, 8:30am-4:30pm.

For more information contact Shireen Brigman at (509)626-4400

Good Morning Tribal Employees,

Contracting for commercial sanitation services is being finalized. The cleaning team intends to begin the process as early as this evening if everything comes to together as expected.

Please do not come into the office Monday but pay close attention to your email or the Rawhide’s facebook page for further opening information. We intend to re-open all facilities at the same time to minimize logistical challenges. Re-opening may take place as early as Tuesday or perhaps as late as Thursday or Friday. More to come on this subject as soon as I know more.

Finally, please to continue to work out in the field or telecommute if you are able. If you are unable to telecommute, you do not have to utilize PTO for the leave but you will have to utilize one of the following three categories on your timesheets, as appropriate (most of you will be item 1):

1) Emergency Leave: for worksite closure up to 2 weeks’ of pay.

2) Sick Leave COVID: up to 2 weeks’ pay for the following situations:
a. Employee is in quarantine,
b. Have COVID symptoms and seeking a medical diagnosis,
c. Care for someone in quarantine,
d. Care for a child whose school or care provider is closed.

3) Sick Leave COVID: up to 4 weeks’ pay if employee is diagnosed as COVID-19 infected (a positive test).

Have a safe weekend. More to come.

Mike Tedesco
Executive Director, Spokane Tribe of Indians