Objectives

• Update, facilitate, maintain and monitor community-based planning processes, including Comprehensive Plan, community plans and infrastructure Plan.
• Report on plan implementation progress, including benchmarking.
• Research funding opportunities and write proposals and grant applications.
• Coordinate projects and provide intergovernmental liaison support.
• Coordinate long-range planning with short- and mid-range plans, such as IRMP, ODEP and other management plans.

 

Functions and key statistics

Comprehensive Plan Management and Circulation

• Annual review and reporting process to the community and organization, focusing on benchmark refinements and trends of key benchmarks
• Plan updating every six to ten years
• Linkage with Council, Strategic and Management plans

Council Priority Plan, Strategic Plan and Management Implementation Plan

• Quarterly monitoring and reporting
• Help facilitate and coordinate strategic planning process, including initiatives and prototypes

Community Planning and Development:

• Advise and support land use and infrastructure planning with LUPC and staffs
• Help facilitate community planning process (IRMP3)
• Assist with relevant ordinance development and updating, such as zoning, subdivision and sign codes

Grant Development and Coordination:

• Coordinate grant application authorizations with Tribal Council, Secretary-Treasurer, Chief Operations Officer and Finance Branch (8-10/year)
• Advise Managers regarding grant application opportunities and strategies
• Maintain communication with funding agencies and relevant local organizations (approx. 10)
• Write, edit or proofread relevant Tribal Council resolutions (8-10/year)
• Coordinate with contract grant writer (usually weekly)
• Write grant applications, such as EDA, HUD, COCIB/COIC and ODOT (2-3/year)

Special Projects:

• Commercial Code development with advisory team (usually monthly)
• Tribal Census and Data Collection teams, including planning and community promotion (weekly)
• Telecommunications Planning team (biweekly)
• Transportation Planning
• Inter-Tribal Benchmarking (may not continue)
• Non-Profit Partnership Development (CDC, CAT, Inter-Tribal Transportation, Potlatch Fund, W.S. Chamber, etc.)