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| Volume XXV, Number 3 | February 27, 2004 |
By Emma Brown
BRIGHTON — On Monday Jan. 9 the Brighton Reservation hosted the monthly council meeting at the Brighton gymnasium. Ken Fields introduced the new Tribal Treasurer Mike Tiger.
After 22 years of service as the Eastern Area Director for Indian Health Service, Tiger has returned home and accepted a job as the Tribal Treasurer of the Seminole Tribe.
Tiger said he was thankful that the council believed in him and his ability to come home and work for his Tribe.”
It was also reported by Fields that Priscilla Sayen will remain as Tribal Secretary. Amy Johns will be joining Tiger as Tribal Vice Treasurer. Fields also introduced Jim Cronosello as the Tribe’s New Director of Human Resources.
Fields reported that they are currently restructuring the Housing Department so that they will be able to increase services to tribal citizens. They will be discussing changes and new employee additions to the program at a future council meeting.
Jim Allen, CEO of Gaming Operations, reported on the opening celebration for the Hard Rock Hotel in Tampa. The celebration will be March 10 – 11. Allen also reported that opening for Hollywood Hard Rock is still tentative and would be announced very soon.
Some of the resolutions that passed included: a lease agreement between the Seminole Tribe of Florida and Ravenswood Office Center for office space for the Tribe’s risk management and health claims staff; Cascade promotion corporation players club merchandise incentive and redemption program for the Seminole Tribe of Florida Players club members; beverage marketing agreement with the Coca-Cola™ company; approval of certificate of deposit account with Wachovia bank and letter of credit to St. Lucie county in Florida, which is to provide water and wastewater service to the Fort Pierce Trust property; establishment of home loan mortgage program with the first bank of Clewiston for members on the Big Cypress Indian Reservation.
Also passed was the restated ordinance of the Seminole Tribe of Florida relating to criteria for distribution of minor’s dividends relevant to foster care, guardianship, adoption, custodial parent, and any other matter of likeness and distribution of dividends of incapacitated adult Seminoles.
The Brighton Education Department spoke to the Council about their cultural pull-out program and discussed their recent student council elections. The new Chairman of the School, Phillip Jones, along with the representatives, were at the council meeting and introduced themselves to the Tribal Council in the Creek language.
Sayen explained that they will be having meetings in each community to further explain this ordinance and answer any questions. The next council meeting is scheduled for March 12
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