Althea,

Do you or Ian have any documentation regarding this issue?  I certainly want us to live up to our promise and reward the efforts.  

I have included the wording of the motion.

Pending the review & approval of the Iowa Ethics & Disclosure Board, I move that the Central Committee provide monetary tokens of

appreciation for results, to volunteers who collect absentee ballot request forms and completed absentee ballots.

Pay $0.50 for each completed request form from a registered Republican
Pay $1.00 for each ballot returned from a registered Republican Party Ballots

***Democrat, Independent, Third-Party, or Non-Party Ballot/Request forms are not eligible toward a volunteer’s tools. ***

Included in this motion is that the LCRCC body fund this with no more than $500.00 from the general fund, but continuously supplemented by earmarked donations specifically for this door-knocking absentee ballot effort.

 Motion made that the incentive program discussed at the Executive/Advisory ($10 Gift cards per 8 hour shifts) & the incentive program approved tonight be approved subject to putting procedures together so these programs can be implemented as soon as possible – amended to $750.

o Jim Conklin (MR06) is checking on the legality of these proposals

•   Motion made for all four Executive Board members must unanimously approve whatever legal rewording required if
  necessary if the original motion is not approved by the Ethics & Disclosure Board and maintain the integrity and intent of the
  wording of the original motion. MSP 

I will be happy to review and respond once we receive the documentation of the ballots retrieved and review how much was already spent toward this program.  To date, we have not received documentation regarding program since September totals. I don't recall any donations earmarked for this program but will look into it (or pass it on to whom ever is the chair on Tuesday).

Cindy Golding

Chair

-----Original Message-----
From: Althea Cole <altheacole8@gmail.com>
To: Cindy Golding <clgolding@aol.com>;

 Subject: Concerns Relayed

Dear Executives,

On Tuesday evening, immediately after the Central Committee meeting, I spoke with Ian Hollinger, a door-knocker who brought back over 140 absentee ballot request forms during the 2014 campaign.  Per the motion that was made and approved in August, he is entitled to a token of appreciation in the amount of fifty cents per returned request form.  

Early on in the campaign, Ian received a check in the amount of $18.50 for the first 37 request forms he brought back.  However, he has yet to receive any monetary reward for the remainder of the request forms he collected.  The monetary award he has not received amounts to well over 50 dollars.  

Though we have had a change in the role of treasurer, it is important that we do not allow items like this to fall through the cracks, especially when it comes to rewarding those who worked tirelessly to bring us quantifiable results of getting Republican votes.  Ian is working extremely hard to support himself financially, and based on statements he made to me personally during the campaign, I believe that 50 dollars can easily be the difference between whether or not he is able to afford to feed himself in the days leading up to his next paycheck.  

I ask the Executives to ensure that the proper people are working together to resolve this issue to make sure that Ian and anyone else who has deserved these tokens of appreciation receive what is due to them.  I would like very much for this to be completed no later than by the next Central Committee meeting in February.  

Respectfully,

Althea

Althea E. Cole

Paws For Success by Althea Cole

altheacole8@gmail.com