Polk County Republicans of Iowa » Meeting http://polkgop.com Rally, Recruit, Register, Retain and Elect Republicans Thu, 29 Jul 2010 22:32:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 2010 Initial Platform Committee Meeting http://polkgop.com/2010/01/2010-initial-platform-committee-meeting/ http://polkgop.com/2010/01/2010-initial-platform-committee-meeting/#comments Mon, 25 Jan 2010 20:55:28 +0000 PolkGOP http://polkgop.com/?p=638 The first meeting of the Platform Committee, which is open to all of those who were elected to represent their precincts, will be held on Tuesday, January 26 2010 at 7:00 PM, at the Northwest Community Center.  The address is 5110 Franklin Avenue in Des Moines.  Please see the map below.

Doors open at 6:30.  We plan on the meeting to last until no later than 8:30.  Any questions, please contact the Polk GOP Office at 515-280-6438, or email John Bloom at johnbloom@polkgop.com.

We look forward to seeing you there!


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]]> http://polkgop.com/2010/01/2010-initial-platform-committee-meeting/feed/ 0 Central Committee Meeting 8/25/2009 – New Location!!! http://polkgop.com/2009/08/central-committee-meeting-8252009-new-location/ http://polkgop.com/2009/08/central-committee-meeting-8252009-new-location/#comments Thu, 20 Aug 2009 15:58:54 +0000 PolkGOP http://polkgop.com/?p=345 Our next Central Committee Meeting will be held on Tuesday, August 25th at 7:00p until 9:30p.

Our meeting location has changed.

It will be held at the Northwest Community Center located at 5110 Franklin Ave. in Des Moines.


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Jim Frogue, Director of State Policy for the Center for Health Transformation, will be a guest speaker at our meeting. He will be talking about the Health Care Bill before Congress. This will be a great opportunity to learn more about this bill and what we can do to prevent a government takeover of our Health System!

More information on Jim at this link.

Meeting Agenda:

Pledge of Allegiance
Speakers
Jim Frogue, Vice President and Director of State Policy for the Center for Health Transformation (CHT) (60m including Q&A)
Old Business
Review & Approve Minutes – May 26, 2009 (5m) Receive Treasurer’s Report  (5m) Receive update on  non-profit status (5m)
New Business
Review and confirm new Executive Committee appointments.  (5m) Review and confirm changes to the Central Committee. (5m) Polk County Republicans activities since last CC meeting. (5m) Committee Reports on Strategic Action Plan (25m)
Open Discussion & Wrap Up (5m)
Post Meeting: House District Directors – Get to know District CC Members (10m)

Pledge of Allegiance

Speakers

  • Jim Frogue, Vice President and Director of State Policy for the Center for Health Transformation (CHT) (60m including Q&A)

Old Business

  • Review & Approve Minutes – May 26, 2009 (5m)
  • Receive Treasurer’s Report  (5m)
  • Miscellaneous Updates (5m)

New Business

  • Review and confirm new Executive Committee appointments.  (5m)
  • Review and confirm changes to the Central Committee. (5m)
  • Polk County Republicans activities since last CC meeting. (5m)
  • Committee Reports on Strategic Action Plan (25m)

Open Discussion & Wrap Up (5m)

Post Meeting:

  • House District Directors – Get to know District CC Members (10m)

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]]> http://polkgop.com/2009/08/central-committee-meeting-8252009-new-location/feed/ 0 May 2009 Central Committee Meeting http://polkgop.com/2009/05/may-2009-central-committee-meeting/ http://polkgop.com/2009/05/may-2009-central-committee-meeting/#comments Wed, 20 May 2009 03:32:33 +0000 PolkGOP http://polkgop.com/?p=161 The next meeting of the Polk County Republican Central Committee will be held

Tuesday, May 26th, 7:00 PM
Hillside Elementary (map)
713 8th Street
West Des Moines

The Agenda will include:

  1. Pledge of Allegiance
  2. Special Guest Speaker (15 min)
  3. Review & Approve Minutes – March 24, 2009 (5 min)
  4. Receive Treasurer’s Report  (5 min)
  5. Review and confirm new Executive Committee appointments.  (10 min)
  6. Present Strategic Action Plan (45 min)
  7. Wrap Up & Open Discussion (10 min)

We look forward to seeing you next week!  Have a great Memorial Day!


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]]> http://polkgop.com/2009/05/may-2009-central-committee-meeting/feed/ 0 March 24 Central Committee Meeting Agenda http://polkgop.com/2009/03/march-24-central-committee-meeting-agenda/ http://polkgop.com/2009/03/march-24-central-committee-meeting-agenda/#comments Wed, 18 Mar 2009 15:11:00 +0000 PolkGOP http://polkgop.com/?p=83 The Polk County Central Committee will meet on Tuesday, March 24th at 7:00 – 8:30 pm.  It will be held at Hillside Elementary School located at 713 8th street just south of Ashworth Road in West Des Moines (map).

The Polk Country Republican Office is now open Wednesday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. 

Please call 515-280-6438 if you have any questions. 

Our website http://polkgop.com/   is operational again.  Please visit it frequently as we continue to post content and improve it’s value to CC members.

Key Activities for this Meeting:

  • Regular Business (15 minutes)
    1. Pledge
    2. Review and approve minutes from February 24, 2009 meeting.
  • Officers and Executive Committee (30 minutes)
    1. Review and confirm new officers as appointed by the Chairman & Co-Chairman.
    2. Review and confirm the guidelines proposed for establishing an Executive Committee. 
    3. Review and confirm Executive Committee members as appointed by the Chairman & Co-Chairman. 
    4. Sign up for short term committee needs.  Long term committee needs will depend on the strategic plan.
  • Strategic Planning Process (45 minutes) 
    1. Review Process Steps and Timeline
    2. Review and confirm questionnaire to be sent to all Central Committee members.
    3. Sign up for small group planning sessions

Future Meetings:

  • April – No common meeting but we will hold one small group session every week through April & May.
  • May 26th – 7:00 p.m. at Hillside Elementary

We welcome every Central Committee member to attend this meeting and help us improve the performance of the Republican Party in Polk County.

John Bloom, Chairman

Will Rogers, Co-Chairman

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