Call To Convention

The 2010 Polk County Republican Convention will be held on March 6, 2010 beginning at 9:00 AM scheduled to run all day (tentatively expected to end before 6:00 PM).  The Convention will be held at the West Des Moines Valley High School (3650 Woodland Avenue in West Des Moines – click here for map) Auditorium, which can be accessed at the East entrance (facing Valley West Drive) to the facility.  All Delegates, Alternate Delegates, and Junior Delegates who were elected at the 2010 Caucus and whose names were placed on Caucus Forms B (Delegates), C (Alternate Delegates) or D (Junior Delegates) are eligible to attend the Convention.

The Convention Materials, including the Agenda, Proposed Rules, and Proposed Platform have been mailed to all convention goers, and can also be viewed here (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader – download here).  You can also download separate electronic copies of the Proposed Rules (MS Word or Adobe Acrobat)  and Proposed Platform (MS Word or Adobe Acrobat).

Important Information

Schedule

• 7:30 AM: Registration begins.  Coffee will be available at this time.
• 8:40 AM: Delegates will get seated.
• 9:00 AM: Convention Called To Order
• 12:00 PM: Absent Delegate Seats will be filled by Alternates from the Delegate’s Precinct
• 6:00 PM: Anticipated Adjournment (earlier if possible)

For more information about the actual Business Agenda of the Convention, please view the Convention Materials.

Parking

There will be adequate parking available in the East Parking Lot of the school.

Lunch

Lunch will be provided by Polk County Republican Women for those who pre-order by contacting Pat Andrews via email at apat5@msn.com, or by calling at 225-1129.  The meal will consist of turkey or ham sandwich with cheese, fruit cup, pickle spear and a dessert item for $6.00.  You may pay for your lunch the morning of the convention by check or cash.  Drinks are NOT included in the price of the meal.

You also have the option of leaving the convention site for lunch, but please keep in mind there are not many restaurants in close proximity to the school.  There is a food court located at Valley West Mall, which is several blocks north of the school.  A Subway is located on E.P. True Parkway (south of the school) about a block west of Valley West Drive.  If you do leave the school for lunch, please keep in mind that business will resume promptly an hour later.

Refreshments

Refreshments will also be provided by Polk County Republican Women, including ala carte items for breakfast, snacks and beverages. These will be offered from 8:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Seating

Convention Delegates will be provided a seat assignment (indicated on their credential badge).  Handicapped seating will be made available as necessary.

Speeches

Various Candidates and Offices Holders representing Polk County Republicans will be provided time for brief speeches throughout the day.

County Convention Fees

If you have not yet paid your $20 (delegates) or $10 (alternates) fee for the County Convention, please mail a check to 621 East 9th Street, Des Moines, Iowa  50309, or you can pay online by clicking on one of the buttons below (these links have been deactivated since the convention is over – Art, 03-08-2010).

District and State Convention Delegates

We will be electing delegates to the District and State conventions.  The total combined fees for those conventions will be $40.00.  Polk County Republicans will be collecting these fees, so if you are interested in being a delegate to those conventions, please plan on writing a check at the county convention to Polk County Republican Party.

Other Information

Most other details of interest should be found in the Convention Materials.  If you have a question that you can’t find the answer to, please feel free to email us at convention@polkgop.com, or call the Polk County Republican office at 515-280-6438.

We look forward to seeing you at the Convention!

The Rules Committee, chaired by David Fischer, has completed their work and have presented their report, which is the proposed rules for the Convention.  You can view the proposed rules as an MS Word document or Adobe Acrobat document.

If you have any questions or comments about the platform, please email them to “rules@polkgop.com”.

The Platform Committee, chaired by Norm Pawlewski, has completed their work and have presented their report, which is the proposed platform.  You can view the proposed platform as an MS Word document or Adobe Acrobat document.

If you have any questions or comments about the platform, please email them to “platform@polkgop.com”.

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!