MMF--Actual scan of "the document"

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Moving Middletown Forward Committee
Suggestions for activities
• Recruit and train candidates for ward election in 2009
• Establish committees for various activities: fundraising, issues, campaign
strategy
Candidate assistance
• Workshop for selected candidates: public relations, speech coaching,
establish issues, raise funds ($3,000-$5,000 needed for competitive
campaigns for each and establish budgets)
Recruiting suggestions
• Search for candidates who have been active in their wards and have some
name recognition
• Set target fundraising for each candidate (1/2 support candidate, 1/2 from

committee through fundraisers)
Campaign suggestions

• Announce committee formation and its objectives, not giving away its
main goal of recruiting and quietly helping groom selected candidates and
making sure they get on the ballot before announcing campaign support
for the four candidates. Keep issues to a minimum and goals for
candidates. When recruiting, make sure candidates are on board
concerning objectives and issues.
Other goals
• Consider ballot issue which would change the makeup of City Council.
For example: Four wards and mayor, eliminating at large seats. Wards
only would make a more manageable and responsive Council.
• Consider future ballot issue which would make Butler County
Commission more responsive by adding two members and dividing
commission in what would essentially be wards.

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Mike_Presta Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List MUSA Council Joined: Apr 20 2008 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 3483	Post Options Post Reply Quote Mike_Presta Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: MMF--Actual scan of "the document" Posted: Mar 18 2009 at 8:22pm
	*Moving Middletown Forward Committee* Suggestions for activities • Recruit and train candidates for ward election in 2009 • Establish committees for various activities: fundraising, issues, campaign strategy Candidate assistance • Workshop for selected candidates: public relations, speech coaching, establish issues, raise funds ($3,000-$5,000 needed for competitive campaigns for each and establish budgets) Recruiting suggestions • Search for candidates who have been active in their wards and have some name recognition • Set target fundraising for each candidate (1/2 support candidate, 1/2 from committee through fundraisers) Campaign suggestions • Announce committee formation and its objectives, not giving away its main goal of recruiting and quietly helping groom selected candidates and making sure they get on the ballot before announcing campaign support for the four candidates. Keep issues to a minimum and goals for candidates. When recruiting, make sure candidates are on board concerning objectives and issues. Other goals • Consider ballot issue which would change the makeup of City Council. For example: Four wards and mayor, eliminating at large seats. Wards only would make a more manageable and responsive Council. • Consider future ballot issue which would make Butler County Commission more responsive by adding two members and dividing commission in what would essentially be wards.
	“Mulligan said he ... doesn’t believe they necessarily make the return on investment necessary to keep funding them.” …The Middletown Journal, January 30, 2012

Mike_Presta Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List MUSA Council Joined: Apr 20 2008 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 3483	Post Options Post Reply Quote Mike_Presta Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: Mar 18 2009 at 8:31pm
	That was the first time that I ever scanned a document. I did it using an OCR (Optical Character Recognition) option of my scanner. There are a couple of very minor diferences in format only. I beg your forgiveness for not getting it 100% correct. I have been trying for over a day, and this is the closest I have come so I am posting it.
	“Mulligan said he ... doesn’t believe they necessarily make the return on investment necessary to keep funding them.” …The Middletown Journal, January 30, 2012