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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Shocking. Just plain shocking.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> Ed Sharrer [mailto:historickwms@gmail.com] <br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, March 28, 2017 10:15 AM<br><b>To:</b> Main Street Guymon <director@mainstreetguymon.com>; 'Stephen Boyd' <hobartmainstreet@att.net>; 'Main Street Duncan' <mainstreetduncan@sbcglobal.net>; 'Mainstreet' <mainstreet@claremore.org>; Main Street Towns <MainstreetTowns@lists.onenet.net><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [MainstreetTowns] 401K, vacation benefits<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Wait... we’re supposed to get paid for this?!?!? <br><br><br>On 3/28/17, 10:01 AM, "Main Street Guymon" <<a href="director@mainstreetguymon.com">director@mainstreetguymon.com</a>> wrote:</span><o:p></o:p></p><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>I was wondering what a salary increase was, please.<br> <br><br><b>From:</b> MainstreetTowns [<a href="mailto:mainstreettowns-bounces@lists.onenet.net">mailto:mainstreettowns-bounces@lists.onenet.net</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Stephen Boyd<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, March 28, 2017 9:57 AM<br><b>To:</b> Main Street Duncan <<a href="mainstreetduncan@sbcglobal.net">mainstreetduncan@sbcglobal.net</a>>; 'Mainstreet' <<a href="mainstreet@claremore.org">mainstreet@claremore.org</a>>; <a href="MainstreetTowns@lists.onenet.net">MainstreetTowns@lists.onenet.net</a><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [MainstreetTowns] 401K, vacation benefits<br></span><br><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><br></span><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>The board approves each year the benefits that I receive, which includes car allowance of $125/ month, cell phone allowance of $85 per month, mileage of $.55 per mile out of town mileage, meals up to $30 per day out of town, 3 weeks paid vacation, and 10 days sick leave. There are no retirement or health insurance benefits. At the beginning of each fiscal year, the board decides on any salary increase.<br></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><br></span><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>Hope this will help anyone who is working with their board on any benefits packages.<br></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><br></span><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><br></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><br></span><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>Stephen Boyd, Director Hobart Main Street Program 106 W. 4th Hobart, OK 73651 580/726-4206 or 580/530-0286 Website: hobartmainst.com "A Hand on the Past, and Eye on the Future. Keeping the Heritage, Claiming the Future."<br></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><br></span><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><br></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><br></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>On Tuesday, March 28, 2017 9:35 AM, Main Street Duncan <<a href="mainstreetduncan@sbcglobal.net">mainstreetduncan@sbcglobal.net</a>> wrote:<br></span><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><br></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><br></span><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Those that receive a retirement of health insurance “help” –is that appropriated in the budget with your annual salary or separately? <br></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><br></span><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><br></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><br></span><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>MSD offers 11 vacations days and 5 sick days for those employed less than five years, there after (the five year period) the board can vote to increase the vacation days. No retirement and only “benefit” is a $25/month cell phone allowance. Also, I’ve recently had to set my employee evaluation for late May/early June so we can appropriate a raise prior to the fiscal year to set the budget accordingly –I didn’t do this last year and got a new President which caused a little confusion so I would STRONGLY encourage you to set the dates (possibly in your work plans) so you can plan accordingly. <br></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><br></span><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><br></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><br></span><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Best of luck! Let us know how it turns out! <br></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><br></span><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><br></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><br></span><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'> MainstreetTowns [<a href="mailto:mainstreettowns-bounces@lists.onenet.net">mailto:mainstreettowns-bounces@lists.onenet.net</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Mainstreet<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, March 27, 2017 3:33 PM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="MainstreetTowns@lists.onenet.net">MainstreetTowns@lists.onenet.net</a><br><b>Subject:</b> [MainstreetTowns] 401K, vacation benefits<br></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><br></span><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><br></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><br></span><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>All,<br></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><br></span><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><br></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><br></span><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>I had a quick question on benefits various Main Street programs offer. We’re on a fiscal year, and it’s time to start talking about budget/salary negotiations. So I’m wondering, how many of you have any sort of retirement (and is it matched, if so how much) and what your vacation/leave time is (specifically for those employed there less than 5 years). Thanks in advance!<br></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><br></span><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><br></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><br></span><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>As of right now, Claremore does not offer retirement and employees of less than 5 years get two weeks of vacation annually, plus another 15 days of sick leave.<br></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><br></span><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><br></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><br></span><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><br></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><br></span><span style='font-size:22.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>Jessica Jackson<br></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><br></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>Claremore Main Street, Inc.<br></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><br></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>Claremore, OK 74017<br></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><br></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>Office: 918-341-5881<br></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><br></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><a href="http://www.downtownclaremore.org">www.downtownclaremore.org</a> <<a href="http://www.downtownclaremore.org/">http://www.downtownclaremore.org/</a>> <br></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><br></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><img border=0 width=200 height=58 style='width:2.0833in;height:.6083in' id="_x0000_i1025" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D2A7AC.9F0DC920"><br></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><br></span><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><br></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><br></span><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>_______________________________________________<br>MainstreetTowns mailing list<br><a href="MainstreetTowns@lists.onenet.net">MainstreetTowns@lists.onenet.net</a><br><a href="http://lists.onenet.net/mailman/listinfo/mainstreettowns">http://lists.onenet.net/mailman/listinfo/mainstreettowns</a><br> </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><hr size=3 width="95%" align=center></span></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>_______________________________________________ MainstreetTowns mailing list <a href="MainstreetTowns@lists.onenet.net">MainstreetTowns@lists.onenet.net</a> <a href="http://lists.onenet.net/mailman/listinfo/mainstreettowns">http://lists.onenet.net/mailman/listinfo/mainstreettowns</a> </span><o:p></o:p></p></blockquote></div></body></html>