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SULLIVAN'S SALVOS
February 23, 2017
Sullivan’s
Salvos 2/28/17
In this edition:
*GOP Lies
*GOP Cruelty
*Accountability
*Budget Highlights
*Did You Know?
*GOP Lies
Ankeny State Senator Jack Whitver, writing in the Des Moines
Register: “Senate Republicans want to make sure Iowa’s state and
local governments have the tools necessary to provide services while executing
their responsibilities effectively and efficiently for the Iowa taxpayer. It is
imperative we are always looking at ways to make the public sector more nimble,
economically sound and responsive to the needs of Iowans throughout the state.”
What
a load of crap! If Whitver REALLY wanted us to have “tools” and be “nimble”,
there is NO WAY he would support HF295, which guts local control.
There
are plenty of lies being told by Republicans in the Iowa Legislature, but this
statement is so mendacious that it deserves to be called out separately for
being such a bold lie.
*GOP Cruelty
I
am not a big fan of the lies, but I am even more upset by the cruelty of
Republicans in the Iowa Legislature. Some take great joy in hurting others,
simply because they can.
I
honestly hope they see the light. The world does not need more cruelty. These
folks are going to be judged some day, and I do not mean by the voters of Iowa.
*Accountability
We
have Trump in the White House and Republicans in the Iowa Statehouse hell bent
on hurting regular people. I am attempting to determine how to proceed in our
new reality; you may be doing the same. After considerable thought, I have
decided on emphasizing accountability.
What
does that mean? I am going to redouble my efforts to ensure accountability at
every turn. I am going to hold myself accountable. I am going to hold my
friends accountable. I am going to hold my governments accountable.
I
do not want the next four years to pass with questions as to what might have
been. When I look back, I want to be able to say I did what I could. I am going
to demand accountability. I hope you will join me!
*Budget Highlights
The FY18 budget is finished, and frankly, it is pretty tight.
There are many things I would like to do that we simply can’t afford. If you
want to blame someone, blame every Iowa Legislator who voted for the Commercial
Property Tax cuts of a few years ago.
How are those changes affecting you? A residential property in
Iowa City will see a 3.1% increase in County tax askings this year. Commercial
property taxes in Iowa City are only going up about .7%. A property zoned
multiresidential (apartments, mobile home parks, nursing homes) will go down
17.2%. The taxes have been shifted from these businesses to residential payors.
Frankly, I think this is tragic.
The Public Hearing on the County Budget is Thursday, February 23
at 5:30 PM in the Boardroom at the County Administration Building. As always,
the public is welcome. A few highlights:
Perhaps the biggest news is that the County Attorney’s Office is
likely moving out of the Courthouse. While we do not yet have a formal
agreement, the plan is to move that office across the street to the new MidWest
One building. Again, we do not have an agreement yet, but we have set aside
funds that should allow us to begin negotiations.
This move is critical. The Courthouse has been undersized for 40
years. The legal system in Johnson County is broken. Justice delayed is justice
denied, and unfortunately, justice here is delayed. Johnson County is entitled
to additional judges and other court staff, but we have never had anywhere to
put them. Voters had an opportunity to fix this, and while 56% voted yes, we
did not get the magic 60%. So we must do something different. While moving the
County Attorney will make things decidedly more awkward for that office, it
should greatly improve access to the courts for the people of Johnson County.
The
Board once again chose to invest heavily in the Ambulance Service. We are
adding an additional truck and many more man-hours. These investments should
allow us to maintain our response times while dealing with a rapidly increasing
call volume.
The
Board set aside $1 million to get started on a Crisis Intervention Training
(CIT) facility. CIT, you may recall, is a training that local law enforcement
officers are undergoing. The idea is to divert people from the jail and
emergency room. The training works, but in order to divert folks from these two
places, officers need another alternative. Right now, that alternative does not
exist. We do not have a location identified, nor do we have a design. But we
will likely need this money in order to get started on something during FY18.
The
public voted overwhelmingly for the Conservation Bond in 2008. FY18 will see
several large projects funded in part by the bond. This was a bit of a mixed
bag – Johnson County secured millions in matching grants for these projects,
from a variety of sources. The problem is, we were forced to do much of it this
year or forfeit the matching money. So FY18 will see the creation of a wetland
mitigation bank, lake restoration at Kent Park, and work on the Hoover Trail,
which will connect Iowa City to Cedar Rapids via North Liberty and Solon.
Road
projects are always a big part of the budget, and FY18 will be no exception.
Expect to see major projects on 965, IWV, and Ely Road.
The
overall budget is about $110,000,000, down two million from a year ago. Per our
policy, we will end FY18 with 30% of our tax askings in reserve. And even
though we are looking to bond for about $18,000,000, our level of indebtedness
at the end of FY18 drops to about $10,000,000. (Our limits would allow
borrowing up to $600m!)
Those
are some of the FY18 budget highlights. Obviously, these descriptions are very
brief. If you want to know more about these or any other topics, please give me
a call.
*DID YOU KNOW?
Contrary to what you hear all the time, property tax rates in Johnson
County are NOT particularly high. Out of Iowa’s 99 Counties, Johnson County
ranks: #31 in General Fund rate, #47 in Rural Fund rate, and #33 in General +
Rural. (Source: Iowa State Association of Counties.)
Anyone
interested in learning more about County government should take a look at the
County website-
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---Rod
February 16, 2017
Sullivan’s
Salvos 2/21/17
In this edition:
*Congratulations, Andy Chappell!
*MH/DS Targeted Case Managers
*Did You Know?
*Congratulations, Andy Chappell!
I have good news and bad news…
Governor Branstad has appointed Assistant Johnson County Attorney Andrew
Chappell to be a judge in Iowa's Sixth Judicial District. (The Sixth Judicial
District includes Johnson, Benton, Iowa, Jones, Linn and Tama counties.)
This is good news for Andy – he is a
brilliant, wise, ethical, outstanding attorney. He will make a fantastic judge!
The bad news is for those of us who Andy work with him all the time. He will be
incredibly difficult to replace!
Congratulations,
Judge Chappell! I will miss you tremendously, both personally and
professionally!
*MH/DS Targeted Case Managers
Friday,
February 9, 2017 was a rotten day. The Board of Supervisors sat down with a
room full of MH/DS Targeted Case Managers and told them most of them will be
losing their jobs. I have been a Supervisor for 12 years, and this was the
single worst thing I have ever had to do. And trust me – it was much worse for
the folks getting the news than for the people delivering it!
First,
some background: Johnson County has employed social workers for decades. In the
old days, these social workers were generalists. As Medicaid expanded over the
years, most people with disabilities became eligible for Medicaid programs. These
Medicaid programs required a service they called, “Targeted Case Management.”
The idea is that Case Managers would assist people in accessing resources, and
ensure that Medicaid dollars were being spent wisely. For 20+ years, that is
exactly what happened. About 20 of the 25 social workers employed by Johnson
County were Targeted Case Managers, funded 100% by Medicaid. 5 or so social
workers are funded through our Mental Health Region.
The
system was working fine – until Governor Branstad decided to privatize Medicaid
by going to a system of Managed Care Organizations, or MCOs.
The
role of an MCO in a health care system is very simple: reduce the amount of
money being spent on services, and keep some for yourself. I wrote the
following in Salvos in August of 2015:
Medicaid just celebrated its’ 50th
birthday. Medicaid and Medicare were among the greatest achievements in the
history of our great nation. Health care for the poor… we have been called to
provide this at least since Jesus walked the earth. The US finally got around
to it in 1965.
Iowa will soon be embarking upon a
system of “managed care” for folks enrolled in Iowa’s Medicaid program. I do
NOT believe this will be a good thing for our poorest residents.
Managed
care is a pretty simple notion. The idea is that healthcare is full of waste
and fraud, and managed care companies will root that out. Without all this
waste and fraud, the costs will go down.
The
problem is, managed care companies rarely root out waste or fraud. They take an
easier route. They simply cap services, and let the rest of the healthcare system
sort it out. The managed care companies make their millions, and patients and
providers fight over what is left. In my opinion, managed care is nothing more
than a transfer of public tax dollars to private companies who are GUARANTEED
to hurt the poor. Rather than being encouraged, managed care by private
companies should be illegal. But that is not the environment in which we live.
Allow
me to back up a moment. Medicaid (often referred to as Title 19) is the federal
program that provides government health insurance to our poorest residents.
Medicaid was passed in 1965 as an addition to the Social Security Act, a key
component in President Lyndon Johnson’s “War on Poverty”.
While the vast majority of the funding
for Medicaid is federal, each state pays a portion based upon the relative
wealth of that state. Connecticut pays the most, Mississippi the least. Iowa is
in the top half when it comes to relative wealth; in fact, our state match just
went up because of the recent good years enjoyed by the ag industry.
Over time, states have argued for and
received greater flexibility in designing state Medicaid programs. This is
where the managed care concept began, and how it is spreading to states with
Republican governors. In fairness, over the years, Medicaid has become a bigger
and bigger piece of each state’s budget.
While many conservatives will try to
tell you Medicaid has “not worked,” the reality is a very different story. In
fact, 72 million Americans received some type of Medicaid service last year,
almost 1 in 4. These services were provided at an average cost lower than
private insurance, and at an average administrative cost MUCH lower than
private insurance.
Will
managed care improve things? No, it will not. Unless you own one of the firms
that is about to suck millions of our tax dollars from our poorest residents.
If you own one of those, you’ll be fine.
Unfortunately,
I was correct. The chickens are coming home to roost. One of the three MCOs –
Amerihealth Caritas – has pulled a bait and switch. Amerihealth guaranteed
people they could keep their case managers, so folks signed on with them. A
year later, after lining up most of the business, Amerihealth tells us they
will begin doing case management themselves. That means the Medicaid money that
used to pay for Johnson County staff will now flow to them.
Obviously,
this gives Johnson County few options. We cannot continue to pay 20 salaries
with no source of income. The writing is on the wall.
It
should be noted, however, that no one has lost her/his job yet. Amerihealth
will slowly bleed away clients until Johnson County is forced to make layoffs;
after a while, there won’t be enough income to keep anyone on. Johnson County
will gladly retain our workers so long as their services are being reimbursed.
This process may be quick, or it may take several months. We simply do not
know.
The 5 positions funded by the Mental Health Region should be safe.
Since these are all union (AFSCME) positions, this creates a “bumping”
scenario. The most senior person in the unit is asked if she wants a job. If
not, they move to the second most senior. The process continues, based upon
seniority, until all available jobs are filled. Once all the jobs are filled, the
rest of the employees are laid off.
And let’s not forget the people who use Medicaid services. About
500 of our poorest people with disabilities – the most vulnerable among us –
are left hanging. These are but the first cuts they will suffer.
So,
Terry Branstad gets to enjoy his finest moment: services are cut for poor
people with disabilities, and 20 AFSCME workers in Johnson County get laid off.
I’m sure he is upstairs at Terrace Hill masturbating with joy! I also believe
that some day he will be judged by a much higher power than the people of Iowa…
and I don’t think he will fare very well.
Meanwhile,
if you have an opening and a Johnson County Case Manager applies, hire her/him!
This group is smart, hardworking, detail oriented, compassionate, and has done
tremendous work. I will personally vouch for any and all of them!
Seriously
– I am a social worker by trade. I worked for the Iowa Medicaid program. I have
known some of these folks since the late 1980s. They deserve better. Clients
deserve better. This is a sad, sad, sad day.
And
remember this whole fiasco the next time you vote!
*DID YOU KNOW?
More than 500,000 Iowans – one in every six – is on Medicaid.
Anyone
interested in learning more about County government should take a look at the
County website-
"Sullivan’s
Salvos" is sent once per week to any interested party. It will give a brief
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come solely from Rod Sullivan, and neither represents the viewpoints of the
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mentioned.
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feel free to contact me at 354-7199 or rodsullivan@mchsi.com. I look forward to
serving you!
---Rod
February 9, 2017
Sullivan’s
Salvos 2/14/17
In this edition:
*Trump’s America
*Iowa Legislature
*Spreading Salvos Love!
*Real Economic Development!
*Did You Know?
*Trump’s America
Things
have changed since the election. There is a new outrage every single day.
President Trump is as bad as I feared. I feel as though I could write something
in every edition of Salvos, but I am not certain anybody would want to hear it.
Like many of you, I have abundant feelings of anger, insult, and indignation.
I’m still trying to figure out how to deal with this new reality. Please bear
with me.
*Iowa Legislature
I
had the opportunity to testify in front of the Iowa Senate Human Services
Committee this week, talking about the need to change the way we fund mental
health services. I certainly appreciated the opportunity, and hope it made some
type of impact!
That said, for as bad as things are in DC, they may be worse in
Des Moines. Again, I have abundant feelings of anger, insult, and indignation.
And again, I’m still trying to figure out how to deal with this new reality.
Please bear with me.
*Spreading Salvos Love!
I
have been sending Salvos out since I began as a Supervisor in January of 2005.
(Actually, the first couple editions came out in December of 2004, just before
I took office.)
The
newsletter was not named “Sullivan’s Salvos” at that time; that name came from
my friend Charlie Funk. Meanwhile, over the past 628 weeks, subscribers have
received around 590 issues of Salvos. (I have taken a few weeks off for family
vacations, etc.)
I really wasn’t certain that I would be able to maintain this
volume of writing. And I’d be lying if I said it was easy. But it is a bit of a
labor of love.
Hopefully, folks have found it interesting. I have been intrigued
by the responses. A couple dozen folks have unsubscribed in protest over one
issue or another; some have returned, but not all. There are a handful of folks
who offer their thoughts frequently; I really appreciate this! Two or three
people actually respond at length on occasion; I feel as though I have made a
couple of friends this way! Most subscribers stay subscribed, but I don’t
really know if they read it or not. And that is OK.
I
have not done much to increase readership since those earliest weeks. The
number of subscribers quickly grew to 500, dropped off to around 480, and has
remained within about ten of that number ever since.
Johnson
County is a very transient community, and it is truly remarkable how many
people come and go. Unfortunately, 50+ readers have died during this span. Many
of my readers no longer subscribe because they moved away. And just as people
go, new people arrive. I know there are people new to Johnson County who might
be interested in subscribing. Given that, I decided to reach out a bit – hence
this article.
I
ask that you please do me a favor. Forward this edition of Salvos on to a few
friends. Encourage them to sign up. I’d like to add a few new readers to the
mix.
Thank
you for sharing, and thank you for reading! I look forward to your feedback in
the future! It has truly been a pleasure!
*Real Economic Development!
This
appeared in Salvos the last couple of years, but it bears repeating as we enter
tax season.
*What if I told you we could bring in 48 full-time jobs that would
pay $20 per hour?
*What
if I told you these jobs could neither be outsourced overseas nor
subcontracted?
*What if I told you those jobs would be filled by hard-working
low-income people, all of whom are local?
*What if I told you NO bribery (aka “tax incentives”) would be
required to land these jobs?
*What if I told you there were no special workforce training
programs required?
*What if I told you virtually ALL of the money earned would be
spent locally?
What
would happen? Well, the Chamber of Commerce would put it in their newsletter,
and the Ambassadors would do a ribbon cutting. Debi Durham would come over from
Des Moines and do a big press event, and the Governor just might join her. ICAD
would tweet this success to the world. Mayors would grab gold shovels and pose
for a photo. You might get a visit from a US Senator. The Press Citizen and
Gazette would both do front page stories. The Corridor Business Journal would
write a nice editorial. The region would be hailed for its forward thinking,
and folks would talk far and wide about how well we do economic development.
So
what if I told you the exact equivalent has already occurred? It has.
Several
years ago, I went to a National Association of Counties (NACo) conference and
learned about a program that had started in Cook County, Illinois.
As
it turns out, a huge number of low-income workers leave money on the table when
it comes to the federal income tax system, particularly the Earned Income Tax
Credit (EITC). Cook County created a series of free tax clinics to ensure this
money returned to their county.
I
did some investigating, and it just so happened that Johnson County had the
same problem, though obviously on a much smaller scale.
So
I pushed for Johnson County to begin a free tax help program. It struck me that
we had a potential partner in the Tippe College of Business, and as luck would
have it, I could not have had better timing. Dr. Joyce Berg was ready to
greatly expand the work her student tax preparers would do. It was a perfect
fit.
Former
Supervisor Sally Stutsman was very supportive. Amy Correia had just been hired
as Johnson County’s first Social Services Director, and Amy took the ball and
ran with it, including securing grants to cover all operating costs. The Tippe
College, ICCSD, United Way, Iowa City Public Library, and many others have
become valued partners. In recent years, current Social Services Director
Lynette Jacoby has maintained and improved upon all this success.
What
are the results? The Free Tax Help Program brings over $1.9 million into the
local economy every year. It goes to low-income local workers, who spend it
locally. And it uses no local tax dollars.
Remember
when I said “48 full-time jobs at $20 per hour”? That adds up to a $1.9 million
annual impact, less than the Free Tax Help Program. But the Free Tax Help
Program is actually even better, because it serves over 1,300 Johnson County
tax filers and their families!
Economic
Development can take many forms. I happen to believe the Free Tax Help program
has contributed a lot of good things to the local economy. We have not had any
fancy groundbreakings or ribbon cuttings, but we have accomplished something!
The
Corridor Business Journal spends a few hundred words every other issue
badmouthing the Board of Supervisors; I wonder if they will honor us for this
economic development? I’m not holding my breath!
So
if you know Lynette Jacoby, thank Lynette Jacoby. She has done great work! If
you know Joyce Berg, thank Joyce Berg. Her students have given much more back
to this community than they could ever take.
*DID YOU KNOW?
Most economic development incentives put to use in Johnson County over
the past 20 years have come nowhere close to a $1.9 million annual return on
investment.
Anyone
interested in learning more about County government should take a look at the
County website-
"Sullivan’s
Salvos" is sent once per week to any interested party. It will give a
brief update on issues of interest to Johnson County residents.
These messages
come solely from Rod Sullivan, and neither represents the viewpoints of the
whole Board of Supervisors nor those of groups or individuals otherwise
mentioned.
If you do NOT
want the weekly E-mail, simply reply to this message, and type
"unsubscribe" in the subject line.
If you know
anyone else who might be interested, just forward this message. They can E-mail
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As always,
feel free to contact me at 354-7199 or rodsullivan@mchsi.com. I look forward to
serving you!
---Rod
February 2, 2017
Sullivan’s
Salvos 2/7/17
In this edition:
*A Reminder…
*Flag Burning
*Bowl For Kids’ Sake
*Taxes
*Free Tax Help!
*Did You Know?
*A Reminder…
The plaque at the base of
the Statue of Liberty reads: "Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled
masses yearning to breathe free, the wretched
refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door!"
*Flag Burning
Iowa
City made national news the other day when a FedEx delivery driver stopped a
group of protesters who were burning an American flag.
Is
burning a flag a good way to win friends and influence people? No. Is it legal?
Yes, it is! Unlike many of the actions of our new President, flag burning is
Constitutionally protected! A Muslim ban, on the other hand, is not!
Ask
yourselves: should we be focused on the LEGAL acts of a few people desperate
for attention, or the ILLEGAL actions of our government?
So
remember – while flag burners are idiots, be careful what you wish for. The
next protest the Fed Ex Man decides to break up might be yours!
*Bowl For Kids’ Sake
I chose to get involved with Big Brothers Big Sisters' Bowl for
Kids' Sake because too many young people are struggling at school and at home.
But kids served by Big Brothers Big Sisters get great results!
- 98% of our Littles have avoided the
judicial system
- 63% of our Littles feel more socially
accepted
- 76% of our Littles have increased their
scholastic confidence
- 92% of our Littles who did not believe
they would finish high school before meeting their Bigs now believe they
can and will
- 63% of our Littles who did not believe
college was an option before meeting their Bigs now hope to attend and
believe they can graduate from college
- 69% of our Littles have improved their
grades from the time they began meeting with their Big
- 47% of our Littles have improved their
sense of risk behaviors and do not approve of their peers engaging in
risky behaviors
- 65% of our Littles have improved their
relationships with their parents or caretakers
- 47% of our Littles have improved their
truancy from the time they began meeting with their Big.
We can keep this going. Help me reach my Bowl for Kids' Sake goal
by making a donation today. Your donation will help change a child's life for
the better, forever.
*Taxes
We
are putting the final touches on the FY18 budget, and I thought it made for a
good time to revisit the subject of property taxes.
The total
property taxes you pay is a function of several factors:
1.
Value
of the property: The Assessor for your jurisdiction determines how much a given
property is worth. The property then receives an assessed value.
2.
Classification
of the property: A given property is classified into one of several categories.
With a few minor exceptions, taxable properties are classified as either
Agricultural, Residential, Commercial, or Industrial.
3.
Levy
rates: Each taxing jurisdiction has a levy rate for Ag, Residential,
Commercial, and Industrial. The rate for each jurisdiction is applied.
4.
Credits/rollbacks,
etc.: There are occasional credits and rollbacks that artificially adjust the
taxes due on certain taxable properties.
So, you take
the value of the property, times the total levy rate for that class of property
for each jurisdiction. Then apply any rollbacks or credits, and you have your
total amount of property taxes due.
The
taxing bodies do not have as much control over property taxes as you might
think. Assessors value and classify the property. The state determines credits
and rollbacks. All the taxing bodies control are the levy rates.
The Levy Rate in Johnson County has only increased 14% in ten
years! That is an average of 1.4% per year – well below the average rate of
inflation (2.0%) for the same period.
*Free Tax Help!
VITA
Tax Clinics provide trained student volunteer tax preparers from the University
of Iowa Tippie College of Business to people who, in 2016, earned less than
$55,000. Last year VITA volunteers filed 1,300 tax returns for Johnson County
participants, with Federal refunds totaling $1,900,000.
VITA
is a partnership among Johnson County Social Services, the University of Iowa
Tippie College of Business, Iowa City Public Library, Iowa City Community
School District, and United Way of Johnson County. The program is funded
by Johnson County and ISED Ventures, an Iowa asset development organization
that creates opportunities for low- and moderate-income Iowans to achieve
financial stability. ISED receives funding for this program from the Department
of Human Services and the Internal Revenue Service.
VITA
Tax Clinics will be offered at the following locations (appointments are not
necessary):
Iowa
City Public Library, 123 South Linn Street; Saturdays (11 am to 5 pm), January
28, February 4, April 1 and 8; Sundays (12:30 pm to 4:30 pm), January 29,
February 5, 12, 19 and 26, March 5 and 26, April 2 and 9; Mondays (5:45 pm to
8:45 pm), April 3 and 10; Tuesday (5:45 pm to 8:45 pm) April 11; Wednesdays
(5:45 pm to 8:45 pm), January 25, February 1, 8, 15 and 22, March 1, 8, 22 and
29, April 5 and 12. Spanish interpreters are available at the Sunday clinics.
Southeast
Junior High, 2501 Bradford Drive, Iowa City; Sundays (1 pm to 4 pm), February
12, 19 and 26, March 5. Interpreters available by appointment only
Northwest
Junior High, 1507 8th Street, Coralville; Mondays (6 pm to 9 pm), January 30,
February 6, 13 and 20. Spanish interpreters are available at this site.
Garner
Elementary, 80 Birch Court, North Liberty; Mondays (6 pm to 9 pm), February 27,
March 6, 20 and 27. Interpreters available by appointment only.
To
schedule an interpreter or to request an interpreter for a language other than
Spanish (including sign language), contact An Leonard at 319-356-6090 at least
4 days in advance.
For
more information on these free tax preparation sites, call the United Way
toll-free at 2-1-1 (from a landline telephone) or 1-866-469-2211. Or visit the
Johnson County website at www.johnson-county.com.
*DID YOU KNOW? The
designer of the current United States flag was 17 at the time, and created it
for a high school project. He received a B-.
Anyone
interested in learning more about County government should take a look at the
County website-
"Sullivan’s
Salvos" is sent once per week to any interested party. It will give a brief
update on issues of interest to Johnson County residents.
These messages
come solely from Rod Sullivan, and neither represents the viewpoints of the
whole Board of Supervisors nor those of groups or individuals otherwise
mentioned.
If you do NOT
want the weekly E-mail, simply reply to this message, and type
"unsubscribe" in the subject line.
If you know
anyone else who might be interested, just forward this message. They can E-mail
me at rodsullivan@mchsi.com with "subscribe" in the subject line.
As always,
feel free to contact me at 354-7199 or rodsullivan@mchsi.com. I look forward to
serving you!
---Rod
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