GENERAL CONSULTING
The Consultant’s services are defined as “General Consulting.” These services are summarized down below:
Providing general advice to the client regarding budget, advertising, hiring, communications, voter targeting, fundraising, and campaign filing compliance with state and/or federal agencies.
Overseeing management of campaign social media; including Facebook and Twitter/X.
Overseeing supporter communications such as email communication programs and volunteer programs.
Basic Fundraising management, including overseeing Treasurer and assisting with legally required filings, writing initial fundraising call time script, and planning candidate strategy for fundraising.
Writing a voter targeting plan using client acquired voting lists and data for voter turnout, persuasion, and advertising programs.
Overseeing campaign direct mail program and graphic designer.
Writing the campaign plan for the entire political campaign for the candidate, including benchmarks for filings, field plans, communications, fundraising, and general strategy. This plan will include the initial analysis of the electorate, as well as fundraising goals and voter target benchmarks.
Bi-weekly check-ins on the 1st and 3rd weeks of the month via phone, in person, or via zoom to discuss direction of the campaign, strategy, and analysis for the first three quarters of Smith Consulting’s fiscal year (December-August) lasting up to one (1) hour. During the final quarter (September-November) these will increase to weekly. If more check-ins are requested by the client, or if any of the check-ins are required to go for longer than one (1) hour, the client will be billed at a rate of $125 per hour, billed in increments of tenths of an hour. In the final twenty-one (21) days before Election Day, a premium billing of $225 an hour will be charged.
RETAINER
The Client shall pay a monthly retainer fee to the Consultant in advance for services. Any reasonable expenses shall be paid within seven (7) days of receipt of invoice by the client.
A monthly fee will be invoiced to the Client by the Consultant on the first day of every month for all the services provided and performed as well as for all the pre-approved expenses incurred the previous month for .
The monthly retainer fee will increase quarterly based on the Smith Political Consulting reporting calendar beginning in December and ending in November. .
Months in the first quarter (“Post Election” December-February) shall incur a fee of $75 per month.
Months in the second quarter (“Pre-Primary”) (March-May) shall incur a fee of $125 per month.
Months in the third quarter (“Primary”) (June-August) shall incur a fee of $225 per month.
Months in the fourth quarter(“General Election”) (September-November) shall incur a fee of $375 per month.
The Client is required to pay the invoice within fourteen (14) days upon receiving it. A late fee of $25 per day will be charged until the invoice is paid in full, including any late fees.
The Parties agree that the payments are to be made via Cash, check, Square Payment, Venmo Payment Application, or sent to the following address: 12609 E. Casa Bella St., Wichita, Kansas, 67207.