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[64.74.151.42]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id gw1si2803012qab.42.2011.12.07.16.50.07 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=OTHER); Wed, 07 Dec 2011 16:50:07 -0800 (PST) Received-SPF: pass (google.com: domain of lgraham@clintonfoundation.org designates 64.74.151.42 as permitted sender) client-ip=64.74.151.42; Authentication-Results: mx.google.com; spf=pass (google.com: domain of lgraham@clintonfoundation.org designates 64.74.151.42 as permitted sender) smtp.mail=lgraham@clintonfoundation.org Received: from ex07cas14.utopiasystems.net (172.16.1.63) by ex07edge2.utopiasystems.net (172.16.1.71) with Microsoft SMTP Server (TLS) id 8.3.213.0; Wed, 7 Dec 2011 19:49:39 -0500 Received: from CLINTON07.utopiasystems.net ([172.16.1.88]) by ex07cas14.utopiasystems.net ([172.16.1.63]) with mapi; Wed, 7 Dec 2011 19:49:40 -0500 From: Laura Graham <lgraham@clintonfoundation.org> To: Bruce Lindsey <blindsey@clintonfoundation.org>, "john.podesta@gmail.com" <john.podesta@gmail.com> Date: Wed, 7 Dec 2011 19:48:09 -0500 Subject: Thread-Index: Acy1Qw5vSbded4oUSCyIp3dNswclHg== Message-ID: <4A690BA92801374689B1D958B8163E77027375BB87@CLINTON07.utopiasystems.net> Accept-Language: en-US Content-Language: en-US X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: acceptlanguage: en-US Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="_000_4A690BA92801374689B1D958B8163E77027375BB87CLINTON07utop_" MIME-Version: 1.0 Return-Path: lgraham@clintonfoundation.org --_000_4A690BA92801374689B1D958B8163E77027375BB87CLINTON07utop_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Matt McKenna has requested via Bari and HR an increase of 1500 monthly in h= is foundation consultant work to cover what he claims and Bari claims is wo= rk he is doing on behalf of CVC as it relates to her role with CF. The new= breakdown of his total compensation would be as follows if we approve this= : 4000 Foundation (2500 Non CVC + 1500 CVC) 2500 CESC 1500 CVC Office (For profit work) I have no idea how they achieved what is a 50/50 split on his CVC work betw= een her for profit and CF activities. I think it's more heavily weighted t= oward her for profit and would think it would be closer to a 75/25 split. = I have pushed back on Matt via HR several times asking for written justifi= cation and job responsibilities. He has given me nothing but generic state= ments so he's being less than cooperative. He bitched to Bari who relayed = to HR that he hasn't had an increase in his CF fee in 2 years. I don't kno= w if that is true. I am checking. Regardless, his concern for not getting= an increase for CF (if that's the case) in 2 years, as I have pointed out,= is not a reason to arbitrarily just add costs to CF in the name of CVC. C= VC has apparently approved this but I will double check with her directly. = If we are going to increase him for CVC CF related work (and I agree that = makes sense) it shouldn't be arbitrary. It should be based on the estimate= d time she expects for the duration of his 6 month contract incorporating h= er actual time to date, as we do with CESC employees, to arrive at a figure= that has some basis. I have also insisted that any increase be accompanie= d by a time sheet outlining the hours he is spending on CF - CVC and non CV= C to ensure that he is tracking and we are approving them. Please advise on what you want me to do. Thnx. LG Laura Graham Chief Operating Officer & Chief of Staff to President Clinton The Clinton Foundation 55 W 125th St, NY, NY 10027 212-348-1779 phone 212-348-9855 fax Lgraham@clintonfoundation.org<mailto:Lgraham@clintonfoundation.org> Laura@presidentclinton.com<mailto:Laura@presidentclinton.com> Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail --_000_4A690BA92801374689B1D958B8163E77027375BB87CLINTON07utop_ Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html xmlns:v=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o=3D"urn:schemas-micr= osoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" = xmlns:m=3D"http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns=3D"http:= //www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"><head><META HTTP-EQUIV=3D"Content-Type" CONTENT= =3D"text/html; charset=3Dus-ascii"><meta name=3DGenerator content=3D"Micros= oft Word 12 (filtered medium)"><style><!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:Calibri; panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";} a:link, span.MsoHyperlink {mso-style-priority:99; color:blue; text-decoration:underline;} a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed {mso-style-priority:99; color:purple; text-decoration:underline;} span.EmailStyle17 {mso-style-type:personal-compose; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:windowtext;} .MsoChpDefault {mso-style-type:export-only;} @page WordSection1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;} div.WordSection1 {page:WordSection1;} --></style><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:shapedefaults v:ext=3D"edit" spidmax=3D"1026" /> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:shapelayout v:ext=3D"edit"> <o:idmap v:ext=3D"edit" data=3D"1" /> </o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=3DEN-US link=3Dblue vli= nk=3Dpurple><div class=3DWordSection1><p class=3DMsoNormal>Matt McKenna has= requested via Bari and HR an increase of 1500 monthly in his foundation co= nsultant work to cover what he claims and Bari claims is work he is doing o= n behalf of CVC as it relates to her role with CF. The new breakdown = of his total compensation would be as follows if we approve this:<o:p></o:p= ></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>4000 Fo= undation (2500 Non CVC + 1500 CVC)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>2500 = CESC<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>1500 CVC Office (For profit work)<o= :p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal= >I have no idea how they achieved what is a 50/50 split on his CVC work bet= ween her for profit and CF activities. I think it’s more heavil= y weighted toward her for profit and would think it would be closer to a 75= /25 split. I have pushed back on Matt via HR several times aski= ng for written justification and job responsibilities. He has given m= e nothing but generic statements so he’s being less than cooperative.= He bitched to Bari who relayed to HR that he hasn’t had an inc= rease in his CF fee in 2 years. I don’t know if that is true.&n= bsp; I am checking. Regardless, his concern for not getting an increa= se for CF (if that’s the case) in 2 years, as I have pointed out, is = not a reason to arbitrarily just add costs to CF in the name of CVC. = CVC has apparently approved this but I will double check with her directly.= If we are going to increase him for CVC CF related work (and I agree= that makes sense) it shouldn’t be arbitrary. It should be base= d on the estimated time she expects for the duration of his 6 month contrac= t incorporating her actual time to date, as we do with CESC employees, to a= rrive at a figure that has some basis. I have also insisted that any = increase be accompanied by a time sheet outlining the hours he is spending = on CF – CVC and non CVC to ensure that he is tracking and we are appr= oving them.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p clas= s=3DMsoNormal>Please advise on what you want me to do. Thnx. LG<o:p><= /o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal sty= le=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style=3D'fo= nt-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'>Laura Graham <b= r>Chief Operating Officer <br>& Chief of Staff to President Clinton <br= >The Clinton Foundation <br>55 W 125th St, NY, NY 10027 <br>212-348-1779 ph= one <br>212-348-9855 fax <br><a href=3D"mailto:Lgraham@clintonfoundation.or= g"><span style=3D'color:blue'>Lgraham@clintonfoundation.org</span></a> <br>= <a href=3D"mailto:Laura@presidentclinton.com"><span style=3D'color:blue'>La= ura@presidentclinton.com</span></a> <br><br>Please consider the environment= before printing this e-mail</span><span style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-fam= ily:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><= o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>= --_000_4A690BA92801374689B1D958B8163E77027375BB87CLINTON07utop_--