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UNITED WAY PRESENTATION The Board reviewed memo of Administrator Wright, as follows: TO: Patrick Commis% FROM: Michael Wright County Administr DATE: May 14, 1985 FILE: SUBJECT: United Way Presentation REFERENCES: While the United Way is a worthwhile organization, I would oppose any charity wanting to use County time to solicit contributions. The United Way wants permission to conduct an employee campaign for the County, to include a 20 minute presentation to a select group of employees. This group would in turn solicit their co-workers. If the United Way is allowed to .use business hours to solicit contributions, then how could the County refuse a similar request from the American Cancer Society, Muscular Dystrophy or any other charitable organization. I have no problem with the distribution of literature or the solicitation of funds after working hours. The County staff has cooperated in this manner in the past. However, in October, there will be more than 400 persons working directly for the County Commission. When you start allowing one or more charities to use working hours for their collections, the productivity losses become sizeable. Chairman Lyons explained that when the United Way came to him and reported that the Administrator did not want to have presentations made that way, he took the stand that this was a matter for the Administrator,and whether he agreed or disagreed, he would not put it on the agenda. However, the United Way had the right to put this matter on the agenda themselves, and this is where we are now. Andrew Beindorf, President of United Way for 1985, came before the Board and explained that what they are asking is to have department heads or individuals who they can make a presentation to and then they can relate it to their co-workers. In 1982 and 1983 it was done this way, but it was not in 1984 and 96 'JUN 5 1985 BOOK . FA ; er'C ��ad