from the newsletter of the gop (sarcasm)
http://www.news-herald.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=12995567&BRD=1698&PAG=461&dept_id=21849&rfi=6Political fund-raiser Kyle Sisk files $62,000 complaint over consulting fees
Political fund-raising consultant Kyle Sisk filed a complaint seeking $62,000 Thursday in Franklin County Common Pleas Court against state Rep. Tim Grendell; Grendell's campaign committee; and John Ralph, Grendell's campaign treasurer.
Separately, Sisk said Thursday during a telephone interview that he provided Grendell with a contract copy on Dec. 16 about "two minutes after he signed it."
"I can't be responsible for him forgetting where he puts things," Sisk said.
Sisk, whose firm, Sisk & Associates, is based in Columbus, also said Grendell signed the contract in front of Sisk and Brett Buerck, another political fund-raising consultant.
Grendell said he didn't receive a contract copy from Sisk until August and only after he made numerous requests.
He called Sisk's claim that he was provided a contract copy on the day it was signed a "flat-out lie."
"When I left, I signed it, and he was supposed to send me a copy of the contract," Grendell said. "At that time, it wasn't a big issue. When it became an issue, that's when we started contacting him."
Grendell said the contract copy he received was eventually sent to him by Sisk's attorney, and Grendell has doubts about whether that is the same document he signed in December.
Sisk said he did not provide Grendell with another contract copy because he wasn't required to do so.
Grendell, R-Chester Township, hired Sisk in December on a retainer basis at $8,000 per month for three months, totaling $24,000, the complaint states.
Additionally, the complaint states Sisk was to be paid a "win bonus" of $50,000 within 90 days after the March 2 primary in which Grendell was running for the Ohio District 18 Senate seat.
"He fully knew what he was signing," Sisk said. "It's a valid contract."
Grendell defeated challenger state Rep. Jamie Callender of Willowick in the March 2 Republican primary.
The complaint states Grendell's campaign committee paid $12,000 of the $24,000 for the monthly retainer, but it has not paid the $50,000 win bonus.
Ohio Secretary of State J.
Kenneth Blackwell's office
previously issued a formal written opinion to Grendell that
"win bonuses or performance bonuses" are reasonable and customary in the political consulting business.
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