REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
September 26, 2023
FROM
STEPHENIE SHEA, Registrar of Voters, Registrar of Voters
SUBJECT
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Introduction of Ordinance Regarding Compensation of Election Workers
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
1. Consider proposed ordinance relating to compensation of election workers.
2. Make alterations, if necessary, to proposed ordinance.
3. Approve introduction of proposed ordinance.
* An ordinance of San Bernardino County, State of California, amending Subsection 13.0619(a) of the San Bernardino County Code of Ordinances, relating to compensation of election workers and payment for polling places.
4. SCHEDULE ORDINANCE FOR FINAL ADOPTION ON TUESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2023, on the Consent Calendar.
(Presenter: Stephenie Shea, Registrar of Voters, 387-2100)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Create, Maintain and Grow Jobs and Economic Value in the County.
Improve County Government Operations.
Operate in a Fiscally-Responsible and Business-Like Manner.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Approval of this item may require the use of additional Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost). The estimated cost to increase the stipends for polling place election workers is $261,255 and includes increases for polling place Supervisors, Assistant Supervisors, Clerks, Field Representatives, and Ballot Security. A portion of the election worker cost is billed to jurisdictions that call for a polling place election. Approval of the necessary budget adjustments to the Registrar of Voters' (ROV) 2023-24 budget is not requested at this time, but will be included in a future budget report presented to the Board of Supervisors (Board) for approval, if necessary.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
The proposed ordinance will enable the ROV to schedule sufficient election worker staffing at polling places throughout the county during the March 5, 2024 Presidential Primar...
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