REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF THE COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO
AND RECORD OF ACTION
August 25, 2020
FROM
BOB PAGE, Registrar of Voters, Registrar of Voters
SUBJECT
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Template Agreements for Installation and Maintenance of Secure Ballot Drop Boxes
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
1. Approve four template agreements for the installation and maintenance of the Registrar of Voters' secure outdoor ballot drop boxes that will be used during elections, starting with the November 3, 2020 Presidential General Election.
2. Authorize the Deputy Executive Officer, Community Services Group or the Registrar of Voters to execute the template agreements on behalf of the County with cities and other property owners and any non-substantive revisions and amendments to the template agreements, subject to review by County Counsel.
(Presenter: Bob Page, Registrar of Voters, 387-2100)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Improve County Government Operations.
Operate in a Fiscally-Responsible and Business-Like Manner.
Pursue County Goals and Objectives by Working with Other Agencies.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Approval and execution of these template agreements with cities and other property owners will not result in the use of Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost). The template agreements establish that the County will reimburse the contractor up to $2,000 for the cost to install and eventually remove a ballot drop box. These costs are eligible for reimbursement from the State's budget allocation of $3,813,672 to the County for election-related COVID-19 costs. The costs may also be eligible for reimbursement from the County's Federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act Coronavirus Relief Funds if no other COVID-19 related federal or state funding is available.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Installation of 70 secure outdoor ballot drop boxes throughout the San Bernardino County will provide vote...
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