REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
December 19, 2023
FROM
STEPHENIE SHEA, Registrar of Voters
SUBJECT
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Amendment to Contract with Westbound Communications Inc., for Additional Voter Education Outreach Activities
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Approve Amendment No. 1 to Contract No. 22-158, including non-standard terms, with Westbound Communications Inc., amending the Scope of Work to include additional voter education outreach activities utilizing the BallotMobile, and updating the payment terms, with no change to the term or contract amount.
(Presenter: Stephenie Shea, 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 and Stakeholders.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Approval of this recommendation will not result in the use of additional Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost). The amendment expands the scope of Westbound Communications' (Westbound) voter education outreach activities to include driving the County's BallotMobile voter education vehicle, which will not result in increased costs. A portion of election expenses are billed to local jurisdictions - cities, school districts, and special districts - based upon the number of contests on the ballot and the number of registered voters for each contest. Adequate appropriation and revenue have been included in the Registrar of Voters' (ROV) 2023-24 budget and will be included in the 2024-25 recommended budget.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
On March 1, 2022 (Item No. 53), the Board of Supervisors approved Contract No. 22-158 with Westbound in an amount not to exceed $2,954,000 for voter education outreach activities, for the period of March 1, 2022 through February 28, 2025, with two one-year renewal options.
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