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RESOLUTION 7816 <br /> CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW <br /> COUNTY OF RAMSEY <br /> STATE OF MINNESOTA <br /> APPROVAL OF A CONTRACT FOR ELECTION SERVICES WITH RAMSEY COUNTY <br /> FOR 2012 WITH A FOUR-YEAR EXTENSION THROUGH 2016 <br /> WHEREAS, the task of managing primary and general elections is a significant <br /> responsibility requiring exacting oversight and countless hours of training and staff <br /> development; and, <br /> WHEREAS, each year the election laws are revised and updated making the <br /> process increasingly complicated with complex procedural mandates; and, <br /> WHEREAS, Ramsey County has offered to assume management and oversight of <br /> Mounds View's elections on a one-year trial agreement with a four-year extension as <br /> shown in the attached Exhibit A; and, <br /> WHEREAS, the first-year cost of the agreement would be $36,500, for which the <br /> County would handle all facets of the primary and general election process with the <br /> exception of the following City responsibilities: <br /> • Identify a City contact person for election issues <br /> • Accept absentee ballots <br /> • Canvass the election results <br /> • Provide the title and text for any city-sponsored ballot questions, and <br /> • Provide final approval of the polling places. <br /> WHEREAS, the City would not be locked into a long-term contract and either party <br /> would have the right to terminate by giving six months notice to be effective January 1St of <br /> the following year. <br /> NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Mounds <br /> View, Ramsey County, Minnesota, that it hereby approves entering into a one-year <br /> agreement for election services with Ramsey County for 2012 at a one-year cost of <br /> $36,500 with a renewal provision for an additional four years through the year 2016. <br /> Adopt d this 8th day of August, 2011. <br /> e Fla <br /> ATTEST: <br /> James Ericson, City Administrator <br /> (seal) <br />