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RESOLUTION NO. 8166 <br />CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW <br />COUNTY OF RAMSEY <br />STATE OF MINNESOTA <br />AUTHORIZING A JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT (JPA) <br />WITH RAMSEY COUNTY FOR ELECTION SYSTEMS <br />WHEREAS, the City entered into a Joint Powers Agreement in 2001 for the purchase <br />and operation of a new voting system; and <br />WHEREAS, the City has an agreement with Ramsey County Elections for election <br />services, which includes the task of management and oversight of Primary and General <br />Elections for the City; and <br />WHEREAS, Ramsey County Elections is requesting that the City enter into a Joint <br />Powers Agreement for the purchase and operation of new election equipment; and <br />WHEREAS, efficient ballot preparation and the timely compilation of election results <br />depend upon the use of a uniform voting system throughout the County, and the use of a <br />uniform voting systems for all elections enhances election judge and voter understanding of <br />the voting process and helps to provide equitable treatment of all voters, regardless of the <br />type of election; and <br />WHEREAS, Ramsey County and Municipalities has reached an agreement on 1) the <br />need to replace with existing voting system and to implement a new voting system in time for <br />use for the 2014 state elections, and 2) the funding for the new elections equipment. <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Mounds View City Council approves <br />the attached Joint Powers Agreement (JPA) between the City of Mounds View and Ramsey <br />County for the purchase of election equipment. <br />Adopted this 28th day of October, 2013. <br />Joe Flaherty, Mayor <br />ATTEST: <br />James Ericson, City Administrator <br />(seal) <br />