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11 <br />rl <br />RESOLUTION 5618 <br />CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW <br />COUNTY OF RAMSEY <br />STATE OF MINNESOTA <br />A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING A JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT <br />WITH RAMSEY COUNTY FOR ELECTIONS SYSTEMS <br />WHEREAS, the Ramsey County Board of Commissioners adopted <br />Resolution 2001-283 approving a Joint Powers Agreement for Election System <br />Replacement; and <br />WHEREAS, efficient ballot generation and the timely accumulation of <br />election results depend upon the use of the same vote tabulation system throughout the <br />County, and the use of a consistent voting method for all elections enhances election <br />judge and voter understanding of the voting process and helps to provide equitable <br />treatment of all voters, regardless of the type of election; and <br />WHEREAS, the County and municipalities have reached agreement on 1) <br />the need to replace existing elections equipment and to implement new elections <br />equipment throughout the County as soon as possible, and 2) the funding for the new <br />elections equipment. I <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED the Mounds View City Council <br />approves the attached Joint Powers Agreement between the City of Mounds View and <br />Ramsey County for the purchase of election equipment, and <br />BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City of Mounds View will purchase <br />five voting machines (tabulators) over a five year period at an estimated cost of $9,021 <br />in 2002 and $8,260 annually for 2003-2006. <br />ATTEST: <br />SEAL. <br />Motion by: <br />Quick <br />Second by: <br />Thomas <br />Sonterre <br />Aye <br />Quick <br />Aye <br />Stigney <br />Aye . <br />Marty <br />No <br />Thomas <br />Aye <br />Adopted this 24th day of September, 2001, <br />Richard Sonterre, Mayor <br />Kathleen Miller, City Administrator <br />