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<br /> <br />RESOLUTION NO. 8516 <br /> <br />CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW <br />COUNTY OF RAMSEY <br />STATE OF MINNESOTA <br /> <br />Approving the Joint Powers Agreement Between <br />Ramsey County and the City of Mounds View <br />for New Voting System Acquisition and Operation <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the City entered into a Joint Powers Agreement in 2001 for the <br />purchase and operation of a new voting system; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the City has an agreement with Ramsey County Elections for <br />election services, which includes the task of management and oversight of Primary and <br />General Elections for the City; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, Ramsey County Elections is requesting that the City enter into a <br />Joint Powers Agreement for the purchase and operation of new election equipment; <br />and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, efficient ballot preparation and the timely compilation of election <br />results depend upon the use of a uniform voting system throughout the County, and the <br />use of a uniform voting systems for all elections enhances election judge and voter <br />understanding of the voting process and helps to provide equitable treatment of all <br />voters, regardless of the type of election; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, Ramsey County and Municipalities has reached an agreement on 1) <br />the need to replace with existing voting system and to implement a new voting system <br />in time for use for the 2016 state elections, and 2) the funding for the new elections <br />equipment. <br /> <br /> NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Mounds View City Council <br />approves the attached Joint Powers Agreement (JPA) between the City of Mounds <br />View and Ramsey County for the purchase of election equipment. <br /> <br /> <br /> Adopted this 8th day of February, 2016. <br /> <br /> <br /> _____________________________ <br /> Joe Flaherty, Mayor <br /> <br />ATTEST: <br /> <br /> _____________________________ <br /> James Ericson, City Administrator <br /> <br />(seal)