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14. In Section XVII, Cities are allowed to make a full payment on equipment it was previously making payments on. I'm not sure what the 30 -day deadline refers to, however. Does this mean that if we make a payment, then decide to allocate unexpended levy dollars toward making full payment of the equipment, we cannot do so if more than 30 days have elapsed since the last installment payment? A: That section, which was from the 2001 JPA, was removed in the revised JPA. 15. The agreement in Section XX references the task force and the planning for a successor voting system. Seems unsettling to talk about replacing a system that has not yet been ordered. How many years are we thinking the new system will serve us? A: This will be our third generation of optical scan voting systems. The first voting system was used for 14 years. Our currently system is in its 13th year of use. Hence, the proposed JPA would be for 14 years. The new system has been in the planning stage for the past three years. 16. Related to my 4th comment above, it would seem that there is some overlap with regard to implementation services, annual maintenance and the cost summary expressed in Appendices B, C & D and the agreement already in place for the County to provide election services to the City. Will there be a cost reduction in either agreement? A: The JPA only covers the voting system operations. The election contract covers the administration of elections. The only overlap is the new part of the proposed JPA that governs the operation of the absentee ballot counting center. Currently, the costs of the election judges for the counting center are covered in the election contract. These costs will be transferred to the joint powers agreement. I will have a better idea of the amount to be transferred once I know which voting system we will be acquiring, but in any case, it's will not likely be a huge amount. That's all for now, we look forward to your response. Jim Ericson City Administrator City of Mounds View 2401 County Road 10 Mounds View, MN 55112 763-717-4001 (Phone) 763-717-4019(Fax) 763-464-9644 (Cell) www.ci.mounds-view.mn.us (Web) From: Mansky, Joseph[mailto:Joseph.Manslcy@CO.RAMSEY.MN.US] Sent: Monday, July 22, 2013 2:25 PM To: Sue Iverson; Amy Dietl; Blaine; Michelle Tesser; Bart Fischer; Jessica Jagoe; Heather Butkowski; Kathy Glanzer; Maplewood; Maplewood; Maplewood; Moore, Shari; Desaree Crane; New Brighton; Stephanie Marty; Bette Malm; Carolyn Curti; Barb Suciu; Shoreview; Spring Lake Park; Spring Lake Park; Kathy Keefe; White Bear Lake; White Bear Lal<e, Judy Moll Subject: draft joint powers agreement for city review