ADMINISTRATION - Cathy Sorensen, City Clerk
Title
VOTING BOOTH PURCHASE
Background
With adoption of the 2018 Capital Budget, Council appropriated $56,550 to fund new voting booths for City elections. Pursuant to City Charter staff is requesting approval for the purchase of 65 Voter’s Choice V4 booths from PrintElect. This model provides four voting stations per unit for a total of 260 booths. The booths are ADA-compliant, easy to transport and set-up, and take up less space both in storage and on Election Day. Staff was able to combine shipping with the City of Ham Lake that resulted in some savings and the current voting booths will be donated to other municipalities in accordance with Minnesota Statute 471.85 with a few retained should additional booths be needed.
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# of Units |
Vendor |
Quote |
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65 |
PrintElect |
$45,652 |
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65 |
Franklin Booth |
$57,139 |
Staff will also be purchasing metal shelving that will be used to store electronic poll books purchased by Anoka County for launch this election cycle. Electronic poll books will replace traditional paper rosters and greatly improve voter processing and registration. Anoka County will cover all purchase and maintenance costs through grants and other funding but the units will be stored at City Hall. Staff estimates the cost of shelving to be approximately $1,000.
Lastly, replacement ADA equipment is currently being reviewed for certification by the State in time for the 2020 election cycle. Purchase and maintenance costs for this equipment will be incorporated into the current JPA with Anoka County and will be included as part of the 2019 budget discussion.
Recommendation
By motion, approve expenditure of up to $46,652 for 65 Voter’s Choice V4 voting booths from PrintElect and miscellaneous shelving.