Placement: New Business
Action Requested: Motion / Vote
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Selection of Optional Services offered by the Supervisor of Elections Office for the Special Elections.
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Submitted By: James D. Stokes, City Attorney
Strategic Plan Link: The City's Goal of a high-performing city government organization.
Executive Summary (General Business): The City Council needs to make a determination as to which optional services it requests from the Supervisor of Elections Office for the upcoming Special Election(s).
Presentation Information: The City Attorney and City Clerk are available to answer questions as needed.
Staff Recommendation: Move that the Council select which, if any, of the optional services it wishes to include in the upcoming Special Election(s).
Alternate Recommendations:
1. Move that the Council provide direction to staff to explore additional options.
2. Move that the Council take no action and seek additional information.
Background: The City will have a Special Election, in addition to a possible Special Primary Election, to fill the vacancies of the Mayor’s Seat and Council District Three Seat. The Supervisor of Elections has several services were are, pursuant to the Florida Elections Code, optional during a municipal election. Each option has an estimated cost associated.
Issues/Analysis: In order to run a successful and lawful election, the Supervisor of Elections needs to know which of the optional services the City wishes to select and fund. As optional items, none of these items are required by state or local law.
Financial Information: Each optional item has a cost associated and expressed on the memorandum. These costs are estimates and the City will be responsible for the actual cost, whether higher or lower.
Special Consideration: N/A
Location of Project: Citywide.
Attachments:
• City Attorney Memorandum
• Supervisor of Elections Letter & Cost Estimate
NOTE: All of the listed items in the “Attachment” section above are in the custody of the City Clerk. Any item(s) not provided in City Council packets are available upon request from the City Clerk.
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Legal Sufficiency Review:
Reviewed by James D. Stokes, City Attorney. Approved as to Legal form and sufficiency by James D. Stokes, City Attorney.