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Consider a memorandum/resolution amending the appointment of presiding and alternate judges for the May 4, 2019 general election.
SUMMARY
DATE: April 2, 2019
TO: Ronald L. Olson, City Manager
FROM: Kathy Davis, City Attorney
SUBJECT: Amend Appointment of Presiding and Alternate Election Judges
BACKGROUND AND FINDINGS:
Section 32.005 of the election code requires the city council to appoint presiding and alternate judges for each of the polling locations used on election day.
On March 12, 2019, City Council made appointments via CCMR 19-032 as required. After the appointments were made, the City Secretary was contacted by Mr. Daryl Peters, Precinct #405 Presiding Judge and Early Voting Presiding Judge at Lions Club Park Senior Center; Mr. Terry Mustapher, Precinct #408 Presiding Judge; Ms. Lucille Ward, Precinct #406 and Ms. Barbara Garrett, Presiding Judge of the Early Voting Ballot Board, Central Counting Station and Signature Verification Committee. Mr. Peters advised that he was recently appointed to serve as Bell County Justice of the Peace and is no longer eligible to serve as an election judge. Mr. Mustapher, Ms. Ward and Ms. Garrett have requested that changes be made to their alternate judges.
The following persons are hereby named as presiding election judges and alternate presiding judges for said election at the following precinct polling places affected by the requests made above. All other appointments made on March 12, 2019 via CCMR 19-032 will remain.
PRECINCT #405: Brenda Peters - Presiding Judge
PRECINCT #406: Sandra O’Brien - Alternate Judge
PRECINCT #408: George H. Arnold IV - Alternate Judge
EARLY VOTING BALLOT BOARD, CENTRAL COUNTING STATION AND SIGNATURE VERIFICATION COMMITTEE:
Dorothy Buford - Alternate Judge
EARLY VOTING:
Lions Club Senior Center - Anthony Kendrick - Presiding Judge
Willie Mae Mays - Alternate Judge
THE ALTERNATIVES CONSIDERED:
State law mandates City Council appoint election Judges and Alternate Judges.
Which alternative is recommended? Why?
Appoint the above listed Judges and Alternate Judges.
CONFORMITY TO CITY POLICY:
N/A
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
As indicated in CCMR 19-032, the estimated cost to employ election workers for 4 early voting polling locations and 13 election day polling locations and a Ballot Board is $17,500.00. $70,500.00 has been budgeted in the FY2019 Election budget account. There are no additional costs associated with this amendment.
What is the amount of the expenditure in the current fiscal year? For future years?
Approximately $17,500.00 annually.
Is this a one-time or recurring expenditure?
Recurring
Is this expenditure budgeted?
Yes.
If not, where will the money come from?
N/A
Is there a sufficient amount in the budgeted line-item for this expenditure?
Yes, after KISD and CTC pays the City for their fair share of the election expenses.
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends amending CCMR 19-032, identifying that the above individuals be named to serve as election officials for the City, KISD, and CTC election on May 4, 2019 at the locations provided.
DEPARTMENTAL CLEARANCES:
City Attorney
ATTACHED SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS:
N/A