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rniikir'H urETtNC^ <br />NOV 1 3 200t <br />REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY UH OHONO <br />DATE: November 5,2001 <br />ITEM NO:lu <br />DepartncDt Approval: <br />Nanc Lin Vee <br />THIe Chy Clerk <br />Adroinistrator Reviewed:Agenda Section: <br />City Administrator's <br />Report <br />Hem Description: Purchase of Voting Booths <br />Background <br />Since the number of voters has increased over the years, the precinct judges have requested <br />additional voting booths to accommodate more voters at the polls. The City currently has six voting <br />booths for each precinct. It would be reasonable to increase the number of booths to eight or nine <br />per precinct, depending on the available space at the precinct location. <br />The voting booths the City currently uses are no longer available. The new Model VI booths are <br />very similar and would cost $175 per booth, plus tax and shipping charges. The 2001 budget <br />included an amount of $5,070 to conduct a special election if both the cities of Orono and Long Lake <br />had voted for a consolidation. Staffis requesting the reallocation of $1,770 from the election judge <br />salaries budget to the small tool and minor equipment budget for the purchase of nine additional <br />voting booths. This would allow one precinct to use all new booths that have the same design, with <br />six booths being redistributed between the remaining three precincts. <br />COUNCIL ACTION REQUESTED: <br />Motion to approve the reallocation of $1,770 from the election judge salaries budget to the small <br />tools and minor equipment budget, within the Election DepartmenL for the purchase of nine <br />additional voting booths.