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REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION <br />DATE: June 13, 2016 <br />ITEM NO: 16 <br />Approval: Administrator Reviewed: Agenda Section: <br />Name Diane Tiegs JML City Administrator's Report <br />Title City Clerk <br />Item Description: Appointment of 2016 Election Judges <br />Background <br />State Statute 204B.21, Subd. 2 states that election judges for precincts in a municipality must be <br />appointed by the governing body of the municipality at least 25 days before an election. <br />Staff Recommendation <br />It is staff’s recommendation that Council adopt the attached resolution listing the names of the qualified <br />persons who have indicated their willingness to serve as election judges at the Primary Election on <br />August 9, 2016, and the General Election on November 8, 2016, with the understanding that <br />amendments may be necessary to the appointments in order to fill vacancies and meet party splits. In <br />addition, the appointed Election Judges shall be paid $9.50 per hour and Head Judges shall be paid <br />$10.00 per hour, to carry out their duties at the polling place and to attend required training. In addition, <br />Head Judges shall be compensated for mileage to pick up election supplies or deliver election returns at <br />a rated allowed by the IRS (currently $.56 per mile) per State Statue 204B.31 and reimbursed $10.00 for <br />the use of their cell phone on Election Day. <br />COUNCIL ACTION REQUESTED: <br />Consider a motion to adopt the attached resolution appointing Election Judges.