Agenda - Council Work Session - 11/26/2024

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AGREEMENT ON THE USE OF MANUAL POLLBOOKS IN THE CITY OF RAMSEY This AGREEMENT is made between the COUNTY OF ANOKA, a political subdivision of the State of Minnesota (hereinafter, "COUNTY") and the CITY OF RAMSEY, MINNESOTA, a Minnesota Charter City (hereinafter, "CITY") located entirely withing the boundaries of the COUNTY. RECITALS The CITY and the COUNTY entered into a certain AGREEMENT, June 18, 2018, providing for the licensure and use of pollbook hardware and software assigned by the COUNTY. The COUNTY is the entity responsible for the determination of the use of technologies for election purposes in the CITY as a matter of law. The aforesaid AGREEMENT provides that either party may terminate it upon seven (7) days' notice of termination. The CITY has provided the notice as required and noted above and the AGREEMENT is terminated. The CITY and COUNTY are parties to a separate JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT (JPA) dated January I , 2022, "for the purchase, maintenance and use of election equipment, including conducting elections, by the COUNTY on behalf of the COUNTY" and the CITY. The JPA may be amended by when made as an Amendment to the JPA in writing "and signed by the parties thereto:' The CITY has determined that it wishes to return to the use of the manual, "paper", pollbooks at all precincts within the CITY as was the case prior to the AGREEMENT as a means of securing greater voter security and privacy. AGREEMENT The CITY and COUNTY hereby agree to return to the use of manual or paper pollbooks at all precincts with the CITY for all elections therein conducted after the effective date of this AGREEMENT. The CITY shall return to the COUNTY all electronic potLbooks in its possession. Any costs incurred by the COUNTY in making the changes back to a manual system within the CITY shall be borne by the CITY in the manner provided by the JPA. This AGREEMENT is not intended to clarify and not modify in any way the provisions of the JPA, which is intended to remain in full force and effect between the CITY and the COUNTY.