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The Mayor and City Council shall discuss and take action on a request to approve an Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) with Pinal County for the purpose of providing election services for the fall 2024 election, in a form substantially similar to the attached draft, and authorizing the City Manager to execute the final IGA as approved by the City Attorney. Discussion and Action.
AGENDA ITEM DESCRIPTION
Pinal County requires that the City approve an IGA so that the Pinal County Recorder and Election Departments may provide voter registration and election services to the City for the upcoming Mayor and City Council elections scheduled for August 6, 2024 (Primary) and November 5, 2024 (General). Services provided by the County include, but are not limited to: preparing the ballot formats, mailing ballots to all registered voters within the City of Maricopa, early ballot signature verification, and tallying the official results of the election. The City will provide the Elections Department with all the necessary documents to ensure the names and measures appear on the official ballot for the aforementioned elections.
In addition, the city would like to add a proposition to the ballot for the purpose of selling real property valued at more than $1.5 million dollars. This proposition will appear on the August 6, 2024 ballot.
The county's administrative service fee is $0.75 per registered voter. As of 12/21/2023, there are 44,669 registered voters in Maricopa. That's an increase of 4,838 from January of 2022. Funds in the amount of $70,000 will be included in the City Clerk's election budget for FY 2024/2025 to cover the county's related expenses.
PRESENTER
This item will be presented by Vanessa Bueras, City Clerk.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends Mayor and City Council approve an Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) with Pinal County for the purpose of providing election services for the fall 2024 elections.