RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE AND AUTHORIZE the Clerk-Recorder, or designee, to execute a contract with the San Ramon Valley United Methodist Church at a cost of $1,000 to rent the Wesley Center Great Hall for the November 8, 2022 General Election.

FISCAL IMPACT:

General Fund cost of $1,000, mitigated by local jurisdiction election fees.

BACKGROUND:

The Elections Division of the Clerk-Recorder's Office will provide 5 Regional Early Voting Sites (REVs) for three days before the Election, and 152 polling places throughout the county for the November 8, 2022 General Election. Sites to be utilized include the Wesley Center Great Hall at the San Ramon Valley United Methodist Church in the Town of Alamo. The Church Facility User Agreement for this site contains an indemnification and hold harmless provision, whereby the County agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the San Ramon Valley United Methodist Church for use of this site as a voting location. For early voting and election day voting, as well as set up and take down of voting equipment, the agreement provides the County with use of the Wesley Center Great Hall from November 3, 2022 through November 9, 2022.