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C. 16

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	David Twa, County Administrator
Date:	May 5, 2015

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE COUNTY ELECTIONS OFFICIAL TO CONTRACT FOR POLLING PLACE SPACE

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 05/05/2015

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor

ABSENT:

Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:	Julie DiMaggio Enea (925) 335-1077
cc:	Clerk-Recorder Asst. County Registrar Public Works Director CAO County Counsel

I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: May 5, 2015
,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

INTRODUCE Ordinance No. 2015-09, authorizing the County Elections Official to contract for the use of real property as a polling place for any election, WAIVE reading, and FIX May 12, 2015 for adoption.

FISCAL IMPACT:

None.

BACKGROUND:

From time to time, it is necessary for the County Elections Official (the County Clerk-Recorder-Registrar of Voters) to enter into a written agreement to use real property as a polling place for an election. Ordinance No. 2015-09 amends Ordinance Code Chapter 1108-10 to authorize the Elections Official to contract for the use of real property as a polling place for any election by license or use agreement.

BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)

Ordinance No. 2015-09 is authorized by Government Code section 25350.51. This statute allows the Board of Supervisors to delegate to appropriate County officers the authority to obtain the use of real property for the County by lease or license under specified conditions. Ordinance Code Chapter 1108-10 already authorizes the Public Works Director to lease real lease real property for use by the County or obtain the use of real property for the County by license, as long as the term of the lease or license does not exceed five years and the rental under the lease or license does not exceed $7,500 per month. Ordinance Code Chapter 1108-10 also sets forth the procedures and requirements that must be followed when an agreement is executed by a County officer under the ordinance. The same limitations and procedures would apply to real property agreements signed by the Elections Official.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

The Elections Official would not be authorized by the Board to enter into polling place use agreements.