Consideration and Approval of Intergovernmental Agreement:  Election Services for the August 26, 2014, Primary Election

ARS §16-172A requires that an IGA with the County for election services be entered into prior to the election.

The IGA outlines a cost of $2.00 per registered voter for elections consolidated with State or Federal elections. Funds have been budgeted in the FY2015 budget.

Effective governance.

No, although discussions have taken place with the County to incorporate additional language to address concerns in the past.

1) Approve the IGA
2) Propose alternate language; however, with this being a statewide election that may not be accepted

With this being a statewide election the County forwarded to us the standard IGA used with all municipalities/districts. We returned some recommended changes to incorporate the new wording previously included in our recent Regional Plan election contract that addressed past concerns, but the County has chosen to maintain the standard language in the IGA since it is being used with other municipalities/districts as well.

Historically, the City contracts with the Coconino County Elections Office to conduct its elections. The City and County routinely enter into election agreements identifying the responsibilities of the parties, the services that will be provided, and payment provisions. As indicated, the costs associated with this agreement amount to $2.00 per registered voter. With an estimated 28,000 registered voters in the City of Flagstaff, this cost would be approximately $56,000 for these services.

The intergovernmental agreement formalizes the City's and County's various responsibilities and allows the August 26, 2014, primary election to move forward.

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