A. Discussion, consideration, and action to approve necessary Help America Vote Act, aka, HAVA Cares Act Relief Funds expenditures to cover costs not accounted for in the current budget and cannot be lawfully funded by line item, allotment or allocation, for the Hidalgo County Elections Department to obtain necessary technology, equipment and related items required as a function of government and of the County's efforts in mitigating the on-going COVID-19, the Court having reviewed the Agenda Item Briefing, herein finds that such expenditures are reasonable and necessary for the intended use";
 

B. Requesting exemption from competitive bidding requirements, pursuant to Texas LGC 262.024(a)(1): an item that must be purchased in case of a public calamity if it is necessary to make the purchase promptly to relieve the necessity of the citizens; (2) an item necessary to preserve and protect the public health and safety of the citizens.

C. Requesting approval to purchase WVK Cellular Laptops with windows 10 and Votec Software used for elections purpose, from Votec Corporation for a total of $84,000.00, for the upcoming presidential election. (Req# 00421544)

D. Requesting approval to purchase Security Cameras from Mood, 3 quotes were requested, Mood was the lowest bid for a total of $12,138.00. (Req# 00418471)

E. Requesting approval to purchase Access Control System from Mood, 3 quotes were requested, Mood was the lowest bid for a total of $21,516.36. (Req# 00420454)