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TO: Julie Hanson, City of Arden Hills <br />FROM: David Triplett, Ramsey County Elections Manager <br />SUBJECT: Contract for Election Services <br />DATE: September 29, 2020 <br /> <br />The current contract and all renewals for election services between the City of Arden Hills and the Ramsey <br />County Elections office expire on December 31, 2020. As a result, if you wish to continue this service, the City of <br />Arden Hills and Ramsey County will need to execute a new contract. The new contract is attached. It will begin <br />on January 1, 2021 and end on December 31, 2026. There are a few items we want you to be aware of: <br />The increase in the cost schedule accounts for: <br />x An increased hourly wage for election judges to bring the pay scale in alignment with other jurisdictions <br />in the Twin Cities Metro Area, as well as the wage paid to Census workers and local businesses in <br />Ramsey County. Election Judges have not received a raise in the hourly rate since 2016. Currently, <br />precinct judges make $10 an hour. The increase will increase precinct judge wages to $15 an hour and <br />will increase all other positions by $5 an hour. <br />x Accommodate the increased volume of vote by mail and in-person early voting. This is primarily a <br />statutory duty that applies to all municipalities. As you are aware, the increase in this activity has been <br />prodigious this cycle – that aside, there has been a steady increase every year since 2012 and we project <br />this to be increasingly popular beyond this cycle. We have provided this option for voters while <br />maintaining Election Day voting access and resources. <br />x Account for duties that are statutorily related to cities that were not identified as in the previous <br />contract. <br />Additionally: <br />x All jurisdictions will share the same contract terms - terms and conditions of the contract are non- <br />negotiable by individual municipality. <br />x Contracts for precincts located outside of Ramsey County will no longer be offered. These precincts will <br />need to be managed under a mutually agreeable method (such as a Joint Powers Agreement) between <br />the corresponding county, municipality and Ramsey County. <br /> <br /> Attachment A