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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,August 22,2011 Page 31 Mr. Mansky responded affirmatively, depending on the type of election, the can- didate pool and turnout; and anticipated that for a primary election, absentee bal- loting be offered locally from Thursday through the weekend, and then on the fol- lowing Monday before the election; with the option for a two (2) week period for presidential or general elections. Mr. Mansky noted that it would depend on the atmosphere for those specific elections, as well as the political scene, Mr. Mansky noted that Roseville was the County's number one absentee voting community, with 17% voting absentee in 2008, and continuing to increase annually. In defense of the City's senior citizens and current election judges, Council- member McGehee suggested that the County not limit the age of judges to 65 years old; noting the service of current judges and from her experience transport- ing voters to the polls. Mr. Mansky assured Councilmembers that the age would not be limited; however, he noted the trend for older judges was in their reluctance to continue serving as the political scene became more contentious and there were more challenges in palling places. Mr. Mansky advised that many of those long-term election judges were finding service less interesting than it was 10-20 years ago. Councilmember Willmus opined that, when this option first came forward, he was really intrigued and was interested in saving some money for the City through such a cooperative venture. However, Councilmember Willmus advised that, while remaining supportive of a trial run, it was providing to add overall costs for running elections for the City. Councilmember Willmus asked that this come back after the initial trial for the City Council to revisit its effectiveness in the fu- ture. Roll Call Ayes: McGehee; Pust; Johnson; Willmus; and Roe. Nays: None. d. Consider Awarding Contract for Construction Management Services for Phase I of the new Fire Station Fire Chief Tim O'Neill provided a brief summary, as detailed in the RCA dated August 22, 2011 for approval of construction management services for construc- tion of a new fire station on the City Campus. Chief O'Neill noted that the evalu- ation criteria was weighted using a best value selection process; and that this didn't always ensure that the lowest bidder would be recommended, but criteria used to determine who would provide the best quality project. Going forward, Councilmember Pust sought clarification if the City was locked into Bossardt through the entire project; or could separate the contract going out for future bid; or if the economy continued to decline creating a situation where a more favorable and lower bidding market could be realized.