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EXTRACT OF MINUTES OF MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROSEVILLE * X x * * x x x * * x Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Roseville, County of Ramsey, Minnesota was duly held on the fourteenth day of October, 2013, at 6:00 p.m. The following members were present: Willmus, Laliberte, McGehee, Roe and the following members were absent: Etten. Member Willmus introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption: RESOLUTION No. 11098 2013 Joint Powers Agreement for Replacement Elections System WHEREAS, current election equipment was purchased in 2001 and is at the end of its useful life; and WHEREAS, efficient ballot preparation and timely compilation of election results depend upon the use of a uniform voting system throughout the county, and the use of a uniform voting system for all elections enhances election judge and voter understanding of the voting process and helps to provide equitable treatment for all voters, regardless of the type of election; and WHEREAS, Congress mandated the use of an assistive ballot marking device in all polling places and in-person absentee voting locations for use by voters with disabilities, through enactment of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 ("HAVA"); and WHEREAS, the Minnesota Legislature mandated the central counting of all absentee ballots under uniform state laws and procedures in Laws of Minnesota 2010, Chapter 194, effective in 2010; and WHEREAS, the Parties have reached agreement on 1) the need to replace the existing voting system and to implement a new voting system throughout the County in time for use for the 2014 state elections; and 2) the funding formula for the new voting system; and WHEREAS, state funds for the acquisition and operation of voting systems originating from grants received by the County under the Help America Vote Act must be expended by the County no later than March 31, 2014, or be returned to the State of Minnesota;