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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, May 23, 2016 Page 6 Development Department;" for a six-month pilot open house and public hearing notification policy. Councilmember McGehee noted this was a timely request, and thanked staff for pointing this out. Roll Call Ayes: Willmus, Laliberte, Etten, McGehee, and Roe. Nays: None. 9. Consider Items Removed from Consent f. Amendment to Election Services Agreement with Ramsey County At the request of Mayor Roe, City Manager Trudgeon briefly reviewed this item as detailed in the RCA and related attachments, May 23, 2016. City Manager Trudgeon noted recent legislation included a cost-share provision that remained pending until finalized, but starting this year and separate from the presidential primary. Councilmember Laliberte thanked City Manager Trudgeon for the explanation clarifying that the 23% increase was not a change from the 2015-2016 elections only. However, Councilmember Laliberte noted the significant jump for these services, and asked City Manager Trudgeon if it was due to increased wages for election judges or for Ramsey County staff for their administration. City Manager Trudgeon advised that the most significant cost was for election judges and increase in minimum wages; noting that this year judges would be paid a flat fee of $150. Mr. Trudgeon noted that a secondary driver of some of the cost increase was the high election participation rate in Roseville, and signifi- cant number of absentee voters raising operating costs, in addition to some infla- tionary costs included. Councilmember Laliberte stated she was not opposed to continuing with Ramsey County, but thought it was worth noting, especially given her discomfort in ap- proving a four year extension, with the price for those services only available for the first two years or other increases coming due to unforeseen circumstances. Councilmember Laliberte clarified that none of this covers school board elections in odd years, with those costs borne by the school district. City Manager Trudgeon confirmed that the school district handled their costs and arrangements. Closer to the year 2020, and as information on projected costs be- comes available, City Manager Trudgeon offered to provide that data to the City Council for further discussion.