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Regular City Council Meeting <br />Monday, May 23, 2016 <br />Page 7 <br />Mayor Roe read the contract's termination clause for six month written notice the <br />year prior to the next election and for either party. Mayor Roe cautioned the need <br />to keep that in mind if and when changes are indicated. <br />At the request of Councilmember McGehee, City Manager Trudgeon advised that <br />city staff still handled absentee voting, but a lot of processing occurred at Ramsey <br />County, driving some of their costs. Mr. Trudgeon reviewed the new absentee <br />voting machine process within seven days of the election, opining that should im- <br />prove the overall process. At the further request of Councilmember McGehee, <br />Mr. Trudgeon opined that froin staff's perspective, he still thought this agreement <br />with Ramsey County was a good deal. <br />Councilmember Willmus asked, with the advent of the new method of machine <br />absentee voting within seven days, would Ramsey County provide staffing to <br />oversee that or would city employees still be responsible and need training. <br />Interim Community Development Director Kari Collins <br />As former Assistant to the City Manager, Ms. Collins, advised that city staff had <br />already received some training at Ramsey County to test out the new systems. <br />With some details of this new "voting early in person" still pending, Ms. Collins <br />advised that a machine would be located at Roseville City Hall, and absentee vot- <br />ers could still opt for a paper ballot, even though the same number of city staff <br />would be trained on the machine and available to assist voters. Ms. Collins re- <br />ported that the procedure for nightly delivery of ballots or tape printouts from the <br />machine remained pending with Ramsey County. <br />City Manager Tnidgeon advised that staff would be available to officially demon- <br />strate machines to the City Council before elections. <br />Councilmember Laliberte applauded the legislature for passing the Presidential <br />Primary, opining that a lot of people in the community felt disenfranchised or <br />were unable to participate; and this was a good move and should allow for more <br />participation accordingly. <br />McGehee moved, Etten seconded, approval of an Amendment to the agreement <br />(Attachment A) between Ramsey County and the City of Roseville, extending <br />Election Services for 2017-2020. <br />Roll Call <br />Ayes: Willmus, Laliberte, Etten, McGehee, and Roe. <br />Nays: None. <br />10. General Ordinances for Adoption <br />