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Fiscal Year 2020 Board Budget Amendment No. 1 to realign appropriation from the General Fund cost center to the Supervisor of Elections cost center within the General Fund.
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Recommended Action:
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Approval of the Fiscal Year 2020 Board Budget Amendment No. 1 realigning appropriation from the General Government - Reserves for Contingencies to the Supervisor of Elections cost center within the General Fund.
• This amendment realigns a total of $125,000.00 from the General Fund Reserves for Contingencies.
• Appropriation is needed for expenses associated with the addition of Republican nominees in the Presidential Preference Primary Election taking place in March 2020.
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Strategic Plan:
Deliver First Class Services to the Public and Our Customers
5.2 Be responsible Stewards of the public’s resources
5.3 Ensure effective and efficient delivery of county services and support
Summary:
Summary
This amendment realigns appropriation from the General Government - Reserves for Contingencies to provide sufficient budget for operating costs.
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Background Information:
The Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 budget for the Supervisor of Elections includes funding for the PPP for the Democratic nominees only, as historically there haven’t been nominees from the incumbent party. However, on December 12, 2019, the Department of State submitted a certified list of presidential nominees which included both Republicans and Democrats. The inclusion of the Republican nominees will require an additional appropriation in the amount of $125,000.00 to cover costs associated with printing and mailing ballots; printing ballots for early voting, election day and provisional ballots; and mail ballot kit materials.
Fiscal Impact:
This amendment realigns FY20 appropriation in the amount of $125,000.00 from the Reserves for Contingencies in the General Fund to increase the department budget as outlined above. These expenses were not anticipated during the development of the FY20 Adopted Budget.
Staff Member Responsible:
Jason D. Rivera, Technology Program Coordinator / Budget & Financial Management Analyst, Office of Management and Budget
Partners:
Supervisor of Elections
Attachments:
BA-20-01
Supervisor of Elections FY20 Special Appropriation Request