DATE: February 22, 2022
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: James A. Kus, County Clerk/Registrar of Voters
SUBJECT: Budget Transfer for Purchase of Fixed Asset
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
Approve and authorize the Clerk of the Board to execute Budget Transfer No. 40 transferring FY 2021-22 appropriations within the County Clerk - Elections Org 2850 ($601,763), from Account 7295 (Professional and Specialized Services) to Account 8300 (Equipment) for the purchase of a polling location hardware and an election management server.
REPORT
Approval of the recommended action will transfer existing FY 2021-22 appropriations from Services and Supplies account 7295 (Professional and Specialized Services) to Account 8300 (Equipment) to provide sufficient funding for the purchase price of polling location hardware and an election management server. This item is countywide.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
If the recommended action is not approved by your Board, the Department will be unable to purchase the equipment, which will hamper the Department's ability to efficiently administer elections and maintain adequate capacity for in-person voting during future elections.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no increase in Net County Cost associated with the recommended action Budget Transfer No. 40 is recommended to transfer FY 2021-22 appropriations in the amount of $601,763 from Account 7295 (Professional and Specialized Services) to Account 8300 (Equipment) for polling location hardware and an election management server. Sufficient appropriations and estimated revenues are included in the County Clerk Org 2850 FY 2021-22 Adopted Budget and will be included in future budget requests. Purchase and maintenance costs are fully reimbursable with State and Federal grant funds.
DISCUSSION:
The Department's proposed purchase consists of three types of equipment: one PowerEdge R640 election management server, 30 Dominion ImageCast Evolution vote center ballot tabulators and accessories, an...
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