Memorandum
Date: December 17, 2024
To: The Honorable Michael Green, Chair, Lake County Board of Supervisors
From: Maria Valadez, Registrar of Voters
Subject: Adopt Resolution Approving Amendment 3 to Agreement No. 18G30117 between the Secretary of State and the County of Lake for Voting Systems Replacement Funds
Executive Summary:
Legislature passed Assembly Bill No. 1824 which required the Secretary of State to use funds appropriated in the Budget Act of 2018 for voting system replacement and award contracts to counties that provided reimbursement for funds spent by the counties on voting system replacement activities.
The County entered into an agreement with the Secretary of State and received a grant in the amount of $246,000 for participating activities outlined in Agreement No. 18G30117 which was approved by Resolution 2019-22. The County entered into an amended agreement with the Secretary of State outlined in Agreement No. 18G30117 - Amendment 1 which was approved by Resolution 2020-01, where the Legislature allocated an additional $152,594 to Lake County. Agreement No. 18G30117 was set to terminate on June 30, 2022; and Lake County adopted Resolution No. 2022-32 approving Amendment 2 to Agreement No. 18G30117 extending the term of the contract which is set to expire on December 31, 2024.
Amendment 3 to Agreement No. 18G30117 will extend the terms of this agreement to August 31, 2026.
In order to execute the amendment to the agreement, the State requires that the Board of Supervisors adopt a resolution providing authority to enter into the proposed contract amendment.
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Recommended Action: Adopt Resolution Approving Amendment 3 to Agreement No. 18G30117 between the Secretary of State and the County of Lake for Voting Systems Replacement Funds.