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TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
FROM: STEVE WEIR, County Clerk-Recorder-Regi trar of Voters
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DATE: January 13, 1997 _;
SUBJECT: CONSOLIDATION OF SCHOOL DISTRICT ELECTIONS WITH
STATEWIDE GENERAL ELECTIONS
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATIONS)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION:
DENY requests of the Moraga and Orinda Unified School Districts to consolidate all
future elections for governing board members or trustees with the statewide general
elections of even-numbered years.
BACKGROUND:
In November 1996,the County received requests from the Orinda and Moraga Unified
School Districts to consolidate elections for board members or trustees with the statewide
general election of November 3, 1998 and with every statewide general election of even
numbered years thereafter. These requests were referred tome for further review. I am
recommending denial of these requests based on the reasons set forth in the attached
memorandum to the County Administrator. Until such time that we can insure that the
Elections Department and staff can accommodate the additional ballots, computer
capacity and equipment nec--ssary to complete a consolidated election in a timely and
accurate manner, I recommend that the Board deny the consolidation requests of the two
school districts, as well as future requests from other agencies.
SIGNATURE(s)•
ACTION OF BOARD ON January 21, 1997 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED X OTHER
Pete Williams, 237 Ivy Drive, Orinda, commented on the proposed consolidation
of elections.
All persons desiring to speak having been heard,
IT IS BY THE BOARD ORDERED that the Recommendation above is APPROVED.
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
x_ UNANIMOUS (ABSENT -Z 1 AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
AYES: NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
Contact Person: Elinor Blake (370.5022)
CC: Mark Finucane,Director(HSD) ATTESTED January 21, 1997
William Walker,M.D.(HSD) PHIL BATCHELOR,CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
Wendel Brunner,M.D. (HSD) SUPERVISORS AND NTY ADMINISTRATOR
Lew Pascalli (HSD)
BY ,DEPUTY
I N T E R
MEMO
O F F I C E
To: Phil Batchelor
From: Steve Weir'
Subject: Request for Consolidation of Election- Orinda(C.108)
Date: January 13, 1997
I recommend that you deny this request for consolidation, as well as future requests until the time
we can insure the department and staff can accommodate the additional ballots, computer
capacity and equipment necessary to complete the election process in a timely and accurate
manner. I also need time to do a complete reevaluation of the costs of conducting elections and
the impact of the consolidations.
This would be the second request to deny any requests for consolidation (see memo dated
December 17,1996) in the future as well.
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I N T E R
MEMO
O F F I C E
To: Phil Batchelor
From: Steve Weir � -
Subject: Request for Con�so =dation of Election - Moraga(C.1017)
Date: January 13, 1997
I recommend that you deny this request for consolidation, as well as fixture requests until the time
we can insure the department and staff can accommodate the additional ballots, computer
capacity and equipment necessary to complete the election process in a timely and accurate
manner. I also need time to do a complete reevaluation of the costs of conducting elections and
the impact of the consolidations.
This would be the second request to deny any requests for consolidation(see memo dated
December 17,1996) in the future as well.
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