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FROM: Candy Lopez, Assistant County , - - z Costa
Registrar .
County
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DATE: October 3, 2001
SUBJECT: Differential compensation for poll workers utilizing personal cellular
phones for elections business on election day.
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Assistant County Registrar to pay a $10.00
differential to one poll-worker per precinct to use their personal cellular phone on
Election Day for communicating with elections headquarters as needed.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Cost savings is estimated to be in excess of $5000.00 annually.
BACKGROUND/REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATION:
The elections process has come under greatly increased scrutiny as a result of the
year 2000 presidential election. Poll workers are questioned by voters or the press,
and they sometimes need to contact elections headquarters to get an answer.
Because many polling places are in residences, businesses, and schools, access to an
open phone line is not always assured. In order to provide the high level of customer
service that the voters and the press demand, a cellular phone is necessary at every
precinct on Election Day. There are an average of 900 precincts in Contra Costa
County. The Elections Office has been unable to find a vendor who will provide an
adequate number of reliable cellular phones for one day. In FY 2000-2001 the cost to
activate 40 phones for "roving" elections officers was .$14.00 per phone for election
day. The $10.00 differential represents a cost savings of $4.00 per phone, and a
significant cost savings in staff time to negotiate contracts for phones (if a vendor could
be found), to distribute, and collect them.
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CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE: '
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD CQfMM 0E
/ APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S):
ACTION OF BOARN October 16, 2001 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED XX OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE AND CORRECT
COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN AND ENTERED ON MINUTES OF
THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
XX UNANIMOUS(ABSENT Nont-
)
AYES: NOES:
ABSENT: ABSTAIN:
Contact:
Cc: ATTESTED October 16, 2001
JOHN SWEETEN,CLERK OF THE BOARD OFSUPERVISORS
bjBY: DEPUTY