Title
Appointing Election Officers
Summary
Description of Topic: (who, what, where, when, why and how much)
As required by Code of Alabama, 1975, Section 11-46-27, there must be one inspector and three clerks and they shall also serve in the run-off election, if one is necessary, on October 4, 2016.
Budgetary Impact:
Non-Capital Item:
__X__ Budgeted under account #01-620-8130 Election Expense
____ Not budgeted, requesting transfer of $__________ from Account #______________ to Account #_____________.
____ Not budgeted requiring increase to account #___________ in the amount of $____________.
Capital - Departmental
____ Budgeted under account #______________ for $___________ and described in budget as __________________________________.
Additional amount needed, if any: Increase in budget of $_____________ OR, transfer of $___________ from Account #____________ to Account #_______________
____ Not Budgeted - account #____________ requires budget increase of $_____________.
Capital Project - **THE PRE-PROJECT CHECKLIST AND BUDGET CHECKLIST MUST BE ATTACHED TO THIS FILE**
In current year Capital Projects Plan:
_____ Yes, planned amount $___________, requesting $_________ as total project estimate, including contingencies, under account #_________________
_____ No, requesting $___________ as total project estimate, including contingencies, under account #____________________
Body
WHEREAS, a regular municipal election has been called to be held on the 23rd day of August, 2016, and a runoff election to be held, if necessary, on the 4th day of October, 2016, and
WHEREAS, Section 11-46-27 of the Alabama Code of 1975, and regulations adopted pursuant thereto provide, in part, that the municipal governing body, not less than 15 days before the holding of any municipal election, appoint from the municipality, officers to hold the election as follows: where electronic ballot counters are used, at least one inspector and three clerks, and
WHEREAS, according to Section 11-46-27(c) in every city having, according to the last or any subsequent federal decennial census, 10,000 or more inhabitants, the municipal governing body shall also appoint from the qualified electors of the city one inspector and at least three clerks, who shall meet on the day of the election at such place and hour as the municiap governing body may designate for the purpose of receiving, counting, and returning the absentee ballots cast at such election, and four days before the election the municipal governing body shall ascertain the numbre of absentee ballots which have been cast at the election and, if more than 600 absentee ballots have been cast, then such governing body shall appoint three more inspectors and two more clerks for each 600 absentee ballots or fraction thereof cast at such election.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of Foley, Alabama, that the election officers and their pay for said election shall be as follows:
Inspector Ellen Dean $150
Inspector - Provisional/Absentee Della Gebhart $150
Provisional Sylvia Womack $125
Registration List Clerk Clara Graham $125
Poll List Clerk Vicki Roberson $125
Ballot Clerk Linda Hare & Donald Auseon $125
The Provisional poll workers shall also fill the role of Absentee poll workers and shall assist the regular poll workers as needed. This is a budgeted item under Account No. 01-620-8130 Election Expense.