PURPOSE:

 

The purpose of this report is to request Council adoption of a resolution requesting the Board of Supervisors of the County of Los Angeles to permit the Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk to render election services to the City of Burbank relative to the Primary Nominating and General Municipal Elections to be held on February 27, 2007 and April 10, 2007.

 

BACKGROUND:

 

In accordance with Section 10002 of the State of California Elections Code, the Board of Supervisors of the County of Los Angeles must be requested to permit the Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk to render specified services to the City of Burbank relating to the conduct of the Primary Nominating and General Municipal Elections. These services include providing the City with computer tapes of registered voters for the preparation and mailing of sample ballots, signature verification services via the County�s secured Voters Information Management System (VIMS), election supplies, registered voter updates, as well as performing various other services required by law on behalf of the City of Burbank or such additional services as may be requested by the City Clerk. 

 

The Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk is the only source for this official information.  The City of Burbank is required by law to reimburse the County of Los Angeles in full for the services performed by the Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk.

 

FISCAL IMPACT:

 

The cost for the services provided by the Los Angeles County to the City of Burbank over the past three municipal elections is as follows: 2003 - $5,744.41; 2005 � $2,041; 2006 Special Election � $1,857.82.  Staff estimates that the fiscal impact for the 2007 Municipal Elections� services will be $3,500.