12-14-20 Regular Meeting of the La Porte City Council

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AGREEMENT BETWEEN HARRIS COUNTY AND CITY OF LA PORTE, RELATING TO RUNOFF ELECTION TO BE HELD DECEMBER 12, 2020 THIS AGREEMENT is made and entered into by and between Harris County, a body corporate and politic under the laws of the State of Texas, , on behalf of the Harris County Elections Administrator, Isabel Longoria, Code and CITY OF LA PORTE (hereinafter referred to as the Entity. The effective date is the date countersigned below. RECITALS: The Entity contemplates holding a runoff election on December 12, 2020 to be conducted by the County; and Part or all of the Entity lies within the boundaries of Harris County. The Joint Election shall be conducted utilizing county-wide polling places pursuant to Section 43.007(a)(5) of the Texas Election Code. The County will be using an electronic voting system, eSlatethat has been duly approved by the Secretary of State and duly approved by the United States Justice Department for use in Harris County; and The Entity desires to use the County's Voting System in its election and agrees to compensate the County for such use and certain other expenses connected with such election in accordance with the Texas Election Code; and The Entity is willing to conduct a joint election with other entities as agreed with the Contracting Officer; and The Contracting Officer desires to provide certain election services to the Entity for its election to be held on December 12, 2020; and WHEREFORE in consideration of the mutual covenants, agreements and benefits to the parties, IT IS AGREED as follows: TERMS: I. Entity 1. In Generals governing body will approve this agreement with the Contracting Official for election services and will appoint Isabel Longoria, Harris County Elections Administrator, as the Early Voting Clerk and Central Count Manager in the Election Order. Additionally, the Entity will appoint Isabel Longoria, Harris County Elections Administrator, to perform duties as the election officer and custodian of records, requiring her to maintain election records except for those records the Entity is responsible for generating and maintaining including, but not limited to, candidate filings, posting, notices, and canvass reports. The Entity is responsible for preparation of election orders, resolutions, notices and other pertinent documents for adoption or execution by the appropriate officer of the Entity with regard to the election; and is responsible for making their own submissions, if any is required or desired, to the United States Department of Justice; and receives candidate filings. The Entity will compensate the Contracting Official for use of equipment and to