03-14-16 Regular Meeting of La Porte City Council

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6. LA PORTE shall arrange for all supplies and voting equipment for the Election, including but not limited to, official ballots, sample ballots, voter registration lists, and all forms, signs, maps and other materials used by the election workers and judges at the voting location. 7. FIRE DISTRICT agrees to appoint Patrice Fogarty as Election Administrator and Sharon Harris as the Early Voting Clerk, Barbara Matuszak as Presiding Judge, and Hector Villarreal as Alternate Presiding Judge. The La Porte City Secretary's election office in La Porte City Hall is hereby designated as the Central Counting Station to receive all ballots cast at the Election, and Sharon Harris is hereby appointed the Presiding Manager for said Central Counting Station. Said Presiding Manager shall appoint any clerks necessary to assist in receiving ballots and other records and in performing the other duties of said Presiding Manager in this regard. Martha Gillett is hereby appointed as the Presiding Judge of the Central Counting Station, and Jana Wood is hereby appointed as Alternate Presiding Judge for said Central Counting Station. The Election Administrator is hereby authorized and directed to obtain, or cause to be obtained, the necessary electronic tabulating equipment, to arrange for the testing thereof as provided by law and to employ a duly qualified manager and a duly qualified tabulation supervisor to perform the duties respectively imposed on them by law with respect to the processing and tabulation of ballots at the Central Counting Station. Norma Repman is hereby appointed the tabulation supervisor. FIRE DISTRICT shall appoint an Early Voting Ballot Board (EVBB) to process early voting results from the Election. The Presiding Judge, with the assistance of the Election Administrator, shall appoint two or more additional members to constitute the EVBB. The Election Administrator shall determine the number of EVBB members required to efficiently process the early voting ballots. Peggy Holland is hereby appointed as judge of the Early Voting Ballot Board. 8. This Agreement is subject to the approval of the La Porte City Council on behalf of LA PORTE and the Board of the FIRE DISTRICT. This Agreement shall be effective immediately at the time of its passage and approval by both parties hereto, and said Agreement shall expire June 1, 2016. 9. Nothing herein shall be construed as creating any personal liability on any part of any officer or agent of any public body that may be a Party hereto. The Parties agree that no provision of this Agreement is in any way intended to constitute a waiver of any immunities from suit or liability that any Party may have by operation of law. The Parties further agree that no provision of this Agreement extends the liability of any Party beyond the liability provided in the Texas Constitution and the laws of the State of Texas. Neither the execution of this Agreement nor any other conduct of any Party relating to this Agreement shall be considered a waiver of any right or defense under the Texas Constitution or the laws of the State of Texas. 2