City of Madison - File #: 75287

• File #: 75287
• Version: 1
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 12/27/2022
• In control: Clerk's Office
• On agenda: 1/17/2023
• Final action: 1/17/2023
• Enactment date: 1/18/2023
• Enactment #: RES-23-00052
• Title: Authorizing the City Clerk's Office to participate in the U.S. Alliance for Election Excellence, and to accept a $500,000 grant in 2023 and a $1,000,000 grant in 2024 from the Center for Tech & Civic Life for planning and operationalizing safe and secure election administration infrastructure in City of Madison. Additionally, accepting a $4,800 membership grant in 2023 and again in 2024. Amending the 2023 Adopted Operating Budget to increase the Clerk's Office supplies budget by $500,000 and services budget by $4,800.
• Sponsors: Satya V. Rhodes-Conway, Keith Furman, Yannette Figueroa Cole, Erik Paulson, Michael E. Verveer, Tag Evers, Brian Benford, William Tishler, Regina M. Vidaver, Sheri Carter, Barbara Harrington-McKinney, Nasra Wehelie

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
1/17/2023	1	COMMON COUNCIL	Adopt Unanimously	Pass
1/9/2023	1	FINANCE COMMITTEE	RECOMMEND TO COUNCIL TO ADOPT (15 VOTES REQUIRED) - REPORT OF OFFICER	Pass
1/3/2023	1	COMMON COUNCIL	Refer	Pass
12/27/2022	1	Clerk's Office	Referred for Introduction

Fiscal Note
The proposed resolution amends the Clerk's Office 2023 operating budget to accept $504,800 in grant funds associated with planning and operationalizing safe and secure election administration infrastructure in the City of Madison. A specific spending plan for the funding is still being developed. The long-term implications of accepting the grant funds, including any future commitments of General Fund support that could arise after the end of the grant period, are not known at this time. The grant also includes $1,004,800 in 2024 funds and would be included in the Clerk's office 2024 budget request.
The 2023 adopted operating budget for the Clerk's Office includes $700,000 for costs associated with administering two (2) elections (Spring Primary and Spring Election). In 2024, the Clerk’s Office will administer four (4) elections, including the 2024 Fall Primary and General Election. Costs will be higher in 2024 to account for the two additional elections. The 2020 adopted operating budget, during the last presidential election, included $2.1m for costs associated with administering elections.
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Authorizing the City Clerk's Office to participate in the U.S. Alliance for Election Excellence, and to accept a $500,000 grant in 2023 and a $1,000,000 grant in 2024 from the Center for Tech & Civic Life for planning and operationalizing safe and secure election administration infrastructure in City of Madison. Additionally, accepting a $4,800 membership grant in 2023 and again in 2024. Amending the 2023 Adopted Operating Budget to increase the Clerk's Office supplies budget by $500,000 and services budget by $4,800.
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WHEREAS, the City of Madison has been named a finalist to become a 2023 Center for Election Excellence; and

WHEREAS, the U.S. Alliance for Election Excellence is developing a non-partisan program that will allow the City of Madison to collaborate with other Centers for Election Excellence to develop more resilient, trustworthy, and...