City of Madison - File #: 61124

• File #: 61124
• Version: 2
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 6/23/2020
• In control: Clerk's Office
• On agenda: 7/14/2020
• Final action: 7/14/2020
• Enactment date: 7/20/2020
• Enactment #: RES-20-00471
• Title: SUBSTITUTE: Amending the 2020 Adopted Operating Budget for the Clerk's Office, and authorizing the City Clerk to apply for and accept a $10,000 grant from the Center for Tech & Civic Life distributed by the City of Racine, Wisconsin for planning safe and secure election administration.
• Sponsors: Satya V. Rhodes-Conway, Sheri Carter, Lindsay Lemmer, Syed Abbas, Grant Foster, Rebecca Kemble, Michael E. Verveer, Arvina Martin, Donna V. Moreland, Patrick W. Heck, Keith Furman, Shiva Bidar, Max Prestigiacomo

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
7/14/2020	1	COMMON COUNCIL	Adopt Under Suspension of Rules 2.04, 2.05, 2.24 & 2.25 - 15 Votes Required	Pass
6/23/2020	1	Clerk's Office	RECOMMEND TO COUNCIL TO ADOPT UNDER SUSPENSION OF RULES 2.04, 2.24, & 2.25 - (15 VOTES REQUIRED) - REPORT OF OFFICER

Fiscal Note
The proposed resolution authorizes the City Clerk to accept a $10,000 grant from the Center for Tech & Civic Life to support election planning actitivites. The proposed resolution also amends the City Clerk's 2020 operating budget, increasing the Purchased Services line by $10,000. The City Clerk anticipates using this funding to provide support to community organizations participating in election planning activities. No additional appropriation is required.
Title
SUBSTITUTE: Amending the 2020 Adopted Operating Budget for the Clerk's Office, and authorizing the City Clerk to apply for and accept a $10,000 grant from the Center for Tech & Civic Life distributed by the City of Racine, Wisconsin for planning safe and secure election administration.
Body
WHEREAS, The City of Racine, Wisconsin has accepted a grant from the Center for Tech & Civic Life, a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit organization and is distributing $10,000 of the grant to the City of Madison for planning safe and secure election administration, and

WHEREAS, The City of Madison prides itself on holding fair and transparent elections, and

WHEREAS, The City of Madison Clerk's Office considers racial equity and impact in all its decisions relating to elections, and

WHEREAS, The City Clerk's Office strives constantly to create an environment where all eligible voters can vote and have that vote counted, and

WHEREAS, the public has a right to safe and secure elections, and

WHEREAS, election security planning requires time and resources,

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Madison City Clerk shall accept the planning grant from the Center for Tech & Civic Life as distributed by the City of Racine, Wisconsin.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Clerk's 2020 Operating Budget Purchased Service budget is increased by $10,000.

BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED the Mayor and City Clerk are authorized to execute grant agreement(s) as needed with the Center for Tech and Civil Life to accept the grant.
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