To: Board of Supervisors
From: Kristin Connelly, Clerk-Recorder
Report Title: Agreement for Pollworker Training Venue, Regional Early Voting site, and Polling Place in the City of Brentwood for November 5, 2024 General Election
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Clerk-Recorder, or designee, to execute a contract with the City of Brentwood to rent the Brentwood Community Center for a Pollworker Training Venue, a Regional Early Voting Site, and a Polling Site for the November 5, 2024 General Election.
FISCAL IMPACT:
None.
BACKGROUND:
The Elections Division of the Clerk-Recorder’s office will provide in-person pollworker training, early voting sites, and 147 polling places throughout the County for the November 5, 2024 General Election. Sites that will be utilized include the Brentwood Community Center in the City of Brentwood. The Facility Rental Application and Use Agreement for this site contains an indemnification and hold harmless provision, whereby the County agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the City of Brentwood for use of this site as a voting location. For pollworker training, regional early voting, election day voting, as well as set up and take down of voting equipment, the agreement provides the County with use of the Brentwood Community Center on October 14, October 25, October 31, November 1, November 2, November 4, and November 5, 2024.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
The Elections Office will not be able to use this site as a training or voting location.