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<br /> <br />the chair and approved unanimously, the Board directed that the following wording be <br />added to the statement “Therefore there is no risk of voter fraud as a result of the loss of <br />this device” and that the amended statement be released to the public. <br /> <br />Compensation for Election Officials <br /> <br />The decision by the Charlottesville City Council to establish a $13.79 per hour living <br />wage standard for city employees mandates that compensation for some election <br />officials must be raised to comply with the new standard. Current compensation levels <br />for Chiefs, Assistant Chiefs and Closers are above the mandated minimum salary. An <br />assessment of the budget implications of complying with the living wage mandate could <br />not be completed without detailed information on required staffing levels for various <br />categories of elections. Discussion was deferred until the next meeting and the staff <br />was directed to prepare projections of election official staffing requirements for <br />consideration at the next meeting. As a result of this discussion the board unanimously <br />passed the following three motions: <br /> <br />A motion by the vice chair, seconded by the chair, to raise the salary for officers of <br />election, equipment specialists and research officers to the level of $13.79 per hour. <br /> <br />A motion by the vice chair, seconded by the chair, to pay all election officials on an <br />hourly basis for hours actually worked rather than on a per day, or half day, flat rate. <br /> <br />A motion by the vice chair, seconded by the chair directing the staff to procure payroll <br />software for use in managing election official compensation. The vice chair offered to <br />research the available software packages and work with Ms. Morton on the project. <br /> <br />Ballot Printing for the November 7 General Election <br /> <br />The General Registrar presented historic data on turnout percentages for similar <br />elections and the growth in the number of registered voters for use in establishing the <br />number of ballots needed for the upcoming election. She recommended printing 18,000 <br />ballots representing 65% of the current active voter registration total. The board <br />members concurred in this decision. The ballots will be printed in-house on a new <br />printer, which should be delivered in the near future, resulting in a substantial cost <br />saving. <br /> <br />Staff Training <br />Melissa Morton reported that the following staff members have completed the recently <br />updated online annual training for the conduct of 3rd Party Voter Registration <br />Drives. The Secretary and General Registrar signed their certificates.